Nurse-Patient Relationships: Advocacy and Responsibilities

Theory of humanbecoming In this experience, the nurses and doctors had a close relationship with each patient even though it was only for a short period of time. It was wonderful to see that all of the health care members of this team addressed the concerns of their patients making sure they were value and cared for. I enjoyed witnessing that at RCH in the pre-op area nurses will reach out to the patients by showing them that they are not just work, but people who matter to them and are not a simple schedule procedure they need to evaluate.
What did you learn today through this experience in the Pre-op and/or Post-op area?
In this experience I learned to always keep patients safety as my priority and how important it is to advocate for them. It is important to check paper work even though it is time consuming for the nurse, however it prevents any medical errors from happening. Many times doctors and anesthesiologist want to continue with surgeries because they do not want to schedule the patients for a different time, but there are times patient cannot receive the procedure due to eating, glucose, or potassium levels being out of range and this cases the nurses advocates by giving her opinion and protecting the patient.
Explain the legal responsibilities of the nurse

These patients can quickly have a change of status and the nurses are there to provide immediate care and assess patients. The nurse will evaluate the patients’ conditions and if they need to go back to surgery for change of status that requires intervention from the surgeon. They also have a crucial responsibility of making sure the patient has a patent airway. The RN will monitor the incisions and observe for signs and symptoms of an infection and will administered pain medications and assess the comfort of