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There has been a great deal of recent work surrounding the issue related to alarm hazards in clinical settings. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO) has identified the importance to tackling the danger of alarm systems. There have been many reported deaths related to the absence of attention to cardiac monitors (JACHO, 2013). A new patient safety goal for the year 2014 is to improve the safety of clinical alarms. Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) has listed the alarm hazards as the number one health technology hazard for 2014 (ECRI Institute, 2013). The ECRI endorses the implementation of interventions to minimize the number of insignificant alarms. The goal is to create an atmosphere that promotes an awareness of alarm safety. It was Florence Nightingale, who once said the following: “were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better” (Biography Online, 2014). This statement reinforces the value to move forward and take risks.
In the intensive care unit, several alarms buzz continuously. Many occasions, the alarms, cannot be heard when nurses are busy in rooms. Additionally, there are a high number of alarms that are false and create much nuisance noise. Nurses work in an environment with constant acoustic stimulation. Responsiveness becomes difficult when an individual’s auditory system is overloaded with multiple sources of alarms. Providing the appropriate attention to the cardiac monitoring system becomes a challenge. On the other hand, this setting creates an opportunity to enhance the clinical environment in the intensive care unit. This paper will review alarm revolution in the intensive care unit. ...
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...ir subordinates, their encouragement creates a positive ripple that becomes contagious. Process improvement can only sustain itself if ongoing encouragement and reinforcement continue. Monitoring and evaluation are essential in order to maintain positive culture adaptation. When opportunities to improve the quality of care for patients become very obvious, it is our duty to seize the moment and make a difference. This statement reinforces the importance to move forward and take risks. As nursing professionals, we possess the talent to assess our clinical setting. As nurse leaders, we accept the hazards we recognize and commit to improving the clinical setting for our team and our patients. The opportunity requires a dedication to our patients and profession. We have been academically, ethically, and professionally prepared to transform our clinical setting.
In addition, the charge nurse needs to reinforce the safety check among nurses in regular basis. On the other hand, nurses are spending a great amount of time on charting their assessments outside the patients’ rooms. Knowing that every patient room is equipped with a computer, nurses can complete all their nursing risk assessment at the patient’s bedside in order to provide some supervision to the patients especially clients at high risk for falls and injuries. Furthermore, nurses are great educators. Teaching patients how to use their call bell during admission and have the patient demonstrate back is a big intervention to encourage patients to press the call button when help is needed instead of getting out of bed on their
Hardwiring Excellence gives a general map for creating a culture focused on service, leadership, accountability, and employee and patient satisfaction. While Studer provides firm foundations and ideas, at points the reader is left wanting more in-depth explanation. Overall, Studer’s text emphasizes strategies to capitalize on a hospital’s most positive aspects, and how to motivate employees to use these strategies.
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Many years from now, I will take this experience with me to better myself as a nurse. I know for the future that it is in my patient’s best interest, if I collaborate with other health care professionals. In order to maintain patient safety, I must always remember to work together with my fellow collogues to obtain a positive working environment. In order to be a good nurse, I need to always understand that I am part of a team to help those in need. I want to incorporate providing efficient care to each and every patient the best way I possibly
...rking in the hospitals all across the nation, and employing confident employees to those positions will make a large impact on how well people are treated in medical facilities. Every nurse should follow procedure and focus on the job at hand—healing people.
Working in the health care industry takes a lot of courage and patience in order to deal with different individual’s personalities and to be equipped to handle stressful situations according to the issues at hand. As a senior consultant at the Practical Health Care Consulting firm, my supervisor has instructed me to spend three months at the Caring Angel Hospital. While at the hospital there are a few tasks for improving the quality of care, adding value to the organization, improving employee morale, etc. Although these obstacles will be a challenge, there is an opportunity for improvement. This will allow the Caring Angel Hospital to increase revenue and accomplish the goals that are established.
Within the nursing environment one thing that is certain is the constant changes in policies and procedures. It is imperative for the nurses to receive a certain level of support from their nurse leaders (Mullarkey et al., 2011). Establishing and creating human relationships is key in a well-balanced nurse leader. The transformational nurse leader is a perfect example of trustworthiness. This leadership style brings her staff together to work as a team while keeping them on track to reach the finish line (Mullarkey et al., 2011). The transformational leader honors good relationships while leading by example (Mullarkey et al., 2011). This gives staff in any healthcare setting the opportunity to trust in their nurse manager and work as a well-rounded employee (Mullarkey et al., 2011).
Nurses form an important role in influencing patient safety from everyday tasks and gradually obtaining the patient vital signs have increasingly been seen as a chore instead of collecting clinical evidence. This then creates an extreme danger to patient’s as irregular monitoring of vital signs prevented early detection of deterioration in a patient’s condition, which postpones transfer to intensive care unit ( Kyriacos U et al 2011; Boulanger, 2009). Due to this, a...
The registered nurse (RN) is required to act as a leader in many situations, whether in an official capacity or non-official capacity. In addition, effective leadership demonstrates consistently superior performance; it delivers long term remunerations for those involved, either in the recipient of care or in the delivery of care (Makaroff et al. 2014). It is important for the RN to acknowledge that leaders are not only those who may control others; they are visionaries who help implement others with goals, leadership, organisation and planning of activities (James Ree, 2014). In the healthcare setting it becomes highly relevant for the nurse to have the ability to lead, as it is important to be able to work within or lead a team to facilitate quality and safe care for patients (Coelho Amestoy et al. 2014). Coelho Amestoy et al. (2014) also reflect on the challenges that the rn can face in trying to assume the leadership role in the healthcare setting, as there are many health professionals in in this setting there may be conflicting ideas in relation the care. Influential leadership skills are needed by all RNs, from those in management positions and especially to RNs providing direct care to patients (Curtis, DeVries and Sheerin, 2011). Makaroff et al. (2014) also deliberates that clinical nursing leaders are those involved in the direct patient care who continuously
This views all subordinates equally and recognizes individual values and strengths of all members. Creating an environment where patients are respected, well-informed and empowered acknowledges their needs and goals as paramount (Marquis & Huston, 2015). Personal persuasion and reward is usually used rather than coercive power to influence others in a healthcare setting to get tasks at hand completed.
Maintenance and promotion of quality improvement initiatives are essential for the successful growth and development of the health care industry. Nurses are key to all quality improvement initiatives as they are in the frontlines and have the most contact with the healthcare consumers. Therefore, nursing professionals are good at putting in their valuable inputs for quality improvement efforts. On a daily basis nursing professionals strive to deliver safe, efficient, effective, patient-centered care in a timely manner. With the growth and development in the health care industry, there is an increased need to provide competent and high quality services. Nurses are equipped with distinctive proficiency required for delivery of patient care
After completing registered nursing school in 2006, a few years later, I obtained a bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in 2016. Over the last 10 years, I have tried to look for inefficient procedures, finds ways to streamline them, and consistently have striven to boost the productivity of everyone around me. Working as a nursing supervisor an area hospital for the last 3 years, I have tried to promote healthy patient outcomes. I understand the need for procedures but I also try to maximized the time spent educating the patients and family. By allowing time for good explanations to both the patient and family development of an understanding their disease process can occur. This empowers them to make informed decisions and promote health improvements. Throughout my career in nursing, I have tried to successfully communicate and partner with other members in
High standards of care are expected by patients and families regarding any type of health care. Creating a culture of excellence within an organization is needed to increase patient satisfaction and improve patient outcomes. This paper will examine a hospital that is creating a culture of excellence within the organization to ensure theses outcome. Committees within the organization have been implemented to examine all aspects of the hospital, and its operations to receive input to create change. This corporation is implementing high standards of care and practice that provide a culture of excellence. Reviewing current articles to understand what defines excellence, and the importance it has on an organizations. This paper will also summarize and analyze the interview of a unit manager involved with implementing a culture of excellence. Also this author will discuss nursing theories and standard of practice that lead to the evaluation of this particular topic. This paper will also look at how the author’s journey through the bachelors program has changed her nursing profession, and the opportunities it will open in the future.
One type of leadership that can be displayed in nursing is transformational leadership. Transformational nurse leaders work collaboratively with all staff members to foster positive departmental morale. These leaders are willing to help and encourage others to improve their nursing practice. By improving the motivation of nurses, patient outcomes improve (Sherman, 2012). Because of the changes that have occurred over the last few ...
...ransformation. However, the power to improve the current regulatory, business, and organizational conditions does not rest solely with nurses; government, businesses, health care organizations, professional associations, and the insurance industry all must play a role. Working together, these many diverse parties can help ensure that the health care system provides seamless, affordable, quality care that is accessible to all and leads to improved health outcomes. Also, the Nurse leader provides the link between management and the frontline staff who personally interact with the public and patients. They are the interface between management and care delivery, and can only be effective if they have the support, time, authority, and respect necessary to competently and visibly lead their teams on the delivery of high-quality care. (Dawes, M., Davies, P., T., 2006).