PART A Question 1 Assessment is the cautious and systematic collection and interpretation of information or data to determine past and current health (Boyd, 2008). Assessment begins with the first contact with a client and is based on the establishment of understanding and relationships. Questions are asked to obtain facts, clarify perceptions, validate observations, interpret meanings and confirm information. The use of open-ended and closed question can provide a basis for both the assessment and…
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hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis (Martino, 2011). With many restrictions and adjustments, patients may feel lifeless, which can lead to noncompliance and poor clinical outcomes (Martino, 2011). Motivational interviewing (MI) is a beneficial approach for nurses to help strengthen patient’s interest and adherence in their treatment (Rollnick, Miller, & Butler, 2008). The purpose of this paper is to highlight the key principles of MI and the process and skills required to carry out…
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good communication. The nurse should has effective communication skills before they can register as it’s seen as an essential part of a nurse’s delivery of care. Reflecting on communication in practice will also enforce the theory behind communication and allow a nurse to look at bad and good communication in different situations. This will then enforce the use of good communication techniques in a variety of situations allowing for a more interpersonal and therapeutic nurse patient relationship.…
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something wrong is for a nurse to focus on each patient as an individual. Many healthcare providers argue that marital status and sexual orientation are irreverent and prefer to be “blind to difference” (Beagan, 2011). However, this silence has done harm. Individuals want to feel comfortable confiding in their health care provider about all aspects of their lives. In order to build trust with a transgender patient and their spouse, health care providers should take open, non-judgmental sexual and…
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1. What should Leslie’s nurse notice about Leslie and her mother’s body language? Both leslie and her mother’s body language communicates worries and anxieties. The nurse should be empathetic in communicating with leslie and her Mother to show that she understands their feelings. 2. How can Leslie’s nurse establish a rapport with Leslie and her mother? The nurse should carefully phrase broad open ended questions and should direct the focus of the interview. The fact that Leslie does not want…
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it to become a good nurse, therefore it is very important to cover these things in the education of nurses, so that they may gain a better understanding and have the awareness of their importances.…
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this department it is vital for a nurse to screen for a patient’s previous or current risk of suicide. A known detailed plan or a simple thought of committing suicide by a patient is to be noted by a nurse immediately. A nurse must also assess for any known risk factors or psychiatric disorders that a patient could currently have, which could possibly lead to suicide. Folse et al. state that “The Risk of Suicide Questionnaire (RSQ) can be administered by nurses as part of initial assessment, and…
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department nurses from three shifts each at John Randolph and Memorial Regional. Interviews can be conducted on site or off site, depending on the interviewee’s preference. Open ended questions will be utilized to determine if the nurses perceive their work environments differently, and if this perceived difference impacts their treatment of patients. My objective is to allow nurses to voice this correlation. I can use responses gathered in the interviews to imply a correlation between nurses' job satisfaction…
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Nursing fundamentals one final exam study guide test : Wednesday April 10,13 (10-12) Chapter 8 : Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship …. Pg. 99 Key terms: 1. Active listening (pg.100) : listening with great concentration and focused energy 2. Advocate pg.101: standing up for your patient’s rights ; active in the patient’s behalf ; being a representative of your own patient 3. Aphasia pg.108 difficulty expressing or understanding language 4. Body…
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abuse, people are reluctant to say anything. For a child, sometimes they don’t even know that something is wrong. In adults or the elderly, they sometimes think that they deserve the abuse, and if people aren’t looking for abuse it gets missed. By nurses missing abuse it most likely gets worse. It’s a little scary to me that reporting abuse is my job because that’s a big thing to put on someone and if you don’t report it you could lose your license as an RN. It’s not that I would ever not report…
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