Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Benner identifies the following seven domains of nursing practice:
The Helping Role
The Teaching–Coaching Function
The Diagnostic and Patient-Monitoring Function
Effective Management of Rapidly Changing Situations
Administering and Monitoring Therapeutic Interventions and Regimens
Monitoring and Ensuring the Quality of Health Care Practices
Organizational and Work-Role Competencies
Each domain is identified with different competencies. One of the competencies related to the helping role is maximizing the patient’s participation and control in his or her own recovery. Discuss the following:
Considering the care needs of Tina Jones, how can you, as a nurse, maximize her participation and control in her recovery?
Provide an example from your current or past nursing practice where your patient demonstrated control in his or her recovery.
*Please use my book for citation under references
*Plagiarism is 20% and below for my school
*Scholarly Resources need to be within the last 5 years
*In regard to the Tina Jones question, talk about educating her on glucose control and diabetes. She is a non-Compliant diabetic
Nursing Theory: Unit 3 Discussion Board
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Nursing Theory: Unit 3 Discussion Board
Question One: Tina Jones
The nurse who is caring for Tina Jones should strive to address acute pain and increased risk of unstable blood glucose levels. The nurse is charged with the responsibility of developing a strong therapeutic relationship with the patient at every stage of the nursing process (Ringdal et al., 2017). Benner defined seven domains of nursing practice within which clinical situations fall. According to Benner, nurses need to possess domain-specific competencies to be able to respond to patients’ needs as they progress from novice to expert stages of skill acquisition. Among the seven domains of nursing practice, according to Benner, is the Helping Role. One of the competencies related to the helping role is maximizing the patient’s participation and control in his or her own recovery (Benner, 2009). Tina Jones will achieve optimum health outcomes and attain an improved quality of life when she is allowed to participate and have control in her recovery.
The nurse can maximize Tina Jones’ participation and control in her recovery by educating her on glucose control and diabetes. From her health history, Tina Jones is a non-compliant diabetic. She stopped taking Metformin without consulting her physician, a factor that places her at an increased risk of unstable blood glucose levels (Khanal et al., 2022). Patients can have control of their recovery when they have adequate knowledge of their health problems and when they are motivated to participate in decision-making regarding their care. In addition to establishing a strong therapeutic relationship with Tina Jones, the nurse should share information and knowledge regarding diabetes, its risk factors, the benefits of medication, the importance of medication adherence, and the effects of drug non-compliance (Khanal et al., 2022). Educating Tina Jones about her condition will enable her to gain confidence in handling her health by maintaining compliance with the recommended regimen.
Educating patients about their health is a key step toward ensuring that patients prioritize safety as they continue to manage their conditions away from the hospital. Ringdal et al. (2017) conducted an exploratory qualitative study to examine patients’ preferences regarding their participation in recovery and prioritization of safety. The study found that patients are always willing to participate in decision-making regarding their care and in the choice of safety activities that will help them to manage their health. Additional findings from the study indicate that patients are able to have control of their health when they possess sufficient knowledge about their conditions. Tina Jones will be able to participate and have control of her recovery when the nurse builds a positive therapeutic relationship with her, involves her in decision-making regarding her care, and educates her about diabetes as well as the benefits and strategies of medication compliance.
Question Two: Practice Example
Nursing is a profession whose success depends on the nature of the relationship that is built between the nurse and the patient. As an operating room nurse, I usually support surgical patients to demonstrate control in their recovery. Surgical patients must be motivated to participate in wound management to enhance recovery (Swales et al., 2020). I constantly educate patients on how to manage their wounds using both non-pharmacological and pharmacological procedures. My patients always apply the knowledge to prioritize safety and adhere to medication, a factor that has helped greatly in minimizing the length of hospital stay and enhancing recovery.
References
Benner, F.P.P. R., Tanner, F.P.C. R., & Chesla, D.C. R. (2009). Expertise in nursing practice (2nd Edition). Springer Publishing LLC. https://coloradotech.vitalsource.com/books/9780826125453
Khanal, M. K., Bhandari, P., Dhungana, R. R., Gurung, Y., Rawal, L. B., Pandey, G., Bhandari, M., Devkota, S., Courten, M., & Courten, B. (2022). Poor glycemic control, cardiovascular disease risk factors and their clustering among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study from Nepal. PloS One, 17(7), e0271888. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271888
Ringdal, M., Chaboyer, W., Ulin, K., Bucknall, T., & Oxelmark, L. (2017). Patient preferences for participation in patient care and safety activities in hospitals. BMC Nursing, 16, 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-017-0266-7
Swales, H., Bougeard, A. M., & Moonesinghe, R. (2020). Fitter, better, sooner: helping your patients in general practice recover more quickly from surgery. The British Journal of General Practice: The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 70(694), 258–259. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X709841