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Clinical Decision Making

Clinical Decision Making Medical errors and unwanted outcomes occur due to the environment common in most healthcare facilities that involves complex diseases, technologies, policies, resources, procedures and the human factor. In healthcare settings, medication errors occur approximately in every 1 out of 20 medication administrations (Bates et al., 1995). One such situation occurred in a […]

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Bedside Handover

Bedside Handover In the field of nursing, bedside handover is a procedure performed at a patient’s bedside that involves transferring patient information and patient care responsibilities during a nursing shift change (Spinks et al., 2015, p. 1). The goal of this procedure is to improve nurse to nurse and nurse to patient communication (Eggins &

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Community Teaching Plan

Community Teaching Plan Teaching Plan: Teacher Credentials:    Estimated Presentation Time:  1 hour (10-minute break in between) Location of Teaching:  Conference Room at Grand Canyon University Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:  Pamphlets from public health centers, pens and paper, snacks, utensils, projector, coffee/tea Estimated Cost:  300$ Community and Target Aggregate:  Family members with young kids or

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Community Assets

Community Assets IDENTIFYING ONESELF AND PURPOSE I am contacting a kindergarten teacher, Kimmie Peay, BSN, who has worked at James M. Brown Elem School for over 12 years.  She will be the contact/resource.  I am contacting her to see there are any current programs/outreaches in place that revolve around healthy eating habits.  She has already

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Communicable Diseases

Communicable Diseases Influenza Illnesses that are caused by bacteria or viruses that people spread amongst themselves via contact with bodily fluids, contaminated surfaces, blood products, animal bites or via the air are called communicable diseases (Wang et al., 2019). An example of a communicable disease is influenza (flu), a contagious disease caused by influenza viruses.

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Telehealth Analysis

Telehealth Analysis Role as a Telenurse Telenursing is the use of various technological tools to deliver effective nursing care. The role of a telenurse is to use technological solutions to plan, assess, intervene and evaluate the outcomes of the care provided. While technology changes the medium of delivery of nursing care, the scope of practice

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