NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 6: Accountability for Clinical Outcomes and Promoting Safety and Quality Throughout your education, patient safety and improving the quality of patient care have been examined. Through numerous readings and media pieces, you have heard about Never Events. These are serious and costly medical errors that are preventable, such as wrong-side…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 5 Discussion: Holistic Care and Treatments The use of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of cancer patients, terminal patients, and many other types of patients is steadily increasing. The Resources also contain much information about the various alternative therapies currently being used.   For this Discussion, you will…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 5 Assignment: Dashboard Analysis and Nursing Plan DUE By Day 7 This Application Assignment, assigned last week, is due. Prior to submitting your Assignment, make sure to review the Week 5 Assignment Rubric, which is located in the Course Information area.   Submission and Grading Information To submit your completed…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 3 Assignment: How Illnesses and Injuries Affect the Mind Health complications can be stressful, especially in more vulnerable populations like young children and the elderly. With stress and loss of function often come depression and other psychological manifestations. As a nurse, part of your job is to recognize and educate…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 4: Nurse/Patient Empowerment in Practice As a registered nurse, you have the power to influence change in patient outcomes. An important aspect of influencing change is identifying areas that need improvement. This is done primarily through measurement of data. There are several different measures to gather data within organizations as…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 4 Assignment: Dashboard Analysis and Nursing Plan As Dr. Rempher and Ms. Manna discussed this week, data from the NDNQI is used to improve nursing practices and support the strategic outcomes of an organization. This data is also used to create the Dashboard. The Dashboard, then, is used to create…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 5: Holistic and Patient-Centered Care An important area in nursing practice is in palliative and end-of-life care. Palliative care provides a more holistic approach to patient care and attempts to slow the progression of a disease. Palliative care can include an array of non-pharmaceutical therapies such as massage therapy or…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 4 Discussion: Nurse/Patient Empowerment As a nurse, you are the individual who has the ability to empower patients in the decision-making process pertaining to their health care. In addition, you are in a unique position to empower your nursing colleagues to improve job satisfaction and use performance indicator data from…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 3 Discussion: Psychological Complications Resulting From Illnesses and Injuries The nurse’s role goes far beyond that which is expected. Nurses are the main communicators between patients, doctors, and family, and they care for more than just physical ailments. Often, nurses are presented with difficult situations where being an advocate becomes…

NURS 4005/ NURS 4006 Week 3: Psychological Implications Resulting From Illnesses and Injuries Across the Lifespan Illnesses and injuries can arise from a variety of different situations and can result in psychological disorders. One psychological disorder that is a common complication of chronic illnesses is depression. Depression has many symptoms that can increase the risk…