Discuss an innovative idea in health care you think is overlooked that is either an alternative, simpler or less costly.

Is the increased price and/or complexity of healthcare due to technological innovation worth the cost & increased performance?

STUDY QUESTIONS:
1. List down interventions/strategies for Fall Prevention.

2. What are the effects of aging on musculoskeletal function?

CASE STUDY

NEGOTIATION
Susie Smith, a nurse manager of a 77-bed orthopedic unit, is trying to get the pharmacy to deliver medications earlier in the morning. The clinical nurses are unable to schedule procedures in a timely manner, complete all required treatments, and medicate clients on time because of the late pharmacy delivery. Nurse Smith has scheduled meetings with the pharmacy manager. She has determined the exact time required for timely delivery to the unit and for proper client medication delivery. After brainstorming to identify options, she has decided that she will not back down on her demand that the medications be administered earlier. When Nurse Smith meets with the pharmacy manager, she clearly states the problem and asks for input from his perspective. The pharmacy manager tells Nurse Smith that he cannot change the time schedule because he will upset his workers and their organization. Nurse Smith empathizes with him but reiterates that for quality care, it is essential to administer medications in a timely fashion. Nurse Smith offers to work with him in analyzing delivery times to help develop a different schedule that meets everyone’s needs. The pharmacy manager declines and tells her that it is her problem, not his. What should Nurse Smith do?

1. What are the three forms of communication often used when two sides seek to reach an agreement? Which of those is being used here?
2. A patient in the orthopedic unit suffers a significant setback in his recovery when he cannot function properly during physical therapy because his pain medications were not available at the right time to enable him to participate pain-free. The physicians on the orthopedic unit speak out in support of the patients’ needs to receive medications in a timely fashion. As a result, a small task group is made up of Nurse Smith, the pharmacy manager, and two staff members from both departments. Because she was the one who tried to spearhead this change, Nurse Smith is made the group leader. Not wanting to alienate the already defensive pharmacy team members, she decides she will only use an empowering style of leadership. Do you agree with her?

An input & output record must be documented for the family

A) true

B) False

rehabilitation involves the whole person

A) true

B) False

A prosthesis is an assistive device which can be attached by a splint:

A) True

B) False

Hydrochlorothiazide is a mild diuretic that affects distal tubule of the nephron. Specifically, it blocks the reabsorption of NaCl in the distal tubule. Consider this mechanism of action, and answer the following questions:

How does this medication affect the amount of NaCl in the tubular fluid?

Will this make the tubular fluid more or less concentrated?

How will this affect the reabsorption of water in the collecting duct?

How will this affect the urine volume/output?

Use reflective and analytical writing to consider the following:
o Explain and reflect upon the reasons you entered nursing.
o Review the literature about the various nursing roles.

 Examples: clinician, social justice advocate, leader, scholar,
researcher/nurse scientist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, educator, knowledge
broker, technologist, nurse engineer, legal nurse, patient navigator (do NOT
choose a role that is assigned to a particular area of practice such as public
health nurse, pediatric nurse, nurse practitioner, or oncology nurse).
o

Choose ONE of the above nursing roles that resonates with you and choose two
articles to support your analysis. Reflect and analyze:
 Why does this role resonate with you?
 How is this role similar or in contrast to why you entered nursing?

CASE STUDY

A 62 year-old inmate is admitted to the hospital from prison with a complain of chest pain. The patient is being worked up for possible myocardial infarction and admitted to the cardiac unit. Because the patient is an inmate, while he is in the hospital a prison guard will be posted outside of the patient’s room and he patient will be hand cuffed to the bed rail. During the initial assessment, the admission nurse finds the patient to be withdrawn. The nurse discovers the patient has a past medical history significant for abuse of multiple substances. . the patient describes how the addictive behaviours led to his incarceration and estrangement from his family. The patient expresses to the nurse interest in meeting with a chaplain while in the hospital.

• QUESTION

Describes examples of the how a nurse can provide care to this patient as guided by each of the 10 caritas processes.

If the final result of the sterilization process requires the absolute absence of living forms from the surface and bulk of the item:

• Which destructions implies this sterilization process?
• From Where comes the achievement of the sterility status?
• Provide one example of medical devices sterilization.

The Role of Information Technology in Health Care reading outlines a number of different forms of technology. Write a 2 page review of the types of technology in healthcare. Be sure name the technology and how it is intended to improve care and (or) workflow.

Qualitative Research Methods

1. Describe the following differences in the different types of approaches or methodologies for conducting qualitative research.

a. Phenomenology

b. Ethnography

c. Ground Theory

2. Give example an example of a qualitative research question that would provide needed knowledge to nurse managers' leadership style and what approach would you use?