Week Eight Response To Jurgensen Case Study

The 2011 federal district court opinion from the Middle District of Pennsylvania addressed a general public misconception regarding the Rule of Evidence 701. Indeed, Eric Lyons attempted to use his x-ray results and his physical symptoms against the defendants even though he lacked the expertise to prove that his broken rib injury resulted from his fight against Anthony Boyking. Furthermore, Lyons also believed that his contender benefited of the defendants’ involvement to defeat him. Certainly, Eric Lyons may have been accurate about his rights under the Eight Amendment, however, the law could not take into consideration his testimony due to the fact that his deposition would not qualify as a subject matter expert in the medical field. Thus, the pretrial order the defendants pursued to prevent the plaintiff 's personal contribution regarding his physical symptoms is legit regardless the truthfulness of Eric Lyons’s statement.

Thank you for the quick response. I spoke to John Burns about COMP 1125 and COMP 1200 during Fall '14 semester and he was going to take care of waiving those courses. COMP 1200 is a prerequisite for COMP 1360. Furthermore, I have already taken a spreadsheet and a database class at another institution, which is why professor Burns was going to make such changes.

a. This portfolio shows the educational journey through the BSN program at Western Governors University(WGU). The curriculum at WGU was very challenging, nonetheless it prepared me to become a safe and effective nurse. The BSN curriculum provided avenues to keep me up to date with safe practices and learn how to master therapeutic communication. WGU also helped me sharpen my critical thinking skills in order to make decisions quickly and provide safe and effective care to patients. As the result of my training, I am ready to embark in the field of nursing and do my best to make a difference in my patients lives.

There are many concerns the scenario illuminates for practicing nurses. Prior to going out on placement to a healthy facility,

Are we all treated the same? In an effort to remain home and stay at his job Fred Korematsu has been charged with violating military order. With conflicts today being merely a replay from the past we assume that this man was wrongly accused. As our population begins to trust less in the government we are creating more and more people willing to fight them in court to reap the benefits. In this paper we will learn more about the case, the overall ruling, and my thoughts on the ruling.

In the New York Correctional Association’s 2005 report, is was brought to attention that 6.5 full time registered nurses out of the suggested 28.5 positions were not filled. There is also 3.0 full time licensed practical nurses out of 4.0 suggested positions left unfilled. The 23% vacancy of RN’s and 75% vacancy of LPN’s is a large part of why the medical services are falling short (“Fishkill Correctional Facility”, 2005). The nurses that are available are scheduled for extensive overtime, to the point that it is interfering with their family life. This also causes certain patients needs to not be met.

Specific practice setting is an inpatient acute care Mental Health & Behavioral Science (MH/BS). As a registered nurse in this Mental Health setting Ms. Greene provides leadership skills using the problem- solving process, solution-focused and has the ability to inspire staff members. She collaborates for the improvement of veterans’ care outcomes on the mental health behavioral science unit. She serves as a preceptor, mentor, and role model to current healthcare staff members and newly hired staff involved in the care of our veterans on the ward. Ms. Greene demonstrates experience in the following areas: leadership, advocacy, delegation, problem solving, intervention, collorbaration, planning, and priortozing .

The idea of shift work is a common one, but for nurses this is not a simple changing of staff during a certain time, change of shift signifies a time of purposeful communication between nurses and patients, in order to promote patient safety and best practices (Caruso, 2007). During this time, there is the possibility for this critical opportunity to relay important information to become disorganized by extraneous information, rather than concentrating on the needs of the patient (Sullivan, 2010). Often the patient is left out of the conversation, and is not a part of the process. Patients and families can play an important role in making sure these transitions in care are safe and effective (AHRQ, 2013).

(2008). I would like to challenges Chief Nurse Executives (CNEs) to lead the journey and highlights how patients, their families, and health care organizations would benefit immeasurably if CNEs stepped forward and accepted this leadership role, then and only then can the best practice changes begin to improve what we as nurses already know. The processes of leading are intended to enable more people to develop into leaders and more people to share the roles of leading, to enhance the quality and safety of patient care (Stone P. Hughes R, Dailey M.

Organizational readiness for improvement or change in health care settings is vital for the successful implementation of new programs and health care practices (Hall & Roussell, 2014). After detailed conversations with the unit manager and registered nurses, it is clear there is a need for interventions targeted toward patient-to-patient assaults, as safety is a top priority for the patients in the unit. In addition, staff members state that there has been an increase in the number of patient-to-patient assaults in the inpatient psychiatric unit (2–3 incidents per month), and this poses a threat to staff and patient safety. In Hall and Roussel (2014), states that healthcare facilities must be viewed as a high-risk environment and available financial and human resources must be available to address safety issues and concerns (Wieczorek, Marent, Osrecki, Dorner, & Dür, 2015). The unit manager volunteered to provide assistance for the implementation of the program and worked with the doctoral student on scheduling a presentation of education/teaching interventions for staff members.

Nurses play an essential role in the healthcare industry. The nurse workforce is made up of licensed nurses: registered nurses (RNs), licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs), along with nurse aides. Registered nurses are responsible for assessments of patients’ needs, development of care plans, medication administration, and treatments, while licensed vocational nurses perform specific care under the delegation of the registered nurses and supervisions. Nursing aides perform activities of daily living (unskilled attention) to the patient. Adequate nursing staffing is essential to both patient care and outcomes, also to the retention of nurses while inadequate staffing creates problems for both the patients and

Transformational leaders, who empower nurses to advocate, understand that communication and professional collaboration are the core ingredients to foster safe nursing care and to collectively advocate for improved health care policies. Of interest, due to communication and collaborative efforts among state hospital associations and the ANA along with the state nurses associations, seven states have enacted safe staffing legislation using the Registered Nurses Safe Staffing Act’s committee approach (ANA, n.d.). Conclusion The essence of an effective nurse leader lies in the ability to inspire and motivate others to action, which begins with communication and professional collaboration skills.

Nurses have identified that, the busy nature of their work environment, the lack of time, privacy and resources prevent the development of therapeutic relationships with patients. Emergency department nurses have to continuously care for patients within four hours of admission (NHS 2013). The busy nature of this environment, understaffing and time constraints may result in nurses not identifying and addressing the reasons for patients’ self-harming behaviour. This could potentially lead to repeated admissions at a time when emergency departments are already under pressure. It is crucial that nurses in emergency department have to be compassionate, empathetic and effective in assessing and treating some patients, especially due to the associated risk of repeat episodes of self-harm and suicide following an initial

When identifying areas which are affected, the problem spans from lack of assistance with activities of daily living, to major medical errors. One study focused on improved resuscitation rates related to appropriate nurse to patient ratios. Those involved in the study site the American Heart Association’s “chain of survival” to directly correlate their evidence. “Better Nurse Staffing and Nurse Work Environments Associated with Increased Survival of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients” argues that nurses with an appropriate patient load are able to make contact with their patients more frequently, and for longer periods of time, giving those with a potential for cardiac arrest a more “timely response” to their cardiac event. Since “timely response” is the initial phase in the “chain of survival”, the subsequent steps are more likely to yield favorable outcomes.

11-7 Kristy is currently with Universal Weather & Aviation Inc. she joined then in 2006 as a business analysis . Kristy began her professional Analysis career back in 2002 with DHL Worldwide Express. She worked within the credit group. She assisted the sales teams and created target reports by gathered data and intelligence on affiliated company's and customers in order to align them with the appropriate companies for the sales.