Professional Documents
Culture Documents
" Provides relevant and sensitive health education information and counseling to patients,
and families, in a variety of situations and settings.
# Example: During this presentation, we provided the relevance and sensitive education
information needed for the use of restraints in the intensive care setting. We identified
the need to educate patients and families as to the indication for the restraints, to
prevent any negative perceptions to restraints.
" Uses information technologies and other appropriate methods to communicate health
promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention across the life span.
# Example: For this assignment, we used PowerPoint and posters as visuals to
supplement our teaching of reducing patient-induced risks by using restraints.
" Uses information technologies and other appropriate methods to enhance ones own
knowledge base.
# Example: For this assignment, we looked up hospital protocols and policies regarding
the use of restraints to enhance our own knowledge. We were able to identify three
that we found on the unit of our clinical experience at Riverside Regional Medical
Center.
! Research
" Evaluates research that focuses on the efficacy and effectiveness of nursing interventions.
# Example: For this assignment, we evaluated research on the effectiveness of using
restraints in the intensive care setting. We found that there is a balancing act
between being legally responsible for patient safety and maintain patient autonomy.
However, patient safety usually trumps all.
" Shares research findings with colleagues.
# Example: This assignment allowed for a great opportunity to share research findings
with colleagues. Other than the research indicating the importance of promoting
patient safety by using restraints, we found that there is inadequate assessment for
indication of restraints after they have been initiated. Also, research highlighted the
need to educate patients and families on the rationale behind using restraints in this
setting.