Entries by vincent mutanyi

Catheter Associated Infection

Catheter Associated Infection The United States of America in known for its advanced medical practices and equipment, however, hospital-associated infections (HAIs) have a tremendous impact to the healthcare system. According to Healthy People 2020, Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) are related to increasing cost of health care in the United States as well as mortality and morbidity. […]

Politics & Government

Politics & Government Local politics and government policies impact conditions that influence the health status of people. For this assignment, identify two conditions you observed that can have a negative influence on health, which can be addressed by the local government. Develop two policy recommendations to present to Mayor Hill that address conditions you identified […]

Root-Cause Analysis and Safety Improvement Plan

Root-Cause Analysis and Safety Improvement Plan As patient safety concerns continue to be addressed in the health care settings, nurses can play an active role in implementing safety improvement measures and plans. Often root-cause analyses are conducted and safety improvement plans are created to address sentinel or adverse events such as medication errors, patient falls, […]

Practical Use of Theory

Practical Use of Theory Jean Watson’s (2008) Philosophy and Science of Caring, a recent publication, builds on her previous work, Nursing: Human Science and Human Care: A Theory of Nursing. This theory is one of the newest of nursing’s grand theories, having only been completely codified in 1979, revised in 1985 (Watson, 1988), and broadened and advanced […]

Nursing Ethics principle of Justice

Nursing Ethics principle of Justice The emergency department (ED) was full all day. Patients were waiting up to seven hours to be seen. Room five was reserved as of 1600 hours and a sterile clean was done. The nurse walked to the front of the hospital at 1630 to meet a patient. She sat with […]

The Tripartite Model

The Tripartite Model The Tripartite Model For nursing faculty in colleges and universities, promotion and tenure will be partially determined by meeting expectations in all three areas: teaching, service, and scholarship. In many practice settings, including large health care systems, there is also often the expectation for educators and administration nurses to participate in service […]

Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs

Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs What type of drug should you prescribe based on your patient’s diagnosis? How much of the drug should the patient receive? How often should the drug be administered? When should the drug not be prescribed? Are there individual patient factors that could create complications when taking the drug? […]

T Tests and ANOVA in Clinical Practice

T Tests and ANOVA in Clinical Practice Inferential statistics enable researchers to apply the data they gather and the conclusions they draw from a particular sample to a larger population. As the name implies, inferential statistics focus on inferring whether there is a relationship between two or more variables. These statistical analyses include t tests […]

Nursing

Nursing On account of the intense and comprehensive nursing education program that I have undergone at Chamberlain College of Nursing, resulting into an award of Masters of Science in Nursing, here is a compilation of a reflection through the journey. The reflection entails the Program Outcomes, Master’s Education Essentials and the Core Competencies of the […]

PICO(T) Evidence Review

PICO(T) Evidence Review The Joint Commission has predicted an estimate of 80% of serious level medical errors as being associated with the miscommunication between the caregivers during hand-off among the patients. The implication of the handoff is the transfer as well as the acceptance of the responsibility for the care of the patient attainable by […]