NRSG 314 Unit 5 – Discussion Board

NRSG 314 Unit 5 – Discussion Board

So many topics come to mind and how they correlate with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN’s) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education in Nursing and its values with this course. At first to be honest I just thought that the difference in having a BSN versus an ADN or to be a diploma nurse was the basis of being in management or specializing, or not. I find the viewpoints that I’ve grown towards learning while my short time of being a nurse have led me to this path. It is notable that Theielmann (2019) claimed that, regardless of educational preparation, no negative outcomes are reported in patient satisfaction, effective use of nurses, or empowered decision-making. I personally would not have went for the BSN route if it was not alluring from a financial standpoint and if it was not paid for, to be honest.

The sheer ideal of integrating healthcare policy, finance, scholarship for evidence-based practice, professional values, information management and application of patient care technology all correlate to the patient experience and positive patient outcomes. Seeing how joint commission from this viewpoint towards how effective and ominous it once seemed as a CNA to the real life scenarios of them being able to quantify a healthcare system and really establish their viewpoints speaks highly about how important JACHO is to patient care and standards of practice within healthcare. Helping to acclimate to the leadership positions and really understanding these inner workings is something beneficial and also astounding because nursing and healthcare is changing rapidly.

One of the most interesting and relevant things that I am taking away from this is the process improvement brought on from the piece “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System (2000)”. I appreciated this document to be shared in this format for us to explore because the worst days are the busy ones where we get caught up and make mistakes that can be detrimental or even sentinel to our patients. The deafening number of 65% of sentinel events caused by miscommunication really does bring it back to the basics as noted by Sherwood (2021). Hearing our patients, coworkers, and even ourselves is important in how we process every aspect of our lives as well as our jobs. It is the difference between hearing to respond, and hearing to actually listen. No one comes into work to do bad and hurt ourselves or our patients and the human part of what we do as nurses can be lost in this translation while getting into the robotic and mundane tasks. Furthermore using this as a basis towards preventing medication errors, communication issues, understanding issues and really solidifying my staff to feel comfortable enough to speak up and speak out about errors they witness or actually occur only helps us as a team to grow.

References:

Sherwood, G., & Barnsteiner, J. (2021). Quality and Safety in Nursing (3rd Edition). Wiley Global   Research (STMS). https://coloradotech.vitalsource.com/books/9781119684459

Thielmann, B. , Parker, K. , Post, J. & Abraham, S. (2019). Factors Influencing Nurses’ Perceptions of the Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing as Minimum Requirement for Professional Practice. Nursing Education Perspectives, 40 (1), 25-29. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000391.