Med Surg Exam 2 Complete study guide|Galen College of Nursing - NUR 242 MS Exam 1

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Unit 1 Specialty practice of medical-surgical nursing Promote, restore, or maintain optimal health for patients 18 years and older Nurses must have knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be Care coor... dinators Transition managers Caregivers Pt educators Leaders Advocates for the pt and family The joint commission: effective care coordination and transition management Understandable discharge instructions for the patient and family Explanation of self-care activities Ongoing or emergency care information List of community and outpatient resources and referrals Knowledge of the pts language, culture, and health literacy Medication reconciliation Safety The ability to keep the patient and staff free from harm and minimize errors in care Nursing safety priority boxes Critical rescue Action alert Drug alert The join commission: a culture of safety Blame-free approach Patients and families are safety partners w/hcp and organizations Serious events must be reported Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration Collaborate with interprofessional health care team Interprofessional education collaborative competencies Values/ethics for interprofessional practice Role-responsibilities Interprofessional communication Teams and teamwork Communication: SBAR Formal method of hand-off communication between two or more health care team members 4 steps s-situation (name, age, dx) b-background (history, home meds, allergies) A-assessment (ivs, v/s, labs) Recommendation/request (plan, pt updates) teamSTEPPS Delegation Process of transferring a selected nursing task or activity to a competent UAP (unlicensed assistive personnel) The nurse is always accountable for the task/activity delegated! [Show More]

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