Any bedside nurses (kind souls) willing to answer 6 questions for me?

[rn_william]

I'm finishing up my BSN and as one of my very last classes I need to collect "interviews" on certain specialties for a paper. I need to collect interviews from the perspective of five different practice areas - one of the interviews is from the viewpoint of the bedside nurse. I apologize for the questions being so wordy. I have to write a paper based on the interview answers from these questions. I need them to be thoughtful enough that I can write a coherent comparison/contrast for various specialty practice areas. I do not need complete sentences and anyone that has time to answer these for me would have my sincere appreciation. Even if you have time to answer one or two questions, it would be a huge help.

4. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe the role of the nurse executive in promoting safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations.

5. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe how you apply quality improvement processes to implement patient safety initiatives and monitor outcomes.

9. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe how nursing research has improved or changed a particular aspect of patient care in your institution. How is the research project different from quality improvement activities?

10. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe how information technology and patient data are used in your institution for ethical, effective clinical decision making and how patient confidentiality is protected.

11. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe a particular situation in which you have been involved with the roles and responsibilities of a major healthcare regulatory agency that affected patient care quality, workplace safety, healthcare reimbursement, or the scope of nursing practice.

12. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Compare nursing practice roles for the registered nurse, clinical nurse leader, advanced practice registered nurse, and clinical nurse specialist in your clinical setting. Describe specific differences in their duties, knowledge, and abilities.

Thank you,

rn_william

[kesr]

Poor dear - this is why you will be floundering as a new grad. Nursing educators need to rejoin the real world. Maybe you should incorporate these comments into your paper - how bedside nurses view the questions.

Good Luck.

[rn_william]

LouisVRN,

Thank for taking the time to answer - I appreciate the thoughtfulness of your responses.

Good karma for you.

rn_william

[fungez]

I'm finishing up my BSN and as one of my very last classes I need to collect "interviews" on certain specialties for a paper. I need to collect interviews from the perspective of five different practice areas - one of the interviews is from the viewpoint of the bedside nurse. I apologize for the questions being so wordy. I have to write a paper based on the interview answers from these questions. I need them to be thoughtful enough that I can write a coherent comparison/contrast for various specialty practice areas. I do not need complete sentences and anyone that has time to answer these for me would have my sincere appreciation. Even if you have time to answer one or two questions, it would be a huge help.

4. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe the role of the nurse executive in promoting safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations.

We have the language line at our disposal to help communicate with the non English speaking. Also, our required yearly Code of Conduct typically addresses sensivity to other cultures.

5. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe how you apply quality improvement processes to implement patient safety initiatives and monitor outcomes.

QA is required every 24 hours for accucheck machines to insure accurate monitoring and treatment for blood sugars.

9. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe how nursing research has improved or changed a particular aspect of patient care in your institution. How is the research project different from quality improvement activities?

When I worked oncology treatment protocols, derived from research, allowed us to treat cancer patients to the highest standard of care. Research is quantifiable and measurable.

10. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe how information technology and patient data are used in your institution for ethical, effective clinical decision making and how patient confidentiality is protected.

Computer charting allows physicians to observe and address objective measures such as VS, labwork, etc. without being physically present. This is more efficient than having to page each physician, wait for a call back, and manually write in each order. I don't know how IT ensures patient confidentiality. I of course abide by HIPAA guidelines.

11. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Describe a particular situation in which you have been involved with the roles and responsibilities of a major healthcare regulatory agency that affected patient care quality, workplace safety, healthcare reimbursement, or the scope of nursing practice.

HIPAA has set firm guidelines on patient confidentiality. We cannot give out any info without explicit permission from that patient. One particular example is a patient's daughter calling for an update. I had to ask the patient if he was okay with me giving info to his family, and also how much info I could give.

12. From the viewpoint of the bedside nurse: Compare nursing practice roles for the registered nurse, clinical nurse leader, advanced practice registered nurse, and clinical nurse specialist in your clinical setting. Describe specific differences in their duties, knowledge, and abilities.

I really can't answer this question except in regards to the registered nurse. I follow my job description when I am performing patient care. I honestly do not know the practive roles for the other kinds of nurses.

Thank you,

rn_william

and there you have it. Sorry about the really dumb answers. On the other hand you have saved me a lot of money, because I have decided I am never going back to school.

[rn_william]

fungez,

Thank you for posting - I appreciate your time and effort.

rn_william