Fundamentals Of Nursing
Fundamentals Of Nursing
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ISBN: 9781496362179
Author: Taylor, Carol (carol R.), LYNN, Pamela (pamela Barbara), Bartlett, Jennifer L.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer,
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Why or why not do you agree with the criteria that the nursing student used to evaluate a successful outcome?

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The nursing student was a 20-year-old single white female. During her clinical experience in the HIV/infectious disease clinic, she met person P who is a homosexual single adult and had been diagnosed with AIDS. He came to the clinic for infusion therapy, which takes several hours. The nursing student was uncertain and confused about how to act in this situation. Her instructor thought that it would be a great learning experience.

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The criteria that the nursing student used to evaluate a successful outcome are:

  • Providing the nursing care in a respectful manner to the patient.
  • Learning from the experience on how to be respectful with all patients and to interact in such a way that affirms their human dignity.
  • Gaining knowledge about gender identity and expression through this experience.

It is the duty of the nursing student to provide care and support to her patient. In addition, she could also gain more experience of caring for the patients like person P. Thus, following these criteria in order to have a successful outcome of the patient care would be agreed.

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The knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you need to develop to continuously improve quality and safety when caring for the patient like person P.

Case summary:

The nursing student was a 20-year-old single white female. During her clinical experience in the HIV/infectious disease clinic, she met person P who is a homosexual single adult and had been diagnosed with AIDS. He came to the clinic for infusion therapy, which takes several hours. The nursing student was uncertain and confused about how to act in this situation. Her instructor thought that it would be a great learning experience.

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The knowledge, skills, and attitudes which the nursing student needs to develop to continuously improve the safety and quality while providing care for patient like person P include:

  • The nursing student should come out of her discomfort and should provide technical care to the patients which they need.
  • The nursing student should maintain self-confidence and should gain experience on how to provide care to the patients like person P in future.
  • The nursing student could have some discussions with her instructors and other senior staffs about her queries and concerns.
  • The nurse could also spend some extra time to know about the patient and his experience with the other healthcare professionals.

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