Historical Landmark and Nursing Intervention in Patient Care in a Psychiatric Emergency Situation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Rogério Ramos ◽  
◽  
Eberte Temponi ◽  
Anderson Perim ◽  
Tamiris Palhares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency

scholarly journals Are psychiatrists only fools and horses to be open all hours?

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 265-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Wannan ◽  
M. E. Jan Wise
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Care Patient ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
The Uk

SummaryThe UK government's proposal for 24-hour healthcare means effectively asking doctors to work more unsociable hours for relatively little financial gain. In our opinion, psychiatry is particularly vulnerable to deterioration owing to negotiations of the terms of the current Consultant Contract that ensures fewer antisocial hours, whereas without parallel appropriate internal team and intra-agency working, provisions for which are not included in the government's proposals to extend care, patient care is vulnerable. Clarification and a narrower redefinition of what constitutes a psychiatric emergency is called for.

scholarly journals Exploring Professional Nurses’ Use of the Nursing Process at Selected Public Hospitals in Limpopo, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takalani Edith Mutshatshi ◽  
Tebogo Maria Mothiba ◽  
Pamela Mafengwe Mamogobo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Nursing Process ◽  
Quality Patient Care ◽  
Professional Nurses

The nursing process is regarded as a systematic approach in which professional nurses use problem-solving to identify, plan and implement nursing interventions to enhance quality patient care. The steps of the nursing process include assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. However, nurses’ effective and efficient use of the nursing process steps in public hospitals still poses a challenge due to several factors. The current study is significant to nursing practice as the nursing process remains a standard of nursing practice for hospitals to provide quality patient care. The purpose of the study was to explore professional nurses’ use of the assessment and implementation steps of the nursing process at selected public hospitals in the Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa. A qualitative, phenomenological, descriptive, explorative and contextual research design was used. Non-probability purposive sampling was used to select professional nurses who were using the nursing process in the nursing care units until data saturation was reached with 13 participants. The data was collected using semi-structured one-on-one interviews using an interview guide, and then analysed using Tesch’s open-coding method where themes and sub-themes emerged. The study found that the participants’ initial assessment of patients during admission is an achievable performance, while implementation of the set nursing intervention is still a challenge on different levels. It is recommended that a problem-based learning approach be made a compulsory practical teaching method in order to equip nurses with the knowledge of the nursing process at all nursing education institutions.

Patient-targeted googling and psychiatric professionals

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliya Gershengoren
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Room ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency Room ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Attending Physicians

Objective This is a pilot study which assesses the beliefs of psychiatric professionals regarding obtaining patient information via the Internet as well as the frequency with which they do it in a variety of clinical settings. Methods Psychiatry faculty and residents were asked to participate in an anonymous online survey about their use of the search engine Google to find information about their patients. Data were analyzed with Microsoft Excel. Results The participants included 48 faculty and 34 residents (118 faculty and 44 residents were surveyed) with response rates of 41% and 77%, respectively. Majority of attending physicians and residents reported engaging in patient-targeted googling with no significant difference between the groups. Residents were most likely to search for patient information online in the psychiatric emergency room (45%). Psychiatric emergency room (36.8%) and private practice (31.6%) were notable clinical settings for obtaining further patient information on the Internet for the faculty. When describing reasons for engaging in patient-targeted googling, “patient care” was cited about twice as often as “curiosity” in the psychiatric emergency room, whereas “curiosity” and “patient care” were reasons mentioned in other clinical settings. In general, neither faculty nor residents report informing their patients of their Internet searches either before or after engaging in patient-targeted googling. Conclusion This study raises important questions about education for trainees and faculty regarding patient-targeted googling.

Planning and Implementing Nursing Intervention: Stress and Adaptation Applied to Patient Care

1980 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 343
Author(s):  
Cheryl Bowles ◽  
Dolores F. Saxton ◽  
Patricia A. Hyland
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Nursing Intervention

Communications problems affecting patient care in hospitals

JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 195 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Quint
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care

Teletinnitus Program at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Constance Hilory Tomberlin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Care System

There are a multitude of reasons that a teletinnitus program can be beneficial, not only to the patients, but also within the hospital and audiology department. The ability to use technology for the purpose of tinnitus management allows for improved appointment access for all patients, especially those who live at a distance, has been shown to be more cost effective when the patients travel is otherwise monetarily compensated, and allows for multiple patient's to be seen in the same time slots, allowing for greater access to the clinic for the patients wishing to be seen in-house. There is also the patient's excitement in being part of a new technology-based program. The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) saw the potential benefits of incorporating a teletinnitus program and began implementation in 2013. There were a few hurdles to work through during the beginning organizational process and the initial execution of the program. Since the establishment of the Teletinnitus program, the GCVHCS has seen an enhancement in patient care, reduction in travel compensation, improvement in clinic utilization, clinic availability, the genuine excitement of the use of a new healthcare media amongst staff and patients, and overall patient satisfaction.

Debates in Dysphagia Management: How Do You Use Evidence-Based Practice in Your Dysphagia Patient Care?

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-123
Author(s):  
Jeri A. Logemann
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Clinical Method ◽  
Do So

Evidence-based practice requires astute clinicians to blend our best clinical judgment with the best available external evidence and the patient's own values and expectations. Sometimes, we value one more than another during clinical decision-making, though it is never wise to do so, and sometimes other factors that we are unaware of produce unanticipated clinical outcomes. Sometimes, we feel very strongly about one clinical method or another, and hopefully that belief is founded in evidence. Some beliefs, however, are not founded in evidence. The sound use of evidence is the best way to navigate the debates within our field of practice.

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