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The Silent Epidemic: Understanding Medical Errors and Nursing Practice

Empowered Nurses

Among the healthcare professionals at the forefront of patient care, nurses play a pivotal role in addressing and mitigating the risks associated with medical errors. They can occur at any point along the continuum of care, from the initial assessment and diagnosis to treatment, monitoring, and follow-up.

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How Medical Professionals Can Enhance Patient Care Through Formal Education In Counseling

Scrubs

This empathetic approach not only aids in accurate diagnosis but also encourages patients to be more forthcoming with their concerns, leading to more personalized and effective care. Medical practitioners trained in counseling are adept at guiding patients through these emotional challenges.

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Meet the Author of Fast Facts for Patient Safety in Nursing

Daily Nurse

They must commit to lifelong learning, self-care, and patient advocacy. Engaging in self-care and truly being present with the patient is vitally important. Patients and families need to take an active role in their care plan, as studies show that when patients are engaged, there are better outcomes.

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3 Behaviors for Thoughtful and Effective Nurse Leadership

Nurse.com

The present state of 21st century health care has begun to spur a greater need to reevaluate what should be expected of nurse leadership — especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s hard to imagine providing quality care without the use of healthcare technology and information systems. Build self-awareness.

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8 Problems Driving the Nurse Staffing Crisis

Minority Nurse

Nurses Are Often Unreasonably Responsible for the Weight of Patient Advocacy. Historically, nurses have often taken the lion’s share of responsibility for patient advocacy. Nurses often liaise between patients (and their friends or families) and fellow medical staff.

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Deafblindness and health advocacy

American Nurse

These patients require specialized and personalized services that are more complex than those designed solely for deaf or blind people. Patients with moderate-to-severe visual and hearing impairments (deafblindness) need their nurses to understand their needs and provide safe care.

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Essential Qualities and Characteristics of a Good Nurse

Relias

Qualities of a good nurse 1 – Caring and compassion Many people assume that nurses enter the field because compassion is one of their leading qualities — but this nursing characteristic isn’t necessarily a given. But as a nursing quality, compassion makes all the difference to patients. With well over five million RNs in the U.S.,