This assignment is due on Friday 22, 2013 at 6am EST . It is important to respect the requirement below and the similarity scores cannot be more than 15%. APA format must be use for this assignment , and in text citation is require throughout the assignment. It should be written in 2 pages , also include an abstract , page number , running head and a reference list at the end all in APA format.
As a nurse, you are the ultimate patient advocate (above and beyond all other health care providers). This advocacy means ensuring that all patients are cared for safely and with the best quality.
You have seen other nurses be effective change agents to improve patient care, and you would like to do the same. You know that your ideas for change will be more well-received if they are supported by scholarly evidence. Therefore, you must learn how to provide evidence for your suggestions to make the necessary changes for excellent patient care and high-quality outcomes. You have seen that scholarly evidence can persuade your superiors and the administration to change how things are done. This evidence will also help other staff understand the rationale behind the change that you desire.
Your goal is to make a case for a specific change in patient care or staff education, and develop a presentation based on the evidence that you gather.
You first step is to write a paper to inform your supervisor about the patient care issue that you feel could be improved, either through patient teaching or staff education. You will need to address the following:
- Identify a patient care-related issue. Some examples of patient care-related issues are the following:
- Maintaining a heart healthy diet
- Adhering to a diabetic or renal diet
- Medication compliance
- Need for diabetic foot care
- Self-catheterization
- Wound care
- Preventing pressure ulcers
- Preventing urinary tract infections in catheterized patients
- Proper hand washing techniques
- Conducting hourly patient rounds
- Thoroughly describe a patient care-related issue, including the implications of patient noncompliance or staff not following standards of care.
- Include at least 2 scholarly references (studies) that support your patient care issue.
- Include a correctly formatted APA reference page and in-text citations.
- Include a title page for your short paper.