Need help to reply three post.

DO NOT JUST REPEAT SAME INFORMATION, DO NOT JUST SAY I AGREE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU NEED TO ADD NEW INFORMATION TO DISCUSSION.

1- Each reply should be at least 200 words.

2- Minimum One scholarly reference ( NO MAYO CLINIC/ AHA)

3- APA 6th edition style needs to be followed.

4- Each response should have reference at the end of each reply

5- Reference should be within last 5 years

Comment1

As our lecture describes, “death is a particularly traumatic and difficult experience for both family and caregivers” (Grand Canyon, 2015). A rather interesting distinction I observed while working on both of these units and witnessing death in different underlying situations/stages: death on the oncology unit usually came after a long, hard fight with cancer. As such, patient’s families were often understandably distraught and through their grief expressed feeling “robbed” of time with their loved one. When death occurred on the geriatric unit however, family members would sometimes express feelings of gratitude that their loved one lived to a ripe age and felt at peace that their time had come, as it was expected. In witnessing these experiences, it made me understand that death is easier to swallow/digest for some when it occurs from natural age process versus caused by disease.

The acceptance of death and the grieving process is experienced differently by everyone. Personally, I feel my bedside experience as a nurse has helped me understand this process a great deal and I empathize greatly with the patients/families I have encountered.

Comment2

I have only witnessed death a couple of times at work. I have worked with hospice patients that visit the doctor’s office and these have been about comfort. Since I am a float in the clinic setting, I do not come across much death. I did when I worked on the medical floor; there, acceptance of the death depended more on if it was expected or not. I think that when we know death is going to occur it is easier to accept and come to terms with. When death is not expected it can be harder because of the sudden loss. I do not think that the lack of experience at work has shaped my view on death because I have dealt with it personally.

I think that I handle death fairly well because I grew up with death being a natural part of life. As we grew up on the farm it was normal to lose animals. We also have a very large extended family and we went to funerals fairly regularly. While others have viewed that as wrong or depressing to have children go to funerals, it was never viewed that way by my family because it was a part of life and we celebrated that life. I have not shielded my children from death either. My sister-in-law and I have different views on this; I accept her decision, she does accept not mine. She was upset when we brought our children to the first funeral on my husband’s side of the family but it was very natural to me. Death is only one step in life and should not be feared.

Your Professional Role

Throughout your curriculum, you have been provided with the knowledge and tools to make a tremendous difference and contribution to the profession of nursing. As this course comes to an end, reflect on how your practice has already changed because of your new skill sets, and imagine the potential you still possess. For this discussion, consider the following:How has your perception of your professional role changed through your educational journey?How might you highlight or validate your acquired skill sets for a potential or current employer?Offer 1–2 examples of how you will apply the lessons you have learned with respect to patient advocacy, quality of care, and patient safety.Discuss 1–2 concerns you may have, and identify how you might initiate a change within your organization to solve these problems.What are your plans for remaining aware of current best practices in your area of interest or expertise?

must be at least 150 words with at least one APA formatted reference

Comment 1

Knowing scientific management theory as defined as supervising by way of focusing on task accomplishments rather than interpersonal relationships (Huber 2014). Some routines in health care that seem to be inefficient in regards to scientific management are the overwhelming focus on tasks, the evaluations based on tasks accomplished, and the pressure to join committees to add more tasks to nurses’ duties. A lot of times nurses have trouble tending to the needs of their patients because they are so focused on getting the tasks done so as to not get in trouble. Many times tasks are added to the nurses’ workload making it hard to complete everything on time. This causes incidental overtime which is also greatly frowned upon. Finally, the committees are supposed to be a good thing, allowing nurses to participate in shared governance. The issue arises when the requirements for the committees capitalize on the time the nurse should be working or decompressing from the stress of daily work. Some examples of participative decision-making at the hospital that I work at are unit forums and shared governance council. The unit forums allow for nurses and aides in the unit to meet and discuss issues to resolve amongst themselves. Shared governance councils allow for nurses to meet with administration to discuss issues at the bedside that can only be fixed by administration.

Comment 2

The scientific management theory states that humans are motivated by money, and there should be a separation between managers and workers. The expected result is a dramatic increase in productivity of the workers and profits for the organization. Some of the routines in the health care setting that are inefficient is nurse-to-patient ratio and staff retention. I feel the nurse-to-patient ratios are unsafe as it overloads the nurse and nursing assistants in carrying for high acuity patients with a higher prevalence of medical errors and oversight. When staffing is is done according to census instead of census it creates an unsafe environment for the patients and the staff. Without adequate staffing, patient care is inadequate and the patients suffer. Which in turns causes patient surveys to report negative feedback giving the hospital low numbers.Staff retention is important to ensure there is adequate staff to meet the demands of an aging population with numerous chronic illnesses. When facilities ignore the concerns of staff or do not provide attempt to implement change that benefits the staff and the patients, morale falls and staff leave. When nurses feel their safety and license are in jeopardy, they will seek out a better work environment they feel safe in. The facility I work for currently does annual retention surveys that allow its employees to voice any concerns and share what they feel the facility is doing well or could improve on. The nurses are asked various questions in regards to the leaders and managers they work directly under and whether their needs are being addressed. The facility offers committees that focus on allowing staff to have voice. Some include unit base council for each unit of the facility, committee for staffing concerns and safety committees that focus on sentinel events. 

Agencies for Quality.

• 1. The Institute of Medicine,
• 2. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
• 3. The National Quality Forum,
• 4. The Joint Commission,
• 5. The Magnet Recognition Program,
• 6. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement,
• and, of course, the nursing student’s friend, Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).

 Explore one of the agencies for quality improvement listed in this module’s lecture. Write a one-page summary of what the agency does, who it affects, and how it is utilized.