N 520 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care: Module 7 Assignment
N 520 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care: Module 7 Assignment
Professional Development Exercises :
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 17 (Guido, p. 362)
Was the nurse negligent for unlocking the bath-room door and allowing Judy to shower by herself?
Was it below the standard of care for the nurse to leave the bathroom door unlocked when the psychiatrist came to see Judy?
How significant are the hospital policy and procedures in this instance?
How would you decide this case?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 18 (Guido, p. 393)
Was the nurse negligent in the advice she gave Mr. Gonzales concerning his condition?
Did the nurse exceed her scope of practice in the advice she gave the patient?
Should the nurse have instructed Mr. Gonzales to go immediately to the local emergency center?
How would you decide this case? Who, if anyone, is liable in this case?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 20 (Guido, p. 439)
What should the standards of care be for such a patient?
Even though the nursing care plan did not specify that the wound should be checked hourly, how should the prudent nurse have acted?
Should the lawsuit center primarily on the surgeon for allowing this patient to be sent back to the nursing home for post- operative care rather than insisting he be kept for 24 hours in an acute care facility post-operatively?
How would you decide this case?
Please combine all of these responses into a single Microsoft Word document for submission
Please submit only complete assignments (not partial or “draft” assignments). Submit only the assignments corresponding to the module in this section.
You are not required to adhere to the 500-1000 word count for each of the responses, but please be thorough in your responses so that you adequately address all aspects of each question.
Assessing and Evaluating Learning
The selected population is adults diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The latter cannot be, treated but patients receive medications to avoid adverse events associated with the ailment. In this case, the selected members need to practice self-care to manage the condition so as to avoid macro and microvascular complications related to T2DM. According to Zoungas et al. (2014), the aspects of self-care relates to routine medication where patients use insulin as per the recommended time to facilitate the metabolism of sugar in the blood. Besides, the other component of self-care is on dietary choices.
Since the selected population is required to embrace self-care, they need an education on what to practice. I will inform the patients about drug combination therapy that will optimize care. They will need to know steps to be undertaken on medication as well as inform them about the proper timing of the drugs administered to them. I will introduce the idea of self-monitoring of blood glucose and enlight them about recommended levels for healthy living. Zoungas et al. (2014) posit that patients also need information on complications related to T2DM. Specifically, I will inform them about diabetes ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic state as well as neuropathy and nephropathy. Nonetheless, I will address the benefits of a healthy diet and emphasize the values of selecting foods with a low glycemic index. The patients will also be educated on the benefit of moderate and regular exercise to control weight as well as enhance the activity of insulin in the body.
The effectiveness of teaching can be evaluated using various instruments. According to Abdullah et al. (2016), questionnaires can be used to establish whether patients have acquired the information. This provides a set of questions which patients are required to answer. Ramadani, Supahar, and Rosana (2017) postulate that interview can as well offer an evaluation of the education on self-care. Interviews can be semi-structured or structured based on the type of client.
Even though questionnaires are administered at the end of the teaching, they widely elicit the opinions of the learners with regard to content taught. Studies on reliability as well as validity affirm this instrument to yield satisfaction on both the educator and the learner (DeYoung, 2015). However, judgments of the respondents about questions asked can alter the accuracy of the instrument. It requires that questions must be carefully selected to conform to the appeals of the population under study and this can affect the feasibility of the outcome as well as the answers given (Bradshaw & Lowenstein, 2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of teaching using questionnaires can be challenging especially when most of the questions asked address sensitive life of a patient for example about the number of family members suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Interviews are effective instruments of evaluation as it provides immediate feedback about the responses of the learners. Specifically, highly structured interviews are reliable and can be validated as they are based on protocols questions and answers. Besides, interviews are appropriate for the selected population as they probe details of patients about their knowledge of type 2 diabetes and self-care. In this case study, interviews guarantee the feasibility of the feedback in improving care to patients with diabetes (DeYoung, 2015). However, the accuracy of the interview can be compromised when the interviewer does not establish a rapport with the respondent. Moreover, the approach requires a great deal of time since patients will need to comprehend the questions before responding.
Based on the listed evaluation instruments, I prefer interviews to guide my teaching for the patient. The approach provides immediate feedback which can be used for summative evaluation of the education session. It provides an opportunity for me to build trust with the patient which can be helpful during reviews (Bradshaw & Lowenstein, 2014). I will also be able to interact with the client to gain insights into other aspects of care to improve sugar control. I consider this approach less expensive compared to the use of questionnaires.
References
Abdullah, N., Wahab, N. A., Noh, N. M., Abdullah, E. M., & Ahmad, A. (2016). The evaluation and effectiveness of school-based assessment among science teachers in Malaysia using the CIPP Model. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 3(11), 1-7.
Bradshaw, M. J., & Lowenstein, A. J. (2014). Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
DeYoung, S. (2015). Teaching strategies for nurse educators (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Ramadani, M., Supahar, S., & Rosana, D. (2017). Validity of evaluation instrument on the implementation of performance assessment to measure science process skills. Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA, 3(2), 180-188.
Zoungas, S., Chalmers, J., Neal, B., Billot, L., Li, Q., Hirakawa, Y., … & Cooper, M. E. (2014). Follow-up of blood-pressure lowering and glucose control in type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine, 371(15), 1392-1406
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Discussion Questions (DQ)
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I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
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I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
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