NSG 4076 WEEK 4 Bi_Weekly Practicum Journaling
NSG 4076 WEEK 4 Bi_Weekly Practicum Journaling
NSG 4076 WEEK 4 Bi_Weekly Practicum Journaling
For the past two weeks, I have been able to gain further insight into the role of nurses in promoting safe and quality care provided. During week two, we mainly focused on conducting and adopting appropriate literature review skills, to be able to identify gaps with the practice and come up with an evidence-based solution in promoting the quality and safety of care provided. For instance, I was able to settle down on how the covid-19 pandemic has impacted the health of women in Florida and the U.S at large. Just like in Healthy People 2020, I focused on access to care as a contributing factor towards mental health problems among women such as depression (Sen-Crowe et al., 2021).
In week three, I was able to come up with a capstone project plan, which also involved the process of data collection
NSG 4076 WEEK 4 Bi_Weekly Practicum Journaling
and coming up with an appropriate timeline. Gaining adequate knowledge and skills regarding how to conduct research, and coming up with solid evidence is crucial among nurses to promote the incorporation of new practices which have proven to be effective (Müller et al., 2018). For instance, through research, I was able to gain new knowledge and facts such as the fatality rates of men being twice higher than that of women during the pandemic, despite women being the most affected. This knowledge helps in streamlining the research towards a solution which can be used to promote the mental health of women in the pandemic. Other than literature review and project development skills, I was also able to appreciate the significance of teamwork and interprofessional collaboration in promoting the health and safety of patients at all times.
References
NSG 4076 WEEK 4 Bi_Weekly Practicum Journaling
Müller, C. A., Fleischmann, N., Cavazzini, C., Heim, S., Seide, S., Geister, C., Tetzlaff, B., Hoell, A., Werle, J., Weyerer, S., Scherer, M., & Hummers, E. (2018). Interprofessional collaboration in nursing homes (interprof): Development and piloting of measures to improve interprofessional collaboration and communication: a qualitative multicentre study. BMC Family Practice, 19(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0678-1
Sen-Crowe, B., Sutherland, M., McKenney, M., & Elkbuli, A. (2021). The Florida COVID-19 mystery: lessons to be learned. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.009