Step 1: Read the following case study:
A nurse has an order to complete a procedure on a patient. After reading the procedure, the nurse notices that it is not best practice and it has not been updated for 6 years. The nurse takes this issue to the nurse leader (charge nurse) and the nurse manager (unit manager).
Step 2: Your first post is based on the first letter of your last name. For example, if your last name is Smith, you would answer the nurse manager question. Please review the differences in these roles before posting.
| The First Letter of your Last Name | Question to Answer |
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A-M |
What would you do as a nurse leader if your policy or procedure conflicts with the most recent evidence? Describe your response to this nurse.
Why is it important to update policies and procedures? What are the risks if they are outdated? What is your role as a nurse leader in assuring policies or procedures are up to date? |
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N-Z |
What would you do as a nurse manager if your policy or procedure conflicts with the most recent evidence? Describe your response to this nurse.
Why is it important to update policies and procedures? What are the risks if they are outdated? What is your role as a nurse manager in assuring policies or procedures are up to date? |
Step 3: Reply to classmates in either group.
Your discussion post should look like:
- Paragraph one: What would you do as a nurse leader or nurse manager (depending on your last name) if your policy or procedure conflicts with the most recent evidence? Describe your response to this nurse.
- Paragraph two: Why is it important to update policies and procedures? What are the risks if they are outdated?
- Paragraph three: What is your role as a nurse leader or nurse manager (depending on your last name) in assuring policies or procedures are up to date?
- Resources: Where did you find your data?
Answer:
The first thing I would do in response to the nurse as a nurse leader would be to appreciate and congratulate her for her efforts and concerns to find and use the best and evidence-based care to the patients per the given evidence-based guidelines and policies. I would go ahead to collaborate with the nurse in reviewing the procedures and finding the best evidence and clinical practice guidelines that support the current evidence-based practice (EBP). We would then organize for an immediate meeting to communicate the new developments to not only the management but also the nurses to ensure that they continue to practice and use procedures supported by the current EBP and policies. The patient would then be assessed…Please click the icon below to purchase the full answer at only $5.