Cultural Competence in Healthcare: A Personal Experience and Application of the Purnell Model Cultural competence is essential in healthcare, particularly as patient populations become increasingly diverse. Nursing professionals must adapt to various cultural backgrounds to provide effective care. This paper discusses a personal experience caring for a patient from a different culture and explores how […]
Medication Reconciliation Errors: A Persistent Threat to Patient Safety. Improving Medication Administration Errors in the Clinical Setting Medication administration errors (MAEs) are a persistent problem in healthcare settings, compromising patient safety and quality of care. As a nursing professional, I have witnessed MAEs during my clinical rotations, and it is alarming to note that these […]
Family History: (10 points) S.S. is a 13-year-old cisgender male who lives with both parents in Watchung, NJ. He is an only child, conceived through IVF using a donor egg. His mother experienced multiple miscarriages before his birth. Both parents work in IT from home, with the father occasionally traveling. They report a happy 25-year […]
The Impact of Effective Clinical Teams on Patient Outcomes Discussion. Reflect on your experiences as a member of a clinical team. What makes a team effective or ineffective in terms of achieving expected outcomes for the patients? (Saunders, 2014) Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current […]