Emily Simpson

UNE BSN 2022

Month: December 2021

Disaster Nursing

December 3, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Nurses can hold such a wide range of responsibilities in the event of a disaster. Prior to a disaster even occurring, nurses play a huge role in the disaster response planning. They work to develop an understanding of the disaster preparedness and response plans. Additionally, they may educate patients and the community about the knowledge needed to make it through a disaster. This can help to reduce overall fear and anxiety during a disaster. In order to protect their families, nurses may implement personal preparation with an emergency plan and supplies within their homes so that they are prepared in the case of a disaster. During a disaster, nurses will be assigned a variety of responsibilities. They will implement the disaster plans at their workplace, triage, provide emergency treatment, and coordinate evacuations and transportations of patients. They could be tasked with delivering basic first aid and mediation and assessing the overall state of the victims. It is important that nurses understand what they are expected to do in a time of disaster and that preparation is in place.

In a time of disaster, the compassionate nature of nurses will come out, compelling us to help other that are in need. Provision 2 of the ANA code of ethics states that the nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, while provision 5 talks about how nurses owe the same duties to self as to others. These two provisions are contraindicatory of each other leading to the potential of ethical situations. My thoughts on this topic are that nurses must take care of themselves in order to care for others. In the event of a disaster, nurses play a key role in the first aid and triaging of patients. If nurses are not protecting themselves then they will not be able to perform the tasks that they need which could inhibit the safety of multiple individuals. If the nurse is protecting themselves, then many more people will be saved, and the overall outcome of the disaster will be better. With all of this being said, nurses are essential in the event of a disaster so if their safety if taken away then it will take away the safety of many others.

Presenting Changes

December 3, 2021 / / 4 Comments

My team members and I are awaiting feedback on our dissemination project. I am looking forward to getting this feedback to see how it can be applied to clinical practice.

The topic of our project is emphasizing the importance of accurate intake and outputs. Through the research that my group and I did, we found how important intake and output is. With extra research done with this topic, I know that I will be sure to chart accurate intake and output, including the IV fluids. Understanding the importance of accurate intake and output could also allow me to have positive effect on my colleagues. Charting IV fluids or drinks are intake numbers that can sometime be forgotten in healthcare.  Additionally, we also discovered the automated urine output devices. I had never heard of this device before, so this new information would be helpful to bring into my career, especially if the place I work at does not have this device.

              I felt that I played a positive role on the impact of the team. I usually sit in the background and just put in my part and someone else takes charge. However, I feel that with this project, I took more of a leadership role. Of course, I collaborated with all members of my team, but it felt good being able to play a leadership role in this process and I think it will help me to take charge in other situations, which I don’t normally do. This is something that I could let me future employer know about to show that I can work as a team in both the leadership position and the team member contributor position. I will let them know that I am an easy person to collaborate with and that I have past experience in quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives.

            The team members and I all worked really well together, and everyone played their part. Although, we had 8 members of the team, I feel that we all did an equal amount of work. I was worried about this going into beginning this project because I know that when there are multiple people working on one project, the process can be a bit difficult. With all of this being said, I am proud of what my team and I have created, and I hope that the final product is able to provide positive intervention in clinical practice.

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