Nursing Leadership/Wk5
Nursing Leadership/Wk5
(Nursing Leadership/Wk5)
Nursing leadership plays a pivotal role in shaping healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. A successful nursing leader combines clinical expertise with strong interpersonal and managerial skills. They inspire and guide the nursing team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Effective nursing leaders prioritize patient-centered care, ensuring that the team delivers compassionate and high-quality services. They advocate for evidence-based practices, staying abreast of advancements in healthcare to enhance clinical outcomes. Communication is a cornerstone of nursing leadership, involving transparent and empathetic interactions with both the team and patients.
In times of crisis, nursing leaders demonstrate resilience and adaptability, steering the team through challenges while maintaining focus on patient safety. Strategic decision-making and resource management are integral to their responsibilities, optimizing workflow efficiency and maintaining a positive work environment.
Nursing leaders also champion professional development, recognizing the importance of education and training in keeping the team abreast of evolving healthcare practices. Through mentorship and empowerment, they nurture future nurse leaders, ensuring the sustainability of a competent and compassionate nursing workforce. Ultimately, nursing leadership is about inspiring excellence, fostering collaboration, and advocating for the best possible outcomes for patients and the healthcare system as a whole.
(Nursing Leadership/Wk5)
wk5/dulce
Nursing informatics improves patient centered care, promote health and communication. “Nursing informatics is a field of nursing that incorporates nursing, computer, and information sciences to maintain and develop medical data and systems to support the practice of nursing, and to improve patient care outcomes” (Registerednursing.org, 2018).
What technology does your facility use?
My facility uses Cerner medical software “Cerner’s powerful, intelligent Electronic Medical Record (EMR) delivers the most comprehensive set of capabilities in the industry” (Cerner.com, 2018). Cerner is user friendly, allows us to scan patients armband prior to scanning medications, reducing medication administration errors. It also has built –in alerts for sepsis, fall risk, wound care and protocols in place for chest-pain, hypo/hyperglycemia, electrolyte imbalance etc.
How has it improved patient care or outcomes?
This technology allows easy access to vital signs, medical records, laboratory results, imaging, medication list, allergies, and progress notes. By integrating this information health care providers can improve patient care outcomes by reducing medical errors. The system is accessible to physicians from the privacy of their homes; which helps optimize patient safety and improve quality of care.
What can be done to make it more useful or to further improve patient care or outcomes?
To further improve patient care it would be helpful if Cerner had the capability to roll over information from previous admissions. Medical history, medication list, allergy, PCP, pharmacy etc, not having to input this information on re-admissions would save time and allow nurses more time for patient care .
