World Nursing Conferences 2019 | Advanced Practice Nursing | Cardiac Nursing | Clinical Nursing | Community Nursing and Family Nursing | Dental Nursing | Dermatology Nursing

Advanced Practice Nursing | Cardiac Nursing | Clinical Nursing | Community Nursing and Family Nursing | Dental Nursing | Dermatology Nursing

Track 1: Advanced practice nursing

 Advanced practice nursing (APN) is the term used to define a level of #nursing_practice that uses comprehensive skills, experience and knowledge in #nursing_care. The basis of advanced practice is the high degree of knowledge, skill and experience applied in the #nurse patient/client relationship in order to achieve optimal outcomes through critical analysis, problem solving and accurate decision-making.

• support of systems
• education
• research
• publication, and
• professional leadership

Track 2: Cardiac Nursing

A cardiac nurse, more commonly referred to as a #cardiac_care_nurse, is a professional who cares specifically for patients who heart problems. While the duties and responsibilities of a #nurse with this title may vary from setting to setting, CCN’s will help to treat patients who have suffered or suffer from congestive heart failure, cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiomyopathy or angina problems. The #nurse may perform stress tests, complete health assessments, care for a patient after an operation, or closely monitor the patient’s heart rate.

• #Cardiac_Nursing Education and research
• Cardiac_Nursing_Care
• Cardiac_Nurse_Practitioners
• Cardiac_Surgical_Nursing

Track 3: Clinical Nursing

A Clinical Nurse Specialist is an expert at diagnosing and treating illness in their area of expertise. Clinical Nurse Specialists focus on one of three main specialty areas: patients and their families, nurse management, and administration. The rest of the #nursing staff looks to the #Clinical_Nurse Specialist for guidance in their practice and help with efficiency in the workplace.

• Clinical practice
• Teaching
• Research
• Consulting
• Management
• Multifaceted
• Patient-facing
• Managerial

Track 4: Community and Family Nursing

#Nurses have always cared for individuals, families and communities in their practice. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of #nurses working outside the hospital, primarily in community-based settings that focus on individuals and families. There is also increasing emphasis on community-focused #nursing_care with the community as the client. Moreover, public concerns regarding quality, cost, access and fragmentation of health care have contributed to a shift in care from the more traditional acute care settings to the community. This has led to changes in #nursing_practice.

• Ambulatory and #Emergency_Care_Nursing
• Occupational #Health_Nursing
• Public Health
• Social Outreach and Homeless #Nursing Programs
• Environment, Health and Safety

Track 5: Dental Nursing

Dental nurses support dentists in the healthcare of patients. Their work includes helping to prepare the dental surgery and ensuring that equipment and working areas are sterile. While the dentist examines and treats a patient, #dental_nurses help by performing tasks such as making sure the patient is comfortable, recording the dentist's observations, passing instruments, using a suction device to remove saliva and debris from the patient's mouth, preparing materials for fillings and sterilization of instruments and infection control procedures. Health and safety for staff and patients is an important part of the dental nurse's role.

• Dental Surgery
• Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
• Dental Technology
• Testimonials

Track 6: Dermatology Nursing

Dermatology nursing specialize in the treatment and care of a variety of skin diseases and conditions. Working in a wide range of settings, including hospitals, dermatology clinics and plastic surgeons offices, dermatology nurses provide care for patients with psoriasis, skin cancer, burn wounds and acne among many other skin conditions. The field of dermatology is incredibly vast, as skin is an organ, just like the heart or kidneys and the number of diseases and disorders are just as numerous as with other organs of the body. The majority of #nurses in this field work for private doctor's offices, usually with plastic surgeons or dermatologists. Those that work in plastic surgery offices generally assist with surgical and nonsurgical procedures for cosmetic issues, congenital deformities or injuries. Another professional route to take would be to work for a hospital in the burn ward. This would entail cleaning and dressing the wounds of burn patients, carefully monitoring and controlling pain, ensure patients breathing abilities and prohibiting the spread of infection.

• Laser treatments
• Chemical peels
• burn units within hospitals
• private clinics
• dermatology practices
• plastic surgeons' offices

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The Opioid Crisis and the Role of the Nurse

In the United States, it is now unavoidable to see or hear news about the #opioid crisis. Pain is a common occurrence with patients, whether it is acute or chronic. It is estimated that approximately 25 million adults in the United State suffer from chronic pain on a daily basis, and about 126 million adults experience recurrence of pain. Today there are an estimated two million adults who have an #opioid use or misuse disorder, which may or may not be a result of prescriptions for pain management (St. Marie, Arnstein, & Zimmer, 2018). Illicit use of opioids is also a factor with opioid abuse, including non medical use and diversion. Statistics of dependence and drug overdose deaths have been on an upward trend, and it is truly alarming (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2018).

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#Nurses are at the forefront of patient care, and have the unique ability to assist during this time of national urgency. Nursing practice, including advanced practice, can contribute to improving patient outcomes. Pain management is essential, and nurses should be educated on all aspects of this important issue.

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Pain assessment includes much more than just asking about a number; it should include history, physical, and biopsychosocial assessment strategies. Interventions for #pain_management should include multiple modalities, such as pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies. Multidisciplinary teams must be involved in #pain_management, with inclusion of the patient and family as part of the team. Patient and family education includes information about setting appropriate goals for #pain_management, available treatments and resources, and risks of opioid use.

Prescription monitoring is important for identifying opioid misuse. #Nurses and advanced nurses can assist in prevention and early recognition of opioid abuse. Appropriate interventions can assist with recovery for individuals suffering from this issue. #Nurses must also be aware that there is a risk of undertreating pain, and must advocate for appropriate management strategies (ANA, 2018; St. Marie, Arnstein, & Zimmer, 2018). For more information on #pain_management, refer to courses available through RN.com.

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Study shows #nurses’ scrubs become contaminated with bacteria in hospitals

Clothing worn by healthcare providers can become contaminated with bacteria, however having #nurses wear scrubs with antimicrobial properties did not prevent this bacterial contamination from occurring, according to a study published online in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

As part of the Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial, researchers from Duke University Hospital, followed 40 #nurses who wore three different types of scrubs over three consecutive 12-hour shifts, taking a series of cultures from each #nurses’ clothing, patients, and the environment before and after each shift.

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“Healthcare providers must understand that they can become contaminated by their patients and the environment near patients,” said Deverick J. Anderson, MD, MPH, Director of the Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention at Duke University Medical Center and lead author of the study. “Although not effective, we looked to eliminate this risk for contamination by changing the material of #nurses’ scrubs.”

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In a random rotation, each #nurse wore traditional cotton-polyester scrubs, scrubs that contained silver-alloy embedded in its fibers, or another type of scrub treated with a combination of antibacterial materials. The #nurses did not know which scrubs they were wearing.

The researchers analyzed 2,919 cultures from bed rails, beds, and supply carts in each room and 2,185 cultures from the sleeve, abdomen and pocket of #nurses’ scrubs. No differences in contamination were found based on the type of scrubs worn.

Researchers identified new contamination during 33 percent, or 39 of 120 shifts. Scrubs became newly contaminated with bacteria during 16 percent, or 19 out of 120, shifts studied, including three cases of contamination of #nurses’ scrubs while caring for patients on contact precautions where patients were known to be infected with drug-resistant bacteria and personnel entering the room were required to put on gloves and gowns. The mostly commonly transmitted pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus including MRSA and methicillin susceptible S. aureus. The #nurses in the study worked in medical and surgical intensive care units, caring for one to two patients per shift.

“There is no such thing as a sterile environment,” said Anderson. “Bacteria and pathogens will always be in the environment. Hospitals need to create and use protocols for improved cleaning of the #healthcare environment, and patients and family members should feel empowered to ask #healthcare providers if they are doing everything they can to keep their loved one from being exposed to bacteria in the environment.”

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Nurse is concerned PCTs are not documenting properly on patient charts

An RN submitted a question about her patient care technicians not signing off on their work and sometimes not taking patients’ vital signs.

Repeated reporting of these omissions to her supervisor resulted in no change. In fact, the RN stated she had been written up for complaining to the PCTs.

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In addition, since she states she is unable to “close shifts” at the end of the day, she also was written up for not doing so. Her supervisor told her to document the information and sign the PCTs’ names to any labs, meds or care. The reader asked if this constitutes falsifying documentation. The simple answer is, “Yes.”

Any time you sign another person’s name on a patient record with the intent to deceive another person or entity, falsification occurs. It is seen as a felony under criminal law and is especially a concern when the person doing so falsifies a legal record to obtain financial gain.

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The reader said her supervisor told her not closing the shift results in the healthcare entity’s parent company losing money.

In addition to the potential for criminal liability, the nurse also can face disciplinary action by the state board of nursing. Most nurse practice acts list falsification of a patient record or document required by his or her nursing practice (e.g., time cards) as a basis for professional discipline. Last, but by no means least, any falsification involved within your nursing practice is unethical.

What can you do to protect yourself?

Rather than handle the PCTs’ refusal to fulfill their job responsibilities as the supervisor suggests, the nurse does have several options, and they all rest on principles of good supervision of delegated patient care and good documentation.

The PCTs are supervised by the RN. Their care is delegated by her and they are required to report to her concerning the care that she has delegated. So, at least verbally, she should regularly receive information about patients’ statuses.

For example, the RN might document: “Mary L, PCT, reported to me [or this RN] at 2:30 p.m. that patient John Jones’ blood pressure readings were 150/80 at 8:30 a.m. and 135/80 at 2 p.m. – Nurse Smith, RN.”

The reader did not include how the PCTs “sign off” their work, but it is assumed if they do not document directly in the patient record that they document their findings on “worksheets,” which may or may not become part of a patient’s record.

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