Our team dissemination project was a podcast where we asked nurses on R2 about prolonged hospital stays. When we first asked the nurses on R2 if they would be willing to participate in our podcast, they were all very enthusiastic about. I think that they all enjoyed being able to speak about an issue that is very current and relevant to where they work. The goal of our podcast was to inform all floors at MMC or other hospitals about…
Before reading and watching the provided resources, my thoughts about death with dignity was that it was a patient’s choice to end their life. This can be a patient’s choice when they feel that they have nothing else that will help improve their life. I feel like this gives the patient more control over the end of their life when they feel that they have lost all control in every other aspect. This allows the patient to live their last…
The topic that my team chose to do was unnecessary prolonged hospital stays. We chose this topic because the floor that we have our clinical on has some patients that have been there for over 100 days, which is clearly a problem. When first starting this project, I knew that prolonged patients stay could be caused by nursing staff shortage or because the hospital couldn’t find placement for the patient after discharge. Our group went on to find the physical…
Trauma can have quite an affect on a patient and the help they will try to seek or not seek at all. If a patient has experienced trauma in their life, it can leave a lasting psychological effect on them. The patient could develop PTSD from the trauma, which could lead to violent outbursts, insomnia, or substance abuse. A patient may also develop depression and anxiety from past or current trauma. A patient may not even know or want to…
In order for my team to be able to accomplish this project and be successful we need to utilize the resources that are available to us. The first resource we have already used was our clinical instructor. She was able to provide our team with some conflicts/issues that are currently present on our floor. I think that our clinical instructor will be a great resource because she sees these issues firsthand and now as students on this floor, we will…
I think that I have learned a lot from that this group paper. I learned that collaboration is one of the most important aspects when working with a team. Every team member will bring something new to the group that can help further everyone’s learning. I think when it comes to collaboration and a healthcare it is critical that all team members participate in order to provide the best care for the patient. Another thing that I learned during this…
When my group first came upon the topic of animal assisted therapy and the use among oncology patients, my initial thought was that it must be a positive intervention. After reviewing the research that was found, animal assisted therapy was a positive intervention with oncology patients. This intervention had a great impact on physiological and psychological factors and increased the patient’s quality of life. The use of animal assisted therapy does not focus on curing the disease, but focuses more…
The PICOT question that we had at first did need to be revised, but since finding articles we did not have to revise our PICOT question. We haven’t had many challenges thus far, but just initially finding articles was difficult. I know for me I struggled to find articles within the correct time frame. When my team was first finding articles we all came across a lot of similar ones that someone had already used in the group. What we…
In order to successfully complete this team project everyone on the team has to be motivated to put in the work. Also, as a team we should a pick a topic that we are all interested in because this will create a collaborative team dynamic. I think in order to hold each other accountable we need to set certain days when tasks need to be done. As a team we should also setup times to all meet to check in…
