Entries by Daphne Hanson

Assessing patient pain levels

A nursing unit is a pilot testing a new method of assessing patient pain levels. The nurses in the unit are observed not taking the time to implement the new method to compare it to the old method. When surveyed, the nurses decided against implementing the new pain assessment level. What decision-making strategy are this […]

Risks when handling used needles

Risks when handling used needles You are working as health assistant at a local hospital. You work closely with one of the nursing staff there. She is always in a hurry and asks you to take a lot of risks when working with patients, such as not wearing gloves and handling used needles very carelessly. […]

Report data set challenges

What is the importance of understanding the minimal data set needed to achieve the purpose of the report? How do health care organizations determine if reporting needs to be static or ad hoc? What are the challenges if data do not exist in an extractable format?