Problem
Topic: Atrial Fibrillation
1) Profession of Nursing
• Nursing Role Educator: The nurse honors his role by providing education to patients in need of a better understanding of the importance of proper adherence to oral anticoagulation therapy based on the answers provided by the screening tool.
• National League for Nursing Core Values: Excellence: The nurse must continuously drive for further education and be committed and motivated to lifelong learning.
• Association Of Nurses Code of Ethics: Provision 3 States, the nurse promotes advocates for, and protects the rights, health, and safety of the patient.
2) Legal Issues
• Negligence in nursing is defined as one deviating from the standard of care that should be used.
• Negligence occurs when a nurse fails to follow the proper procedures, goes outside of their authority, or fails to monitor a patient accurately.
• Duty: The nurse cares for a patient with atrial fibrillation
• Breach of Duty: Lapses of knowledge or training of the nurse providing care.
• Causation: Failure to identify and educate patients that are not using oral anticoagulation therapy correctly
• Damage: The patient is at a higher risk of having a stroke.
Task
• How would you present the above information in a 3-minute presentation based on the above information?
• Write down a 3-minute presentation using the above information.