Nutritional status assessment – a professional responsibility in community nursing
It is challenging for community nurses to screen their patients’ nutritional risk because the guidelines fail to take sufficient account of the domestic arena.
It is challenging for community nurses to screen their patients’ nutritional risk because the guidelines fail to take sufficient account of the domestic arena.
Healthcare personnel who work with parents who are mentally ill or have substance abuse problems are uncertain about their role. The support that the children receive can therefore be haphazard.
Quality improvement measures led to midwives reducing the use of cardiotocography (CTG) on admission by 47 per cent. Nevertheless, they continued to use CTG more often than necessary.
The registered nurses demonstrated a higher level of competence than the nursing associates and healthcare assistants. However, scores were too low in all three groups in response to emergency scenarios.
Only one guideline detailed a practical and systematic set-up of instrument tables.
They wanted clear guidelines and procedures and felt forced to digitise their work.
De-escalation training improved students’ de-escalation skills and boosted their confidence in coping with patient aggression.
Many medical records lacked information about nutritional risk, and few patients at nutritional risk were followed up.
The RPM tool is flexible for both nurses and patients and can have a positive impact on the relationship. But it can also cause extra work.
When staff in the child health clinic and school health services tell parents that their child is overweight, many feel both a sense of shame and guilt.