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Discussion Post 1 for Week 6. Three Standards for the Proper Application of Comedy in Healthcare Relevance: Humor ought to be suitable for the circumstance and the state of the patient.
Sensitivity: Make careful your jokes don’t offend or minimize the patient’s emotions or convictions.
Timing: Before employing comedy, take into account the patient’s receptiveness and the timing.
For instance, a nurse may say, “I promise this bandage isn’t made of super glue—just regular sticky stuff!” when changing the dressing of a youngster who seems anxious. This humorous remark might reduce stress and enhance the patient experience.
2. Nursing Handoff Tools and Documentation Specificity
For nursing handoff, my organization uses the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) technique. When conveying important patient information, this approach guarantees precision and clarity.
Important Details to Share During Handoff:
The present state of the patient (e.g., “Patient A is stable post-surgery but experiencing mild pain.”).
Background: Any pertinent medical history, including allergies or serious illnesses.
Evaluation: Any modifications to lab findings, progress notes, or vital signs.
Suggestions for follow-up treatment, such tracking pain levels or giving medicine, are suggested.
This framework improves patient safety and continuity of treatment by making sure that important information is not missed.
3. De-escalation Questioning Techniques
Effective questioning strategies can show professionalism, sensitivity, and sympathy while working with challenging patients. For instance:
Empathy: “You seem frustrated to me. Could you elaborate on the issues that are bothering you?
“That must have been really upsetting,” said Sympathy. How may I assist you in improving this situation?”
Professionalism: “I recognize your worries. Let’s collaborate to deal with them one step at a time.”
These methods relieve stress, encourage cooperative problem-solving, and validate the patient’s emotions.
4. The Causes of Structural Racism and Its Impact on Health Care Inequalities
Historical injustices including segregation, discriminatory laws, and unequal access to resources are the root causes of structural racism. Disparities in patient-provider relationships, access to care, and health outcomes are clear indicators of its effects.
How Structural Racism in Healthcare Is Highlighted by the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Because of systemic hurdles such as overcrowding in housing, restricted access to healthcare, and underlying illnesses associated with systemic injustices, infection and mortality rates were disproportionately high in communities of color.
Due to a lack of employment protections, critical workers—who were primarily members of minority groups—were more exposed.
b. Strategies to Stop Systemic Racism and Bias:
Intraprofessional Communication: To recognize and resolve prejudices, team members should be encouraged to engage in reflective practices.
Interprofessional Collaboration: Create interdisciplinary efforts to enhance equity, such as task groups devoted to equity or training in culturally competent treatment.
Patient Advocacy: Involve patients and community leaders in decision-making to successfully remove obstacles to care.
5. Startling Data Regarding Systemic Racism
The degree to which cultural prejudice affected the distribution of vaccines during the epidemic was one unexpected finding. Disparities in access and trust were highlighted by the frequent exclusion of communities of color from early deployment plans.
Impact on Future Practice: In order to combat systematic injustices, it is critical to communicate and advocate in a culturally competent manner. Cultural assessments, for instance, can be used to customize care programs that honor patients’ values and beliefs, building trust and enhancing results.
Smedley, B. D., Stith, A. Y., & Nelson, A. R. (Eds.). (2003) is the supporting citation. Addressing racial and ethnic inequities in health care is an example of unequal treatment. Press of the National Academies.
Citations
Nelson, A. R., Stith, A. Y., and B. D. Smedley (Eds.). (2003). Addressing racial and ethnic inequities in health care is an example of unequal treatment. Press of the National Academies.
QUESTION
Review week 6 content and answer the following questions.
1. .List three criteria for the appropriate use of humor in healthcare and provide an example of one.
2. Specificity is an important aspect of nursing documentation- what tools does your organization use for nursing handoff? Elaborate on how you determine the critical information you relay during handoff utilizing your agency’s specific tool.
3. With the new knowledge gained this week describe how you can use questioning techniques to demonstrate empathy, sympathy, and professionalism to deescalate the difficult patient.
4. Describe structural racism’s origins and effects on health care disparity. Include observations on the effects of cultural racism during the Covid-19 Pandemic by answering: a . How the Covid-19 Pandemic highlights structural racism in health care. b. Describe methods of intra/interprofessional communication and collaboration to prevent structural racism and bias to improve interactions and eliminate health care disparities.
5. Describe what information in the readings or video about structural racism surprised you or was new information. Include how the readings impact your future practice regarding structural racism, bias, and culturally competent communication and include a supporting citation.
P ostings should be a minimum of 500 words, spellchecked, and succinct in grammar and completed Wednesday by 11:59pm with response to two peers by Sunday 11:59pm. Discussions require an APA reference at the end of your posting unless stated in the discussion instructions for the week. Complete self grading quiz Sunday by 11:59pm.