business plan provides a process change for bedside patient handoffs at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, New York. An overview of the medical center is followed by its mission and vision statements, and organizational values. A discussion of the assumptions involved together with a breakdown of associated costs involved in the business plan are followed by a discussion of the importance of timely patient handoffs and a description of the

ability to adapt and overcome the challenges that are associated with transformation and change are deep and profound without the proper approach, research and application of knowledge. The Samaritan Hospital is examined in this research presentation to highlight this process and produce a comprehensive and detailed examination into the changing of procedure within this organization. Patient handover techniques are clinical in nature and are extremely important in the healing process

Lesson Plan In response to a learning needs assessment at the Samaritan Medical Center, this lesson plan focuses on an educational opportunity for the highest identified opportunity in terms of education needs among the nursing staff at the Center. Staff ranges from Nursing Assistants to Registered Nurses. A sample of 20 RNs and four LPNs were included in the assessment. The target audience for the lesson include RNs, LPNs, and Nursing

1. Academic Learning and Application By the end of my preceptor-ship (April 7th, 2019), I intend to have developed superior knowledge of the most common complications of spine surgery so as to be able to play an active role in the minimization of complications during spine surgery, and hence promote better outcomes following surgery. In the words of Reis, Oliveira, Rotta, and Botelho (2015), “complications are the main concern of patients

Risk and Quality Management Assessment This analysis focuses on three different types of risks that are commonly associated with a nursing facility. Risk and quality management is an important aspect to many health care organizations. This is especially true in nursing facilities because of the level of direct patient interactions that occur on a daily basis. There are many potential risks that can emerge and a nursing facility. Three common risks were

Nursing Leadership and Management Introduction Nurse handoff communication during shift change is one of the most frequent, though key, nursing duties which provides the basis for delivering safe, reliable care (Eggins & Slade, 2015). Study results reveal that ineffective nurse communication at the time of patient handoff is the main reason for sentinel events (Drach-Zahavy & Hadid, 2015; Eggins & Slade, 2015). Together with National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) for improving efficacy