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Hannan Helton,
Critical thinking in making quick decision making is essential in saving patients’ lives. What you did is impressive, and there’s no need to beat yourself. The state of helplessness that bedside nurses feel sometimes is heartbreaking, knowing that you had a chance to save that patient. I think the nurse’s scope of practice should be broadened and give nurses more authority in decision-making. Nurses are the primary caregivers; hence they are more knowledgeable on patient status and interventions to improve patient care. Effective communication, in this case, helped save the patient even though he ended up in hospice care. The case of Covid-19 causes mental stress due to the uncertainty of its outcomes. What patients need is psychological and emotional support to cope up with treatment. Intuitions, insight, empathy, clinical reasoning, and emotional intelligence are the components of reflective thinking necessary for improving patient outcomes (Payne, 2015). Team cooperation and interdisciplinary collaboration are important aspects that should be considered in every institution, coupled with effective communication.
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Payne, L.K. (2015). Intuitive decision making as the culmination of continuing education: A theoretical framework. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. Retrieved from: https://www.google.com/search?q=Payne%2C+L.K.+(2015).
Kim Kanealii,
Thank you for the informative post. The problem-solving technique employed immensely influences the outcome of the implemented solution. The scientific problem-solving problem has proven to be helpful and effective in solving a variety of problems. The core of every problem is its definition, ones you have accepted the existence and nature of the problem, establish the cause, and gathering enough information using EBP and Scientific research, and it would increase the achievement of positive results (Guo, 2018). In your case, involving the whole team through education is effective and recommendable as it creates a sense of direction and helps address staff concerns in one meeting. Integrative thinking involves incorporating two problems and developing a better solution rather than choosing an alternative. The use of videos and on-net information is effective in this crisis due to the issue of social distancing and also ensures a proper understanding of what is expected from each one of us. It also serves as a reminder, and evaluation of alternatives developed is essential to stay in check.
References
Guo, K. L. (2018). DECIDE: a decision-making model for more effective decision making by health care managers. The health care manager, 27(2), 118-127. doi: 10.1097/01.HCM.0000285046.27290.90