Case Vignette # 1 Evidence Based Practice
The staff educator for your unit is encouraging staff members to attend a one-day workshop on evidence-based practice. A limited number of staff will be paid to attend. One of your RN colleagues who has not attended any nursing educational workshops for years says, No way – sounds too much like school to me. If theres anything we need to know about evidence-based practice, our manager can just tell us.
Questions: Describe the problem or dilemma you are presented with in this case vignette. How would you respond to your colleague to support professional nursing practice? Provide support for your answer from the suggested learning resources as well as any additional resources you may wish to use. Be certain to review the relevant ANA documents when composing your responses.
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Case Vignette # 2 Medication Safety
You are caring for a patient who is receiving an IV infusion of heparin. Consistent with high-alert drug recommendations, your hospitals policy and procedure state that dosage calculations and pump programming are to be independently double-checked by a second RN. You ask your RN co-worker to perform this check for you. He agrees to do so. Without doing the calculation himself or looking at the pump, he says, Looks fine to me you always get it right.
Questions: Describe the problem or dilemma you are presented with in this case vignette. What is the best response to this situation? What professional responsibility do you have to consider in this situation? Provide support for your answers using the suggested learning resources and any additional
