NURS FPX 6025 Assessment 5 Practicum and Social Justice

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Capella university

NURS-FPX 6025 MSN Practicum

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Practicum and Social Justice

Social justice in healthcare ensures that all individuals, regardless of their nationality, gender identity, or socioeconomic status, have equal access to healthcare services (Borras, 2020). This evaluation utilizes the PICOT (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, and Time) approach to explore my practicum experience with the implementation of GE Healthcare monitor interfacing by staff nurses. Additionally, it discusses the challenges and strategies in promoting culturally sensitive solutions while adhering to ethical guidelines.

Significance of Learning about Multicultural Care

A culturally competent healthcare system plays a crucial role in improving patient health outcomes by utilizing real-time data transmission through GE Healthcare monitor devices. A lack of cultural awareness can lead to inaccuracies in clinical decision-making and influence nurses’ attitudes toward culturally diverse patients (Shirazi et al., 2020). Providing intercultural care requires healthcare professionals to respect patients’ beliefs, norms, and cultural backgrounds, which influence their interactions with medical personnel. Individuals from marginalized communities may perceive real-time data transmission differently based on cultural norms and socioeconomic factors.

By adopting culturally competent strategies, nurses can establish trust with patients and address their concerns more effectively. Ensuring data privacy and adherence to ethical guidelines further enhances patient confidence (Upadhyay & Hu, 2022). Throughout my practicum, I collaborated with nurses to emphasize the importance of real-time data transmission from GE Healthcare monitors to the Electronic Health Record (EHR), utilizing evidence-based self-care approaches.

Multicultural healthcare highlights disparities in the utilization of GE Healthcare monitor interfaces among different ethnic groups and identifies potential barriers that may lead to delays in clinical evaluations and decision-making (Cheng et al., 2021). Training staff nurses in the effective use of GE Healthcare monitor interfacing, coupled with ongoing support mechanisms, is essential for improving clinical decision-making. Cultural considerations significantly impact patient adherence to preventive healthcare strategies (Armeni et al., 2022). For example, empowering nurses with standardized training enhances their ability to integrate culturally appropriate care practices, ensuring effective management of GE Healthcare monitor interfaces while adhering to ethical standards (Horváth & Molnár, 2021).

Ethical Obligations of Nurses

Nurses have a professional and ethical responsibility to promote the appropriate use of GE Healthcare monitor interfacing while ensuring culturally sensitive solutions guided by ethical principles. Adhering to ethical standards, such as respecting patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and equality, is fundamental in nursing practice (Linton & Koonmen, 2020). Nurses must ensure that all patients have equitable access to GE Healthcare monitor interfacing while providing culturally competent care. Enhancing cultural sensitivity improves patient outcomes and facilitates accurate medical data transmission (Horváth & Molnár, 2021).

Ethical guidelines governing GE Healthcare monitor interfacing focus on improving healthcare outcomes by ensuring the accuracy and security of patient data. Considerations such as cultural background, beliefs about data privacy, and informed consent are critical components of ethical practice. A culturally competent healthcare environment fosters more effective patient-centered care (Linton & Koonmen, 2020).

As frontline caregivers, nurses play a vital role in acknowledging and respecting patients’ cultural diversity while ensuring that their data remains protected. This approach enhances patient trust and confidence in healthcare services. Upholding the ethical principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence promotes patient well-being and minimizes harm. Integrating social and cultural factors into informed consent processes strengthens medical data accuracy (Constantinou & Nikitara, 2023). Culturally competent interventions also emphasize fairness and equality, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate and equitable healthcare services. Nurses are responsible for addressing healthcare disparities and promoting social justice within the healthcare system (Constantinou & Nikitara, 2023).

Demonstration of Completion of Practicum Hours

I successfully completed 20 hours of practicum with staff nurses using GE Healthcare monitor interfacing. This experience was an essential component of my capstone project, which aimed to improve the accuracy of clinical decision-making through real-time data transmission from GE monitor devices to EHR. During my practicum, I gained valuable insights into the importance of adhering to ethical guidelines when utilizing EHR technology.

Challenges and Accomplishments

To address the risks of errors and delays in clinical decision-making, I implemented a PICOT approach utilizing GE Healthcare monitor interfacing. This strategy aimed to enhance clinical accuracy by enabling real-time data transmission to EHR, ultimately improving patient care outcomes. The goal was to equip nurses with the necessary tools to enhance their decision-making capabilities, reduce errors, and streamline workflow processes. Additionally, the strategy ensured that both nurses and patients adhered to ethical and culturally competent care practices. However, challenges such as patient data privacy concerns, security risks, cultural sensitivities, equitable care access, and language barriers hindered intervention implementation (Issa et al., 2020).

To overcome these obstacles, I established clear communication pathways to address data privacy concerns and collaborated with Information Technology (IT) experts to ensure compliance with ethical and cultural standards. I also developed educational materials, including posters and flyers, to emphasize the importance of data confidentiality and cultural competence in GE Healthcare monitor interfacing. These resources empowered nurses to navigate ethical challenges while enhancing patient outcomes. This initiative also improved data accuracy and efficiency, enabling real-time access to crucial patient information and reducing reliance on manual data entry.

Additionally, I conducted awareness sessions to educate nurses about challenges patients face, such as informed consent, technological disparities, socioeconomic limitations, technical literacy, and language barriers. By gathering patient feedback, I provided nurses with evidence-based solutions to address these concerns. These training sessions played a crucial role in reinforcing ethical and culturally competent healthcare practices, ensuring that nurses effectively manage patient data privacy when interfacing with GE Healthcare monitors (Young & Guo, 2020).

Conclusion

In conclusion, understanding the importance of multicultural care and ethical guidelines in GE Healthcare monitor interfacing is essential for nurses to uphold patient-centered care. By integrating culturally competent interventions and adhering to ethical standards, nurses can optimize clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and promote equitable healthcare delivery.

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Table Format

Heading	Key Points	References
Significance of Learning about Multicultural Care	– Cultural competence improves healthcare outcomes. – Lack of awareness leads to errors in decision-making. – Real-time data transmission is influenced by socioeconomic and cultural factors. – Training nurses enhances their ability to provide equitable care.	Shirazi et al., 2020; Cheng et al., 2021; Armeni et al., 2022; Horváth & Molnár, 2021
Ethical Obligations of Nurses	– Nurses must uphold ethical principles (autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, equality). – Ensuring secure and accurate medical data is crucial. – Social justice principles improve healthcare equity.	Linton & Koonmen, 2020; Horváth & Molnár, 2021; Constantinou & Nikitara, 2023
Challenges and Accomplishments	– Implemented PICOT approach for improved decision-making. – Challenges included data privacy concerns, security risks, and language barriers. – Solutions involved IT collaboration, communication channels, and nurse training sessions.	Issa et al., 2020; Young & Guo, 2020

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References

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Borras, A. M. (2020). Toward an intersectional approach to health justice. International Journal of Health Services, 51(2), 206-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020731420981857

Cheng, Y.-C., Lee, T.-T., Hwang, Y.-T., Chan, P.-T., & Mills, M. E. (2021). Exploring the outcomes and satisfaction of automated physiological monitoring systems among nurses. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 40(3), 178–185. https://doi.org/10.1097/cin.0000000000000810

Constantinou, C. S., & Nikitara, M. (2023). The culturally competent healthcare professional: The RESPECT competencies from a systematic review of delphi studies. Societies, 13(5), 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc13050127

NURS FPX 6025 Assessment 5 Practicum and Social Justice

Horváth, Á., & Molnár, P. (2021). A review of patient safety communication in multicultural and multilingual healthcare settings with special attention to the U.S. and Canada. Developments in Health Sciences, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.1556/2066.2021.00041

Issa, W., Al Akour, I., Ibrahim, A., Almarzouqi, A., Abbas, S., Hisham, F., & Griffiths, J. (2020). Privacy, confidentiality, security and patient safety concerns about electronic health records. International Nursing Review, 67(2), 218–230. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12585

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Shirazi, M., Ponzer, S., Zarghi, N., Keshmiri, F., Karbasi Motlagh, M., Khorasani Zavareh, D., & Khankeh, H. R. (2020). Inter-cultural and cross-cultural communication through physicians’ lens: Perceptions and experiences. International Journal of Medical Education, 11(11), 158–168. https://doi.org/10.5116/ijme.5f19.5749

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Upadhyay, S., & Hu, H. (2022). A qualitative analysis of the impact of Electronic Health Records (EHR) on healthcare quality and safety: Clinicians’ lived experiences. Health Services Insights, 15(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329211070722

Young, S., & Guo, K. L. (2020). Cultural diversity training: The necessity of cultural competence for health care providers and in nursing practice. The Health Care Manager, 39(2), 100–108. https://doi.org/10.1097/hcm.0000000000000294