07 Jul Ways of Knowing
Please refer to rubic and reading material. Also, base this on my unprepared, uncomfortable situation. I was given an order to reduce the patient’s potassium level using an IV dose of insulin , 10 units of insulin and dextrose. This is noted to lower the potassiumlevel in 10-20 minutes, but has a lasting effect of 4-6 hours. This procedure is dangerous and should be done in the presence of the following: extensive nursing staff (rapid response nurses should be on stand-by), Patient should have telemetry monitoring and the blood suger level should be check throughout procedure. This task was given to me as I was unexperienced ( new nurse under 6 months experience). I felt very uncomfortable. Please explain the dangers of this procedure in the paper and follow the questions.
- Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable.
- Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation.
- Brieflyexplain the situation
- Identify the nursing issue inherent in the identified situation
- As a method of refection, use Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In your discussion, address ONE of the following Patterns of Knowing:
- What do you think was the underlying reason for the situation? (Esthetics)
- What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation? (Personal)
- What was one personal belief that impacted your actions? (Ethics)
- What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing importance of the identified issue? (Empirical)
- As a method of refection, use Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In your discussion, address ONE of the following Patterns of Knowing:
- What new insights did you gain through this reflective practice opportunity? How will this apply to your practice as a nurse practitioner? Be sure to use scholarly literature to support your position.
