NURSING 3Y04 Quiz: leadership clinical

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jordananderson

12 Apr 2023

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McMaster University

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Nursing

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NURSING 3Y04

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Write a short paragraph to bring to the discussion. In this exemplar, describe a situation in which you witnessed leadership in the practice of another nurse with patients and/or families. A situation in which i witnessed leadership in the practice of another nurse with patients/families is at my clinical extern job. We have a patient who is suffering from early onset alzheimer"s, and displays aggressive behaviours. It requires 2 security guards and a minimum of four nurses to provide basic care. This has caused the staff to become apprehensive or annoyed at stepping away from their patients to provide extra support to one patient they feel should not be on the floor, but instead a psych floor. The other day, the nurse who was caring for him was interacting with the wife, and discussing his history and how she is handling it.

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