Assignment On Being Front Line Health Professionals

Running head: NRSG367 ASSESSMENT 2 REFLECTION
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NRSG367 ASSESSMENT 2 REFLECTION
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Semester 2, 2019
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NRSG367 ASSESSMENT 2 REFLECTION 2
Introduction
Being front line health professionals, focusing on the serving unique needs
of human being and supporting their wellbeing by providing the best possible care is the
prime function of nurses. The common practice in this field requires not only scientific
knowledge but also interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, technological
abilities and empathetic (Desborough et al., 2016). In this context, professionals cannot
be termed as negligent since it will not only breach the duty of care but also question
patients safety (Www.safetyandquality.gov.au, 2019). Hence, this paper aimed to reflect
on past nursing clinical experiences to improve practice and understanding relating to
patient safety.
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Industry standard 1: Medication Safety Standard
Medications are most frequently used in health care which further increase high
incidents of errors and questions safety of patients. In this case, the Australian
Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care designed National Safety and
Quality Health Service Standards to prevent possible medication errors that cost lives
of more than a thousand patients (Www.safetyandquality.gov.au, 2019).

NRSG367 ASSESSMENT 2 REFLECTION 3
o Reporting : During my clinical placement, I have encountered a patient
who came to the emergency department due to throat infection which was
making him uncomfortable and he was agitated. To reduce his discomfort,
I administrated penicillin and then started taking medical history.
Immediately after 1 hour of administration, the patient started
exhibiting allergic reaction to the medication such as rashes, hives, and
itchy eyes. I contacted my supervisor and he injected anti histaminase.
o Responding: Initially, I was apprehensive and nervous while I examined
the allergic reaction of the patient. I contacted my supervisor regarding the
allergic reaction and reported the allergic reaction. He injected anti
histaminase.
o Reasoning: According to Romano et al. (2018), a significant number of
patients are allergic to the drug when their immune system
is hypersensitive. In this case, the immune system mistakenly reacts to
the drug as a harmful substance as if it is a viral or bacterial infection. This
is called type I hypersensitive reaction where IgE mediated release of
histamine was observed from mast cells which further caused an allergic
reaction (Trautmann & Wurpts, 2018).