How Chapelhow Enablers Contribute To High Quality Care

The six Chapelhow enablers were developed to assist student nurses and other healthcare professionals to be able to develop essential skills needed for the successful delivery of care. These six enablers are assessment, communication, risk management, managing uncertainty, record keeping and documentation. This article discusses the preoperative care of a seventy-year-old patient undergoing cataract surgery, in relation to two enablers: assessment and communication. It will then discuss the factors which contribute to raised anxiety levels in the perioperative period, and how assessment and communication are linked. The article concludes with a discussion of the importance of holistic, person-centred care in reducing anxiety

Population Health Needs Analysis - UK Asylum Seekers and Refugees

This article will explore the healthcare needs of UK asylum seekers and refugees, seeking to identify not only the size and location of these populations, but the range of their healthcare needs alongside the barriers to healthcare experienced by them.  Significant focus will be on the mental and physical health needs of these populations, as well as the future for these populations within the UK, relating to their access to healthcare

Proposing a change to oral care for patients undergoing chemotherapy

Oral mucositis is a common side effect for patients living with blood cancers receiving high dose chemotherapy. However, studies have shown that maintaining good oral care during chemotherapy can help reduce the likelihood of this painful condition developing. This article will explore the importance of effective leadership to successfully implement a change in practice. Its aim is to improve the oral care of patients undergoing chemotherapy and reduce the  risk of oral mucositis. By implementing this change in practice, health care professionals can have a positive influence on patient care, incorporating the evidence-base of good oral care management

Health promotion regarding STIs in young people

This article explores health promotion techniques regarding STIs in one of the highest risk age groups, young people under 25 years of age.  The article also explores the link between socioeconomic deprivation and poor sexual health.  The role and responsibility of the nurse is promoting holistic wellbeing and sexual health is examined

Smoking, alcohol and obesity: Health promotion opportunities relevant to acutely ill vascular and urology patients.

Alcohol, smoking and obesity are considered serious public health issues. This article examines the nurses’ role in health promotion and considers the legal, ethical and policy context relevant to a group of acutely ill patients on a vascular surgery and urology ward. It discusses how the majority of these patients suffer from vascular disease, primarily caused by modifiable risk factors and explores how to empower individuals to manage and improve their own health. The article concludes that nurses have a duty to help individuals to make informed decisions regarding their health. However, patients are entitled to make their own choices and the nurse must be respectful of their autonomy

Why Chapelhow enablers are important when providing patient care

Chapelhow et al (2005) developed a framework based upon six fundamental concepts. These concepts are the building blocks that all healthcare professionals need in order to deliver patient care. Chapelhow et al (2005) refers to the concepts as enablers. There are six enablers, assessment, communication, risk management and managing uncertainty, professional judgement and decision making and documentation and record keeping. In this article, I look at two enablers; assessment and communication. I chose these two to discuss, because as a nurse these are essential skills to have when delivering patient care. It was apparent that both enablers are linked and are used together when caring for a patient and that assessment and communication skills are vital to have as a healthcare professional.

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Perceptions of men in the nursing profession: historical and contemporary issues

Florence Nightingale’s perception and feminisation of nursing into a female only profession has resulted in fewer men pursuing nursing as a career. In contemporary society male nurses make up about 10% of nursing professionals (Walsh, 2016). Stereotyping and gender bias of men has helped create a less than inclusive and sometimes isolating experience for men in nursing (Duffin, 2006). Men in nursing are often treated differently to their female counterparts. It is important particularly for male nursing students to learn about men’s contribution to the history of nursing

20 Minutes of Care – 2 Chapelhow et al Enablers

There are six fundamental skills that enable a health care practitioner to become an expert practitioner (Chapellhow et al 2005). This article discusses two of these skills, communication and risk management whilst feeding an individual during a work placement. An 81-year-old woman lives in a nursing home, has Alzheimer’s disease and is a type two diabetic. The element of care lasted for no more than 20 minutes but several examples of the communication and risk management enablers were present. Good communication skills promote person-centred care and examples of verbal and non-verbal communication are given. The management of risk associated with dysphagia, malnutrition, osteoarthritis and diabetes are also described