Extraordinary Nurses and Extraordinary Deeds. Research Paper

Extraordinary Nurses and Extraordinary Deeds
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Extraordinary Nurses and Extraordinary Deeds
Nurses require multiple attributes to perform exemplarily in their dynamic clinical settings. A nurse is expected to manage the psychological and operational vigor by which the clinical setting is characterized. In practice, nurses have the skills and knowledge to execute their duties. Important of such areas of knowledge are nursing ethics. Besides, there are standards from professional organizations and regulatory agencies that define the boundaries of operations. However, even with the skills, knowledge, and standards, nurses are still susceptible to errors. Some of such errors occur as a result of mistakes triggered by the characteristics of the operational environment while others emanate as a result of ignorance or lack of adherence to particulars standards. The concept of extraordinary nurses and extraordinary deeds in extraordinary settings is a description of the additional roles or attitudes that could land nurses into known or unpredictable mistakes in normal operational settings. Various pieces of literature have been published to explore the topic with most of such works embedded in what could trigger nurses into unknown or avoidable errors and the impacts of such occurrences to the profession.
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Various studies have been conducted to explore the extent of extraordinary activities among nurses and the impacts of such activities. Monumental among the prospects is the extraordinary role described as double duty in healthcare. In their research, DePasquale et al., (2016) insist that nurses are occasionally indulged in performing beyond their roles and abilities because they desire to help. Double duty care refers to an individual who is involved in both formal and informal care. The types can be double-duty childcare, double-duty elder care, or triple-duty of an adult and childcare. Such nurses have divided attention in their roles. That is, they have to attend to their formal operational settings just as much as they attend to the informal obligations. In the long-term, the impacts could be detrimental.
There are psychological impacts associated with the indulgence on double duties for healthcare practitioners. In their study that accommodated 1,399 participants, DePasquale et al., (2016) noted that nurses who are involved in double duties rank higher in family-to-work conflicts. Such nurses are known to showcase divided attention in their roles and normally wander between what bears the highest benefits. Some of the symptoms of enhanced indulgence in double duties are psychosocial impairment. Such practitioners barely have the opportunity to interact with other people besides their care settings. In practice, psychosocial deficiencies can culminate in poor interactions between a practitioner and a patient. The current safety standards and patient-centered care demand that a practitioner must interact with his/her patients and deliver results according to the needs of such patients. The moment a practitioner’s social or psychological abilities are compromised, they are likely to initiate care according to what they believe is right and not wh...