demonstrate safe and effective risk management in line with Standards for competence for registered nurses (NMC, 2018).                                                                                              

Professional issue 3 – Risk management

There are many risks in healthcare. Nurses must be able to safely recognise and assess risks and instigate prevention strategies appropriately. Risk cannot be totally removed from healthcare and incidents may occur occasionally. Nurses must be alert to recognise incidents when they occur and immediate incident management including immediate management and reporting. This scenario provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate safe and effective risk management in line with Standards for competence for registered nurses (NMC, 2018).

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You are admitting a patient to the ward. She has been admitted with a urinary tract infection and you learn that she has a history of mild dementia. She is partially sighted and you are informed she has left her glasses at home. She has a history of falls both at home and on previous admissions. She seems anxious about coming into hospital but says she doesn’t want to be a burden on the nurses as she knows you are so busy.

 

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Your discussion must centre around risk management.