COURSE WORK 1

Course work 1

Course work 1

Introduction

This assignment has taken the adult field as its main focus. The adult field involves the adult patients that require nursing guidance and care. The adult car has gained a lot of popularity in the field of nursing. The role of adult nurse is also developed in this regard, to improve the quality of nursing professionals in terms of flexibility and to handle the most diverse adult health care problems. However, it is important for every nurse to incorporate their knowledge in practice and deliver the best care process to the adult patients. This course work has explained and evaluated the role of nurses in the adult care field, by taking certain conditions as its prime focus.

Discussion

Communication in Patients with Learning Disabilities

The individuals with learning disabilities have impaired intelligence and, therefore, needs extensive care, guide and support of experts to maintain and improve the quality of their lives Eric, p.1, 2011). The patients with learning disabilities lie at a higher risk of acquiring healthcare problems and accidents. The nurses spend the longest time span with the patients by taking care of them. However, such patients are unable to transfer their needs and requirements to the nurses. It is, therefore, essential that nurses are trained and educated to have effective communication skills in terms of conceiving what the patient is delivering, as well as improving his communication ability. It is vital that the nurses should deliver the information in a simpler and conceivable manner without patronizing and complicating it (Godsell, Scarborough, 2006)

Barriers

There are several barriers in nursing communication with patients with learning disabilities. Some of them are as following

Lack of time

Poor listening and communicating abilities

Poor transference of information

Workload

Biases and personal assumptions

Nursing education and training

The adults suffering from learning disabilities constitute a vast group with diverse personalities and characteristics. They often come with challenging behaviour which is difficult to handle. Such individuals require appropriate and extensive care with augmented professional communication skills by the nursing professionals. It is essential that the nursing professional should be trained to develop the ability to understand their needs and to learn to develop a better partnership with such individuals (RCN, p.2, 2012).

Delivery of Clinical Care Service in Maternity

With the rise in birthing throughout the England, there has been an alarming concern raised related to the services delivered to these maternity patients. According to an estimate, there will be more than 700,000 births, with the rate rising to 2% every year. The effective maternity services have become essential to deliver care and on a primary basis. The maternity patients involve a diverse group of women, from those who are expected to deliver normally, to those who are at high risk of pre natal and post Partum care (NHS commissioning board, 2012. P.7)

The maternity nurses play a key role in providing exemplary services through specialized care in the maternity wards before, during and after the delivery. These nurses are included in the obstetrics team, and they are required to have extensive ...