Integrating of Laboratory Testing in Nursing Practices: Enhancing Patient Care through Collaborative Diagnostics
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integrating, laboratory, testing, nursing practices, enhancing, patient, care, collaborative, diagnostics.
Abstract
Medical diagnoses rely on crucial information obtained via clinical laboratory tests. Producing precise and prompt test findings that are effectively conveyed to the treating physician, and ultimately the patient, is an essential element that promotes diagnostic excellence. Conversely, if this is not accomplished, it may result in diagnostic mistakes that are evident in the form of missed, delayed, and incorrect diagnoses.
Aim of work: To explore the role of integrating laboratory testing in nursing practices: in enhancing patient care through collaborative diagnostics.
Methods: Using the following search keywords, we performed a thorough search of the electronic literature in the MEDLINE database: integrating, laboratory, testing, nursing practices, enhancing, patient, care, collaborative, diagnostics.. To find relevant literature, the search was limited to articles from 2015 to 2021. We looked through scholarly articles related to my topic by doing a search on Google Scholar. Certain inclusion criteria influenced the articles that were chosen.
Results: The study's analysis included papers that were published between 2015 and 2021. The research was divided up into several parts, each having a header for the discussion portion.
Conclusion: A collaborative, inter-professional team supports high quality and safe care, patient and staff satisfaction and engagement, and organizational efficiency and innovation. Nurses can use the interpretation of laboratory results to improve their scope of practice by combining clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice. By understanding the causal relationship between diseases and their laboratory findings, nurses can make more informed decisions in patient care. This knowledge can help nurses identify when and what laboratory findings should be monitored, leading to more accurate assessments and appropriate treatments. This can enhance communication between nurses and patients, allowing for better patient education and engagement in their own healthcare. Overall, the interpretation of laboratory results empowers nurses to provide more effective and comprehensive care to their patients
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