C 304 Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research

Task 2 A Healthcare Problem

Western Governor University a brief summary of the significance and background of a healthcare problem by doing the following: a healthcare problem. Currently, I work on the Progressive Care Unit (PCU). This unit has 30 beds. The PCU is considered as the high acuity unit. According to the Illinois General Assembly (n.d.) defined the patient acuity as the complexity of patient care needs requiring the skill and care of a nurse, which is addressed when aligning nursing resources and professional practice standards as part of the patient's treatment plan (para 6). I usually care for five patients when I work. Occasionally, I have four patients, and they are low...