This facility is able to care for patients who are not healthy enough to return home. The types of patients cared for at this facility are those who need extended stays for things such as severe wounds, respiratory failure, postoperative care, and trauma. Riverside Hospital has qualified nursing staff and certified nursing assistants. Respiratory therapists are available 24 hours daily to provide respiratory needs including weaning patients off ventilators. There is a physical therapy department which includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, and a speech therapist to help patients return to their optimal level of independence. The social worker helps to provide discharge planning which starts the day of admission to utilize resources that may be needed. There is a registered dietician who provides dietary recommendations and education for the patient. Riverside Hospital has an onsite pharmacy with a pharmacist available 24 hours a…
The purpose of this assignment is to outline a plan of care for three residents, who, for the purpose of confidentiality within this report, will be referred to as L, J, and F, from the start of my shift at 0645 hours until lunch is served at 1200 hours. The time line will also include all work breaks taken, so as to be as accurate as possible. The work plan will include descriptions of how the comfort and dignity of each resident was upheld while care was provided as well as the safety practices associated with each activity. In addition, before the order of care for L, J, and F is described, I will include a brief overview of each client's significant individual care requirements.…
The purpose of this lab is to show how potential energy and kinetic energy is shown and transferred using a model rollercoaster. This lab also demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Energy.…
Hope is a long term healthcare facility that is currently accommodates 100 residents. Our mission is to provide high quality long term care; therefore it’s important to deal with the issues that won’t allow us to achieve our mission. As a human resource manager I would like to elaborate a few critical problems we are facing. It has been a while that hiring and retaining qualified staff remained an ongoing challenge. Our annual turnover rate is 40 percent. In addition we are dealing with aging workforce in our facility. Those with five or more years experience are 55 age and older are complaining about the high workload that is beyond their abilities.…
Nursing homes, however, are designed for persons in need of 24-hour nursing care (Allen, 2011) Even though they provide almost the same residential components of other long-term care options, which includes housing, personal care, protection, supervision, and sometimes therapy, the availability of on-site medical staff is the edge they have over the others. Nursing homes have custodial care, which a person with Alzheimer’s disease will need. The custodial care which includes assistance with all of the activities of daily living like eating, dressing, bathing, walking and medication management. With the above explanation, Don will likely choose a nursing home for the care of his wife, Mary.…
Integrated working is a coordinated, person-centred concept of care. Being person-centred allows the quality of care being delivered to be at an excellent quality. This is because the care remains tailored to the needs and preferences of the individual. Additionally Integrated working steers away from the episodic care and allows a more holistic view on an individual, in regards to their healthcare and support requirements. To achieve this individual care there are many aspects that allow health and social sectors to work together to support a person. Shared care plans is one of these aspects as this allows everyone involved with the care to all have access to their personal care plan. This allows the service user not to repeat themselves to…
The novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi' points out aspects, like multiculturalism, immigration, social differences, but also love, friendship and family life. It explores relationships between Josie Alibrandi, Jacob Coote and John Barton through their family cultures and backgrounds. The Alibrandi family has big impacts on Josie as an individual, John Barton’s family impacts him as well although differently.…
EVOLUTION OF THE BUSINESS MODEL Health care reform has spawned a new industry called Care Cycle Management. Care Cycle Management involves caring for the sickest 25% of the population that cost the healthcare system 85% of total healthcare expenditures1 by coordinating the patient’s care so that the majority is provided in the patient’s home. There are four core activities that make this evolving industry the center and future of chronic care disease management. 1. Remote patient monitoring: Daily monitoring of chronically ill patients’ alerts the providers to a potential exacerbation of their condition that could otherwise result in a hospitalization. Strategic interventions by the clinical monitoring staff provide opportunities for care coordination and patient training. 2. Physician house calls: By providing physician care in the home, patients are more likely to see a physician regularly. Visiting physician services will also help Care Cycle Management companies become the center of care management as the physician is typically the gatekeeper to the patient. 3. Home healthcare: With increased technologies and abilities of home care providers, more care is being pushed into the lower cost settings of the home. By providing intermittent nursing and rehabilitative care, care cycle managers can further reduce the need for higher cost hospitalizations. 4. Hospice: Effectively managing the entire disease cycle of the patient will lead most providers to include hospice as part of their care delivery continuum, which will lead to improved patient care and lower cost of total care. While some care cycle managers may provider other services, such as durable medical equipment or home infusion, the core services listed above will be the most effective in reducing cost for payors. The Care Cycle Management business model leverages established competencies industries and takes advantage of the opportunities that have evolved in…
The purpose of this assignment is to explore a needs orientated approach to care planning, through the use of a problem solving approach to care, and a nursing model. It aims to show an understanding of what both a problem solving approach to care, and a nursing model are; and to establish how various key elements of both are implemented in practice. The following citation by the Department of Health (DH) (2009) identifies what is intended by the process of care planning;…
The process of ACP is a reflection of society’s desire to respect personal autonomy. The content of any discussion should be determined by the individual concerned. The individual may not wish to confront future issues; this should be respected…
The professional career action plan gives in details my career goals, rather than the personal goals. This professional career action plan will give an insight into the professional strengths and weaknesses, the health care organization to work at, and the knowledge gaps that exist, and professional resume. In this paper will speak on professional goals, the health care career plan to have in the health care sector, skills currently have for health care administrator health care field, skills that will need to be changed or alter. I will state plan for ultimately achieving these professional career goals, and with the information mentioned above. I will give a perception on the Professional organizations that can help to achieve these professional goals. Last, I will give a perception on the benefit the career action plan outline provides.…
The development of a care plan agreed by all involved, including the person her/himself and any informal carers, as far as this is possible, and addressing the assessed needs…
Fludrocortisone 0.1 mg tab 1 twice a day a synthetic adrenocortical steroid possessing very potent mineralocorticoid properties and high glucocorticoid activity; it is used only for its mineralocorticoid effects.…
To protect the resident’s identity, the resident will be called Mrs Florence Nightingale. Mrs Florence Nightingale has been selected to demonstrate how to maximize health using the nursing process. She is a 77 year’s old elderly resident in a private up-market nursing home in an EMI unit, who’s unable to self mobilize and is dependent upon a hoist for transferring. She is unable to verbally communicate, or feed her self. Due to her restricted mouth movement, difficulty with swallowing and fear of choking she is only fed in liquid form, which is thickened. She suffers from multiple disorders such as Alzheimer’s, CVA (stroke) and is doubly incontinent. Issues focusing on sustenance intake and surrounding issues will be explored in order to maximize the health of Mrs Florence Nightingale. Issues include psychological and social impacts of eating alone, ensuring adequate nutritional intake and adequate mouth care. Through the nursing process the patient’s perspective of health is identified in order maximize the patient’s health.…
2.1 Explain the implementation of policies, legislation, regulations and codes of practice that are relevant to own work in ABC Care Home.…