Coordinating Care Case Study
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Coordinating Care
COORDINATING CARE 2
P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17, 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen running at two liters per minute via a nasal cannula, a Foley catheter intact, a lifevest on to monitor her heart, and two IV sites started; a 20 gauge in her left hand and an 18 gauge in her left anticubital. She received a CPAP machine the …show more content…
You must use critical thinking skills throughout the whole process, from admission to discharge. The coordination of care is a good way to collaborate and organize a plan of care for the patient. It helps outline what is needed for the patient and by whom it is needed by. By utilizing the collaboration of care you are able to keep a constant baseline on the patient, which serves as a reference to improving health. It ensures the patient receives appropriate treatments in an orderly manner and ensures dependable health care. It also utilizes the aspect of referral, which is important in keeping the patient’s care holistic. In all, I think that coordination of care is beneficial by promoting a progressive increase in health status. All patients are different and different plans need to be implemented. Coordinated care is unique to the patient and it ultimately provides the patient with an exceptional, individualized treatment. In the future I plan to incorporate the coordination of care into my practice. The focus of coordinated care reflects the patient’s best interests throughout their entire stay. I feel that by using coordinated care my patients will have better outcomes in the end. To me, the patient is always number one and a sure way to uphold that this stays this way is through the practice of coordinated
Coordinating Care
COORDINATING CARE 2
P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17, 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen running at two liters per minute via a nasal cannula, a Foley catheter intact, a lifevest on to monitor her heart, and two IV sites started; a 20 gauge in her left hand and an 18 gauge in her left anticubital. She received a CPAP machine the …show more content…
You must use critical thinking skills throughout the whole process, from admission to discharge. The coordination of care is a good way to collaborate and organize a plan of care for the patient. It helps outline what is needed for the patient and by whom it is needed by. By utilizing the collaboration of care you are able to keep a constant baseline on the patient, which serves as a reference to improving health. It ensures the patient receives appropriate treatments in an orderly manner and ensures dependable health care. It also utilizes the aspect of referral, which is important in keeping the patient’s care holistic. In all, I think that coordination of care is beneficial by promoting a progressive increase in health status. All patients are different and different plans need to be implemented. Coordinated care is unique to the patient and it ultimately provides the patient with an exceptional, individualized treatment. In the future I plan to incorporate the coordination of care into my practice. The focus of coordinated care reflects the patient’s best interests throughout their entire stay. I feel that by using coordinated care my patients will have better outcomes in the end. To me, the patient is always number one and a sure way to uphold that this stays this way is through the practice of coordinated