Maya works at Community Medical Center as Assistant Director of the Health Information Department. She has worked in Health Information Management for the past 15 years, although she is new to Community Medical Center, within the past two weeks. Maya is aware of many statistics that are maintained for the joint commission, and for licensing purposes. Maya has previous work experiences as an Physician Record Assistant at a 250- bed acute care hospital, also Director of Health Information Services at a large joint Commission-accredited acute care facility…
My role in this scenario would be as a Case Worker. Locating services and making sure the client has access to all potential services she may qualify for, that could aid in the recovery of the client. As a social worker/case manager it would also be necessary to determine how severe the…
The nurse aide should use a calm voice and call for assistance. The nurse aide should not get near enough for the client to cause harm, nor should he or she lose sight of the client by picking up the pieces of the broken plate.…
5. One who desires to be a contortionist should have a rubbery body and think like a…
TP/SCV: Subject contacted this Agent via telephone, stating she does not want to get in trouble. The Subject complained that she's not receiving mental health treatment at the Optium Gwenn Fall Medical Center, because they are not accepting her medical insurance. Subject informed when she was pregnant she received Medicade Insurance, but after delivering the baby she obtained Medicare and Priorty Partner Insurance. She reports the program is not accepting Medicare at this time and she's not clear about this information. The Subject was instructed to contact her therapist and program to get clarity on this…
Assess the situation and environment, if the casualty is obviously conscious, talk to them and find out how they are. Make area safe,…
The first thing I would do is to re-assure the client that her feelings were understandable and that a treatment approach would help in resolving the issues experienced by the client. That is, I would affirm the aspect of hope to the client.…
The Mayor of a large city was given a free membership in an exclusive golf club by people who have received several city contracts. He also accepted gifts from organizations that have not done business with the City but might in the future. The gifts ranged from $200 tickets to professional sports events to designer watches and jewelry.…
1. What first actions should the nurse take after the patient has arrived in the emergency department?…
Crisis intervention is important with a client. Assessing the client immediately is the first step. Knowing how serious the potential crisis can be is a key element in knowing how to proceed. Depending on the crisis at hand, there are many different ways to work a client through the crisis. If there are behaviors to watch for, such as self-abusive behavior, or striking out towards others, then more physical action needs to be taken, whereas if it becomes a verbal yelling, then more verbal action is needed. The case manager needs to know what the client is…
There is no definite guide to the content of a first aid kit but as a guide you will expect to see:…
B. If you are the only person around you must call EMS before continuing with the victim.…
In order to improve the process in dealing with this specific incident changes must be made to implement a new process in order to better deal with these situations in the future. The first step would be to develop a team that is specifically trained to handle these emergent situations. Each member should have a specific role designated to them to know their specific tasks that should be handled during the emergency response. Once the team is developed, special training should be given to better educate the team members in dealing with these patients. Once each member is confident in their training and knowing their role, the team will be ready and prepared to handle any future situations.…
My client, Barbra Anne, has not have had an easy journey to recovery from her sexual abuse experience. Victims of sexual assault vary in reactions and life adjustments depending on maturity, life experiences, and support system, and especially the nature of the attack. My first encounter with Barbra Anne was when she was placed in triage with being three months pregnant along with having broken ribs and cops placed outside her hospital room. I believe that to this day she is still reliving the attack(s) in her mind and feels the need to protect herself mentally, physically, and emotionally and expresses it in different ways. Five months ago she ran away from the hospital in attempt to make it to RIFA because she was hungry. I believe…
Interventions in the emergency room are inadequate because most victims often times do not end up having to seek treatment with physical abuse. Once a victim comes into the emergency room seeking treatment, the abuse has been present for a while and there is more to the story. It then makes it difficult for the intervention to occur because nurses and doctors not knowing the full story of the victim and may make false assumptions. It is useful when victims make regular visits to the doctor and that is when the intervention may be more affective.…