Patient Teaching J. D. is a 3 yr old boy with West Syndrome‚ absence of the corpus callosum‚ and developmentally delayed with controlled spasms since 10/2012 until recently when J.D. presented to Miller Children’s emergency department with several episodes of spasm-like activity and vomiting up his keppra. Mom describes the episodes a 5-10 seconds in duration‚ with upward and outward jerking of his arms. The learner‚ which will be the mother‚ speaks English as her first language‚ she has a
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to its torts‚ patient dumping still appear to be an issue in our society today. In fact‚ patient dumping occurs when hospitals deny treatment to emergency patients -- often because those patients can’t pay. As Patient dumping is the practice of refusing to treat patients who cannot pay for healthcare services. Federal anti-dumping law‚ initiated by Congress as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985‚ was designed to reverse a disturbing trend among hospital emergency rooms
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his urine output on an hourly basis. He has a patient controlled analgesia set up with prescribed opioids and an anti-emetic. Discuss the monitoring (LO 1 & 4) and Nursing Care (LO 2 & 3) that Colin and his family will require over the next 24 hours. NOTE THIS QUESTION DOES NOT ASK YOU TO DISCUSS AN A-E ASSESSMENT. Things to consider when looking at the case scenarios are the EHI1 Assignment These are the learning outcomes of the module: 1 Evaluate the clinical indicators of acutely
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Essay . Patient health care shifted over time. Formerly patients passively stood by the advice given by their clinicians. Health care was based on authoritarianism hence patients were given a scarce amount of information and health professionals decided what information was given. Conversely over time patients showed more initiative and got more involved with their health care. Health professional’s fostering more patient-centered teaching to enhance patient compliance
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Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record Melissa Fuller HCA 417 John Saindon April 29‚ 2013 Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record Improving patient care is a process that always has room for improvements. It is important to make sure patients receive the best quality care available. "Studies suggest that high quality patient care relies on careful documentation of each patient ’s medical history‚ health
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So far‚ this year in this class‚ we have been focusing a lot about blood pressure‚ vital signs‚ and medical careers. There are four main vital signs‚ these include: • body temperature • pulse rate • respiration rate • blood pressure Vital signs are useful in detecting and monitoring medical problems. Body temperature is a huge factor in your body. Body temperature is the average temperature of the human body. Usually people know body temperature by being hot or cold. We learned that body temperature
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with the patient. As a nurse‚ I must assess the patient’s age‚ cultures‚ level of understanding and readiness to learn. The age of my patient can make a difference. When dealing with a young mother‚ there is a lot of teaching to be done especially if she is a first-time mother. I want to be able to level my teaching with my patient’s age level‚ in a way that she can feel being respected and acknowledge accordingly. When it comes to being a mother‚ cultures have some effect on teaching a patient as well
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Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient confidentiality is a fundamental practice in healthcare and it is integral part of healthcare ethical standards (Purtilo & Dougherty‚ 2010). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics “the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information” (Nursing world‚ p.6). Also‚ when a patient confidentiality
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Patient advocacy requires nurses to support and protect their patients. Nurses often find themselves in ethically questionable situations that conflict with their personal and professional morals. Sometimes‚ speaking out for the patient requires them to demonstrate moral courage—for instance‚ in the face of conflicting loyalties‚ in highly charged conflict situations‚ or when the patient’s rights are being violated. This article provides an overview of moral courage‚ defines important terms‚ examines
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Nightingale Community Hospital: Patient Tracer Summary Western Governors University Nightingale Community Hospital: Patient Tracer Summary Nightingale Community Hospital utilizes a tracer methodology adapted from The Joint Commission to review patient charts weekly. The tracer method provides a precise appraisal of programs and methods for delivery of care and services. A thorough review of current services will help identify possible deficiencies. Patient 453355 medical record
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