Module 1- Intentional Tort Samuels vs. Southern Baptist Hospital taking place February 13th 1992 in Louisiana. A minor age sixteen Rochelle Harris and her family sue for an Intentional tort from the Southern Baptist’s former employee Raymond Stewart. The injury that occurred here was an incident of a common everyday tort known as rape. Ms. Rochelle was sixteen at the time of this intentional tort she had been admitted to a psychiatric ward at Southern Baptist Hospital by her parents from an attempt
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One of the principles for drug administration is right to refuse. Patient has a right to refuse any treatment allocated for her or himself. For example‚ Muslim diabetic patient may refuse to accept the use of porcine derived drugs and prefer bovine derived drugs for religious purposes. Refusal or treatment not only related to drug administration but often involve a complex issue such as refusal of blood transfusions. When a nurse deal with these kind of issues‚ an accurate documentation is needed
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The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing o ANA Home o About OJIN o Contact Us o Keynotes of Note o Author Information o FAQs o Site Map o What ’s New o Journal Topics o Columns o Table of Contents o Continuing Education o Editorial Staff and Boards Email page Print Announcements * Send a Letter to the Editor on any OJIN column or article
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Patient portals are healthcare related online application that allow patients to interact and communicate with healthcare providers‚ such as physicians and hospitals. Typical portal service is available on the internet at all hours of the day and night. Some patient portals applications exist as stand-alone web sites and sell their services to health care providers. Other portal applications are integrated into existing web site of a health care provider. Still others are modules added onto an
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------------------------------------------------- Doctor–patient relationship The doctor–patient relationship is central to the practice of healthcare and is essential for the delivery of high-quality health care in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The doctor–patient relationship forms one of the foundations of contemporary medical ethics. Most universities teach students from the beginning‚ even before they set foot in hospitals‚ to maintain a professional rapport with patients‚ uphold patients’ dignity‚ and respect their
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Importance of Patient Confidentiality Unit 9 Final Project CM107 Health care professionals have a duty to maintain confidentiality for their patients. Health professionals may not disclose any patient information revealed by a patient or discovered by a physician in connection with the treatment of a patient. Patients put all of their trust into healthcare professionals and it is their job to protect patients’ private information. Consequences will be made if patient confidentiality
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Patient satisfaction is critically important to the health care industry today due to the competitive nature of the field. Patients have many choices when it comes to seeking medical attention‚ and hospitals are dependent on return business to stay operational. Hospitals have traditionally utilized the semi-private room model in order to increase profitability. A semi-private room is a room shared by two patients. Each patient is given their own bed‚ but they usually share a single bathroom.
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head: Nurse-Patient Relationship 1 Nurse-Patient Relationship as a caring relationship Abra Nayo Central Connecticut State University Nursing 110-01: Introduction to Nursing Theories Dr. Linda Wagner November 28‚ 2011 Nurse-patient relationship as a caring relationship 2 The nurse-patient relationship is central to patient satisfaction
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Research Presented to College of Information & Engineering of Mary The Queen College of Quezon City. “Patient Monitoring System” Produced for: B.A.B. DIAGNOSTIC CENTER #7-D BF Road‚ Barangay Holy Spirit‚ Diliman Quezon City Produced by: October 2013 INTRODUCTION Patient Monitoring System is not new in health care. The first primitive patient monitoring system started with the work done by Santorio in 1625 that was measuring of body temperature and
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Patient Bill of Rights Bradley Parker Kaplan University In order to have a patient’s bill of rights it must be clear as to what it is. The bill of rights given to a patient is something that they are promised or something that is set by law. Many hospitals have adopted their own personnel bill of rights for the patient. These rights help the patient fill more comfortable and give a guarantee of what they can expect at the facility where they are receiving care. There are five key factors
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