and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) epicardial lead placement. He is currently post op day 6. Mr. A has a history of viral cardiomyopathy which was diagnosed 3/2016. His ejection fraction is estimated to be 30%. Following the removal of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device in 11/2017‚ Mr. A was required to wear a LifeVest. In the past‚ Mr. A has undergone three implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placements all of which became infected and failed. Mr. A also has a history
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Health Care Access Options Michele Frizzell HCS/490 February 2‚ 2015 Matt Jette Health Care Access Options Community can be defined as a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality‚ share government‚ and often have a common cultural and historical heritage (Dictionary.com‚ 2015). The health care needs of a community are contingent upon age‚ gender‚ race‚ and social class. This paper will address the marketing strategy of a web-based resource‚ walk-in clinic‚ and a retail
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The simulation exercise titled “Anatomy of Care: Janice” presented a complex situation when Janice didn’t have enough nurses in her unit and the VP called and reminded her about the scheduled meeting. At the start of the shift‚ she responded unprofessionally to the situation by giving directions to her staff while on a personal call and reacting negatively to any patient update provided by staff. Janice also created bad impression to Elise (the new nurse) when the latter asked about her assignment
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• Ever awaken at night to urinate? How many times? (nocturia): no nocturia indicated • Past health problems with your heart? No past history of hypertension‚ obesity‚ diabetes or signs of coronary artery disease • Personal habits (cardiac risk factors) o Nutrition (fats‚ calories‚ salt): consume limited amount of sodium intake o Exercise: does cardio workout every other day ; gym member o Smoking (current‚ former‚ pack hx‚ type): no history of smoking
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The premises of "Trump immigration policies disrupt health care: Column." is the constant lack of physician shortage that the United States has faced. This is not just a current problem‚ getting trained physicians to help in poor urban areas has been a problem for decades. Preisedent Trump’s new travel ban has blocked thousands of Visa holders from entering the country or causing a delay upon their arrival. Foreign doctors have helped in rural urban areas because they came to the US to recieved other
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Changing Landscape of Health Care HCS/490-Health Care Consumer: Trends and Marketing July 15‚ 2014 Ms. Lisa Sanders Changing Landscape in Health Care Unless you have been living on another planet somewhere‚ the changes in health care taking place in this country have become hard to ignore. With all the debate over recent health care reform‚ it is sometimes difficult to know who is right‚ and who is wrong. How can there be such a wide gap in opinion on “Obama care”? How are these reforms changing
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Emergency Room Overcrowding and Wait Times: The Direct Impact on Patient Care Joann Hobbs Spalding University Abstract Background. This study was done to determine if prolonged wait times in the emergency department (ED) effect overall care and treatment of patients. Methods. This project used questionnaires that were distributed to patients at 6 local emergency rooms‚ electronic data collected from said facilities‚ as well as interviews from the nursing staff on duty at the time of distribution
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Emergency Department Triage Triage is an essential element of providing care to patients who present at a hospital emergency department. Triage is defined as a brief clinical assessment that determines the time and sequence in which patients should be seen in the emergency department. During triage‚ an emergency department nurse interviews a patient or the patient’s representative about the medical problem causing concern‚ makes a brief evaluation of the patient‚ and takes the patient’s vital signs
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Children in recovery that have been removed from their homes due to unsafe conditions end up in Out of Home Care (OOHC). The two most significant styles of OOHC are Non-related Foster Care and Kinship Foster Care. 1 in 4 foster care children are placed in kinship programs‚ whereas 48% of children go into non-related foster care. A kinship program helps to connect children with a family member whether by blood‚ marriage‚ or adoption. A benefit for a child that goes into a kinship program is that it
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The two main objectives of an health care delivery system is to provide fast and reliable service to its clients. Also they look to develop better technology to support their clients. 3. Financing‚ insurance‚ delivery‚ and payment. Financing = is necessary to obtain health insurance or to pay for health care services. Insurance = protects the insured against catastrophic risks when needing expensive health care services. Delivery = provision of health care services by various providers. Payment
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