PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IMPROVEMENT GUIDE I. INTRODUCTION “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo PATIENT-CENTERED CARE: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME O rganizing the delivery of health care around the needs of the patient may seem like a simple and obvious approach. In a system as complex as health care‚ however‚ little is simple. In fact‚ thirty years ago when the idea of “patient-centered care” first emerged as a return to the holistic roots of
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competency for healthcare providers. The utilization of informatics has become the main stream approach for nursing care today. This fifth core competency is directly intertwined with the four previous competencies that have been outlined by the IOM. Patient centered care is the first of the core competencies. Utilizing informatics can assist nurses in providing patient centered care by decreasing the amount of time spent on documentation and searching for data. For example‚ by having an electronic
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effective patient-centered care even in the presence of cultural conflict (Campinha-Bacote‚ 2011). As a future nurse educator‚ my role will encompass assisting students to provide patients culturally competent care “... even when the patient’s health beliefs‚ practices‚ and values are in direct conflict ...” with that of the student or medical team to achieve positive patient outcomes (para. 1). Two concepts discovered are that patient-centered care and cultural competency aim to provide patients high-quality
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Politics‚ Legislation‚ and Implications to Patient Care Abstract There are constant changes to laws and legislation regarding patient care and safety. The purpose of this report is to inform the reader of recent and upcoming changes to legislation that may affect nursing care of patients. Research by L. Aiken‚ et al. and A. Tourangeau‚ support the need for higher education of registered nurses. Their research proves that patient outcomes are improved when registered nurses carry
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In the beginning of the year 2010‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed and enacted legislatively by Congress in order to increase public access to health care at a reduced cost. The ultimate goal of the ACA was create a better overall atmosphere for workplace heath and safety by making healthcare more affordable. However‚ the passage of the ACA did have some unforeseen consequences in regards to worker compensation. The ACA was passed in order to increase government
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Compassionate patient care Compassionate care is a moral dimension and an essential component of the diagnostic medical sonography field. It is an inner desire to help those very same people. Staff and leaders must treat each other with compassion and respect. Sonographer should also be compassionate to their patients. Compassion links the entirety of Joint Commission guidelines‚ as it states” hospital leaders now have a road map for implementing a fully integrated patient safety system in which
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The Theory In 2000‚ Meleis created a theory that not only explains the experience of transitions of patients across many spectra such as coping with a new diagnosis or treatment‚ becoming a parent‚ or transitioning into the end of life‚ but also outlines predictive reasons for how and why patients react to transitions in the way that they do. Properties of the Theory When describing the theory of transitions‚ Meleis discusses several properties which predict the outcome of a patient when experiencing
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Ian Brady‚ had put on “an act of violence involving guns”. Upon arrival‚ I met with Myra Hindley. Myra led me into the living room‚ where Ian was seen to be writing a note to his employer explaining that he wouldn’t go to work due to his ankle injury. The couple denied there had been violence‚ and guided me to look around the house. A room on the upper floor appeared suspicious as the door was locked. Myra claimed the key of the door was at work. However‚ Ian immediately told her to hand the key
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Alicia Rodgers HSA 505 – Health Services Planning and Marketing Dr. Gwendolyn Francavillo October 23‚ 2011 Abstract There have many attempts to reconstruct our nation’s health care system. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ better known as Health Care Reform‚ is a federal law that was passed on March 23‚ 2010. This statute was passed in order to guarantee medical care and insurance coverage to all Americans; reduce costs of coverage;
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Layoffs in Hospitals can affect patients care. Teresa Carlos COMM/215 August 26‚ 2013 Layoffs in Hospitals can affect patient care. Today’s expanded healthcare environment requires nurses to provide high quality care to achieve best patient outcomes and satisfaction‚ but also the healthcare system is required to reduce costs provided on healthcare at the same time. One of the ways to reduce cost in hospitals is to layoff the personnel; RN’s‚ LPN’s‚ UAP’s‚ and transporters. “Nurses are experiencing
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