Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Is it Beneficial or Detrimental to Human Capital Managers Touro College Graduate School of Business Critics would suggest that the prevention will only help to remedy problems that the healthcare systems are presently facing; in particular‚ the enormous costs and a population in poor health. Without a doubt “President Barack Obama and first Lady Michelle Obama have both expressed the belief that a focus on prevention will afford
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Discuss your thoughts on how healthcare organizations and clinicians can go about engaging patients in the healthcare process. How does HIT play a role in this process? For anyone visiting a doctor it’s understood that time is limited with the typical visit between 13-16 minutes (Brodwin & Radovanovic‚ 2016). It’s just enough time to describe your health issue‚ have a short examination‚ receive a diagnosis or prescription‚ and be on your way. With a complex healthcare system‚ many
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Patient is a young female‚ between 20-30 years of age‚ with history of schizoaffective disorder who has been hospitalized for about 3 months in an acute facility for acute mania with psychosis and disorganized/combative behavior. At first‚ patient refused to take medication‚ so a hearing was held and was deemed with an involuntary treatment commitment. Initial medications were found to be ineffective‚ which called for further treatment. Over the past few months‚ medication regimens were balanced
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nurse working in a multicultural county with a large percentage of the population not speaking English‚ I encounter everyday reckless faces of patients and families that can communicate theirs needs in time of misfortune. I am fortunate enough to be bilingual and to experience the ultimate satisfaction of communicate with the Spanish-only speaking patients in their own language. I have been able to see reckless painful and distressed
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Patients with AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV causes the human immune system to be altered‚ causing the human body to be vulnerable to infections and diseases. AIDS is a growing virus in the human race affecting men‚ women‚ and children. Target Population In the past‚ white homosexual males and intravenous drug users were people who were known as targeted population for Aids
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Nursing management for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease begins with assessment; gathering information from the patient including detailed medical history‚ present symptoms and evaluate findings of diagnostic tests. Symptoms vary with each patient‚ but may include chronic cough‚ clubbing of the fingers‚ chest tightness‚ weight loss‚ cyanosis‚ difficulty breathing with a higher rate of respirations and difficulty sleeping (Weber‚ 2008). It is common for patients suffering from difficulty
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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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106: Level 100 Tools Leadership L 101: Becoming a Leader in Health Care Patient Safety PS 100: Introduction to Patient Safety PS 101: Fundamentals of Patient Safety PS 102: Human Factors and Safety PS 103: Teamwork and Communication PS 104: Root Cause and Systems Analysis PS 105: Communicating with Patients after Adverse Events PS 106: Introduction to the Culture of Safety Person- and Family-Centered Care PFC 101: Dignity and Respect Quality Cost and Value QCV 101: Achieving
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Advance Computer Application with Electronic Spreadsheet PATIENT PROFILE Prepared by Jamie Nacar Christy Jade Reyes Eleonor Tumlos Levi Gale Valencia Mardelyn Zaradulla February 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We‚ the Interviewers‚ would like to thank the several persons who supported and read this text with diligence and care‚ who served as an inspiration while this interview was on process‚ and those who offered suggestions that have resulted
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Today‚ one of my patients presented to the ED with a 3cm laceration on his right hand that was three days old. He also reported a pain level of 7/10. First‚ my nurse preceptor and I had the patient wash his hands with soap and water to remove the dirt and bacteria from the wound. Thereafter‚ we sprayed wound cleanser to the wound and rinsed it with normal saline to further aide in removing debris and decreasing bacterial counts. After‚ I dried the wound edges with a sterile gauze. This is done in
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