cephalosporins is similar to that of the penicillins‚ excretion being principally renal. The principal side-effect of the cephalosporins is hypersensitivity and about 0.5–6.5% of penicillin-sensitive patients will also be allergic to the cephalosporins. If a cephalosporin is essential in patients with a history of immediate hypersensitivity to penicillin‚ because a suitable alternative antibacterial is not available‚ then cefixime‚ cefotaxime‚ ceftazidime‚ ceftriaxone‚ or cefuroxime can be used
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Mandatory Hospital Nurse-To Patient Ratio in the Healthcare Field (Professor/Instructor) November 07‚ 2011 Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios are a controversial topic in healthcare. In this practice‚ state laws are established that require a certain level of staffing within a particular unit. Organizations such as hospitals must balance income with expenditures‚ and nurses and patients may be affected by these decisions. Mandating ratios is one attempt at ensuring nurses’ workloads do not exceed
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Running head: PATIENTS’ DIGNITY AND THE EFFECTS OF NURSING CARE Patients’ Dignity and the Effects of Nursing Care Patients’ Dignity and the Effects of Nursing Care Introduction Modern healthcare is moving toward a patient-centered care‚ emphasizing patients’ autonomy‚ and participation in decision making about treatment. Despite these expectations‚ patients feel vulnerable not only due to disease process‚ but also due to the power exerted by the hospital system
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Surgical Essay. Care of a patient undergoing TURP. Mr. Paul Fenech a 65 year old pensioner has been diagnosed with Prostatic Hypertrophy that requires surgery. a. Describe the Anatomy and Physiology of the prostate gland including its functions. b. Mention the disorders that could affect the prostate gland. c. Describe the clinical manifestations of prostate hypertrophy. d. Mention the investigations that are done to diagnose this condition. e. Describe the possible surgical approaches
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RAFT Task 3 Tracer Patient summary: A 67year old female patient was scheduled for a laparoscopic hysterectomy. However 5 weeks prior to hospitalization she was hospitalized and the case was converted to an open procedure due to excessive bleeding. After being discharged she developed fever and drainage and was readmitted again for possible postoperative infection seven days ago. On day two of admission she underwent surgery for post operative abscess and insertion for a central line for long-term
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Organizational Responsibility Organizational structure and culture influence have a huge effect on the success or downfall of an organization. Many organizations have proper processes in place to prevent health care fraud and abuse. This paper reviews fraud and abuse and how organizational structure and governance‚ culture‚ and focus on social responsibility affect or influenced the described situation. This paper will also review resources and allocation to prevent this type situation in the future
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Discuss with your colleagues 1.What are Ethics? 2. Where do they come from and who is responsible? 3. How do ethics apply to health care organizations and its employees? Provide specific examples. 4. Research a specific ethics issue applicable to health care organizations‚ discuss how it was handled‚ what ethics theory epitomizes the handling of the issue and how would you have handled the issue and which specific ethics theory would apply to your solution. [see below A Framework for Thinking Ethically
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Johnny Pericoloso is 37 years old‚ and I decided to interview him to see if he was ever denied his patients rights according to the Patient Bill of Rights. I asked him if he had a health care experience that was a positive example of one of the rights I read to him prior to the interview. He told me that he did; when his daughter was born they informed his wife of what was going on the entire time. After the birth they informed her that there was deformity. She asked what that would mean for the
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to the patients’ perceived positive experience (Karlsson‚ Lindahl‚ & Bergbom‚ 2012; Samuelson‚ 2011). Increased physical activity made them believe of recovery‚ and involvement in planning made their time pass quicker. The patients felt being treated as a human with respect when they received an explanation of the procedure and own condition. Familiar faces and objects remind them of value and confident‚ and calm nursing cares that met the patients’ needs made them feel secured. Patients appreciated
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errors. Patient safety is the core value of the nursing profession‚ while nursing is being embraced in its caring attitude toward the patient‚ patient safety should be our number one priority. This article is very important to the nursing profession in part because it addresses one of the most significant issues of the profession‚ which is patient safety. According to the Nurse’s Practice environment article Flynn‚ Liang‚ Dickson‚ Xie‚ & Suh (2012) RNs are well positioned to serve as patient safety
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