The patient is a 29 year old male who presented to the ED with an intentional overdose of an unknown amount of Tylenol. Patient reports relational issues with his wife as primary contributing factor to he distress. He reports experiencing feelings of depression and mood swings. Patient reports depression symptoms as feelings of worthlessness‚ hopelessness‚ tearfulness‚ isolation‚ insomnia‚ guilt‚ fatigue‚ and sadness. Patient currently denies homicidal ideations and having any visual or auditory
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PATIENT AS CONSUMER INTRODUCTION: It is the duty of the government to provide the fundamental right to life and personal liberty guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution1. Therefore‚ it is the duty of the state to provide to all citizens adequate and proper medical services. The consumer protection Act 1986 was enacted ‘to provide for better protection of the interests of the consumers’– the consumers of goods and services as defined under the Act. The Consumer protection tries to help consumer
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Patient autonomy is one of the rising problem in medical industry as it is creating boundaries between doctors and their patients‚ harming the relationships between those two. The movements of the 1960s and 1970s such as Civil right‚ women suffrage sets up the foundation and led to patient autonomy rights as they follow same goals and mindset. Movements like Civil rights and women’s suffrage were arose for equality issues whereas patient rights were side effects of these movements. Patient autonomy
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Trevor Workman NPSG paper 11/6/12 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection NPSG.07.04.01 Hospital acquired infections are referred to as nosocomial infections. They are costly and typically can be avoided. Central line infections are no exception. Central line infections are mostly acquired in the hospital since patients aren’t usually discharged with a central line. The national patient safety goal NPSG.07.04.01 is to implement evidence-based practices to prevent central line-associated
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when to delegate and assign care to this patient? There are five key factors in decision making for delegation by the charge nurse. The first is potential for harm‚ which would be assessing the ability of the person delegated to
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there should be enough rooms and equipment like hospital beds for the patients and their visitor. The visitors of the patients must have enough space to stay or wait for their love ones. The efficiency of meals and supplies delivery is also taken into account‚ it should be delivered warm and on time. Secondly‚ the layout should provide enough space for information to flow fluently from the doctors to the nurses to the patients and vice-versa. Thirdly‚ the layout should minimize the cost of moving
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Checkpoint: Patient Self-Determination Act The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was legislated by Congress in 1990 as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA). Congress felt that individuals has the right to determine their final healthcare. In a Ambulatory Surgery facility setting‚ Medicare/Medicaid requires that each patient sign a HIPAA form‚ explaining their rights prior to the procedure being performed. The purpose of the PSDA would be to ensure that individuals are provided
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many different factors that can affect a patient’s eligibility. Some of the factors are income‚ employment‚ and payments. The income of a patient can affect a patient’s eligibility if they receive government assistance with medical coverage. The patient’s eligibility can vary on a monthly basis depending on their income for that particular month. If a patient were to earn too much money to be eligible for health coverage from Medicaid or Medicare‚ then they would
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Autonomy which is within the context of patient care has replaced paternalism which was the formal approach to patient care in healthcare practice (DH‚ 2010). The respect for autonomy which advocates for patients’ decision making rights (Gillet‚ 2008; Walker‚ 2009; Beauchamp and Childress‚ 2009) and discourages paternalism which has been the norm in the nurse-patient relationship for decades‚ permits Miss KK to decline surgery which she considered more
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Nursing diagnosis for patient with AIDS (in the movie Philadelphia) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements R/T inability to ingest nutrients (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB vomiting three times per day after each meal‚ 35lb weight loss in past 60 days‚ height of patient is 5’8” weight of 110lbs (Demme‚ 1993). Impaired Skin Integrity – AIDS‚ R/T immune deficiency; AIDS related dermatitis (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB Approximately 10‚ 3 x 2 cm reddened lesions to face and torso‚ lesions
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