Introduction Research has indicated that effective discharge planning reduces patient readmission to hospital. By critically analysing the practice of discharge planning from the acute care sector‚ the factors which contribute to effective discharge planning can be identified. Furthermore‚ by employing these key factors‚ an evidence based discharge plan can be produced for a person suffering the effects of drug and/or alcohol abuse. For many patients‚ getting ready to leave the hospital is one of the
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Constructive Discharge occurs when an employee’s working conditions are considered to be so bad due to a policy or enforcement of that policy that the employee feels compelled to resign from the employer. This Constructive Discharge claim was filed under the section of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after a work schedule policy change took place. The employee filed this claim post-resignation. This employee has claimed that the change is religious discrimination due to requiring
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Background Failure to safely and appropriately discharge patients from the hospital is placing patients at risk‚ not to mention the increase costs to hospitals‚ providers‚ and insurers. Many acknowledge that the hospital discharge is non-standardized‚ unsystematic‚ and fragmented process (Anthony‚ Chetty‚ Kartha‚ McKenna‚ DePaoli‚ & Jack‚ 2005; Minott‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ the inefficiencies in the discharge planning process have also shown to have life-threatening implications‚ especially in association
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REQUEST‚ ISSUES‚ BOARD TYPE‚ AND DECISION: The applicant requests an upgrade of his general (under honorable conditions) discharge to honorable and a change to the narrative reason for his separation. The applicant seeks relief‚ contending‚ in effect‚ that his discharge should be upgraded to honorable because he realizes what he did was wrong. He was going through bad financial problems. His pay was garnished for child support and he had not received any guidance from his leadership. He states
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The featured article brought forth the importance of patient education in regards to psychotropic medications. A close friend Mrs. Brown shared her story. Mrs. Brown is a patient with a history of mental health‚ she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in her adolescent years. Mrs. Brown has had to grow and learn how to cope with her diagnoses through the course of her life. Mrs. Brown expressed that just before her career started to take off the need and desire for a family was growing
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Educating individuals about any topic comes with numerous challenges. The diverse patient population being taught creates a challenge in developing a tool that would suit them all. Time constraints in developing‚ implementing and evaluating the effects of the teaching tool on the individuals coupled with best practice changes makes this even harder. These individuals have differing knowledge about the subject matter and also have different learning styles so the material may only be applicable to
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Patient Education Plan for Uterine Fibroids Ramona Pullum University of Phoenix NUR/427 Barbara Deets May 13‚ 2010 Patient Education Plan for Uterine Fibroids Uterine fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Another medical term for uterine fibroids is "leiomyoma" (leye-oh-meye-OH-muh) or just "myoma". Fibroids are almost always benign or non cancerous. Fibroids can grow as a single tumor‚ or there can be many of them in the uterus. They can be as small as
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Discharge teaching patients are as important as taking care for them while they are in the hospital. When a first time mom discharge from the hospital with her infant‚ it is really important that the nurse provides sufficient information on how to care for her new baby. New mom needs to know if her baby is having a fever‚ cold‚ dehydration‚ ear infection‚ and jaundice. Newborn’s normal temperature should be between 97.6 F and 99.6 F. if mom suspects the baby has a fever‚ take his temperature with
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CRunning head: CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE RESEARCH 1 Constructive Discharge Research Richard Boyer JDT2 – Human Resources June 6‚ 2013 CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE RESEARCH 2 Constructive Discharge Research The following research will summarize the concept of constructive discharge as it relates to the claim against the company. In addition‚ information from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 will be discussed. The details will include areas
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disease. Sarah lives with both parents and two younger brothers in suburban Maryland. It is noted that Sarah ’s maternal grandmother had irritable bowel syndrome. Sarah is planning on going to college in the fall and will need a large amount of education on nutrition‚ medications‚ and symptoms of the disease so that she can manage the disease independently. Sarah states that she learns best by reading. Crohn ’s disease is a chronic disorder that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract
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