This paper will describe the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) which is affiliated with Carson Tahoe Hospital (CTH). Long Term Acute Care hospitals were essentially non-existent in 1979. Now‚ there are over 450 facilities nationwide that are licensed as LTACS (McDaniel‚ n.d.). The discharge plan I will be describing is for a 66-yr-old female who was admitted to (CTH) for revision of a chronic enterocutaneous fistula which was draining from her abdomen through a very large open wound. This fistula
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mission of the UHI Community Care Clinic is to promote the well-being of the medically underserved‚ low income neighbors by providing access to quality primary health care for all‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ origin‚ sex and age. AGENCY DESCRIPTION: The UHI Community Care Clinic provides free primary health care to low-income‚ uninsured residents of South Florida the past 10 years they are located in Miami Gardens. Although‚ the clinic is located in Miami Gardens patient come as far as Orlando
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Care Plan Worksheet Student: Date of Care: Age/Gender: Rm Number: Code Status: full Allergy: NKA Admitting Diagnosis : embolic cerebral vascular accident (CVA)‚ right side Current Medical/Surgical Diagnosis: chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3 Past Medical/Surgical History: metastasis of prostate cancer‚ primary; bone cancer‚ secondary; cardiomyopathy‚ a central hypertension‚ left bundle branch lock‚ past substance abuse
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preference as a phase. Kali has dropped out of school and has a history of using drugs. An agency‚ I would refer Kai is out youth. Out Youth mission is to promote physical‚ mental‚ emotional‚ spiritual and social well-being to teens within the LGBT community and minority youth‚ so they can have an open and safe environment (out youth‚ 2017). Also‚ Out youth core values are sanctuary‚ empowerment‚ justice‚ diversity‚ community‚ and integrity (out youth‚ 2017). Out youth programs include a drop-in center
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Running head: HEALING HOSPITAL: A DARING PARADIGM Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Karen McDevitt Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Health Care HLT 310V Patricia Mullen April 07‚ 2011 Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Service‚ Integrity‚ Safety‚ Trust‚ and Respect may be the core values established as guidelines for hospitals’ staff members. Without love it will not qualify as a Healing Hospital. The employees need to embrace the human spirit and incorporate genuine
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Patient Safety/Quality Care/Improvement Case Study 1. Overview of what are medical errors and possible consequences of such errors? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines medical errors as “the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim.” Medical errors do not all result in harm or injury. Medical errors that cause injury or harm are sometimes called preventable adverse events – that is the injury is thought to be due to a medical intervention
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strategies proposed to control the rising cost of health care are aimed at reducing medical resource consumption rates. These approaches may be limited in effectiveness because of the relatively low variable cost of medical care. Variable costs (for medication and supplies) are saved if a facility does not provide a service while fixed costs (for salaried labor‚ buildings‚ and equipment) are not saved over the short term when a health care facility reduces service. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative
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Writing Assignment #7 Tiara Diaz ITT Technical Institute/Breckinridge School of Nursing NUR 270 Jennifer Kyte APRN‚ MSN May 7th‚ 2012 The plan of care for a patient with esophagogastric balloon tamponade tubes is formulated around the primary nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance related to aspiration of blood (Ackley‚ B.‚ Ladwig‚ G.‚ 2011) Bleeding often stop spontaneously‚ but if it does not‚ a Sengstaken-Blakemore or Minnesota tube is inserted to provide constant
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Page Title: 8 Care Options for Alzheimer’s Patients | Qualicare Meta Description: When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s it is wise to find the best care option early on. Get to know your care options in this helpful article. 8 Care Options for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s The effect of Alzheimer’s will differ for each patient. However‚ you can expect that the condition can worsen over time and they will require round-the-clock care eventually. Family members who have this disease could
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ADN vs. BSN Approaches to Patient Care ADN vs. BSN Approaches to Patient Care Associates prepared nurses are able to sit for the NCLEX as well as bachelors prepared nurses. They are both able to practice and perform many of the same skills and procedures. Their differences in clinical competencies are few‚ but their differences in critical thinking‚ decision making‚ communication‚ leadership‚ and management techniques and abilities‚ are many. The bachelors prepared nurse has received
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