I chose nursing as my profession because of my mother and other factors. My mother was an influence because early this year she was in the hospital for two weeks and during that period I only saw the doctor thrice. The nurses where the ones doing everything‚ so I felt they were the ones who nursed her back to health. The other deciding factors were: variety of places for jobs whether in the public‚ private‚ or community setting; the opportunity to learn new things since no day is ever the same; the
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Overview of the Patient Centered Medical Home project piloted by Geisinger Health System in Danville‚ Pennsylvania Date: October of 2010 Goal: Create value (defined as outcomes relative to input costs)‚ measure innovation returns‚ and receive market rewards. Requirements: a multidimensional transformation of primary care practice with intensive case management and a payer partnership. Coordinating Primary Care/Team Effort: “patient Centered Medical Home” Geisinger calls it “Personal
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the patient specific information from the clinical day February 8‚ 2011. This will give her the ability to formulate four different nursing diagnosis and evaluations of interventions and outcomes. Review of the patient’s case DS was admitted to the hospital for a ventral hernia repair and a small bowel resection on January 30‚ 2011. During recovery from the surgery‚ DS acquired Clostridium Difficile. She also has a history of hypertension‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ and has suffered
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blood vessels. This patient has a history of coronary artery disease‚ hypertension‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ hyperlipidemia‚ and a partial colectomy due to cataracts. My preceptor and I took care of Mr. C the day he received the CABG surgery. The patient returned to the CICU very drowsy and restless. As a few hours went by we noticed he was having multiple hallucinations. My preceptor began asking Mr. C’s family if this was a normal occurrence or if this has ever happened.
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principles‚ varied learning styles (for both the nurse and her patients)‚ and teaching methodologies impact the quality of such education? How does understanding a patient’s view of health promotion and disease prevention guide you in teaching them? Provide an example. Nurses working in a hospital setting are confronted daily with the diversity of their patients. Being mindful of the culture‚ level of education and learning style that patients present with is challenging. To deliver adequate health
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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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I viewed the suicide tourist video open-mindedly and aware of the 1990 Patient Self-Determination ACT (PSDA). Self-Determination is a very difficult topic of discussion because it is closely tied to one’s culture‚ beliefs and religious practices. The conversation does not usually occur until after a loved one has become terminally ill and cannot make that decision for themselves‚ placing the decision in the hands of family members. Mr. Ewert stated that people may think that he is playing God by
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System Admin Max Points: 10.0 How does the nurse manager or leader play a role in the reengineering of health care? People at all levels must embrace a culture of continuous process improvement. Improving patient outcomes and reducing costs complement each other when staff members have the tools to improve processes. Patient-centric organizations define value in the eyes of their patients and seek to identify and eliminate wasteful work elements from every aspect of their enterprise‚ both on the
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Cancer Patients that reside in rural areas face many challenges when it comes to high quality health care. The top 5 cancer research centers are in some of the biggest cities in America. They are in Houston‚ New York‚ Boston‚ Seattle‚ and Baltimore. Cancer patients in rural areas have to spend thousands of more dollars to see more experienced doctors and visit better hospitals. They spend extra money on apartments‚ hotels‚ car rentals‚ food‚ gas‚ and out of pocket medical expenses. For example
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important information and care for patients during critical times in their lives. Because of the nature of work that a nurse does‚ they must always maintain professionalism to ensure that their patients have the upmost trust in them. A. Functional Differences In order to become a registered nurse‚ one must pass nursing school and then go on to pass a test given by their state regulatory agency‚ such as the board of nursing (BON). The state board of nursing has many different duties. One of the
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