Paper Anthony L Dothsuk HCS/587 May 26‚ 2014 Doria Chege Concord Bookshop Paper The evidence of change has never been more apparent then as witnessed in the health care industry at present time. Both internal and external influences are serving to create a rapidly evolving health care marketplace that requires health care organizations to not only recognize change but be willing to incorporate a learning culture that is proactive to continuous change (Spector‚ 2010). The successful implementation
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A number of professionals are involved in providing health care to patients. Inter-professional practice happens when professions from more than one health care professions work together interactively to improve inter-professional collaboration for the expert purpose of improving patient care and well being (Farrell‚ Payne‚ & Heye‚ 2015). Likewise‚ Milton (as cited in Farrell‚ Payne‚ & Heye‚ 2015) defines inter-professional team-work as healthcare professionals who co-operate‚ collaborate‚ communicate
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It is generally accepted that elderly people fare best when care is provided in their own homes. However‚ some conditions require more intensive management than can be provided in the community. The admission of elderly patients to hospital‚ their treatment and subsequent discharge can prove challenging. Whilst self-sufficiency depends a lot on the underlying condition‚ delivering a package of care to an acceptable standard can make the difference between an individual who is a self-sufficient functioning
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Bedside Rounding: Improving Patient Care and Safety Purpose: * PATIENT SAFETY * Reducing preventable errors resulting in facility acquired illness/injury * Reducing increased healthcare costs related to errors due to inadequate shift change reports * Involving patients in their own care by allowing them to be involved in their own report during shift change * Reducing barriers to communication between patient‚ family‚ and staff Benefits: * PATIENT SAFETY * Allows
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p37-41w29_ART&SCIENCE 18/03/2011 15:20 Page 37 art & science literature review & Improving evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia Scrase W‚ Tranter S (2011) Improving evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia. Nursing Standard. 25‚ 29‚ 37-41. Date of acceptance: December 29 2010. Summary Fever or pyrexia is a common clinical condition which nurses treat regularly. Fever and hyperpyrexia are defined in this article with a physiological explanation for this adaptive response
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Question 1: How should the geriatrics team handle the issue of decision making for Mr. G? An essential element of valid informed consent is sufficient cognitive and emotional capacity on the part of the person making decisions to make a claim of autonomous decision making legitimate. Legally relevant criteria for decision-making capacity include a person’s present ability to (1) communicate (indicate) any preferred choice‚ (2) understand (grasp the fundamental meaning of) the relevant information
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Use of Psychologists in Geriatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation Facility The term brain injury conjures fear any person who has even vague understanding of its meaning. Could greater fear exist among the elderly as they approach age related vulnerabilities due to degenerating physical ability‚ creating higher risk of falls and other circumstances potentially affecting neurological functions? Highlighted here is information related to the benefits of psychological practice within rehabilitation
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The elderly in America have many needs that can range from transportation‚ a little more money‚ and even just a little companionship but one of their major needs is advocacy. They need someone to stand up and fight with them for what the need. The elderly of today did so much for this country such things as fight both world wars and the Korean Conflict‚ they fought for equality‚ and the escalated this country to the greatness we have today. So what is an advocate? Advocate is a person or group
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feeling of being lonely‚ being a burden to people and being financially insecure and dependant. No one can stem the tide of youth‚ for old age catches up with everyone. It is a global phenomena and one that needs to be addressed. The aspect of elderly care gathers greater significance in the light of the fact that families are becoming nuclear and want to stay that way. Caring for the elderly is always a challenge and the older the person is‚ the more difficult it becomes. The sense of responsibility
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news looks at nursing homes specifically in Quebec from the year 1995 to 1999. The studies show that there is a “pattern of abuse” in Quebec nursing homes specifically from these years. Some problems that were talked about were the lack of nurses to care for the elderly‚ which meant some were left unclean‚ untreated and hungry. Another problem was that the elderly were being treated and moved around like objects causing bruises and injuries on their bodies. There was a lack of respect towards the elderly
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