Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field Dana Cook Nova Southeastern University Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field It is estimated that 1 in 10 patients will experience a nosocomial infection (Biddle‚ 2009). With this staggering fact‚ patient safety and infection prevention is at the forefront of healthcare. Many changes have occurred in this area since the 1840s. This is when Semmelweis‚ a Viennese obstetrician‚ made
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Overview Patient is a 83 year-old female‚ presented to the ED on 7/2/13 with complaints of chest pain caused by what family believed to be aspiration pneumonia‚ also with worsening stage 4 sacral wound. Patient has a past medical history of a subdural hematoma secondary to a fall from a ladder‚ IDDM‚ bleeding gastric ulcer‚ and aspiration pneumonia. EKG and cardiac enzymes were ordered in the ED‚ EKG was unremarkable with a normal sinus rate and rhythm‚ enzymes within acceptable range. Patient sacral
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Interpersonal Therapy Case Study of Susan � Interpersonal therapy is short-term therapy for depression and other problems that looks for solutions and strategies to deal with interpersonal problems rather than spending time on interpretation and analysis. In the initial stages of interpersonal therapy‚ therapeutic goals typically include diagnosis‚ completing the requisite inventories‚ identifying the client ’s major problem areas‚ and creating a treatment contract. PRESENTING PROBLEM This case
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Ethics has become part of the nurses’ life when it comes to decision making and taking actions in the face of adversity or opportunity. Husted and Husted (2008‚ p.9) states that the patients has lost their power to take actions on their medical conditions due to the lack of knowledge in the health care settings. Hence‚ the healthcare providers are there to impart their skills and knowledge to treat the patient with the best care. This assignment would discuss how the medical decisions for A B who
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with the patient. As a nurse‚ I must assess the patient’s age‚ cultures‚ level of understanding and readiness to learn. The age of my patient can make a difference. When dealing with a young mother‚ there is a lot of teaching to be done especially if she is a first-time mother. I want to be able to level my teaching with my patient’s age level‚ in a way that she can feel being respected and acknowledge accordingly. When it comes to being a mother‚ cultures have some effect on teaching a patient as well
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Patient Advocacy: How it affects the delivery of patient care Geneva Heath NR 451: Capstone Course Melanie Gawlik July 7‚ 2011 Introduction There tends to be a major direct affect that patient advocacy has on the delivery of health care. For a patient to be able to address their health care needs‚ their rights to health care‚ and making sure that they are being treated fairly are important issues and it only seems right for these patient ’s to have a voice other than their own in order
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English Patient Michael Ondaatje’s book The English Patient was published in 1992. At first this book would appear to be a mystery at first‚ but at heart it is a story of romance‚ growing up‚ and the war. This book takes place at an abandoned villa in Italy toward the end of World War II. Due to the authors writing style he flip flops between characters and settings though out the book making it confusing for some and intriguing for others. The story begins in a villa in Italy‚ with the nurse‚ Hana
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Patient advocacy requires nurses to support and protect their patients. Nurses often find themselves in ethically questionable situations that conflict with their personal and professional morals. Sometimes‚ speaking out for the patient requires them to demonstrate moral courage—for instance‚ in the face of conflicting loyalties‚ in highly charged conflict situations‚ or when the patient’s rights are being violated. This article provides an overview of moral courage‚ defines important terms‚ examines
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The Effects of Nurse Staffing on Patient Safety Evidence and Methodology • Our goal is clearly defined---- To assess whether nurse staffing effects patient safety in the form of inpatient hospital mortality and patient safety • Our studies are observational and taken from random samples adjusted for risk and hospital characteristics----Data was obtained from nurse surveys and risk-adjusted 30-day inpatient mortality and failure to rescue. Pt discharge data was obtained from the state agencies.
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Factors Influencing Retention of Registered Nurses in a Selected Private Hospital in Bacolod City A Thesis Presented to University of St. La Salle Graduate School In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Course Methods of Research Masters in Nursing By: Bayadog‚ April Anne Bescaser‚ Karen Rose Dominguez‚ Gezza Marie APPROVAL SHEET This research study entitled "Factors Affecting Retention of Registered Nurses in a Selected Private Hospital in Bacolod City”
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