Surgical patients as a vulnerable populationHealth Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Population / Nur 440October 20‚ 2014Deanna Radford Surgical patients as a vulnerable population I have worked in the surgical field for about eight years. I like to relate what we are learning in the classroom to real life. I read an interesting article about the surgical patient and how they classify as a vulnerable population. A population I am comfortable working with. A population I encounter every shift
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System‚ Medical Records Department‚ Computerization‚ Out-Patients I. Introduction Over the last few decades‚ medical sciences have made great strides leading to radical improvements in the modes of investigations‚ therapeutic activities and surgical procedures. This has enhanced the imperative need to have authentic and accurate medical records. Every department and subsystems in an institution can be viewed basically as an information-processing agency. The Medical Records Department (MRD)
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“All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times‚ how to escape.” - AC Benson The concept of escape is central to the development of the theme in my work‚ We escape the mundane reality and boring routine of our daily lives through our dreams and ambitions. We dream to be different. We dream to be truly alive‚ in such a way that we can look back at our lives on day and think that we have truly reached our full potential
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research is an example of a controversial study. Selye aimed to determine the consequences on the physical body when we are put under stress in our everyday lives. After exposing rats to various noxious agents including extremely cold environments‚ surgical injury‚ cutting their spinal cords‚ excessive muscular exercise‚ and intoxications with sub lethal doses of diverse drugs such as morphine‚ Selye found that in the first 6-48 hours all rats had physical issues such as ulcers. He then found that if
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There are sixteen personality types and the basic ones revolve around four temperaments NT – Intuitive-Thinking -Visionaries‚ NF – Intuitive-Feeling - Catalysts‚ SJ – Sensing-judging– Trouble-shouters/Negotiators‚ SF- Sensing-Feeling - Traditionalists/Stabilizers. My type is: NF – Intuitive-Feeling - Catalysts NF – INTUITIVE-FEELING - CATALYSTS The Keirsey’s Temperament Sorter assessment was an eye opener for me. That revealed more about myself‚ and helped me realize how to adjust‚ understand and
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were benchmark standards established? In 1993‚ the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) conducted the National VA Surgical Risk Study (NVASRS)‚ with the aim of developing and validating risk-adjustment models for the prediction of surgical outcome and the comparative assessment of the quality of surgical care among multiple facilities. On the basis of data from 87‚078 major surgical procedures‚ risk-adjustment models for 30-day mortality and morbidity rates were developed for all non-cardiac surgery
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The non-surgical sectors of the industry are blighted by a lack of regulation. Attempts to tighten regulation within the nonsurgical sector could alienate potential consumers by bringing the dangerous side of the industry into the spotlight. People are already put off by the idea that surgery could go wrong and instead the industry needs to set targets to reduce complications and infections arising after cosmetic surgery. The UK market for cosmetic surgery is estimated to have grown by £617
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name=25346 . Main Segments Included: • Japanese Market For Video‚ Hightech And Operating Room Equipment • Integrated Operating Room Market • Endoscopic HD Surgical Camera System Market • Digital Image Capture And Recording Device Market • Surgical Display Market • Surgical Light Source Market • Surgical Lighting Market • Surgical Boom Market • Surgery Table Market Reasons To Buy: This report analyzes and evaluates the current state of the market including existing and potential markets
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Costlow Annapolis Hospital POHA / PACU September 30‚ 2012 Chlorhexidine Gluconate Preoperative Shower “Each year‚ more than 18 million surgical procedures are preformed in US hospitals. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 2.7% of these are complicated by surgical-site infections (SSIs)‚ accounting for at least 486‚000 nonsocomial infections each year” (Kirkland et al‚ 1999‚ p. 725). According to Scott each infection burdons the health
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Abortion: Is it the easy way out? English 101-06 December 5‚ 2011 Abstract The early termination of a pregnancy has been around for the past two centuries. While many people argue that everyone is entitled to their own choice‚ the recognition of prevention and alternative options are ignored. Abortions can be unsafe and harmful to the mother and are taking the life of an innocent child away. Legal abortions can be performed up until the sixteenth week of a pregnancy‚ and after that most doctors
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