The patient is a 40 year old female who presented to the ED acutely psychotic. The patient denies suicidal ideation‚ homicidal ideation‚ and symptoms of psychosis. Per-documentation the patient reports was stating very inappropriate statements to hospital staff. Patient reports no depression symptoms. During the time of the assessment the patient was found calm and 4X oriented. The patient presents with tangential thought process. The patient state‚ "Tennessee is a rain forest‚ New York is going
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION or EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATMENT RECORD Patient Name: Lydia Cruz Patient ID: DOB: Age: 40 Sex: F Hospital Number: 11723 Room No.: 425 Date of Admission/Date of Arrival: 05/26/2012 Admitting/Attending Physician: Tomas Burgos‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Questionable Herniated disk. Chief Complaint: Low back pain‚ right leg pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This 40-year-old black Latin female presents with complaints of low back and right
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According to the given scenario Mr. Jones is an 82 y/o patient who has been bought to the hospital by his daughter. He is suffering from respiratory distress and several medical conditions. While doctors evaluate Mr. Jones they found he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and that he has gangrene on his right foot. Prompt intervention was needed since Mr. Jones is a diabetic patient. Doctors agree that Mr. Jones must undergo to a below the knee amputation procedure to save his live. Mr. Jones
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Medical Error: What the Public Should Know “For all of its strengths‚ our health care system still is plagued by avoidable errors.” -President Bill Clinton The issue of medical error is recognized as a very serious U.S. healthcare concern in terms of avoidable patient death and injury‚ achieving efficacious treatment‚ and in controlling the costs. The prevention of medical errors may seem to be a relatively simple task and with recent awareness‚ some improvements have been accomplished.
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Medical Surgical Nursing 2 Date: November 6‚ 2012 Name: Judine Douglas ID#: 3111-0427 Respiratory System The primary function of the respiratory system is to supply the blood with oxygen in order for the blood to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body. The respiratory system does this through breathing. When we breathe‚ we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. This exchange of gases is the respiratory system’s means of getting oxygen to the blood. What makes up the Respiratory System
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Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility HCS/335 Ethics Case Study Instructor: David Moody Sara Godbey June 24‚ 2013 Medical laws have been put into place to protect not only the patient‚ but also the physicians‚ nurses‚ and medical office staff. The laws were put into place to ensure that these professionals follow the correct procedures and steps that only qualified persons follow. The definition of practicing medicine has also been clearly explained. Those professionals who do not
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does not meet the established or expected standards or care. There are many types or civil wrongs that can lead to legal actions. Include: malpractice‚ negligence‚ assault and battery‚ informed consent‚ invasion of privacy‚ false imprisonment‚ abuse‚ defamation. 5. What is the relationship between the terms “malpractice” and “negligence”? - malpractice is when the doctor doesn’t use the right skill or methods to cure a patient which leads in injury‚
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Ethics Case Study Jerry McCall is an office assistant for Dr. William’s. Jerry has received training as both a medical assistant and Licensed practical nurses (LPN). During the time the receptionist is out to lunch Jerry is covering for her. Jerry is faced with a common problem in the health care field today. Jerry has been asked to call in a refill for Valium to a pharmacy for a patient. This paper will address why Jerry is not qualified to refill any prescription medication. If Jerry is protected
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Ethics Case Study Lernik Davoudi HCS/335 12/04/2012 Holly Martinez De Andino Ethics Case Study A prescription is an order for medication which is dispensed to or for patient. A prescription for a patient may only be issued by a physician. The case study in chapter 4‚ is a case about a physician’s assistance named Jerry McCall ‚ who needs to order an antidepressant medication called Valium for a patient who is a friend of the doctors‚ However the major problem Jerry has is that the patient
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Robotics Within the Medical Field Healthcare has come a long way during the past 10 years in the sense that people can be helped more accurately and precisely. Robotics has stormed the medical scene and is now starting to be implemented in a vast amount cases and studies. While they are not common they are certainly being tested more now in the attempts to better serve every single patient. They have robotics that allow for the doctor to use a surrogate around the hospital‚ robots that
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