EMERGENCY SERVICE ADMISSION REPORT Patient Name Brenda C. Brenda C. Seggerman Patient ID: 903321 Date of Admission: 03/27/---- Emergency Room Physician Alex McClure MD Admitting Diagnosis Ectopic pregnancy CHIEF COMPLAINT: The patient presents to the emergency room this morning complaining of lower abdominal pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient states that she has been having vaginal bleeding‚ more like spotting‚ over the past month. She denies the chance of pregnancy‚ although
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Amber August 30‚ 2012 Comp 112 03 Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient In “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient” by Norman Cousins‚ the author discusses an illness he caught from a trip he took abroad‚ called malaise‚ a serious collagen disease of the connective tissue. This made it difficult for him to move his neck‚ and limbs. Norman discusses what type of treatment and tests they ran on him while in the hospital‚ commenting on how they sent four different departments
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Patient teaching is an important factor when it comes to nursing. The patient must be aware of the things occurring so that they can provide self-care and make medical decisions. Each and every individual should be educated on heart attacks; it’s one of the most important areas in nursing. Many people are not aware of how dangerous this could be. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States (it’s responsible for 1 of every 2.9 deaths). Research from 2009 estimated 610
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UNDERSTANDING THE PATIENT INTAKE PROCESS Judy Lintner HCR 220 Shatondra Surulere There are many ways to improve patient intake procedures. One of the ways has been recently in the news. It was created with Salesforce.com’s Force.com enterprise application development platform. It is run on staff members AppleIphones. This replaces a manual process. It has cut the admission process from 18 hours to sometimes less than 1 hour. Having this done on the AppleIphone keeps the protection on
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use this situation for my reflection the patient will be referred to as “James”. This is in order that his real name is protected and that confidentially maintained in line with the An Bord Altranais Code of Professional Conduct (2000). James‚ a seventeen year old boy was admitted with a fractured wrist who suffers with schizophrenia. Jame’s condition caused him to have delusions and hallucinations which made him act inappropriately towards other patients and staff. He found it hard to relax and
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because culture drives so much of what occurs in terms of adverse events." The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently published its annual Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report. The report compiles data from hospitals utilizing its Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture‚ originally released in 2004. Stratis Health‚ a nonprofit organization that works with hospitals on national and local levels to improve quality‚ helped implement this
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then compare the information. Information sites like WebMD provide useful information. However‚ they must not be a replacement for advice from a medical professional. I firmly believe that consumers need to educate themselves‚ and I have often heard patients discussing with the doctor about what they have read on the web about their condition and possible treatment options. Having no prior knowledge of Microsoft HealthVault‚ I signed up for an account and created a basic profile. HealthVault might be
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Name Last Name 1 Professor’s Name ENC 1101 February 16‚ 2013 Mental Illness in the Elderly Patients Perceiving both a healthy emotional and well-being mental state are as essential in older age as at any other time of life. As one ages 60 or over‚ one tends to have got the likelihood of having dementia or mental impairment because of underlying disorders and diseases or due to the influence of drugs and alcohol; although it’s not a part of aging. Dementia is not a single disease in itself
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In this modern time‚ the demand for care placement for elderly particularly with dementia patient is increasing thus‚ provision of proper nutrition is very vital. The rate of malnutrition for older people in care homes and hospitals are increasing especially those with dementia simply because the sufferers are not eating enough and this may cause difficulties for the carers. This article discuss some contributing factors that can seriously affect unplanned weight loss‚ how to overcome these problems
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make decisions based on desires that are directed by his own self. Patient autonomy is a simple concept to follow‚ but it is becoming more challenging to practice‚ as expectations from the patient and role of the physician is changing‚ physicians are practicing what is the best course of action in a certain case and ruling out the
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