and purpose of the patients’ bill of rights is determined to endorse the interests and well-being of the patients of health care facilities (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.1 Information about Rights Patients shall be informed of their legal rights for their protection during their stay at the facility (Anon‚ s.a.:1). Sensible rooms will be made for those with communication impairments and those who speak another language other than English (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.2 Courteous Treatment Patients have a right to fairly
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The catholic patient is 87 years old. The patient is diagnosed with dementia‚ muscle weakness‚ cardiac dysrhythmia‚ anxiety‚ and lack of coordination. She is ordinated and alert but sometimes has episodes of confusion. The patient can ambulate but uses a walker for assistance. Patient experiences pain from past back accident and because of muscle weakness‚ occasionally. Patient’s plan of care includes maintaining health and daily activities. Due to her being incontinent‚ she developed a stage one
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decisions for their patients. This paternalistic view has gradually been supplanted by one promoting patient autonomy‚ whereby patients and doctors share the decision-making responsibility. Consequently doctor-patient relationships are very different now than they were just a few decades ago. However‚ conflicts still abound as the medical community and those it serves struggle to define their respective roles. Consent Consent‚ particularly informed consent‚ is the cornerstone of patients’ rights. Consent
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demands of the field. Nurses have a lot of ethical and legal responsibilities in their professional role. This includes‚ but not limited to the duty to maintain patients’ privacy and confidentiality (McGowan 2012). The issue of patient confidentiality and electronic security problems among health care professionals normally evolve
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experience at the same time. However‚ once I was administering medication and documenting that‚ I was back to the patient. Moreover‚ I did take the rest of the vital signs for my assigned resident. In additionally‚ giving morning care and then escort the resident to the dining room for breakfast. A new experience that we were able to experience as a group was caring for a palliative patient. As a group‚ we gave a complete bed bath to a palliative
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a fair share of challenges should be faced by a renowned health facility‚ patients‚ and their family members. Medical practitioners are supposed to observe high level of professionalism when discharging their services. Despite the high expectations‚ medical practitioners are also human beings prone to making mistakes. Subsequently‚ as a nurse‚ I try to avoid a number of factors that may affect the safety of both the patients and their families. When taking care for Josie‚ I exercised vigilance and
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Existence Walt Whitman wrote "Facing West From California’s Shores" and "A Noiseless Patient Spider‚" both of which are about looking for the meaning of life‚ and the existence of people. Whitman uses travel and a little isolated spider to explain his search for meaning‚ which he cannot find. Whitman explains that man has to find significance and meaning to the existence of the human race. In his poem "A Noiseless Patient Spider‚" the spider makes a web and each piece he strings out needs to be connected
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Patient Confidentiality The confidentiality of a patient’s medical records has been an ongoing dilemma for healthcare professionals. To put it another way‚ there is a difficulty in discerning the boundaries of one’s duty and his/ her concern with the patients. Be that as it may‚ health care staff should maintain professionalism towards their work through respecting the privacy of the patients. As a matter of fact‚ this promotes the establishment of mutual trust between the health care staff and
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principles‚ varied learning styles (for both the nurse and her patients)‚ and teaching methodologies impact the quality of such education? How does understanding a patient’s view of health promotion and disease prevention guide you in teaching them? Provide an example. Nurses working in a hospital setting are confronted daily with the diversity of their patients. Being mindful of the culture‚ level of education and learning style that patients present with is challenging. To deliver adequate health
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helping sick people. I regard my experience of helping dying patients to survive as the most precious‚ meaningful and sweetest moments of my life. I remember‚ I admitted a 60-year-old lady‚ who came with diarrhea and severe dehydration. She was unconscious‚ weak‚ and lethargic that two of her family members had to carry her to the emergency room.
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