PATIENT AS CONSUMER INTRODUCTION: It is the duty of the government to provide the fundamental right to life and personal liberty guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution1. Therefore‚ it is the duty of the state to provide to all citizens adequate and proper medical services. The consumer protection Act 1986 was enacted ‘to provide for better protection of the interests of the consumers’– the consumers of goods and services as defined under the Act. The Consumer protection tries to help consumer
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professions‚ it is imperative to keep up to date with current health care‚ expanding research‚ and ways in which patient care and treatment outcomes can be improved. This is especially important in the nursing field‚ in which the main focus is holistic and patient-centered care. There are constant research studies being conducted which introduce new ways to treat and approach patients. Three articles that talk about prevalent healthcare issues in modern society are: The Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular
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TASK 3: Responding to a Pharmaceutical query: REFERENCE SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR ENQUIRIES: Patient Information Leaflets: This leaflet is written by the manufacturing pharmaceutical companies and it important that all licensed products have leaflets available. This leaflet contains information about the product including information regarding side effects‚ medical conditions‚ allergies and interactions‚ doses and other information about the product. BNF and BNF for Children - British National
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for Patients Arrival | Office Duties | | India HornsbyHS 120‚ Section 01Unit 5 Project 2Kaplan University | 4/3/2012 | | There are a number of duties that should be completed before the patients arrive to the office. Preparing ahead of time will help with the flow of the day. If employees get everything completely prepared for that day more than likely the day will be less stressful and the office will run smoothly. Employees should always arrive earlier than the patients to get
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Interview on Patient Assistance with Prescription Drugs This assignment is about interviewing a social worker regarding patient assistance program (PAP) with prescription drugs and how she provides assistance to patients in order to get the help they need. This was a face-to-face interview with social worker Theresia at the workplace. She is a qualified professional social worker and appropriate for this assignment. The interview began with the following question: As a social worker what is your
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Summary of the Practice Issue Poorly managed COPD increases the patients’ risk of a faster progression of the disease and decreased activity tolerance to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ such as walking‚ preparing meals‚ performing self-care‚ and obtaining medications from the pharmacy when needed (American Lung Association‚ 2016). Further‚ lack or patient knowledge concerning avoidance of environmental risk factors‚ proper medication administration‚ and the importance of joining a smoking
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This essentials discusses both the importance of patient safety and quality improvement in regards to advanced practicing nursing. Patient safety is defined by the Institute of Medicine as “the prevention of harm to patients” ("Patient safety and quality‚" 2008‚ p. 2) In the health care world patient safety and the quality of patient care is extremely important. The master’s level education for nursing program will teach the advanced practicing nurse the tools needed to deal with an unsafe situation
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quality care to the patients and their families. They put the patient’s needs‚ desires‚ and safety first‚ working to protect their rights. That is known as patient advocates; a person who argues for or supports a cause or policy. Many nurses spend more than a twelve-hour shift with their patients‚ and understand what they want and need in order to be comfortable and recover. For that reason‚ nurses would not allow harm to come to them (Huber‚ 2015). My first experience with patient advocacy began
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to always update your information to know how to diagnose or treat the patient. In the previous blocks‚ we studied a very useful scientific information whether about immunity or physiology or even the basic information‚ which improved my knowledge a lot. In addition‚ patient-physician communication is an integral part of clinical practice. When done well‚ such communication produces a therapeutic effect for the patient. For that‚ In block 1.4‚ we studied “health psychology“ and “communication
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HIPAA’s Impact on Patients Rights Now‚ more than ever is the time to care about the privacy of our medical information. Intimate details that are shared between Doctors and patients are either stored in file cabinets or data files. The risk of a patient privacy rights being mishandled are high. This is when HIPAA‚ which stands for “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” comes in to effect. HIPAA was passed by Congress in 1996 and was used to set a national standard for electronic
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