Improving Patient Intake Efficiency Sherri Joiner HCR 220 March 16‚ 2013 Lydia Cavieux Improving Patient Intake Efficiency For people‚ who do not work inside the medical community‚ the steps it takes to complete the process for their intake at an appointment may not be given much thought. The intake process consists of many steps that utilize the use of the referring physician’s office‚ the receptionist‚ the insurance personnel‚ and the patient. As one can see‚ the process takes many different
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Pre-Diabetes Patient Registry Clinical Problem Pre-diabetes is a state in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal‚ but not within the range of being diagnosed with diabetes. The diagnosis of pre-diabetes has increased by 22 million Americans over the last two years totaling more than 79 million people in the United States (U.S.) over the age of 20 (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists [AACE]‚ 2011). Unfortunately‚ the diagnosis of pre-diabetes is often missed and
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My clinical nursing experience at Mercy Health Hospital of Philadelphia was very informative. After receiving the names of the patients that I would be assisting with care for‚ I would enter the patient’s room to introduce myself. I would then perform a basic 60-minute assessment prior to locating the assigned nurse to receive a report. I found the nursing staff to be very resourceful and eager to assist in my learning. In completing this assignment‚ I was able to reflect on all the information
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Clinical decision making can be defined as‚ the collection of relevant patient information and accurate assessment‚ which results in an action being taken in the delivery of nursing care to the patient (Clark 1996). This definition is identical to the nursing process as described by (ref ewles & simnett?) however‚ this has been disparaged by some for not being critical in its stages (assesment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation) leading to standardized care plans and the reduction in decision
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errors. Patient safety is the core value of the nursing profession‚ while nursing is being embraced in its caring attitude toward the patient‚ patient safety should be our number one priority. This article is very important to the nursing profession in part because it addresses one of the most significant issues of the profession‚ which is patient safety. According to the Nurse’s Practice environment article Flynn‚ Liang‚ Dickson‚ Xie‚ & Suh (2012) RNs are well positioned to serve as patient safety
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Use of multiple medications in the same patients (Polypharmacy) nowadays is a common practice all over the world to treat chronic disorders like diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension. These practices are acceptable to treat single and multiple disorders‚ which occur simultaneously. Polypharmacy sometimes unavoidable. Recently‚ the standard of healthcare in most chronic conditions achieved by given that multiple drug therapy. The comorbidities of diabetes usually contain hypertension‚ dyslipidemia
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information being kept private by the nurse caring for him (Burns‚ 2015). This implies that the nurse has a responsibility to maintain Sam’s confidentiality‚ because they have legal requirements to do so (Aldworth‚ 2009). This is supported by the nursing and midwifery council (2015) which states that within all care settings nurses should always make sure they are respecting their patient’s right to privacy. This implies that the nurse should keep personal information about Sam confidential and only
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Patient independence The level of Independence varies for different patient because everybody has got their different experiences at some point. Everyone will require care at some points during which one loses the independence due to inability to do things that one would otherwise be able to do. In 2006‚ the Government White Paper which was issued emphasises the importance of independence – It was called Our Health‚ Our Care‚ Our Say – it explains what they should expect from healthcare professionals
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New employees have a very difficult time figuring out the steps of processing a patient. Although‚ you take notes it seems to be confusing trying to figure out how to organize the steps in the proper order. Everyone does it differently; therefore‚ there is not a per-say right way to process a patient. First‚ the patient arrives at the office and signs in on our sign-in sheet. The registration staff scans in their insurance and driver’s license photo. Registration obtains and enters the patient’s
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Q 1: Diabetes is the worldwide fastest increasing chronic disease. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have very high levels of diabetes. According to Australian Indigenous health info net (2016)‚ ATSI Australians have three times more likely to have diabetes compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Specifically‚ the number affect from diabetes in ATSI females are twice than non-Indigenous females. Diabetes can cause several serious health issues such as cardiovascular disease and
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