Measuring and Assessing Patient Safety Neribel Claudio HCA 375 John Gomillion July 25‚ 2010 Measuring and Assessing Patient Safety Patient safety is such an essential part of our health care system and it helps describe quality health care. Keeping the patients safe is a challenging issue because errors and mistakes can and do happen every day. Error occurs “when a process does not proceed the way that it was intended by its designers and managers” (McLaughlin & Kaluzny 2006)
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Diabetes Beta- carotene is an organic compound categorized as a terpenoid (Gutiérrez‚ & Gonzalez‚ 2010). Naturally‚ it is a predecessor of vitamin A‚ and found in several yellow fruits and vegetables. These organic nutrients play a vital role in aiding vision‚ skin growth‚ and bone development. In addition to these crucial roles‚ Beta-carotene may be of significant help in regulating the blood sugar in diabetic persons (Gutiérrez‚ & Gonzalez‚ 2010). Human bodies regulate blood sugar levels with
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1 TYPE 2 DIABETES Andrea Jimenez Sullivan University Pathophysiology with Pharmacology I-07 November 15‚ 2013 Type 2 Diabetes 2 Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder resulting from the body ’s inability to properly use insulin. This is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance means the body does not respond when insulin is present. This is the most
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if Turkish people enjoy the benefits of the Disease Management Program‚ DMP. Specifically‚ the article talks about people that have the diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2)‚ (Makowski‚ Anna Christin and Christopher Kofahl 2014). To have a clear idea and comparison‚ the data have been compared to another study that concentrated on studying the non-immigrant with diabetes part of the DMP (Makowski‚ Anna Christin and Christopher Kofahl 2014). In Germany they introduced the DMP to try improve the health care
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Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus “Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion‚ insulin action‚ or both. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage‚ dysfunction‚ and failure of different organs‚ especially the eyes‚ kidneys‚ nerves‚ heart‚ and blood vessels.” (Association‚ National Center for Biotechnology Information ‚ 2009‚ p. 1) “The cause of type 1 and
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CLC: Health Promotion Presentation Juvenile Diabetes (Type I) Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 • Definition: Type 1 diabetes aka Juvenile Diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes‚ is usually diagnosed in children or young adults. It is a chronic condition where the pancreas produces little or no insulin‚ which is a hormone the body needs to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy (Type 1 diabetes‚ 2015). The state of starvation in the midst of plenty • Pathophysiology: occurs when there is
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Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus Global Scenario Diabetes and other chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are significant public health challenges in the 21st century. It is estimated that 3.8 million deaths were attributable to diabetes in 2007‚ equivalent to 6% of all deaths globally. India‚ which has the largest population of diabetes patients of any country‚ diabetes accounts for 9.7% of these deaths. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly rising all over the globe at an alarming rate
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which the individual has high blood glucose levels as a result of the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin‚ or as a result of the cells in the body not responding to the insulin produced. The aim of this documentation is to outline the normal regulation of blood glucose levels in the body which includes the role of the hormone producing alpha cells and beta cells in regulating these levels‚ and the effect that the pathophysiology of diabetes
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Abstract Diabetes is prevalent among the elderly Latino community. The process of accepting and acknowledging the seriousness of having this condition can have a mental effect on the elder. There are factors that need to be taken into account that will change for the typical Latino elder living in the central valley. Since much of the Latino community in the central valley works in agriculture‚ income is low and adherence to medication becomes difficult. Economic factors directly affect their health
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Running Head: DIABETES CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN Diabetes Case Management Plan: A Study on a Hospital-Based Program Diabetes Case Management Plan: A Study on a Hospital-Based Program Case management is a program‚ which has set guidelines for a patient’s specific care in a disease process. Case management’s goals are to provide high-risk patients with a continuum of care‚ improving the quality of life‚ and lowering costs for the patients for their specific disease. To reach these
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