Patient Safety Initiatives in the Hospital Setting Introduction Patient safety is described by the US Institute of Medicine as “the freedom from accidental injury due to medical care or from medical error” (Mansour‚ 2012). With that being said‚ patient safety has long been a major issue for hospitals. In the past many patients have been injured during hospital stays‚ some being injured severely with death being the result. With the growing trend of lawsuits‚ hospitals were becoming
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What is it and how can it help me? Pre-operative assessment (POA) and planning‚ carried out prior to treatment‚ ensures that the patient is fully informed about the procedure and the post operative recovery‚ is in optimum health and has made arrangements for admission‚ discharge and post operative care at home. POA and planning is an essential part of the planned care pathway which enhances the quality of care in a number of ways. * If a patient is fully informed‚ they will be less stressed
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Nightingale Community Hospital: Patient Tracer Summary Western Governors University Nightingale Community Hospital: Patient Tracer Summary Nightingale Community Hospital utilizes a tracer methodology adapted from The Joint Commission to review patient charts weekly. The tracer method provides a precise appraisal of programs and methods for delivery of care and services. A thorough review of current services will help identify possible deficiencies. Patient 453355 medical record
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Patient Interaction A full medical history and examination was taken from this patient suffering from recurrent acute exacerbations of COPD and heart failure. This 79 year old female has suffered with what she describes as a bad chest for over ten years frequently experiencing dyspnoea and chest infections. She recalls suffering many exacerbations and put this down to experiencing asthma attacks. The patient admitted she had smoked 10 cigarettes a day for 64 years- a 32 pack year history. She
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OPERATIVE REPORT PATIENT NAME: Bendra C. Seggerman PATIENT ID: 903321 DATE OF ADMISSION: 03/27/- - - - DATE OF PROCEDURE: 03/27/ - - - - SURGEON: Rosemary Bumbak ASSISTANT: Michael Gerarddo PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left tubal ectopic pregnancy POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: 1: ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy. 2. Hemoperitoneum 3. Pelvic adhesions ANESTHESIA: General antiracial by Dr. Avalon SURGICAL PROCEDURES: 1. exploratory laparotomy 2. Partial self-injectomy 3. Evacuation of hemoperitoneum
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Acute Care Patient Reports Fill in the following table with a general description of each type of patient report‚ who may have to sign or authenticate it‚ and the standard time frame that JCAHO or AOA requires for it to be completed or placed in the patient’s record. Four of the reports have been done for you. |Name of Report |Brief Description of Contents |Who Signs the Report |Filing Standard | |Face Sheet |Patient identification
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and financing‚ the social epidemiology of disease and death‚ and the individual experience of health‚ illness‚ and medical care. The discipline links the micro-level (self-awareness‚ individual action‚ and interpersonal communication)‚ meso-level (hospital‚ medical education)‚ and macro-level (the nation’s health status‚ the structure and political economy of the health care system‚ national health policy). This linkage ensures that individual entities are not studied in isolation from their surroundings
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Winterbourne View hospital report I am going to write a report about the Winterbourne View hospital abuse. I am going to gather information from the internet in order to write my report. Winterbourne View hospital was a hospital in South Gloucestershire for people with learning disabilities and autism. Winterbourne View hospital was owned by a company called Castlebeck. In 2011 it came to light serious abuse allegations after eleven ex staff members admitted offences against patients after a nurse had
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(2009) nd Audited Reports from 2011‚ 2010 and 2009‚ significant changes will be discussed‚ if any occurred‚ and address what Krungdhon Hospital plans are within the next year to five years regarding any changes. In closing this paper will address the reasons that our team agrees or disagrees with the CEO’s report presented to the Board. In addressing the ratio computations for 2009 and 2008‚ Unaudited and Audited reports‚ below‚ there were no significant changes between the two reports. From 2008 to
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Assessment of the Shouldice Hospital Thank you for the opportunity to consult on your Shouldice Hospital operational assessment. I understand that you have implemented a well developed focus strategy (market focus and internal focus) successfully and Shouldice achieves outstanding results by maximizing the difference between perceived quality and value to the patient on one hand and the cost of supplying services on the other. The nurses and doctors treat their patients with care and understanding
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