Effective communication is necessary in all human relationships of every kind. This is especially true between a patient and a medical provider. The outcomes can range from poor to outstanding based on the effectiveness of the communication. Communication principles that are imperative to the obtaining the best outcomes for patients (Paget et al.‚ 2011)Click and drag to move. The principles are mutual respect‚ harmonized goals‚ supportive environment‚ appropriate environment‚ appropriate decision
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RESULTS A total of 227 patients presenting with type II DM and ≥ 5 years of duration of DM at medicine ward‚ Civil Hospital Karachi were enrolled in this study. Characteristics: The mean age of patients was 48.26±9.01years (Table 1) and percentage distribution of age of patients is shown (Table 2). Percentage distribution of gender in overall study population‚ males were 101 (44.5%) and females were 126 (55.5%) shown in (Table 3). The mean weight of patients was 457.29±7.56 kg‚ with 95% CI (56
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Patient-centered health care is the dominant model in health service delivery. Within this framework‚ patient satisfaction has emerged as an important indicator of the quality of patient care (Brown‚ Stewart‚ McCracken‚ et al‚ 1986). The significance of patient satisfaction is further emphasized by evidence that satisfied patients are more likely to adhere to treatment‚ benefit from their health care‚ and have a higher quality of life. Additionally‚ patient satisfaction data have been used for quality
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working of outdoor patient departments in a general hospital. There are several out-patient departments and hundreds of patients visit the hospital daily for treatment. The main objective is to minimize the average waiting time of the patients. The current performance is determined and newer ways are identified to improve the performance of the hospital. Various alternatives are found and evaluated by simulating each of them. The objective of minimizing waiting time of the patients is achieved by altering
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Joint Commission- National Patient Safety Goals Kathy Linkous University of West Florida Joint Commission- National Patient Safety Goals The Joint Commission focuses on certain goals each year. For patient safety and positive outcomes‚ hospitals are required to follow certain standards. National Patient Safety Goals were established in 2002 to help identify areas of concern with patient safety. This group is made up by a panel of experts including nurses‚ doctors‚ pharmacists and many other
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Patient Safety/Quality Care/Improvement Case Study 1. Overview of what are medical errors and possible consequences of such errors? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines medical errors as “the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim.” Medical errors do not all result in harm or injury. Medical errors that cause injury or harm are sometimes called preventable adverse events – that is the injury is thought to be due to a medical intervention
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Cultural Awareness: Nursing Care of Iraqi Patients” is an article explaining cultural differences that are broadly scattered affecting military nurses care for Iraqi patients. Shortly after this issue developed‚ a study was constructed in means to find barriers between Iraqi patients and their nurses. By utilizing topical examination strategies‚ the data was analyzed and results showed significant cultural variations in communication‚ diet‚ and reference to orientation and dependency. Furthermore
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Teaching Plan: Tracheostomy Care for Patients and Family upon Home Discharge Patients who undergo a tracheostomy and their family must demonstrate understanding and performance of the following objectives: 1. The anatomical changes related to the procedure. 2. Management of a tracheostomy. 3. The importance of humidification and suctioning in maintaining airway patency. 4. Awareness of possible problems/complications in tracheostomy management. A normal breathing pattern draws air
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Johnny Pericoloso is 37 years old‚ and I decided to interview him to see if he was ever denied his patients rights according to the Patient Bill of Rights. I asked him if he had a health care experience that was a positive example of one of the rights I read to him prior to the interview. He told me that he did; when his daughter was born they informed his wife of what was going on the entire time. After the birth they informed her that there was deformity. She asked what that would mean for the
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Patient safety culture plays an important role for the whole health care team. It has been an aspect for the quality of health care delivery. The complexnature of critical care increases the opportunity formedical errors (Stockwell &Slonim 2006). Patient safety culture is based on the health care team’s commitment to caring‚ their competencies‚ attitude throughout the care and how proficient they are on caring a patient. Upon ensuring the patient’s safety culture‚ it is also considered as prevention
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