At a level one trauma center multiple patients come in each day either unstable or unable to communicate what has happened to them. Doctors are forced to treat these patients and potentially save their lives based on what they can see in front of them. Since the doctors have limited information‚ they have to base the patient’s treatment off their physical exam‚ blood pressure‚ oxygen saturation‚ pulse‚ breath sounds and numerous other medical practices. But that still leaves them with limited information
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nurse assistants 3 The team was held responsible for the care of the patient. 4 The Head Nurse help the most powerful position on the unit and was responsible for scheduling‚ staff performance appraisals‚ and making rounds‚ but did not have budget responsibilities Negatives: 1 Nurses wanted more responsibility for patient care 2 The Head Nurse‚ (not the attending RNs)‚ spoke to the physicians about all patients’ medical conditions Positives: 1 A physician decided on a plan of
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Checkpoint Patient Self-Determination Act In 1990‚ The Patient Self-Determination Act began. This Act would require that healthcare facilities inform patients about their right in case of an emergency situation. Also the patient would be informed about their rights to get advanced healthcare accommodations‚ and any related information that pertains to the legal impact and state laws regarding all healthcare decisions. Many of the healthcare facilities that exist today in America would
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Group Paper Analysis: Group #3 The Effects of Culture in Patient-Provider Interaction and Means for Dealing With It Shawn Burke‚ Shin-Hyung Lee‚ Siamak Mahdavi‚ Thuan Nguyen‚ Brittany Oswald‚ Teasha Walters As a culturally diverse country discrepancies in health care have been documented and continue to serve as a threat to satisfactory patient care. Data has shown that minority groups suffer more greatly from cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ and cancer‚ amid other ailments. In 1998
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1. 1 PROJECT OVERVIEW The proposed software project was derived from the difficulties being faced by the patients while going for the check-up and tests to the hospital or medical centers despite of their medical conditions. To make their life easier‚ they can check their updated medical status and billing accounts through the internet. Departments will also update the status of each patient’s. 1.1 Purpose‚ Scope and Objectives 1.2.1 Purpose This project allows doctor
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TRANSITION OF CARE: EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY Describe the patients medical/clinical condition. This past December I observed the discharge of a patient from the Emergency Department that never should have taken place. The patient was a senior citizen who suffered a fall injury‚ and was diagnosed with bilateral humerus fractures. Her injuries did not require immediate surgical intervention and her pain was relatively well controlled. Therefore‚ the physician caring for her did not find it medically
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"Stroke patients’ informal caregivers patient‚ caregiver‚ and service factors that affect caregiver strain." Stroke 30.8 (1999): 1517-1523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.30.8.1517 2) Indicate the research questions of the article. - What is strain level of caregivers for stroke patients in the early phase after stroke? - What patient and caregiver factors are accountable for caregiver strain levels? 3) Which sampling methodology has been used in order to recruit participants. Stroke patients were
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Special Needs Patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. PTSD is a serious condition that can develop when a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened. Usually the body is able to recover to normal levels of hormones and chemicals the body releases due to the stress. But with a person with PTSD the body keeps releasing the stress hormones and
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Patient safety is to minimize and prevent the risk of harm ensuring effectiveness and exceptional quality in patient’s care. The importance of patient safety to professional nursing is to give the best possible care‚ preventing errors‚ having continuous education and appropriate training‚ receiving and giving adequate communication‚ and utilizing ways to prevent fall and injury of the patient in order to have a safe outcome. Prevent errors Reporting mistakes and near-misses are fundamental to preventing
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Patient S cannot hear well and requires whoever is speaking to him to face him so he can see the lips move and hear more clearly. The patient also wears bifocals and requires them for reading. Patient S also claims they help him ‘watch his feet while walking.’ The patient explained that the best way for him to learn is to perform activities and receive written information about medications‚ diet‚ and exercises that should be continued throughout his life. The patient also expressed interest about
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