College Reading and Writing 110 August 11‚ 2010 The English Patient Michael Ondaatje’s book The English Patient was published in 1992. At first this book would appear to be a mystery at first‚ but at heart it is a story of romance‚ growing up‚ and the war. This book takes place at an abandoned villa in Italy toward the end of World War II. Due to the authors writing style he flip flops between characters and settings though out the book making it confusing for some and intriguing for others.
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The English Patient Commentary Page 136-137 This key passage is from Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient‚ found in the first few pages of chapter four. Before‚ this passage‚ Hana is sitting beside Almasy while he begins to describe his first expedition in the deserts in the 1930s. After‚ Almasy explained how he came to hate nations‚ but was attached to the desert as it could not be claimed or own. The passage between reinforces the idea that identity is not fixed‚ it changes over time as people
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Amber August 30‚ 2012 Comp 112 03 Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient In “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient” by Norman Cousins‚ the author discusses an illness he caught from a trip he took abroad‚ called malaise‚ a serious collagen disease of the connective tissue. This made it difficult for him to move his neck‚ and limbs. Norman discusses what type of treatment and tests they ran on him while in the hospital‚ commenting on how they sent four different departments
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then compare the information. Information sites like WebMD provide useful information. However‚ they must not be a replacement for advice from a medical professional. I firmly believe that consumers need to educate themselves‚ and I have often heard patients discussing with the doctor about what they have read on the web about their condition and possible treatment options. Having no prior knowledge of Microsoft HealthVault‚ I signed up for an account and created a basic profile. HealthVault might be
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Patient Safety: Induction Every healthcare workers main focus is to make sure that their patient is safe. But according to the Ulrich and Kear‚ “one million people were injured and 98‚000 died from medical related errors” (2014). In a health care setting‚ a medical error can be something as simple as a nurse forgetting to put the side rail of the bed up after giving care‚ resulting to the patient falling and getting injured. To a more complex matter as a nurse gives the patient a wrong medication
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Understanding the Patient Intake Process An essential part of the healthcare business is good patient /provider communication. To improve the patient/care-provider communication and the quality of healthcare services a facility could use the technology of the internet. Businesses in insurmountable numbers are using internet to improve their services. In fact the only major industry resisting the use of the worldwide web as we use it in other sectors of the economy today is the healthcare industry
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Understanding the Patient Intake Process HCR/220 Understanding the Patient Intake Process When looking at the intake process of patients‚ into a medical facility‚ it is an obvious realization that we have made progress in making the patients experience proficient and pleasant. However there is always room for improvement in any type of facility. How many times have you been to the doctor and waited long than 20 minutes? Have you ever been rescheduled because you were 20 minutes late
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Communication Issues and the Effects on Patient Safety There are several factors that are important to health care safety‚ one of the most critical factors being good communication. When someone thinks about the requirements needed to be a nurse‚ he or she may think of the need for scientific knowledge. However‚ to be a nurse one has to have more than just scientific knowledge. Nurses need to possess other skills‚ one of those being the ability to communicate effectively. Communication is like
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Remembering that patients are human is very important when working in the healthcare field. Patients are not products or a diagnosis‚ they are humans and should be treated accordingly. Getting to know a patient is important to ensure the best treatment possible. Receiving additional information from patients allow medical personnel to advocate for the patient’s best interest. Patient advocacy is important to make sure all patients are treated with respect and dignity. Patients should have a voice
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What is patient safety? Patient safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care (WHO 2004). These could include “errors”‚ “deviations “and “accidents “. Achieving patient safety involves the interaction of all the system components; never residing only in person‚ device‚ or department. It is the core of health care quality. According to the Joint Commission Patient Safety (2004 through 2011). Miscommunication was listed as one of the top contributing cause
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