and purpose of the patients’ bill of rights is determined to endorse the interests and well-being of the patients of health care facilities (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.1 Information about Rights Patients shall be informed of their legal rights for their protection during their stay at the facility (Anon‚ s.a.:1). Sensible rooms will be made for those with communication impairments and those who speak another language other than English (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.2 Courteous Treatment Patients have a right to fairly
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The catholic patient is 87 years old. The patient is diagnosed with dementia‚ muscle weakness‚ cardiac dysrhythmia‚ anxiety‚ and lack of coordination. She is ordinated and alert but sometimes has episodes of confusion. The patient can ambulate but uses a walker for assistance. Patient experiences pain from past back accident and because of muscle weakness‚ occasionally. Patient’s plan of care includes maintaining health and daily activities. Due to her being incontinent‚ she developed a stage one
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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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demands of the field. Nurses have a lot of ethical and legal responsibilities in their professional role. This includes‚ but not limited to the duty to maintain patients’ privacy and confidentiality (McGowan 2012). The issue of patient confidentiality and electronic security problems among health care professionals normally evolve
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Medical Paternalism or Patient Autonomy Elizabeth Russell D’ Youville College PHI: 312 Bioethics Julie Kirsch October 29‚ 2014 A common and controversial issue facing many medical professionals is medical paternalism versus patient autonomy. At the heart of every practitioner/patient relationship is trust‚ and the duty to uphold the patient’s best interest both ethically and privately. These foundations seem basic on the surface‚ but underneath lies a much more complex issue. Medical paternalism
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Working with Terminally Ill Patients When we pass on‚ into the later life we often think that our dying wishes would be our last words. However‚ that is not always true. While reading an article titled “Psychopharmacological Agents for the Terminally Ill and Bereaved.” Written by Goldberg‚ Ivan K.; Malitz‚ Sidney; Kutscher‚ Austin H. The above-mentioned article states that the last wishes that a human being cares for are not always followed. While reading this article‚ the theory used‚ is
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The management of dysphagia in stroke patients whether in long term or acute care is an important care delivery that nurses must pay close attention to. Nurses must take the time to assess stroke patients for dysphagia in order to prevent or reduce the risk of nutritional and hydration deficiency. Stroke occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (ischemia) the brain or hemorrhaging around the brain resulting in death of brain cells (Lewis‚ 2010). When a person suffers a stroke‚ parts of the body
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Patient Safety plays a major component in providing a safe and accurate care. And (JCAHO) Joint Commission and Accreditation on Healthcare Organization plays a significant role on quality‚ safety and improvements. The accuracy and safety of the patient is at the top priority of any organization and nursing personnel. When patients walk into a health care facility‚ the patient must be identifying by a certain criteria. Most hospital has what they called patient identifier. It is most often an account
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6. PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS Patient bill of rights all over the world give patient a consideration of receiving care that respect personal beliefs‚ cultural and spiritual values of the patient. Opportunity to have access to information in such a way that the patient can understand and to have answers to all questions concerning the diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment with options available. The issue of confidentiality and privacy encourages the patient in every part of the world to be honest in
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