staff to enter the information thereby a staff activity is essential for success. Another example would be the patients visit to a primary care physician. The line activity is the process of moving the patient through the clinic from registration‚ triage‚ exam‚ discharge. However‚ if the line omits the exam activity‚ the line
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Computer Technology’s Effect on the Practice of Nursing Susanne Swisher Facilitator: Jeannie Short NUR 224: Nursing Informatics September 23‚ 2007 Plagiarism Statement I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the University Bulletin and this module as it relates to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism have
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different to every day practice makes reflection more difficult12. One of the most difficult ethical situations in the heat of battle can be in setting treatment priorities and triage for casualties. The combat nurses tasked with making difficult choices about scarce resources are at risk of developing moral injury‚ as most triage decisions are literal life and death decisions. Nonetheless‚ the overarching goal of providing the greatest good to the greatest number must guide these difficult
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including futility of care‚ allocation of limited resources‚ profession misconduct‚ and economic triage. Futility of care is knowing how to manage a patient who will not survive. Allocation of limited resources is rationing medical resources such as for a mass casualty incident. Profession misconduct is breaking rules by omission or commission such as Mass EMS scandals regarding recertification. Economic triage is making patient decisions based on economic rather than the patient’s best interest. An
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Clinical Experience Assignment # 2 An issue that I encountered during one of my clinical rotations at Bakersfield Heart Hospital was a leadership and patient advocacy issue. On the last day of my clinical‚ my preceptor and I were assigned to triage. We saw one patient who came in with shortness of breath and high blood pressure‚ and another one who came in with headache. So‚ after doing the initial assessment‚ both of those patients were given rooms. Later‚ the physician went in their rooms
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Student Name : Kai Barnes 09/15/2016 1. Describe the layout of the ED.(ex. Different rooms and their functions‚ where and what kind of specialized equipment is available‚ special features.) In the beginning of the day I got the tour of the whole emergency department by my preceptor. ED have their own lab‚ a large waiting area for the patients and their families.There was a specially large room for very acute patients with all the necessary equipment in the room. Crash cart was located
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which ones to see/call back first.) When given the choice between a patient with COPD who is short of breath‚ a terminally ill pt who refuses to eat or drink‚ or a pt with congestive heart failure who has gained 3 lbs‚ choose the last one. Asthma triage Battering-communication If the question pertains to a nurse suspecting a female patient has been abused and the woman has her child in the room with her‚ the nurse should ask the child
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think that a soldier’s condition warrants referral or specialist care they are then book onto doctor’s slots for further consultations during the day. The system has changed now no more sick parades but instead soldiers phone in and are triage over the phone by triage nurses who will allocate patients slots as appropriate to the level of care needed. This was necessary because commanding officers couldn’t understand why soldiers wait for so long before they are seen for a consult and by the time they
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incident reports being filled out for patient injuries‚ falls and infections by 10% within the next 3 months. I chose this SMART goal because this is an area in which we have been falling behind and this is an lack in compliance. Case Managers and Triage Nurses are responsible for making sure these are completed and returned to our managers in a timely manner. Goal 1: Leadership Development The complete Hospice Team; Social worker‚ CNA‚ Pastoral Care‚ Bereavement Services‚ RN/ Case Manager and Volunteers
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physiological mechanism of hypothermia to mitigate neurological injury‚ the trials that have been performed for each of these indications‚ the strength of the evidence to support treatment with mild/moderate hypothermia. Evidence is strongest for prehospital cardiac arrest and neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. For traumatic brain injury‚ a recent meta-analysis suggests that cooling may increase the likelihood of a good outcome‚ but does not change mortality rates. For many of the other indications
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