Slide 2: Communication is the key to a successful working relationship. In health care‚ a strong working relationship with all team members‚ including the patient‚ is important in assisting the patient to return to an optimal state of health. Communication is a two-way street between the sender‚ and the receiver. The sender will transmit the message‚ and the receiver will decipher the message ‚ ‚ and can respond back. Communication can occur face-to-face using verbal‚ and nonverbal cues. However
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A comparison and recommendation for Electronic Health Records implementation‚ based on EHR Package A and EHR Package B Berenice Chauncey January 03‚ 2013 Summary This medical software comparison was conducted in order to recommend an Emergency Department Electronic Health Records system that will increase
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violence‚ personally follow up on it‚ and be able to offer the proper counseling if needed (Elliot‚ 1997). An example would be that if there was a busy evening in the emergency room and an angry waiting family member approaches the desk threatening the triage nurse in a violent manner. The nurse should be trained on things to say to help reassure the patient his family member is very important and the staff is doing everything they can to make sure they get to her as soon as they can. Following the de-escalation
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An Analysis of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack On September 11‚ 2001‚ 19 Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four United States commercial airliners travelling from the east coast to California. The hijackers forcibly took control of four planes. Two planes were purposefully crashed into the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City. The third aircraft was flown into the Pentagon building in Washington DC. The fourth plane landed in a Pennsylvania field. All of the people on board the aircrafts were killed
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Keith Burrell October 16‚ 2012 STEM-110T/Tues. Advancement of Patient Self-Service Every year‚ our society sees new advancements in various technologies we use on a daily basis. Most people are familiar with next generation cellular phones‚ revolutionized laptops‚ and year model automobiles that come out. Those things are the most popular‚ but technological advancements go so beyond flashy items for fun and flaunt. Technology affects a big part of health and wellness. This can range
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Health inequities are preventable‚ socially produced disparities in the health of groups of people that are systematic in their unequal and unfair distribution across the population (1). This is unlike the similar and often inaccurately substituted word “inequality” which merely refers to the uneven distribution of health status or health resources. Equitable health care ensures equal access and utilisation of services for equal need. To achieve this it must be recognised that different populations
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Chapter 69: Nursing Management: Emergency‚ Terrorism‚ and Disaster Nursing Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. During the primary assessment of a victim of a motor vehicle collision‚ the nurse determines that the patient is breathing and has an unobstructed airway. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Palpate extremities for bilateral pulses. b. Observe the patient’s respiratory effort. c. Check the patient’s level of consciousness. d. Examine the patient for any external bleeding. ANS: B Even
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the ED to reduce the wait time of the priority patients and cut down on the amount of “Left Without Being Seen” incidents (when a patient checks into the ED‚ but later leaves without seeing a doctor‚ usually because of prolonged wait times). In a triage environment‚ a priority patient is an individual who requires a certain level of urgency when treating them. The
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Ethical and Legal Problems Faced by Nurse Practitioners HCA322: Health Care Ethics & Medical Law (BGE1226A) Instructor: Eugene Elliott Cara Gerlach 7/23/12 Ethical and Legal Problems Faced by Nurse Practitioners Every medical professional has or will face some ethical and legal issues in the Medical Field‚ the Nurse Practitioners (NP) are no different. Fant stated that in an ethical dilemma there are no right answers or solutions; however‚ in these dilemmas there are no wrong answers either
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abuse experience. Victims of sexual assault vary in reactions and life adjustments depending on maturity‚ life experiences‚ and support system‚ and especially the nature of the attack. My first encounter with Barbra Anne was when she was placed in triage with being three months pregnant along with having broken ribs and cops placed outside her hospital room. I believe that to this day she is still reliving the attack(s) in her mind and feels the need to protect herself mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally
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