Case Presentation William is a single‚ seventy- year-old Caucasian male‚ who resides in a nursing home. He has no children and his only close living family member is his sister. William was admitted to the nursing home three months ago‚ after having suffered a stroke and subsequent left side weakness in his leg and arm. Currently‚ William is undergoing physical therapy at the nursing home to improve his left side mobility. William was referred to the Nursing Facility Transition program
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Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper HCS/482 » Health Care Informatics November 25‚ 2014 Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Healthcare informatics is an idiom that refers to the use of information technology in the healthcare field. Several software applications are used in healthcare informatics mostly used are computers. The wide-ranging uses of healthcare informatics include but are not limited to electronic
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Introduction Patient Identity Management‚ privacy‚ and language access policies are responsible for accurate identification of patients‚ proper administration of medicines‚ and aid in the scientific analysis of patient information (Hosek & Straus‚ 2013). In recent past‚ healthcare providers have neglected these policies causing a myriad of issues and fraud in the healthcare sector. The scenario below analyses the possible outcomes as a result of negligence‚ errors arising due to the PMI infrastructure
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Hypertension High blood pressure is also known as hypertension is on the rise among all age groups due to poor dietary habit‚ aging‚ and sedentary/behavioral lifestyle. However‚ health care providers‚ patients‚ dieticians‚ and parents can jointly work together to eliminate this silent killer. The seventh Joint National Committee defines hypertension as a sustained systolic blood pressure above 140 mm Hg or higher or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg or above in three separate occasions. However‚ one
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Sundus Siddiqui HSC 3211: Case study #3 11/18/12 1) In light of the new results‚ discuss the increased importance for Patient X to start a diet‚ quit smoking and increase physical activity in line with his doctor’s recommendations. It is very important for Patient X to start a diet‚ quit smoking‚ and increase physical activity. This patient has a history of hypertension‚ for which he is already on medication. To reduce blood pressure‚ it is essential to follow a diet that is low on salt intake
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Today marked my seventh clinical day on the floor at UH Ahuja. My patient assigned to me was a female admitted for hematemesis‚ which means the presence of blood in vomit. I learned that her hematemesis was caused by a GI bleed secondary to a gastric ulcer. The vomit was described as coffee ground texture and color. I looked into it and discovered that it could be an indicator of an upper GI bleed. I talked to Stephanie about this‚ and she confirmed this. She also asked me which labs to watch out
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literature for this week focused on a case study approach. Scholars generally define case study approach as an intensive study of a single case in order to develop explanations generalizable to a larger group of cases (Gerring 2004). This particular approach provides numerous opportunities to scholars. First of all‚ process tracing allows to achieve conceptual validity in research. While most quantitative research methods perform conceptual stretching‚ in case study research scholars have an opportunity
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Improvement in Patient Satisfaction with Discharges Resulting from Clinical Nurse Involvement in Evaluation of the Professional Practice Model Background/Problem: Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Hillcrest (BSWMC-H) utilizes the professional practice model (PPM) to evaluate the quality of care provided to ensure existing processes maintain safe passage for patients‚ through the continuum of care. Frequently‚ clinical nurses evaluate the PPM during daily huddles on the units. This evaluation helps
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Principle Eight: Due Process In simplest terms‚ when a school terminates an employee‚ he or she should know the charges against them. In reality‚ the laws and guidelines surrounding the termination process is more complex. The process involves documentation‚ timelines‚ and hearings. Additionally‚ not all employees even qualify for due process. Idaho statute calls for three categories of certified teachers. • Category I employees are certified employees with one year contracts. No further notification
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Patient Scheduling System Final Project Table of Contents Preliminary Investigation………………………… 3-5 WBS……………………………5-6 Gantt/Pert Charts……………………6-7 Patient Questionnaire………………………7-9 DFD Diagram………………………10 Use Case Diagram……………………11 FDD Diagram……………………12 System Requirements……………………12-13 Electronic Patient Scheduling Software……………………13-14 Sample Input/Output Prototypes……………………14-17 Application Development Plan‚ System Changeover Plan‚ User Training Plan & Maintenance/Support Plan………………………18-20
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