Evidence Based Practice: Patient-centered Care 1 Evidence Based Practice: Patient-centered Care Evidence Based Practice: Patient-centered Care 2 Patient-centered Care In the definition of patient-centered care it states that we should recognize the patient as the source of control in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences‚ values‚ and needs(NAP‚ 2003). In this quantitative teaching strategy by Pamela Ironside‚ PhD‚ RN‚ FAAN
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Impact the Nurse-patient ratio has on workloads Betty Jo Ayers Fayetteville State University Dr. D. Jefferys Nursing 300- Group 1 Project Introduction: The nurse-patient ratio has been a debatable problem for many years. It has been found that it is key in ensuring patient safety‚ protecting the nurses and ensuring overall quality of health care service. Background Information: There are four main reasons nurses are experiencing higher workloads
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Patient Profile: Jada is a 9-year old Pitbull-mix. She is a spayed female. History: Jada has bright red splotches on her abdomen and surrounding her vulva. The area is inflamed and tender to the touch. She licks frequently. Physical Examination: Heart rate= 102 bpm (normal range= 60-140 bpm). Temperature= 101.8°F (normal range= 100-102.5°F). Weight= 35.1lb (normal range= 30-60) Diagnosis: The doctor used a scalpel to scrap off crust on Jada’s lower abdomen. A slide was prepared with a blue-violet
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Patient Advocacy Analysis Chenfang Li‚ Nan Zhou‚ and Yin Lin Florida International University Introduction A patient advocate may be present for healthcare appointments and alert the healthcare provider about patient compliance issues. He or she may separately assist the healthcare provider and support staff with potential issues and communication challenges. The patient advocate is
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The patient interviewed is a 72 year old Caucasian male. He was in the grocery business for 40 plus years and served in the Vietnam War in 1967-1968.The patient has suffered from back pain for many years‚ part due to war related injuries and part due to many years of heavy lifting in the grocery business. The patient is considered 100% disabled by the VA health care system. This pain has also increased pain in other regions of the body such as the neck and knees. When asked to rate pain using the
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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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TUH. Upon review of current institutional policies it was discovered that Curos disinfecting port protectors were being used on "All patients‚ All lines‚ All the time" (AAA) in order to prevent central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). Further research into proper maintenance and care of IV’s and CDC guidelines in order to meet 2016 National Patient Safety Goals ( NPSG) revealed that current practices may not
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Patient zero can be anyone‚ it can be your co-worker‚ your neighbor‚ or even someone you have never even met and is across the world. This person is the first one that has been contaminated with the new disease that is about to spread throughout the population. Patient zero makes contact with other people causing them to get the disease then they go around doing the same cycle as the person that gave the disease‚ which in this case it is Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The patient zero
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“Providing Culture-Sensitive Healthcare to Hispanic/Latino Patients” A Hispanic patient with a high fever may resist cold compress because their theory of “hot” and “cold” imbalance. They use hot things to cure cold and cold thing to cure the body being “hot”. For instance within the American medical field we use heat foe hot. If you’re running a fever things that makes you sweat it out are better. So the difficulties that the Hispanic patient will bring is simply not following the physician’s orders
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during my tenure with Kaiser Permanente/Healthspan of Ohio. Working as a Patient Service Representative requires the soft skills of being compassionate and attentive to the patient/customers’ needs. The hard skills required a high degree of financial accountability‚ efficient patient processing and proficiency on the computer. Nicole mastered all of these. I was Nicole’s supervisor for approximately XX years and during that time‚ Nicole was consistently one of the top performers for the East side
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