Patient Essays & Research Papers

FACTORS AFFECTING PATIENT SAFETY AS PERCEIVED BY STAFF NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN METRO MANILA I. INTRODUCTION A) BACKGROUND “The biggest challenge to moving toward a safer health system is changing the culture from one of blaming individuals for errors to one in which errors are treated not as personal failures, but as opportunities to improve the system and prevent harm.” - Institute of Medicine ‘99 Issues related to a lack of patient safety have been reported for...

Patient Satisfaction Patient satisfaction is at the core of patient centered medicine. Improved patient satisfaction not only leads to an enhanced patient experience—something every sick or injured patient deserves—it is also associated with improved treatment outcomes. Measuring and reporting on patient satisfaction with health care has become a major industry. Background Patient satisfaction is a widely used health care quality metric. However, the relationship between patient satisfaction...

Duties Include, but not limited to: Provide psycho-social support/encouragement to both study participants and family/significant others Provides information regarding cancer, cancer screening and resources to address barriers Provides pre-appointment reminders for cancer screening/treatment/remission maintenance appointments Assists with Medicare insurance Arranges transportation/referral to transportation services Track interventions and outcomes...

713 International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health Patient Satisfaction – A Comparison between Public & Private Hospitals of Peshawar Afshan Khattak, Muhammad Ismail Alvi, Muhammad Awais Yousaf, Syed Zain-ulAbideen Shah*, Diva Turial, Sohail Akhter 1 Pediatric Consultant, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital& Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan 2 Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan Corresponding Author: Syed Zain-ul-Abideen Shah;...

 Nurse Leader Perceptions and Experiences with Workload Acuity Tools: Survey of United States Health Systems Kanetia Stepney HSM 5003.30 Management of Health Service Organizations Spring 2015 Texas Woman’s University School of Management Professor Patricia Driscoll, JD, RN March 31, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Types of Acuity Level Determination 4 Literature Review 5 Methodology 6 Results 7 Discussion and Recommendations 9 Appendix A: Survey Tool 11 Appendix B: Survey...

Name: Anussia Group:1 IPC SGD 8: Patient Interview. On the 24th of July 2013, me n my groupmates interviewed a patient at Hospital Kepala Batas. His name is Tan Jin Kew aged 49. He is a single guy, no relatives or family and currently not working. His health problem started off with symptoms such as shivering and feverish. After a normal check up at a clinic, he came to know that he is suffering from kidney failure and have to undergo dialysis thrice a week 0and up to 4 hours long each...

 Living…That’s the Challenge Living…That’s the Challenge On July 16, 1995 The Boston Globe Magazine published “A Patient’s Story”, an article based on Kenneth B. Schwartz. Schwartz was a 40-year-old Boston healthcare attorney, who was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer on November 7, 1994. It came as a shock; he was non-smoker, who smoked an occasional cigarette in college, living a smoke-free healthy lifestyle. “A Patient’s Story” tells Schwartz’s...

Title: Access and Patient Safety Issues Author: Dorcas Moore Capella University Access and Patient Safety Issues Patient Safety: Multiple failed organizational and departmental processes may lead to wrong patient, wrong procedure, wrong side or wrong site. Prevention of these errors requires a safety system to ensure accurate scheduling and procedure ordering. Proper patient identification will also eliminate these errors. Ensuring correct patient identification is a recognized...

Concept of Patient Satisfaction Nursing theories gives directions and guidance for structuring nursing practice and also these theories are the part of nursing education and research. Many of the nursing theories are based on the concept of caring. Watsons Human caring theory one of the well-known caring theory. The institution I work for uses the caring model which is based on the human caring theory of Jean Watson. “Transpersonal Caring Relationship” is the foundation of her theory. Watson...

Running head: Tracer Summary 1 Patient 453355 Tracer at Nightingale Community Hospital Patient Tracer Summary 2 Patient 453355 Tracer at Nightingale Community Hospital To provide an accurate assessment of the systems and processes for the delivery of care, treatment, and services at the Nightingale Community Hospital, weekly patient chart reviews of patient medical cases is performed using The Joint Commission tracer methodology for a thorough review of current services and...

Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field Dana Cook Nova Southeastern University Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field It is estimated that 1 in 10 patients will experience a nosocomial infection (Biddle, 2009). With this staggering fact, patient safety and infection prevention is at the forefront of healthcare. Many changes have occurred in this area since the 1840s. This is when Semmelweis, a Viennese obstetrician, made...

Case Study Analysis - Patients Falls Case Study Analysis - Patients Falls Quality management departments collect and analyze data to ensure quality care that is safe and effective for patients. Positive outcomes are crucial for success, and are measured objectively to monitor, and revise improvement programs implemented. Regulatory and accreditation agencies set the standards for patient safety defining quality indicators that health care organizations measure, and evaluate...

Maintaining Patient Safety When working in an acute care setting such as a hospital, safety is the number one priority. A safe environment greatly reduces the risk for illness or injury. It’s not only for the patient; it’s also for the healthcare provider. For a nurse, it begins when she/he meets the patient. She must assess the room and make sure there is no debris littered on the floor, that all IV tubing is untangled and not on the floor, and that the patient’s bed is down in the lowest...

Patient Education Issues with Older Adults Patient education is an important responsibility of the health care professional and an absolute necessity of the patient. A patient must be thoroughly informed of their medical condition, treatments or procedures they may need, pre or post care instructions, and their rights to refuse and accept care. In order for that to take place, the health care has to be knowledgeable of their patient and committed to educating not only the patients, but also...

"Narratives" or stories have been used throughout the history of the human race to allow and help people to express themselves in ways that promote personal growth and enhance physical well-being. Even in the simplest of contexts, narratives are a core factor in the advancement of the humanity/society and all of its facets. An illustration of this can be seen in the transfer of a family's lineage, history, and values from generation to generation. This allows for the recipient of this...

Running Head: SURGICAL PATIENT SATISFACTION STUDY CRITIQUE Surgical Patient Satisfaction Study Critique In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N4325 Nursing Research Deborah Behan PhD, RN-BC March 30, 2012 Research Problem and Purpose The study states “there is a lack of empirical data on the effects of caring on patient satisfaction” and “although European unification opened the borders of each country for nurses, few international...

Observation of Patients Florence Nightingale is said to be one of the major influences in nursing throughout history and today. In 1898, she wrote Notes on Nursing What it is, and What it is Not. Her ‘notes’ on nursing outline many of the nursing practices used and implemented in today’s practices. Observation in patient’s is a key element in being able to give proper care and gathering the proper data, as well as being able to properly assess and monitor the patient to enable them to...

Psychosocial Factors and Patient Education 09 Oct 11 Zahava Ohana Homework Week Two (1) Give examples of psychosocial factors that affect the health care professional and the effect those factors could have on the patient education; Patient’s background. For example, that patient came from a background that does not believe on any medicines. They go to a “voodoo doctor” for some spiritual interventions and they are content on that. Because they are not too well educated or maybe it is...

Patient Safety at Grand River Hospital & St. Mary’s General Hospital Most patients would like to think that safety is a major priority at the hospital they are visiting. They would like to believe that the hospital actively engages in practices that should nearly diminish any possibility for an accident or mistake to occur. However, the premise of patient safety is relatively new. Medical errors remain a sensitive topic with patients, physicians, and hospital administrators. Physicians...

Patient Dumping Reaction Paper-Week #4 Jonique Collins BSOL 323- Medical Legal Concepts Janna Rogers January 29, 2013 My last article focuses on patient dumping. I actually stumbled upon this subject while researching another topic. Although I have been in healthcare for almost 11 years, I did not know patient dumping occurred. Where I work, the patient is stabilized before they are transferred. Apparently, the state of California has a history of patient dumping among the homeless and...

Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000, Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out, Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior, Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma...

Importance of Patient Care Patient care is learning the basics of health care in order to meet the patient’s needs. Some basic concepts that are learned are: professionalism, management of illness, and safety techniques. Patient care is an essential part of the health care field because the skills learned will be used constantly to ensure patient safety. Therefore, it is important in any profession to understand every aspect of patient care. The health Insurance Portability and Accountability...

 Running Head: PATIENT’S CONFIDENTIALITY CODE Patient’s Confidentiality Code PATIENT’S CONFIDENTIALIT CODE Abstract My topic for this assignment will identify the Medical Industry and its ability to privatize the medical information of its patients. The confidentiality clause promises a commitment to keep all medical history private. This is troublesome for the industry itself in many ways. First, not all employees are bonded or qualified to specifically...

Saint Gabriel College Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan A Collection of Interviews Presented to Mrs. Lenore O. Medina, RN, MAN Instructor In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Advance Computer Application with Electronic Spreadsheet PATIENT PROFILE Prepared by Jamie Nacar Christy Jade Reyes Eleonor Tumlos Levi Gale Valencia Mardelyn Zaradulla February 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the Interviewers, would like to thank the several persons who supported and read this...

As a healthcare provider, you’re expected to deal with various kinds of situations and many emergencies. However, while you might be prepared to deal with emergencies, dealing with difficult patients is another treatment in itself. Every health care provider has its share of difficult patients. You dread seeing their names on your daily schedule, while the office staff is wary of returning their calls. Difficult patients are usually clingy, manipulative, dependent, non-compliant,...

I am increasingly convinced that many (thousands) of patients pass in & out of our nation's "teaching hospitals" without ever really being examined: the interns/residents (our physicians-in-training) don't examine them, and their "teaching attendings" don't examine them either (they just "sign-off on" the trainees' notes). I've been an inpatient teaching attending (medicine) for >10 years, and I'm seeing this more & more. Why do I type about it now? The other day, one of my interns (one of...

Communicating with Dementia Patients Monica Wolfe Therapeutic Communications Everest University August 3, 2012 ABSTRACT Dementia is the progressive debilitation of the cognitive function of an individual which affects their ability to properly process thought. Dementia can be brought about by the normal process of aging, or can have its onset which results in damage from a stroke, or it may be brought on because of a disease process, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Although dementia is...

Preventing Patient Falls in Inpatient Hospital Settings Introduction For the most part, hospitals are places where one comes for healing and it is place where our clients should feel safe and away from harm. Nurses have an important role as a patient advocate and are to provide all clients with safe, compassionate, and quality care at all times. Nonetheless, the hospital can also be a dangerous place for inpatients. It is a foreign environment to clients and there may be alterations in...

Patient Teaching: Importance of Repositioning Sean Crayton University of Toledo College of Nursing Patient Teaching: Importance of Repositioning Assessment of Patients Learning Needs M.C. is an elderly male who was admitted and treated for a fall and hip fracture. He had surgery, is bed ridden but is soon to be released. He and his family need proper teaching on the importance of reposition as to avoid obtaining pressure ulcers during his limitations to extensive bed rest and staying...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION “There is a huge missed opportunity for health care professionals to contribute to hand hygiene as they miss 1 in 2 of all hand cleaning opportunities.” --WHO, 2006 “What kills women with childbed fever is you doctors who carry deadly microbes from sick women to healthy ones!”—Louis Pasteur, 1870 1 . 1. Background of the Study 1.1.1. Nosocomial infection burden Nosocomial infections or healthcare acquired infections can...

This critique is about an article on patient fall in an acute care hospital setting and why and what are the leading causes to these fall incident. The definition of a fall is described as any event in which the patients are found on the floor; it could be an observed or unobserved fall. There are various types of equipments and special devices to prevent falls; however, many falls still take place, and it is a serious problem in hospitals. Protection of Human participants: This research...

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Measuring and Assessing Patient Safety Neribel Claudio HCA 375 John Gomillion July 25, 2010 Measuring and Assessing Patient Safety Patient safety is such an essential part of our health care system and it helps describe quality health care. Keeping the patients safe is a challenging issue because errors and mistakes can and do happen every day. Error occurs “when a process does not proceed the way that it was intended by its designers and managers” (McLaughlin & Kaluzny...

Patient Advocacy: How it affects the delivery of patient care Geneva Heath NR 451: Capstone Course Melanie Gawlik July 7, 2011 Introduction There tends to be a major direct affect that patient advocacy has on the delivery of health care. For a patient to be able to address their health care needs, their rights to health care, and making sure that they are being treated fairly are important issues and it only seems right for these patient's to have a voice other than their own in...

"Patient Confidentiality" (ID: 11116011 Krishna Rana) Description: For the past two weeks I have been working in a large surgical ward that has mass thoroughfare of people in and out of the ward - namely doctors, visitors and other allied health care staff. One method of Patient Confidentiality which I have encountered is the use of cavity lockers for each individual patient - which lock patients files and confidential information safely in the wall. In addition, these lockers are secured...

ISSUES IN PATIENT CARE LASONDRA HOLLIE ISSUES IN PATIENT CARE Patient cares issues in the healthcare field is very profound in United States issues surrounding the medical field can make are break an individual’s career. Patient care can be very intense in the medical field in most sittings it’s hard to separate and individual emotions especially in the field of pediatric health care however when loved ones get involved with the patient it’s a known fact that issues in patient dramatic...

CONTINUING EDuCAtiON Defining the Pharmacist’s role in Patient Education By Shannon Reidt, PharmD and Todd D. Sorensen, PharmD Upon conclusion of this program, the pharmacist should be able to: 1. Explain the need for pharmacist-based patient education. 2. List the steps recommended for the pharmacist-conducted patient education process. 3. Describe the recommended components of the pharmacist-conducted patient education. 4. Evaluate the evidence supporting patient medication...

Patient Privacy Destiny Hill HCS 335 October 2, 2011 Patient Privacy The law protecting patients’ rights and privacy known as Health Insurance Probability and Accountability (HIPPA) was enacted and signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. HIPPA is created to help protect patients’ medical records and personal health records nationwide in addition to keeping all medical information confidential. Documents are filed and stored, but with technology evolving...

How confident are U.S. hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians' offices that their staff would appropriately deny patient information to an unknown caller? Too often, unauthorized people succeed in extracting protected information from health care providers. Invasion of privacy also affects noncelebrities, when anyone seeks health information the patient has not chosen to share. More often, though, scam artists seek patients' billing information for financial gain. The patient's insurance...

EXAMPLE REFLECTIVE ESSAY FOR Critical Thinking and Writing for Nursing Students Bob Price and Anne Harrington This example of a reflective essay is presented in association with Price, B and Harrington, A (2013) Critical Thinking and Writing for Nursing Students, London, Learning Matters. Readers are introduced to the process of critical and reflective thinking and the translation of these into coursework that will help them to achieve better grades in nursing courses. Stewart, Raymet,...

Patient satisfaction is critically important to the health care industry today due to the competitive nature of the field. Patients have many choices when it comes to seeking medical attention, and hospitals are dependent on return business to stay operational. Hospitals have traditionally utilized the semi-private room model in order to increase profitability. A semi-private room is a room shared by two patients. Each patient is given their own bed, but they usually share a single bathroom....

Patient Privacy HCS/335 February 9, 2012 In health care patient privacy is important in organizations. Patients have a right to have their information protected and confidential at all times. Patient Privacy is a major concern and has enforced privacy laws into place, which protect patients medical and the confidentiality of records. Patients have a right to understand also exactly what information is private and protected. Patient put their trust in their health...

Patient Teaching and Patient Education is an Important Factor for Medical Assistants Patient teaching and patient education is an important factor for medical assistants to be aware of because good communication with your patients will improve their understanding of their medical conditions, diagnosis, diseases, or disabilities. Effective communication and patient education increases patient motivation to comply with their treatment plans. Patients are more likely to respond well to their...

6. Describe the Interprofessional project you prose: In an effort to improve patient treatment outcomes, patient engagement and operational efficiency, I propose that we perform and analyze the following two-fold interdepartmental tests of change. In order to meet the requirements established by Meaningful Use, Stage 2 and facilitate clinical workflow efficiency and decrease expenses, the first part of the project will be to evaluate utilization of a web-based registration and patient portal...

Human Resource Management Individual Assignment Patient Escorts at City Hospital City Hospital is located in the heart of a large Midwestern city. It is one of five major hospitals in the area and has recently built a small addition for treating well-known patients, such as professional football players, top company executives, and singing stars. Visiting or local celebrities always choose City Hospital if they need treatment. City Hospital has about 1200 hospital beds and employs 4500...

Issue/Problem of Interest Falls are the second most common adverse event within health care institutions following medication errors, and an estimated 30% of hospital-based falls result in serious injury. The severity of this problem led the Joint Commission to make reducing the risk of patient injuries from falls a national patient safety goal for hospitals in 2009 (AHRQ, 2006). Falls are a leading cause of hospital-acquired injury and frequently prolong and complicate hospital stays and...

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Johnny Pericoloso is 37 years old, and I decided to interview him to see if he was ever denied his patients rights according to the Patient Bill of Rights. I asked him if he had a health care experience that was a positive example of one of the rights I read to him prior to the interview. He told me that he did; when his daughter was born they informed his wife of what was going on the entire time. After the birth they informed her that there was deformity. She asked what that would mean for...

Kimberly Blatnica Preceptor Site: Surgery Center at Regency Park Clinical Reflection 4 17 October 2012 Today’s clinical experience allowed for new education and skill practice. I was able to precept in post-op, which was a great change. Being in pre-op, we are responsible for receiving clients from the OR. We then monitor them, reeducate, prepare for and perform discharge, and cleaning the area that was used by disinfecting, tossing and replacing linens, and moving the bed to an empty...

 A Research Presented to College of Information & Engineering of Mary The Queen College of Quezon City. “Patient Monitoring System” Produced for: B.A.B. DIAGNOSTIC CENTER #7-D BF Road, Barangay Holy Spirit, Diliman Quezon City Produced by: October 2013 INTRODUCTION Patient Monitoring System is not new in health care. The first primitive patient monitoring system started with the work done by Santorio in 1625 that was measuring of body...

A Patients Bill Of Rights 1. The patient has the right to considerate care. I do agree with this right, because every patient wants to feel safe. No patient deserves to be neglected when going into a healthcare facility. Negligence is often an intentional action that occurs when a physician performs or fails to perform an action towards a patient is. Every patient is entitled to a physician that will be considerate and respectful to them. If a patient is neglected by a physician a law suit...

Essentials of Medical Coding Final Test Name: ____Anne Bratkiewicz__________________________________ Matching 1. ICD-9 2. CPT 3. HCPCS 4. V Codes 5. E Codes 6. Main Term 7. AMA 8. CMS 9. NCD 10. LCD _8____ Codes that explain the reason for the visit when patient is not ill. __10___ Local Coverage Policy such as WPS, BCBS _5____ Codes used to describe circumstances around an injury, burn/fall. __2___ Translates written documentation of office visit,...

Patient Bill of Rights All patients have the right to receive safe service that respects all of their core values. This paper will focus on the patient’s bill of rights. It will explain it meaning and how it is set in place to aid the patient. This paper will list two obligations found in the bill of rights. It will also explain which rights are currently provided in the sanction of law.   The basic rights of human beings, such as concern for personal dignity, are always of great...

| Preparing the Office for Patients Arrival | Office Duties | | India HornsbyHS 120, Section 01Unit 5 Project 2Kaplan University | 4/3/2012 | | There are a number of duties that should be completed before the patients arrive to the office. Preparing ahead of time will help with the flow of the day. If employees get everything completely prepared for that day more than likely the day will be less stressful and the office will run smoothly. Employees should always arrive...

The patient intake process, simply said, is the process of taking information to establish new patients into your facility. This process is almost never the same between facilities, however no matter how it is done, it is very time consuming. The process can also involve updating already established patient’s information. You do this simply by reviewing their information with them to make sure that it is all the same. Once they are finished providing you with any new or updated information...

The Patient Safety Movement Florida Institute of Technology   According to patientsafetymovement.org (2013), over 200,000 patients die each year due to preventable causes. This is more than the number of deaths from lung, breast and prostate cancer combined. With such a high number of patients at risk of preventable death, the idea of patient safety moved to the forefront of medical discussions in the early 1990’s with the release of the Institute of Medicine’s report To Err...

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Low health literacy has a negative impact on a patients health status and use of the health care system. Patients with low health literacy levels cannot make decisions regarding their health care or follow instructions on medications and health maintenance behaviors. This can affect health care in a variety of...

Quality of Life and Functioning PERSONAL PERCEPTION Quality of life has a different meaning for everyone. Many personal thoughts and feelings can come into play when caring for others during the end stages of life. However as a nurse and caregiver, these opinions must be put aside at this significant time. For some health care providers, we may feel that keeping the patient comfortable and having them surrounded by family is most important. However, for the...

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,...

MRSA The patient safety problem of interest to me that I have chosen to talk about is MRSA. “MRSA” stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Staphylococcus Aureus or “Staph Aureus” for short. ( SARI, 2007). MRSA is transferred from person to person through a bacteria (germs). Many people carry this germ. It is estimated that one in three people are carriers of this germ (CDC Gov 2013) but it is not always harmful - these people would have it on their skin or in their nose,...

Running head: Improving Quality Management Quality Control and Patient Satisfaction: Improving Quality Management at Grady Memorial Hospital Nicholas B. Fannings Keller Graduate School of Management Grady Memorial Hospital opened its doors in 1892 and is today is listed as the fifth largest public hospital in the United States possessing a 918 bed capacity (LeValley & Page, 2010). Grady is designated as the public hospital for the city of Atlanta and noted for housing the only...

Case Analysis Case: Selecting Patient Escorts Introduction City Hospital is one of five major hospitals in the core of a large Midwestern City. The hospital has just recently added a small addition for the treatment of “well known” patients, such as Athletes, Music Stars, and top business executives relative to the area. Local and visiting celebrities always choose City Hospital when they are in the city and in need of medical assistance. The Hospital has a 1,200 patient bed capacity and...

Selecting Patient Escorts City Hospital is located in the heart of a large midwestern city. It is one of major hospitals in the area and has recenfly built a small addition for treafing well—known patients, such as professional football players, top company execufives, and singing stars. Visiting or local celebrities always choose City Hospital if they need treatment. City Hospital has about 1,200 hospital beds and employs 4,500 individuals, including about 40 patient escorts. The job of...

The issues discused in this article are pertinent not just to nuring professionals but potential patients as well , which means eveyone. The general consensus seems to be divided into two camps ; the nurses and the administration. While both sides have adamant arguments for their points it is imperitive for all of us that a solution be found. The topics covered are related to legislation, current practices utilized for staffing , and the nursing shortage. Any person living in...

Running Head: CONCEPT ANALYSIS Concept Analysis: Patient Advocacy Abstract The purpose of this concept analysis is to clarify, define, and refine how patient advocacy is perceived in the nursing community. Much of the literature has attempted to define patient advocacy and emphasis its role within the nursing profession. This paper will discuss multiple definitions of patient advocacy from existing literature and refine them into two critical characteristics. Concept Analysis:...

Amber August 30, 2012 Comp 112 03 Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient In “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient” by Norman Cousins, the author discusses an illness he caught from a trip he took abroad, called malaise, a serious collagen disease of the connective tissue. This made it difficult for him to move his neck, and limbs. Norman discusses what type of treatment and tests they ran on him while in the hospital, commenting on how they sent four different...

Prioritizing Patient Safety Patient Safety – Start up: “Patient safety” the new mantra is now revealing out its structure as a major component to be concentrated by the health care providers. Patient Safety that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often leads to adverse healthcare events. Lack of patient safety – the silent killer having its impact more than any other disease or traffic accidents and it is holding a record of leading...

 Improving the patient intake efficiency takes work from everyone in the practice. To learn what needs to be improved we first have to know what steps are taken now, then we can discuss what ways could help each step improve to make this process more efficient. The steps taken now are useful, but they could be improved to make the process easier and faster for both the patient and the practice. When a patient calls the first step is to determine if the...

Medical Paternalism or Patient Autonomy At issue in the controversy over medical paternalism is the problem of patient autonomy. Medical paternalism can be defined as interfering with a patient’s freedom for his or her own well-being; patient autonomy means being able to act and make a decision intentionally, with understanding, and without controlling influences (Munson, 38 & 39). The principle of informed consent has come to be essential to any philosophical analysis of the tension...

In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988), as the model to help guide my reflective process. This model comprises of a process that helps the individual look at a situation and think about their thoughts and feelings at the time of the incident. Reflective skills help us to think about what could have been done, so that if a similar situation occurs again the experience gained can be used to deal with the situation in a professional manner (Palmer et al 1997). To...

Safety Issues: Similarities, Differences Exist Among Small and Large Hospital Comment Email Print RSS News Widget ShareThis Heather Comak, April 20, 2009 Although the general principles of what goes into creating a culture of safety are the same at small and large hospitals, both types of facilities face different hurdles when addressing the topic. "I think that there is not a substantive distinction," says Jennifer Lundblad, PhD, MBA, CEO of Stratis Health in Bloomington, MN,...

Patient Self-Determination Act Your Name HCR 210 Instructor Date There is a law that is projected to stimulate potential life threatening treatments in the affair of a patient becoming injured or extremely ill and will not be able to explain their desires. Rendering this law; hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, and hospice programs accepting federal Medicare or Medicaid are now obligated to construct processes that will deliver written information at admittance from patients...

 Caring For Patients With Dementia Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 101: Transitions Into Nursing Fall 2013 Caring For Patients With Dementia Patients with dementia have difficulty communicating their needs and wishes to family members and medical staff. One important medical question is whether or not these patients should be fed using artificial nutrition or hydration (ANH) (Bryon, De Casterle, & Gastmans, 2012). Some people say that with-holding food...

 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 &...

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...

The quality of health care remains an ongoing concern for consumers, payers, and policy makers. There are a number of national initiatives to measure quality and drive improvements in care. One initiative that has received significant attention is an effort by a group of purchasers known as the Leapfrog Group. (Sultz and Young) Founded in 2000, the Leapfrog coalition includes more than 65 employers and agencies that together purchase care for more than 34 million people. The Leapfrog Group has...

The doctor-patient relationship has always been the corner stone of health care delivery. In order to fully appreciate the impact MCOs brought on this relationship, one must first understand the doctor-patient relationship concept. The doctor–patient relationship has been and remains a keystone of care: the medium in which data are gathered, diagnoses and plans are made, compliance is accomplished, and healing, patient activation, and support are provided (Lipkin, 1995). Issues that have...

Patient Self-Determination Act Project Scott Betzelos, Remedios C. Lazaga, Emelin Tan, Maya C. Richardson HCS/578 - Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues in Health Care November 28, 2011 Susan M. Kajfasz Patient Self-Determination Act Project – Advance Directives Congress enacted the Patient Self-Determination Act, a healthcare policy, as part of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act signed by President Bush in 1990. The act went into effect in 1991(Nathanson, 1997). According to...

 The Importance of Patient Confidentiality Unit 9 Final Project CM107 Health care professionals have a duty to maintain confidentiality for their patients. Health professionals may not disclose any patient information revealed by a patient or discovered by a physician in connection with the treatment of a patient. Patients put all of their trust into healthcare professionals and it is their job to protect patients’ private information. Consequences will be made...

 Patient Confidentiality, a Case Study Inna Gerenshteyn Empire State College Patient Confidentiality, A Case Study Advances in technology, including computerized medical databases, the Internet, and telehealth, have opened the door to potential, unintentional breaches of private/confidential health information. Protection of privacy/confidentiality is essential to the trusting relationship between health care providers and patients. Quality patient care requires the...

Nurse Patient Communication According to the article, “Nurse-Patient Communication Barriers in Iranian Nursing” (Anoosheh et al, 2009) communication is one of the basic social needs of human beings. This article is the description of a study done to better understand the barriers that inhibit nurse-patient communication. Communication is critical in the nursing profession and can be considered a main aspect of nursing care. Patients and families count on nurses to keep them informed, help...

DIVERSITY IN PATIENT CARE Diversity in Patient Care Cami Meadows Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion June 17th, 2006 Diversity in Patient Care The field of nursing is complex with a considerable amount of knowledge needed to provide quality of care for patients. With that in mind, understanding each individual can contribute to optimal care. In any hospital, a variety...

 Patient Bill of Rights Bradley Parker Kaplan University In order to have a patient’s bill of rights it must be clear as to what it is. The bill of rights given to a patient is something that they are promised or something that is set by law. Many hospitals have adopted their own personnel bill of rights for the patient. These rights help the patient fill more comfortable and give a guarantee of what they can expect at the facility where they are receiving care. There are five...

 Deysi Serrano Outline: Patient Safety in Hospitals Chamberlain College of Nursing Outline: Patient Safety and Medical Errors General Purpose: To inform nurses and the general public about programs and policies in place to further decline the rates in medial errors and keep patients safe. Specific Purpose: To provide examples of why implementing proper procedures and having an open communication within the staff can prevent minor medical incidents and potential fatal...

CARE OF ISOLATED PATIENT In health care, isolation refers to various measures taken to prevent contagious diseases from being spread from a patient to other patients, health care workers, and visitors, or from others to a particular patient. Various forms of isolation exist, some of which contact procedures are modified, and others in which the patient is kept away from all others. Special equipment is used in the treatment of patients on the various forms of isolation. These most commonly...

Yvette: Review all comments; including the reference list. Dr. Spratling Concept Analysis: Patient Advocacy Yvette Thornton NURS 502 Grand Canyon University April 24, 2013 Concept Analysis: Patient AdvocacyIntroduction The concept of patient advocacy was the focus of the article entitled, “Developing a mid –range theory of patient advocacy through concept analysis” by Xiaoyan Bu and Mary Ann Jezewski published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing...

Name: ___________________________________ Please complete the following: 1. Select correct answer 2. Provide rationale 3. If you complete all successfully, all points will be awarded. 4. Total points: 34 1pt for correct answer, 1 pt for rationale 1. Select the example of tort. a. The primary nurse does not complete the plan of care for a patient within 24 hours of the patient’s admission. b. An advanced practice nurse recommends that a patient who is dangerous to self and others be...

1.|Which of the following approaches is best for a nurse seeking an answer to a clinical question related to patient care?| A)|using intuition to answer the question| B)|asking the clinical nursing supervisor| C)|reading a textbook about the subject| D)|reading current research on the topic| 2.|The conscious and intentional use of research and theory-based information to make decisions and answer clinical questions about patient care delivery is referred to as:| A)|research utilization...

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss issues and considerations associated with patient consent and confidentiality. The seeking of informed consent is an essential precursor to medical intervention, being at the core of the collaborative relationship between the patient and the health care professional (Freegard, 2006) and contributing to the overall duty of care. This essay will describe the basic elements of informed consent and broach some of the associated ethical considerations. The...

Checkpoint Patient Self-Determination Act In 1990, The Patient Self-Determination Act began. This Act would require that healthcare facilities inform patients about their right in case of an emergency situation. Also the patient would be informed about their rights to get advanced healthcare accommodations, and any related information that pertains to the legal impact and state laws regarding all healthcare decisions. Many of the healthcare facilities that exist today in America would...

Running head: Patient safety: the ethical imperative Patient safety: the ethical imperative by Chaini C. Demas A Paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for HSA 515 Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics Strayer University Summer 2010 Patient safety: the ethical imperative Patient safety is and should always be the most important aspect a health care provider considers. The article, Patient safety: the ethical...

 In the 1800’s an effort to redefine nursing, by improving upon patient care, Florence Nightingale stands as the patron leader. She went onto grapple with the task of improving upon deplorable hospital conditions; while, measuring patient’s outcomes in a statistical method. Over a hundred years later, more recent compiled research related to a link between hospital staffing issues and adverse patient outcomes grabs the attention of internal and external healthcare populations. In the 90’s and...

Rachel Dox Week 3 – Understanding the Patient Intake Process University of Phoenix Medical Insurance describes the intake process using a decision tree model (pg. 79, Figure 3.1, Valerius, Bayes, Newby, & Blochowiak, 2014). The tree leads administration personnel through a list of questions to determine if the patient is a new patient or an established patient. The first problem with this process is that some of the new patients are patients that have been seen at the practice. If...

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 introduction 2.1 Background of the study 2.2 Statement of objectives 2.3.1 general Objective 2.3.2 specific objective 2.3 Significant of the study 2.4 Scope and limitation 2.0 Methodology of the study 3.0 Data gathering Process and output 4.0 The existing system 5.5 company background 5.6 description of the system 5.7 Problem areas 5.0 The propose system 6.8 System Overview...

------------------------------------------------- Doctor–patient relationship The doctor–patient relationship is central to the practice of healthcare and is essential for the delivery of high-quality health care in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The doctor–patient relationship forms one of the foundations of contemporary medical ethics. Most universities teach students from the beginning, even before they set foot in hospitals, to maintain a professional rapport with patients, uphold...

1. Can he refuse to assist in this procedure? The dental assistant cannot refuse to assist in this procedure. Besides it being unethical to refuse helping this patient solely because he has AIDS it is also illegal (Anderson, 2009). Dental assistants are bound by a code of professional conduct, adopted in August 2007 by the Dental Assistants National Board. Justice and fairness is one of the codes of conduct. This states the dental assistant has a duty to treat people fairly, behaving in a...