Essays Tagged: "patient care"
Case Study.
The relationship between patient and practitioner is enmeshed in a very large and complex system that delivers the benefits o ... f draw on his or her own interpretation of the mission statement and work independently to care for patients. Hospital care involves a vast array of highly trained medical professionals, including phy ... luding physicians, nurses, technicians, and therapists. The attending physicians who take charge of patient care within hospitals make sure that their patients have timely access to the correct people ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges
What Physicians do, how much they get paid, all about physicians.
nd have an effect upon all our lives. Physicians are licensed practitioners of medicine who examine patients, obtain medical histories, and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests. They diagnos ... ications, and administer treatment for people suffering from injury or diseases. Physicians examine patients, obtain medical histories, and order,perform, and interpret diagnostic tests. They also adv ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Nurse Consultant and their role, a critique
ading to the existence and development of such roles (history) and finally the impact on quality of patient care of a consultant nurse. The author's current area of practice- a nine bedded adult inten ... xists. However, the author will examine the potentialities of such a role, the possible benefits to patient care and barriers which may be encountered by a consultant nurse in this environment. The mo ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Critical Thinking Case Study
The ProblemThe major problem set forth in this case study is the ever increasing cost to provide patient care at Faith Community Hospital. The CEO of this organization is in a dilemma because he/sh ... rganization is in a dilemma because he/she (Pat) sees the only solutions are either to increase the patient count (the number of patience that stays over night at the hospital) or tough cost-reduction ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
CRITICALLY APPRAISE HOW THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S OWN PERSONAL VALUES MAY AFFECT PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOME.
CRITICALLY APPRAISE HOW THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S OWN PERSONAL VALUES MAY AFFECT PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOME.As individuals, we are going to have different personal views and beliefs, ... own opinions or beliefs intruded on the care you give, could have very serious consequences on the patients healthcare and outcome.An example is, a nurse may have strong options about people who self ... s about people who self harm and attempts suicide on a regular basis. The nurse may be faced with a patients who does just that and needs her nursing care, but the nurse thinks the patient is a time w ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Nursing OH&S Hazards
Patient care is deteriorating in the ward setting, as nurses are often overworked in their daily job ... , long hours and high stress; thus results in errors of nursing care, and ultimately, compromises a patient's health. Some associated hazards, and how they are identified and managed, are looked at. T ... learly the issue of the overworked nurse needs to be addressed, as it is a potential hazard to both patient and nurse.As a general overview of the issue, nurses are being forced into overworking due t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Collaborative Practice in Health Care
in health care occurs when a member of the health care team consults with another member to provide patient care. Collaboration most often occurs between doctors and nurses. "Collaboration is defined ... respect not only of each other but of the work and perspectives each contributes to the care of the patient" (Phipps and Schaag, 1995, p. 19). Effective collaborative practice amongst all health care ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Case Study: Let It Pour CSS330
Case Study: Let It PourFaith Hospital has a problem in that the number of patients being treated at this hospital has declined, while operating costs have continued to rise. ... perating costs have continued to rise. There is also a problem with the care that is being given to patients. There seems to be a lack of attention being paid to what the hospital's policies are and h ... res a more responsible approach to hospital expenditures as well as more clearly defining rules for patient care. It is also important to reassess whether the goals outlined are meeting with success. ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Collaboration for Change.
ilization of the surgical staff to perform the C-Section care. In addition to costs, the quality of patient care is less than satisfactory because the surgical nurse does not have an opportunity to fo ... atisfactory because the surgical nurse does not have an opportunity to form a relationship with the patient, there is additional pain postpartum, and the hospital stay is longer. This paper will demon ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
IT System in Healthcare
e essentially microcosms of the healthcare system. Inside a typical hospital there are: pharmacies, patient care wards, emergency rooms, administrative services, laboratories, imaging services, geriat ... re freedom to run their healthcare institutions like a firm. The key to their success is their high patient turnover, lower costs of labour, and continual investments in new equipment and technology. ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
NRSRN 2001: "In order to improve health in the primary care setting you need to work collaboratively with others"
at affect their health and well-being' (DoH 1998).Although there is a lot of literature surrounding patient centred care (Patient care in the community DoH 2002, Caring in Many Ways DoH 2004) many art ... 2004) many articles reviewed do not appear to discuss and indeed neglect to mention the role of the patient as part of the collaborative team. Mackay et al (1995) see interprofessional working as cros ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Holistic care
empowerment, advocacy, evaluation and monitoring are all significant within holistic care. A brief patient history will be offered and the development of the nursing process along with how the indivi ... 98) is a term that is applied to a range of orthodox and un-orthodox methods. It is the approach to patient care in which the physiological, psychological, and social factors of the patient's conditio ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
A Literature Review: Sequential Compression Devices And Laparoscopic Gynaecological Surgical Patients In the Lithotomy Position.
clinical practice and the skills I have acquired in the pre-operative and assessment phases of the patient. I will then address how the information gained will be used to enhance the patient care I d ... ed will be used to enhance the patient care I deliver.DISCUSSIONIt is current standard practice for patients coming to theatre for laparoscopic Gynaecological surgery to have SCDs sleeves applied by t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
The Effect of Humidified and Heated Carbon Dioxide During Laparoscopic Surgury on Post Operative Pain and Incidence of Hypothermia
n relation to clinical practice and will address how the information gained will be used to enhance patient care.Humidifiers are designed to humidify the CO2 to body temperature allowing the gas to be ... opic procedures. The aim of this literature review is to ascertain if humidifiers are beneficial to patient outcome, and should they be implemented at MercyAscot.CLINICAL OVERVIEWDuring laparoscopic s ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Nurse
e for and be sensitive with the needs of others.Nursing must set goals to promote the well being of patients and their families. Nurses are to use their knowledge and skill to provide the care that is ... es are to use their knowledge and skill to provide the care that is appropriate for and required by patients. Nurses must provide care according to the standards that have been set by the profession. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Euthanasia
uments Against, 1997-1998). This controversial subject presents multiple ethical conflicts, such as patient care decisions, the option to withhold life-sustaining treatments, societal debates, varied ... ng treatments, societal debates, varied spiritual or cultural beliefs, and most important ?what the patient?s wishes are? (Hayes, 2004).The purpose of this paper is to focus on comprehending the podiu ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia
Ethics
Over the past several decades, medicine has moved away from viewing the patient simply as a biological mechanism in need of "repair" and toward a more complete view of the ... n with a health need who is also part of a complex social system. A significant portion of who that patient "is" comes from the patient's religious and cultural background. Most of the time, religious ... ent's religious and cultural background. Most of the time, religious and cultural considerations in patient care decisions seem invisible, indeed almost "hidden," in cases where the healthcare profess ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Local Anesthetics
or stress due to fear of dental pain, and the terrifying noises of the equipment used. In addition, patients are also apprehensive of certain surgeries that require the use of anesthesia. The thought ... he company’s objective is to bring about novel solutions to dentistry that would revolutionize patient care and experience. In the article brought forth by Xconomy San Diego on November 14, 2008, ...
Subjects: Science Essays
Trends and requirements in Nursing
orm every day. Today, nurses work in areas of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and they support patients and their families cope with illness and emergencies. Nursing is not just a job, it's a pro ... ursing profession include the implementation of new technologies, new treatments and new drugs into patient care; the growing trend of diseases carried from one nation to another; the aging of the nur ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Labor Market Research
ealth care services (U.s. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007). In many acute hospitals the quality of patient care is questionable. This is due to the low nurse staffing which is also the leading cause ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics