Medication discrepancies at the point of hospital discharge are a common occurrence [1-3]. A recent study reported that 41.3 % of patients had at least one unintentional medication discrepancy at hospital discharge‚ and 55.3 % were at risk for potential unintentional discrepancies involving incomplete or omitted prescription drug records [3]. In addition‚ a randomized controlled trial among 851 discharged cardiac patients concluded that about half of the patients (50.8 %) experienced clinically important
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HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Gerald Edwards Hospital No.: 11058 Date of Admission: 07/15/2010 Date of Discharge: 07/20/2010 Consultations: Gary Shelton‚ DPM and Midori Okano‚ MD Procedures: Complicated incision and drainage‚ right foot‚ on 07/17/2010. Complications: None Admitting Diagnosis: Known diabetes mellitus. Ulceration of right foot. HISTORY: The patient is a 53-year-old black individual‚ who has had diabetes for at least
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Social Implications for Patient’s with COPD SCI207: Social Implications of Medical Issues August 1‚ 2011 Social Implications for Patient’s with COPD CASE 1 Mr. L.‚ a 55-year-old bartender in a large metropolitan area‚ has been a heavy smoker for 40 years. He was diagnosed as having COPD 7 years ago. Mr. L. lives in the city and takes the city bus to work‚ although he still has to walk about three blocks to the bar where he works. He has found it increasingly difficult to walk the three
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actually did a complete discharge from beginning to end by myself. At our patient care plan meeting on Wednesday my patient and her husband agreed that it was not safe for her to return back home. They decided that they would like to have a skilled nursing home placement near the Kinston area. We were able to have her placed at Signature Healthcare in the heart of Kinston by the hospital. She and her husband were very pleased that she was able to stay nearby. The discharge process begins after the
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Hillcrest Medical Centre DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Brenda C. Seggerman Hospital No: 903321 Date of Admission: 03/27/2014 Date of Discharge: 03/30/2014 Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic pregnancy Surgical Procedures: Exploratory laparotomy‚ Partial salpingectomy‚ evacuation of hemoperitoneum‚ lysis of adhesions. Complications: blood loss requiring transfusion x2. History: This 35 year old white female‚ gravida 3‚ para 1-0-2-1. Had her last menstrual period in early January‚ prior menstrual
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[pic] DISCHARGE SUMMARY PATIENT NAME: Julie Reynolds HOSPITAL NO.: 11678 ADMITTED: 03/05/2012 DISCHARGED: 03/08/2012 CONSULTATIONS: None. PROCEDURES: Vaginal hysterectomy and excision of sebaceous cyst of vulva. COMPLICATIONS: None. ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS: Pelvic pain. Patient is a 32-year-old white female‚ gravada 2‚ para 1‚ ab 1. Her only child was born in 1994. Patient presented with pelvic pain and underwent GYN work up. Exam was unremarkable except for a modern
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Deanna Martinez Patient ID: 117232 Date Admitted: 5/26/---- Date Discharged: 6/07/---- Surgeon: Shelia Goodman‚ MD‚ Neurosurgery Consultation: None. Procedure: Lumbar laminectomy. Complications: None. Admitting Diagnosis: Low back and right leg pain. Questionable herniated disk. BRIEF HISTORY: This 40-year-old Latin female was admitted for low back and right lower extremity symptoms. She had been suffering from intermittent low back pain dating back to an
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As you are aware‚ a lawsuit was recently filed by a former employee. The suit against us is being filed under the constructive discharge section of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In essence‚ the section states that we made working conditions completely intolerable for the employee‚ through some form of hostility‚ discrimination‚ harassment‚ retaliation‚ or humiliation (Sommerville‚ 2007). Said employee quit after our policy change on expanded production floor operation hours. The former
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease‚ commonly known as COPD by most people‚ disrupts the airflow going in and out of the lungs which reduces lung function. This disease was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2011. It has been expected that about 32 million people in the United States today have this disease. COPD occurs more often in men than in it does in women (COPD). Studies show that one can learn what Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is‚ understand how it disturbs
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Respiratory Discharge Nurse Specialist (Nurse Led Discharge) A Concept Paper for the course Evolving Roles of the Nurse in Education‚ Practice and Research Raymund Christopher R. dela Peña Saint Louis University Background Patients who are well enough for discharge are sometimes spending hours or days longer than they needed to in hospital waiting for the next doctor’s ward round. At the same time‚ patients in the emergency department are waiting for a bed to become available so they
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