using the Gibbs (1998) model of reflective writing. Confidentiality has been preserved throughout in accordance with the Health Professions Council (HPC) Code of Professional Conduct (HPC‚ 2002) and I have chosen the pseudonym of Joyce Charles for my patient. Although this was the first week of my second placement in general practice this was the first time that we had met‚ therefore‚ I introduced myself and made clear at the practice and explaining that I was a Paramedic undergoing further training
Premium Health care Obesity Patient
Patient-centered health care is the dominant model in health service delivery. Within this framework‚ patient satisfaction has emerged as an important indicator of the quality of patient care (Brown‚ Stewart‚ McCracken‚ et al‚ 1986). The significance of patient satisfaction is further emphasized by evidence that satisfied patients are more likely to adhere to treatment‚ benefit from their health care‚ and have a higher quality of life. Additionally‚ patient satisfaction data have been used for quality
Premium Health care provider Physical therapy Health care
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 the
Premium Physician Patient Medicine
Cultural Awareness: Nursing Care of Iraqi Patients” is an article explaining cultural differences that are broadly scattered affecting military nurses care for Iraqi patients. Shortly after this issue developed‚ a study was constructed in means to find barriers between Iraqi patients and their nurses. By utilizing topical examination strategies‚ the data was analyzed and results showed significant cultural variations in communication‚ diet‚ and reference to orientation and dependency. Furthermore
Premium Nursing Patient Health care
working of outdoor patient departments in a general hospital. There are several out-patient departments and hundreds of patients visit the hospital daily for treatment. The main objective is to minimize the average waiting time of the patients. The current performance is determined and newer ways are identified to improve the performance of the hospital. Various alternatives are found and evaluated by simulating each of them. The objective of minimizing waiting time of the patients is achieved by altering
Premium Patient Hospital Health care
Patient Safety/Quality Care/Improvement Case Study 1. Overview of what are medical errors and possible consequences of such errors? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines medical errors as “the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim.” Medical errors do not all result in harm or injury. Medical errors that cause injury or harm are sometimes called preventable adverse events – that is the injury is thought to be due to a medical intervention
Premium Health care Patient Health care provider
Teaching Plan: Tracheostomy Care for Patients and Family upon Home Discharge Patients who undergo a tracheostomy and their family must demonstrate understanding and performance of the following objectives: 1. The anatomical changes related to the procedure. 2. Management of a tracheostomy. 3. The importance of humidification and suctioning in maintaining airway patency. 4. Awareness of possible problems/complications in tracheostomy management. A normal breathing pattern draws air
Premium Breathing Patient Lung
Organizing Patient Care Within this discussion‚ I will explore the transitioning of a primary nursing care model to a functional method of staff utilization. Consequently‚ my focus will be on the implementation strategies used or omitted to achieve this change. Structural Change Nineteen eighty-six was an interesting year. University Hospital in Boston practiced primary nursing‚ and as Marquis and Huston (2015) describe‚ this structure provides high job satisfaction along with responsibility
Premium Nursing Patient Health care
Patient safety culture plays an important role for the whole health care team. It has been an aspect for the quality of health care delivery. The complexnature of critical care increases the opportunity formedical errors (Stockwell &Slonim 2006). Patient safety culture is based on the health care team’s commitment to caring‚ their competencies‚ attitude throughout the care and how proficient they are on caring a patient. Upon ensuring the patient’s safety culture‚ it is also considered as prevention
Premium Health care Patient Health care provider
situ‚ is NBM and has a wound drain inserted into his abdomen. Oxygen is given via a venturi mask at 24% to continue for 24hrs. A urinary catheter is in situ attached to a urometer to accurately measure his urine output on an hourly basis. He has a patient controlled analgesia set up with prescribed opioids and an anti-emetic. Discuss the monitoring (LO 1 & 4) and Nursing Care (LO 2 & 3) that Colin and his family will require over the next 24 hours. NOTE THIS QUESTION DOES NOT ASK YOU TO DISCUSS
Premium Patient Experience Health care