Lines Arterial line and triple lumen subclavian central venous catheter was placed for hemodynamic monitoring and administering medication. Physical Examination Vital sign. Mr. P is a 1.8 meter tall and weight 152.2kg. His other vital sign are as follow: blood pressure is 114/68 mm Hg‚ heart rate of 88 bpm‚ oxygen saturation 99%‚ and respiratory rate 18 breaths per minute. General appearance. Mr. P appears obese‚ stated age‚ and critically ill. He is sedated and has no signs of discomfort. He
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Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Improving Process through Technology Introduction: Doctors are famous for sloppy scribbling -- and handwritten prescriptions lead to thousands of medication errors each year. Electronics to the rescue: most hospitals that switched to computerized physician order entry systems saw a 66 percent drop in prescription errors. Illegible handwriting and transcription errors are responsible for as much as 61 percent of medication errors in hospitals. A simple
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TRANSITION OF CARE: EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY Describe the patients medical/clinical condition. This past December I observed the discharge of a patient from the Emergency Department that never should have taken place. The patient was a senior citizen who suffered a fall injury‚ and was diagnosed with bilateral humerus fractures. Her injuries did not require immediate surgical intervention and her pain was relatively well controlled. Therefore‚ the physician caring for her did not find it medically
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The Effects of the Patient Self Determination Act on Health Care Delivery The Patient Self-Determination Act gives the patient the right to make their own decisions about their health care. The medical facilities are required to provide the patient with informed consent information about these rights and the state laws on legal choices before they can be seen by the physician. Some examples of these types of advance directives are DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Order‚ Durable Power of Attorney for
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Euthanasia of Terminally Ill Patients Someone is being faced with a painful‚ incurable disease. They can either be allowed to choose a peaceful death or be forced to continue on while slowly forgetting their senses and loved ones. Euthanasia is the procedure of intentionally ending a life‚ in order to relieve pain and suffering. The word euthanasia stems from Greek and means “good death”. While some people believe euthanasia to be just an excuse for suicide‚ in reality it’s not. Euthanasia is
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A new patient is defined as a person who has not received any services from the healthcare provider within the last 36 months. An established patient is a patient who has been seen with the healthcare provider within the last 36 months. There are 3 parts to the development of a claim. 1.) The preclinical interview and check-in. 2.) The clinical assessment and teatment. 3.) The postclinical patient check-out. NEW PATIENT INTERVIEW AND CHECK-IN PROCEDURES Step 1 - Perform a New Patient Intake Interview
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center multiple patients come in each day either unstable or unable to communicate what has happened to them. Doctors are forced to treat these patients and potentially save their lives based on what they can see in front of them. Since the doctors have limited information‚ they have to base the patient’s treatment off their physical exam‚ blood pressure‚ oxygen saturation‚ pulse‚ breath sounds and numerous other medical practices. But that still leaves them with limited information about this patient’s
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Providing Patients with a Quality Experience Mary Lavonne Hoppes Walden University NURS 4021 Section 05‚ The Role of the Leader in Evaluating Data to Improve Quality and Safety May 19‚ 2013 Providing Patients with a Quality Experience Patient safety and the quality of healthcare they receive can be improved by evaluating existing data from various sources such as the patient’s health record‚ laboratory findings‚ registration‚ administration and incident reports. One area that leaders
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electrolyte balance is important for the body to be able to function. The nursing student will cover the risk‚ pathology‚ and signs and symptoms for both fluid deficit and hypokalemia. The nursing student will also apply these findings to the patient specific information from the clinical day February 8‚ 2011. This will give her the ability to formulate four different nursing diagnosis and evaluations of interventions and outcomes. Review of the patient’s case DS was admitted to the hospital for
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Searching for the Meaning of Existence Walt Whitman wrote "Facing West From California’s Shores" and "A Noiseless Patient Spider‚" both of which are about looking for the meaning of life‚ and the existence of people. Whitman uses travel and a little isolated spider to explain his search for meaning‚ which he cannot find. Whitman explains that man has to find significance and meaning to the existence of the human race. In his poem "A Noiseless Patient Spider‚" the spider makes a web and each piece
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