Hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) are an undesirable situation or condition that affects the patient and the care they receive. The condition was not present on admission (POA)‚ it developed while the patient was in the hospital. HACs lead to increase length of stay (LOS)‚ increase in patient care cost‚ poor patient outcomes‚ and even death. It is estimated that in 2010 adult patients experienced roughly 4.8 million HACs out of 32.8 million hospital discharges. There are eight initial conditions
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Infections are one of the health care problems that are in the constant eye of health care organizations to fight as transmission can be quick and insidious and prevention is far more cost efficient and manageable than treatment of the infections. For a long time‚ healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) were a major hassle for health care settings to deal with as they not only put the patients at risk of negative health outcomes and complications; their treatment presents a heavy cost on the setting
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The subject of my research paper is about Hospital Associated Infections. This isn’t as general topic as a lot of my classmates picked. Hai’s in the most basic sense is an infection that a patient acquires in a healthcare setting that didn’t have before they entered into the healthcare setting. I work in a hospital and hai’s are unfortunately very common in hospitals and more common than most people realize. I wanted to research this topic because I have seen the impact to patients when their health
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patient to the hospital?)Using (OLDCART) Patient was admitted to the hospital via Assisted Living Facility. She has Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and is having acute confusion episodes. She cannot describe any pain‚ but says “ow” when she is being examined. She is aware of herself‚ but is not oriented to time or place. Subjective: Patient states “Ow” during examination Objective: Temp: 97.5‚ Pulse: 66‚ BP: 142/71‚ Resp: 20‚ O2: 98% Room air Medical diagnosis of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Medical
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There are several legal and ethical implications that surrounds genetic testing for prenatal families. The forthcoming of new genetic information and technologies have exposed women to available options for those with genetic concerns and birth defects. For an example‚ ultrasounds utilizes sound waves to provide women with an image of the fetus. However‚ these in the womb images have stimulated growing debates surrounding ethical concerns such as psychosocial risks if fetal abnormalities are discovered
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Hospital Acquired Pneumonia October 7‚ 2010 Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Hospital acquired pneumonia is currently the second most common nosocomial infection in the United States and is associated with high mortality and morbidity (Seymann‚ 2008). This paper is a case study of a 52 year old female who was in the hospital for a scheduled gastric bypass surgery. During a post-op test she aspirated dye thus beginning the process of her developing nosocomial pneumonia. The patient was
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cause-effect relationship. That is why Aristotelian ethical doctrine suggests the need for moderation is the greatest good for man. However‚ even in various interactions we cannot avoid some circumstances in which affect our well-being. Natural illnesses are caused not only because of our carelessness or lack of sense of responsibility over our health‚ but also some factors which are external and uncontrollable causes us to feel sick and acquired illnesses to some extent. Background of the Study
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Nosocomial Infections (NI) can arise from an inanimate object or substance‚ other patients‚ medical personnel‚ visitors‚ air‚ water‚ even the health care process itself. Also‚ the use of reusable equipment/supplies‚ invasive devices or techniques (catheters‚ valves‚ etc.). Patients in a hospital setting are also exposed to more drug resistant strains of microbes; as in this setting the microbes are selected at a higher rate than outside the hospital due to antibiotic usage in the hospital. NI usually
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Ethical Implications of Outsourcing Shawn Schneider University of Phoenix Michael Osby MGT216 May 18‚ 2009 Ethical Implications of Outsourcing For several years‚ many companies have turned to outsourcing income tax preparation and income tax return filing to companies in other countries to improve performance. The act of outsourcing a company’s tax preparation is reasonable if the company is confident with the servicing company which is contracted;
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Ethical Implications in Practice The embodiment of Nursing is caring and compassion‚ the prevention of illness‚ lessening any discomforts and the protection‚ betterment and reclamation of health. Ethics has been an essential part of the framework of the healthcare provider and it is idiosyncratic‚ self reflective and abiding. Another essential part is confidentiality‚ for the healthcare provider and patient this helps gain trust and open communication‚ ensuring that the best possible care can be
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