Broadmoor Hospital

of thinking is most conducive to solving the given task at hand. A combination of the two modes of the dual process model, along with usage of the CARE techniques and other “de-biasing” and hospital management techniques, would be effective in reducing cognitive errors and biases made by physicians and hospital…

for her fourth heart surgery. It’s the hardest thing in the world seeing someone you love go through so much heartache...literally. A nurse escorted us to the hospital lobby, and I continued to hide my sad eyes. Dad, Grandma, my two siblings and I, waited in the lobby for 6 straight hours as my mom underwent her surgery. The Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis was spacious and very welcoming. The lobby had high ceilings, an astonishing water fountain, and a relaxing theme with real palm trees. I…

member will receive one-hour of classroom training, followed by two scenarios in the simulation lab to assure the team understand their roles and responsibilities. Additional training will be provided for the hospital operators since they are an integral part of the notification process. Hospital wide education will be in the format of an email to all staff, posters, and presented at the medical and nursing grand rounds. Communication is one of the biggest challenges when implementing a Stroke…

After a traumatic event, the need for psychosocial support is indispensible. In the article written by Lena Junehag, Kenneth Asplund, and Marianne Svedlund, the need for psychosocial support after an acute myocardial infarction is supported. A support system for the AMI recovery patients is documented throughout the article with different variations of support. A problem within the healthcare system was found, which brings the need for improvement within the follow up care for recovering AMI…

scheduled time. Missed appointments are a cost to the health care system in terms of personnel time, extended waiting lists, and the loss of potentially beneficial services. In the past quarter, we have seen an increase in No Show Rate in the John Adams hospital. A total of 20 (15.6%) patients did not show up out of the 160 weekly spaces available. Each missed appointment at $120 per visit which equals $2,400 in lost revenue in a week. That means, we have lost $28,800 in the past 3 months.…

At a moment when many hospitals are challenged with this same concern of nursing shortages throughout their communities, we are confronted with the awareness that this is the time to act fast to make a difference not only for the present matter of maximizing staffing efforts, but, to develop the knowledge base of our succeeding new hires fresh out of school with the hopes that they are as well-informed as the more veteran nursing staff that have been operating as a nurse for countless years. The…

In order to live an enjoyable life, one should acquire a job to fund all of the necessary and unnecessary expenses that come with it. In my future, I feel that I would enjoy a career in the medical field, specifically an anesthesiologist. I would like to choose this career because it encompasses all my interests and abilities. A career in anesthesiology is a very important job in allowing patients to receive the care they need with little pain. An anesthesiologist administer substances to a…

Few things in life are more horrifying than getting hit with a medical bill that was vastly larger than you initially expected. Yet every day, countless people in this country are getting hit with exorbitant medical bills, and it’s more than likely your patients are among the victims. Are there any steps you can take to help patients avoid surprise medical bills? Absolutely. It’s Time to Have “The Talk” A Duke University professor and his colleagues found that patients and doctors are talking…

According to the Scope of Practice Policy (2017) web page Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) are not recognized by Kansas policy as an autonomous primary care provider. Instead, Kansas similar to many other states, practice authority requires collaborative practice and a written protocol for a medical plan of care with a responsible physician. However, the physician does not have to be present under Kansas Regulation 60-11-101 for the APRN to deliver primary, secondary or tertiary care.…

The student discusses the stages involved in a computed radiography lumbar spine examination for a 35 year old male, with English as his second language, who was sent to the x-ray department following an appointment with his General Practitioner (GP). The clinical details read: “Recent road traffic accident 4 weeks ago, locking pain and stiffness in lumbar region, with bony tenderness. X-ray lumbar spine to rule out fracture” Prior to evaluating the clinical details, the request card was…