Emergency department

directly correlate to an increase in patient complaints and statements of dissatisfaction (Hurst, 2011). Comprehending that organizational employee satisfaction is greater than my purview, the focus must be narrowed to staff satisfaction in the emergency department (ED) as the priority. However, the administration is entirely fixated on throughput targets, patient satisfaction…

Background University of Missouri hospital is a Level I trauma center located in Columbia, Missouri that treats some of the most complicated injuries and illnesses. University Hospital’s trauma team cares for more than 25,000 emergency room patients each year. In addition, University Hospital boasts 247 patient beds and has a seven-story critical care tower equipped with the latest medical technology. University Hospital also offers hundreds of different surgical procedures in their state of the…

Hospital Emergency Department. Three years ago, I also started working part time as a Psych Nurse at Ridgeview Behavioral Hospital, an addiction/mental health facility that recently opened in our community. I average about 1-2 days a week at each facility. Therefore, working in these specialized facilities, I see many life changing events that the commonplace layperson would never see even once in their lifetime. In reality, it reflects my fire department job. In the emergency department, I am…

communications, actions, beliefs, and values (Edelman, Kudzma, & Mandle, 2014, p. 24). Hospital organizations can review problems and issues that specific departments may be experiencing, then following with implemention stratagies for programs that center around a community and cultural action plan. The emergency room (ER) department at Kalispell Regional Healthcare experiences a higher incidence of…

seek out knowledge on how to fix those problems. One way to encourage such practice amongst staff is to, hold monthly staff meetings and allow for open discussion about issues or concerns. Specifically in my department I would ask for volunteers for a committee to be made up of Emergency department staff and registration staff. Explain how the goal of establishing this committee will improve overall patient and job satisfaction. Also I would start a relationship with professional healthcare…

Ethical Issue-Family Presence in the ER Definition Family presence is an important consideration in the health care setting, specifically in the emergency room. Family presence is the ability of a family member to have contact with a patient in a health care area during resuscitation or emergency procedures (İşlekdemir & Kaya, 2016, p. 39). Resuscitation is the process health care providers utilize to sustain life and prevent further deterioration (Leske, McAndrew & Brasel, 2013, p. 78). Family…

I have worked in clinics as well as emergency rooms and have observed doctors and patients in both settings. I have seen how the help of a caring doctor can ease a patient’s fears, and how a patient-doctor relationship can become a strong bond that lasts for many years. The doctors that I have…

evidence collection within the emergency room. This writers experience with forensic evidence collection and preservation is something that has been learned through informal on the job training. Through out this course on forensic nursing, this writer has become more aware of what evidence collection entails, what situations can result in evidence, and how to better recognize, assess and collect evidence. The importance of the forensics nurse within the emergency department is a crucial one.…

Who wants to expose their loved ones to the overwhelming, chaotic emergency room? Watching significant people in your life critically hurt, or even indisposed can be a very stressful situation to deal with, especially if you are waiting for hours in an emergency room to even see a physician, or even get an update. This is why Urgent Care Centers are beginning to partner up with local hospitals in order to fulfill the important needs of patients with non-life-threatening injuries, rather than…

From June 27 to the present, I have been volunteering as a Student Ambassador at Pennsylvania hospital. I work throughout the hospital in various departments, depending on the day of the week. My supervisor is Ms. Barb, who assigns us into different departments and makes sure that we sign in and out for the day. Pennsylvania Hospital was founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. Pennsylvania Hospital is known to have been the first hospital in the American colonies and is…