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In the event that a patient requires post-hospital assistance, the Via Christi Social Workers provides discharge planning service to any patient needing support. The Via Christi social work department creates a care discharge plan, considering the patient’s strengths, the patient’s current level of care, and patient current resources, such as available caregivers, if appropriate. Discharge plans can include, but not limited to, a referral to a home health care agency, a direct-admit referral to…

As a result of the hurt and devastation caused by the plague, the stop to it was just as devastating. Once the outbreak got to the point of consuming a nation the leaders then started to look at how they could prevent further damage. As a result, to their thinking they began to close the gates to their villages and prevent anyone who was suspected of being ill or who was a stranger from entering (Tognotti, 2013, p. 255). This was the beginning of quarantine, a medical strategy that was used in…

End-of-life healthcare decisions are one of the most challenging aspects of medical treatment. In end-of-life healthcare decisions, a decision frequently must be made between advanced medical intervention and allowing the patient to die peacefully. Although everyone involved in a patient’s treatment wants what is best for a patient, the situation can become a challenging ethical dilemma because what is best for a patient is often unclear. If extraordinary medical intervention is attempted and…

Late Entry Client was recently discharged from Wyckoff Hospital on 9/1/2016. Client didn’t submit to this worker discharged paper. On 9/2/2016, CM met with the client to complete Bi-Weekly ILP Review and to follow up and hospital discharged. In the meeting client was dressed in red and black shirt set. Client was wearing a summer hat and reading glasses. Client appears to be cooperative and friendly. Client continues to suffer from lymphedema and open wound ulcer; which she was hospitalized…

COMBATING DRUG DIVERSION IN HEALTHCARE Tiffany Johnson Metropolitan State University Introduction Despite numerous strides and advancements in modern medicine, the delivery of quality and effective health care remains a daunting task in both developed and developing countries. The nature of interpersonal relationships between caregivers or providers and the users of health and social care services dictates the degree to which effective service delivery is achieved. Even in high quality…

Rational: Giving recognition to the patient is important for the patient-nurse relationship. By acknowledging the patient I am opening up a positive environment for open communication. Rationale: Using the offering general lead approach is important because it encourages the patient to keep engaging in conversation. This is a great way to keep the conversation flowing and open. Rationale: Observing nonverbal cues are an essential part of nursing care because sometimes the patient won’t express…

Adult Health III Reflective Journal 5 My goal for this clinical was to understand the interventions that were part of my patient’s plan of care. My patient was in the hospital because of a gunshot wound and he also had acute respiratory distress syndrome from pulmonary edema. My patient had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) done in his room. The gastroenterologist was in the patient room with members of the surgery team to place a device called a bear claw. My patient had a small bowel…

Percutaneous exposure or ‘sharps injury’ via skin breakage with a needle or sharp object is a well-known occupational risk for healthcare workers (HCW) (Ghauri et al., 2011). Obtaining a sharps injury exposes the HCW to blood-borne viral (BBV) infections, including HIV and hepatitis (Corrao, Mazzotta, laTorre, & DeGiusti, 2012; Hosoglu, Akalin, Sunbul, Otkun, & Ozturk, 2011). The operating room (OR) has continually been identified as the second most common work environment for staff to encounter…

Having a deep-rooted interest in diseases and gross anatomy has always been a challenge to explain to people. They always ask, “Why would such a nice and intelligent person be interested in such a morbid and repulsive thing?” I would simply respond, “disease affects everyone in one way or another, aren’t you curious as to what’s happening inside of you?” My fascination with pathology extends far back into my childhood, when I was in and out of the hospital being treated for a peculiar set of…

The consequences of memory loss can be very severe when it comes down to Alzheimer’s or even an accident. Robert states on page 216“Flashbulbs memories are memories related to a specific, important, or surprising event that are so vivid they represent a virtual snapshot of the event… For example, involvement in a car accident, meeting one’s roommate for the first time…”. This demonstrates that the evaluation and recovery of a memory loss is dependable upon each patient, the seriousness of the…