Grady Memorial Hospital

This morning you probably got out of bed, used the bathroom, brushed your teeth, made yourself something for breakfast and ate it. These are a few examples of activities of daily living (ADLs) that frail older adults may not be capable of doing. During the week, you probably had to pay a bill, go grocery shopping or make a phone call. These are examples of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). When an older adult can't do one of these activities they are considered a frail older adult…

assuming he was well enough to participate. Under the Older Americans Act, Carter could have benefitted from services after being discharged from the hospital. Under the Title III section, there are services such as health promotion programs that educate older adults with chronic illnesses, caregiver support, case management and home adaptations. The hospital incorrectly assumed that because his wife was a nurse, she would know how to care for him. Consequently, Carter experienced a fall in…

there, I got to observe several exams. Each exam was interesting to watch. Each piece of equipment used, has a specific job that it completes very meticulously. I enjoyed watching the radiologist maneuver the many pieces of machinery. Being at the hospital, in the radiology department, made me realize how much I have to learn. I am extremely excited for the opportunity to be able to pursue a career in this occupational field. I am a very determined individual. When I set my mind to…

They are both young surgeons at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Jackson is mixed black and white and April is white. Jackson grew up with a silver spoon and April grew up on a farm in the middle of the country. Semiotic Lense Everything is shown backwards in a sepia tone. The first scene has April, Jacksons…

Facilities were also required to collaborate with other outside LTC facilities and form written agreements called mutual aid agreements with them that identified them as a possible evacuation site if needed in a disaster. It was required that at least one of the facilities that they form an agreement with be fifty miles or more away. Although plans needed to include a mechanism to evacuate supplies during these events, similar agreements were also made with vendors of companies that sell…

Nationwide, hospital emergency departments (EDs) are in crisis. The demand for ED services have increased steadily while capacity has shrunk, due largely to hospital closures. Many Emergency Departments are overcrowded, causing long waits for care, poor quality outcomes and low patient satisfaction. ED crowding is particularly prevalent at EMC, a safety-net hospital, because of our historic mission and legal mandate to care for vulnerable and underserved individuals. The capacity of EMC’s Ed…

I think that the reference from Stephen Hawking and statement that our text made is appropriate in this circumstance. As Stephen Hawing has so many times eloquently stated, “Change is.” Change is necessary, and without it, the universe would cease to exist. Therefore change is not only good but necessary. The text goes on to say, “Perpetual dynamic movement is what underpins every action and process” (Porter-O'Grady & Malloch, 2015, p. 38) [Click and drag to move] . In the world of healthcare,…

There are many different careers in the world. One of the largest career fields is the medical field. This consists of many different occupations such as physical therapist, dermatologist, pediatricians, nurses, and surgeons. All of these career choices help people improve their health in some way. Being a surgeon is one of the more strenuous career choices of the medical field. Becoming a surgeon is a tedious journey that requires extensive schooling, strong character traits, and a lot of time,…

It was nearing the last days of my cath lab rotation when an incident occurred that I had not yet experienced. The cath team was performing an atherectomy on a patient’s calcified coronary artery. Once the artery was reopened, the patient’s blood pressure and heart rate dropped. The patient was no longer breathing and code blue was called. Anesthesiologists, nurses and techs came into the room and quickly began to help resuscitate the patient. Medication was administered and they started giving…

This example also shows questions of sanity by how different these Orderlies are than Orderlies in different, current, hospitals. Both of these examples tie into the ambiguity of sanity and insanity by the ironic and horrible acts they do to the patients, as well as their influence in the ward. The characters R.P McMurphy and Chief Bromden are also examples that question…