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For safer patient care, does the use of a standardized written shift report reduce unsafe patient care compared to oral report during a nursing shift change? During a change of shift, many important details about a patient could be left out due to a couple of reasons. I was able to identify this problem during a previous clinical rotation. When observing the interaction between two nurses during a shift report change, a lot of unanswered questions about the patient and procedures performed…

Patient Care Handoffs Brooke Grider Indiana University Kokomo School of Nursing Patient Care Handoffs Scope of the Problem When working in health care there are many responsibilities that need to occur to ensure patients’ health, safety, and happiness. Many of these obligations include informing the patients, making them feel important, and taking precautions when regarding their safety. One major area of importance that has lead to a multitude of patient accidents and problems is what is…

As the struggle for equality in health care continues in the United States, all hands must be on deck to ensure that every person who seeks medical care gets one. Health care disparities among individuals living in the United States arise from a complex interaction of variables that affects patients, healthcare givers and the health care system itself. Regrettably, this problem is no longer limited to the racial and/or ethnic minorities, its impact has been extended to include individuals and…

Planned Parenthood is a healthcare provider assisting men, women, and teenagers with both treatment and information. Planned Parenthood is a service providing affordable healthcare through health centers run by their respective self-governed affiliates. However, following the surfacing of some controversial videos in early July, the necessity of the funding which Planned Parenthood receives from the US government was brought into question. Hence, Congress began a hearing to remove the federal…

Certified Medical Manager? A certified medical manager is a health care administrator who has passed the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management’s (PAHCOM) CMM exam. This credential verifies that the holder is a competent professional who can handle the business operations and health care administration of a medical organization. The exam also means that the holder has verified experience and knowledge of health care environments and upholds a set of high ethical standards…

or healthcare provider he or she wishes to. Equality, in the universal medical coverage for all French citizens, regardless of socioeconomic status. Fraternity, illustrated by the overwhelmingly positive reception and regard in which French citizens hold their healthcare system. Consequently, the French healthcare system is superior to its international counterparts in terms of access to care, state regulation of care, quality of care, and the patient options for healthcare providers. Two…

that might emerge when trying to implement anti-discriminatory practice in healthcare sector and I will explain further by giving relevant examples in health and social care settings. Some of these challenges are Conflict from staff who does not feel they are doing something wrong: Conflict is something that usually happens between health and social care staff especially when they do not agree with one and the other. There are some workers who feel that they are always doing something right even…

that they have a terminal illness. Fast forward time and imagine that same loved one, writhing in pain and in end stages of their terminal illness. Krakauer (43-48), an author of the medical journal Health Administration Press, states that “few people would aspire to end their lives in intensive care units, on various forms of life support, in pain and isolated from loved ones”, but unfortunately for those who are in the end stages of a terminal illness, this is often what they face; there are…

reactions to the following questions: 1. In the context of health care, what does “shared decision making” mean to you? How is this different from traditional patient-clinician communication? Shared decision making is a relationship between the clinician and the patient. Clinician collaborates with the patient using current evidence as opposed to providers making decisions on behalf of patients. 2. Why do you think some people in health care might be skeptical of shared decision making?…

to the husband and the patient. If the physician had explained the injection process, it would have given the husband the opportunity to contact our unit and we could have developed a mutually acceptable plan of care that would respect their wishes and provide culturally congruent care. Presentation of Both Sides of the Issue In Arab culture, the roles of husband, wife and children are well-organized. From the husband’s standpoint, his duty in the family includes being the decision-maker,…