Health care provider

setting. Language differences leave room for misunderstanding of instructions for patient care when the language difference is between coworkers. Stereotyping is an issue that can serve as a barrier to effective communication in a healthcare setting. Stereotyping assumes behavior and character which can lead one to believe wrongly and mistreat coworkers based on a bias. This can lead to negative patient care because those who are being stereo-typed can become discontented/dissatisfy in their…

regards to specific injury, signs and symptoms of reoccurring injury or infection that should be reported, and information on follow up appointments. Additionally, the nurse collaborates with other health care staff to recommend and coordinate home assessment services and selecting and arranging for home care equipment. If the individual will live in an alternative living site the nurse assists in locating and selecting a site and arranges for assessment of the setting, as well as for reasonable…

$6.7 billion was spent during one year performing unneeded test or prescribing unnecessary medicines in primary care. (2011, October 14). Retrieved from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003144716.htm All of this extra treatment can become extremely hazardous to one’s health and very pricey in the end. Some treatments and medications can have adverse effects on your health because of the exposure to radiation and/or adding chemicals to your body that it plainly does not need.…

Glucose control is essential in not only the promotion of health, but in the prevention of long-term complication and/or comorbidities. However, by increasing the focus on patient education and encouraging…

In the article “Impact of pharmacist care in the management of cardiovascular disease risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials,” Santschi, Chiolero, Burnand, Colosimo, and Paradis introduced the article stating that “cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in adults worldwide and it accounts for approximately one-third of mortality in Canada and in the United States” (p. 1441). In the article “Improving Blood Pressure Control Through…

When isolated by themselves, organs like the heart, the small intestine, and the femur may not initially seem connected. However, a closer look at these organs shows a deep, mutually beneficial relationship. The marrow of the femur generates the stem cells that mature into the blood cells eventually pumped throughout the body by the heart. The small intestine absorbs nutrients and transfers them to the bloodstream, to be carried throughout the body with each heartbeat. These nutrients and blood…

purpose of this paper is to apply theoretical frameworks relevant to the nurse-patient relationship. This paper will explore Peplau’s Theory on Interpersonal Relationships, Henderson’s Principles and Practice of Nursing, Dorothea Orem’s Theory of Self-Care and Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment. Upon completion of this discussion, Imogene King’s theory will be discussed in depth, including tenets of the theory, application, and evaluation. Background The therapeutic nurse-patient…

Praluent and Repatha aims at the problem in similar and equally effective ways, future marketing strategies will be affected by these dosages. One major threat of Praluent’s competitor is that since Repatha is more potent, doctors and healthcare providers will be more likely to assign Repatha to a patient because of its convenience. This is a major problem because doctors are the primary target of the…

Minnesota LPN Scope of Practice section 4 states that LPN has to implement interventions that are delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed health care provider. While section 7 clearly states that LPN is accountable in providing safe and effective nursing care delivery (Minnesota State Board of Nursing, 2013). Is it safe to deliver care that is not the scope of nursing practice act? I might learned a lot from watching youtube and practicing on my dolls how to perform tracheostomy in CPR…

patients’ health. If a nurse did not uphold integrity she could put the patient at great risk. Also, nurses are expected to help their co-workers maintain moral soundness. Even though it may be difficult to point out when those around us are falling short, we as nurses must ensure the integrity of others so all patients are receiving the proper care. I hope that I can apply what Mercy College and my own personal experiences have taught me about integrity in order to become the best care provider…