Hospital accreditation

Review the physician record (Notes presenting signs and symptoms, lab values, medical history and reason why the patient is or was being admitted. Look for the physician's document of the patient's history and physical also known as H&P. (Ensure that there is enough clinical information in the chart to support the diagnoses the physician chose.) Look at vital signs and intake and output. (This information can give you an idea of how sick your patient is.) Review labs and radiology reports…

It seemed like a normal day in Kauai Hawaii for a young girl named Bethany Hamilton, but little did she know that day would change everything. Bethany was a young 13-year-old tall, blonde, and beautiful surfer who was thinking of going pro. On October 31, 2003 Bethany, Alana Blanchard Bethany’s best friend who was also a promising surfer, and Alana's father, went on a surfing holiday. On this beach off Kauai's North Shore, called the "tunnels" it was known by “locals as a great place to catch up…

A: A Duty of Care Is Owed To the Plaintiff 1. Foreseeable Plaintiff Test(Reasonable Foreseeability Test) As an expert, the cardiologist owed a duty of care to the patient and must live up to the standard of competence as one would expect from a member of their profession. The cardiologist was not in the right state of mind as he was having a bad day and was sleepy, therefore, the injury of the plaintiff was reasonably foreseeable. There was a proximity between the parties due to the fact that…

family is in Hawaii the bombing of Pearl Harbor happens. The next day, Amber and her mother decide to go a local hospital to help out with all of the new patients that are coming in.…

In How Doctors Think by Jermone Groopman, Groopman takes an in depth look at the clinical problems in health care such as misdiagnosing and inappropriate treatment given based on poor communication, and cognitive errors. As a trained physician Groopman, saw there was a problem in listening to the patient closely and observing their symptoms carefully. There is a huge disconnect between doctors and patients which forces doctors to deal with the task of having to determine the patients diagnoses…

apnea, a brother with asthma and another brother born into a NICU unit this field became my choice of study. Respiratory Therapists work in a variety of settings from hospitals, clinics, and pediatrics working with patients of all ages to sleep centers or even in a patient's home. They can work in many different areas of the hospital as well as varying departments, each of which consists of their own responsibilities regarding patients and procedures. They provide the lead care in dealing with…

disease, acute or chronic are a significant part of hospital readmission rates. Overall, patients with one respiratory disease process pneumonia, can account for 38.5 percent of hospital readmissions. (Dharmarajan et al., 2013) The needs of discharged patients are not being met up to 81% of patients needing assistance with basic functional needs failed to receive home care referrals and consequently 64% of these patients reported that no one at the hospital had talked to them about “managing at…

the patient not to be able to receive the oxygen he needs to breathe. The result can cause major health issues, including death. The device is used on people of all ages, including children, to provide continuous breathing support. It is used in hospitals and other medical facilities. Any health care provider that uses the AVEA ventilator will be impacted by this recall, as well as patients who are using the device for assistance with…

According to the article, Registered nurses ranked fifth of all occupations resulting in a musculoskeletal injury and Nursing assistants reported 25,010 cases, the highest for any occupation (ANA, 2013). Why is this? Construction workers or manufactory workers deal with heavier equipment and are in usually more dangerous situations than healthcare workers are. Two high risk tasks One high risks task I can think of would be transferring patients. Are the licensed staff looking at the patients…

Accident and recovery[edit] On September 15, 2001, at the age of 15, Clapp was hit by a train. He had become drunk at a ceremony commemorating victims of the September 11 attacks. Clapp has no recollection of passing out on a railroad track near his home in Arroyo Grande, California.[5] His blood alcohol content was found to be .229.[6] He was hit by a freight train travelling at high speed. His injuries required the amputation of both his legs above his knees and his right arm slightly below…