Hospital departments

During the summer of my sophomore year in transition to my junior year, I earned the opportunity to take part in USC Keck Hospitals’ summer program. I was granted the opportunity to shadow and interact with health professionals. At the same time, I was trained to learn the nursing basics such as taking vital signs and understanding medical terminology. With this knowledge, for the past two years I have been able, and will continue, to volunteer in the American Diabetes Association (ADA) health…

exempted, there are two qualifying factors. The factors are qualifying as a charity and use for a charitable purpose (Showalter, 2012). To qualify as a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, the organization must be organized and operated for religious, hospital, educational, employee representation, or welfare purposes (Showalter, 2012). In order for an organization to qualify as charitable, the IRS has been using the “community benefit standard” since 1969 to determine if an organization reaches…

SCREENING TOOLS: SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC SHEET: Patient’s socio-demographic data will contain identification data (name, age, sex, address, contact no) and socio-economic data (occupation, marital status). It will be collected in the case record form (Appendix 1) by simple questionnaires. CLINICAL DATA SHEET: Patient’s clinical details will be recorded in case record form (Appendix 1) in respect to clinical examination details, laboratory investigation reports (hematological, biochemical and…

Second one that is connected to organization is Pro Health of United State, they have few headquarter business in the different countries regions, and they hire nurse, therapist to travel to different healthcare facilities like nursing home, hospitals or provide clients to provide medical services. Three organizations is Horizon Healthcare, this organization has been part of the Uniworld organization because they hired anyone that hold license in any state even if you have a green card. They…

far has been behind the scenes, mostly finding suitable placements for patients on the active discharge list. Therefore, my one on one interactions with patients has been minimal at best. However, thinking back to my first month at Western State Hospital (WSH), I remember a patient who was having trouble with being discharged. Before, I go on about this case, one should be aware that I never worked with this patient what so ever on a one on one basis. Thus, being prior service I felt this…

The reduction of the rising case of pressure ulcer has turned into a key objective among most hospital settings. Pressure ulcers have an unfavorable impact on patients' wellbeing and wellbeing, and they are a critical financial weight on the procurement of medical services. The quantity of PU can reflect the manner in which the clinic is administering treatment to the patient. The lessening of pressure ulceration through powerful administration is an enormous and complex strategy zone that is of…

some issues as presented in the case study. The main issue, which also faces the majority of US hospitals is the prospect that shortage of beds is expected to increase as the population in the home ages. The issue is to look for creative ways to take care of the patients. The key issue is therefore improving quality of care and patient satisfaction while reducing costs. The challenge is facing the “hospital at home” strategy of the New Mexico home with its prospect to provide acute care services…

New York State Education Department (2012) claimed “ten visits begin when the first treatment is provided and ends when the patient is discharged from care after a maximum of ten visits or thirty days” (para. 9). Health care plans that restricts physical therapy care to sixty or ninety day periods orders/forces a random limit on recovery. According to New York State Education Department (2012), “other limitations, such as insurance reimbursement or work…

An analysis was performed to determine why the nursing staff on 9A and 9B were dissatisfied with their jobs and consequently leaving the organization all together, thus seeking employment at competing hospitals within the area. Although the organization has been successful in recruiting nurses the key is retaining them. A recent exodus of nurses took place, which placed management in desperation to find replacements quickly; therefore, led to the hiring of new graduates and contract nurses to…

I am writing to apply for the chair position of the Anesthesiology department at Northwestern University, Feinberg School Medicine. I am currently the section chief for the divisions of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Management in the anesthesiology department at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Over the last 10 years, I directed these services at the in-patient Feinberg Pavilion and I was instrumental in facilitating a smooth transition of these services to the outpatient Olson Pavilion…