Hospital departments

level on arrival at emergency department. Triage originates from French word “Tier”. It is a comparison or classification based on the health condition of patients to ensure optimum care and quality provided in Emergency Department. Triage term originated during the Napoleonic War ,Baron Dominique –Jean Larrey (1766-1842) who is a Napoleon’s surgeon who give immediate treatment according classification system follow setting of priorities to the nearest hospital. In early military, triage…

increasing patient satisfaction. Personal Practice Environment In the acute care setting, such as the emergency department and the medical-surgical unit, patient acuity varies, but the need to provide a safe care setting remains. Recently, patient acuity has increased, demanding evidence-based practices for safe health care delivery. Currently, I practice in both, the emergency department and the medical-surgical unit, with a wide variety of patient conditions including, but not limited to:…

is a 535-bed acute care facility located in Jackson, Mississippi. St. Dominic is an organization that consist of acute hospital care, continuing community care, and a full range of outpatient and community services. The mission of St. Dominic hospital is to perform services in the name of Jesus Christ. St. Dominic strive to make their community better. St. Dominic is a hospital that not only strive to provide for individuals that are sick but also offer education and wellness services to the…

assistant clinical manager (ACM), charge nurse, patient care assistants (PCA), unit secretary and a social worker. Other auxiliary staff from other departments such as laboratory, radiology, ultra sound and respiratory therapy also assist with patient care. There is also a house supervisor in charge of the nursing floors for the entire hospital. The hospital currently utilizes a Patient-Centered Care Model throughout all the nursing floors. Working in the ER the primary focus for nurses is…

been working at Montefiore hospital for 17 years as a head cashier/office coordinator. I was hired as a cashier, but since Montefiore acquired other facilities in the past 5 years, I got promoted to the office coordinator where one of my job descriptions is to train and help out other cashiers with different issues. My daily duties include processing payments from different departments in order for the facility to check and balance. I check to make sure that each department proves out and…

oral and written communication. With the ability to put together root words and modify them by using prefixes and suffixes, one can figure out meanings and spot mistakes. In addition, it creates consistency and accuracy over several practices and departments. Thus, medical terminology is efficient and essential to simplifying communication in the medical world. Another…

registered nurse. Issue No. 1 Ensure you gain consent “You must ensure that you gain consent before you begin any treatment or care” NMC Code (2008). For me, this is the most important in my work as a nurse because everything that we do in the hospital revolves around our patient care. A patient has the right to know and refuse any care that we are planning to provide to them. So it doesn’t matter what the procedure is, may it be vital signs taking to having major surgeries, it is very…

Enrichment activities selected. (4 points) The Professional Enrichment (PE) activities gave the opportunity to enhance my education on the different health problems that can be seen any day at the hospital and demonstrated how the interdisciplinary team is handling some of the problems at Rapid City Regional Hospital (RCRH). The first activity consisted of Regional Health put on the 19th Annual Cardiovascular Disease and Wellness Symposium at the Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota (SD).…

Hospital privilege is especially important in the continuity of care when there is an established provider-patient relationship. APNs understand the concerns of their patients and can help to make the hospital experience less stressful and more pleasant, thereby accelerating recovery and improving quality of life for their patients (Brassard & Smolenski, 2011). In addition of providing a seamless patient care, hospital privilege also affects the reimbursement…

There I was, a young boy, waiting with my family in the hospital and the Surgical Assistant was taking care of my younger brother’s infected pre-auricular sinus. Ignorantly, I asked why he didn’t cut it open to relieve the pain quickly. The assistant replied, “That is the job of the surgeon.” I was fortunate enough to be allowed on to the surgical observation deck and was enthralled by what I saw. I fell in love with surgery instantly but my decision to actually become a surgeon was a gradual…