Hospital departments

It is prominent in the healthcare setting to learn from the bad decisions or inaccuracies that occur through a wide variety of settings and cases that are presented to the hospitals for treatment. This learning process is an ever-going development where the challenges encountered are mere problems with needed solutions, and these solutions are sought after using data collected through evidence that remains prevalent then complied to derive a superlative solution. The process of nursing also…

The first few weeks working at Humber River Hospital in the Endoscopy Department has opened up my eyes. It has led me to believe that the health industry is appropriate based on my personality and values. A major role I provided towards patients was a source of communication, mostly for their own personal comfort as the department is always busy and not every nurse can attend to each patient. Even though it is only a minor type of surgery, many patients still felt nervous, so being able to…

Mount Sinai hospital in Miami Beach, Florida. I was not ill or anything, but, something was going on in my stomach. It felt as if I had little butterflies in there, and I wondered what could possibly be wrong. But no, it was just excitement exploding in my stomach at the thought of actually volunteering in a hospital. That first day as I stepped in the double automatic doors will forever be engraved in my memory. Nothing special happened that day but I found my happy place:the hospital. From…

The hospital you are admitted in may seem clean, but evidences suggest that the hospitals are one of the most likely places to get infected while harboring numerous pathogens. During patients’ care, the hospital staff can also become contaminated and carry disease causing microorganisms. This may cause harmful infections in the patients entering hospitals who are already immune compromised [11]. So, hospital acquired infections or health care associated infections (HAI) are the contaminations…

During my research on interviewing someone in the Health Information Management Department, I was able to speak with a supervisor at Health Information Management Department at Memorial Hospital here in Gulfport, Ms. Mrs. Beverly Green is an supervisor in the Health Information Management Department at Memorial Hospital and has been with the company for 16 years, and have seen the changes that has come to they Department. She remember when they made the change from transition paper to the…

Boarding Patients in the Emergency Department When you think of circumstances within the hospital that can put patients at an increased risk for adverse effects, boarding in the emergency department (ED) is typically not one of them. Boarding patients within the ED is holding patients who have been admitted as in-patients but they do not have a bed available to them on the floor. This is a common practice. It is also a practice that increases risks for patients and alternatives should be…

Directors For Vancouver General Hospital up to speed on the current porter system conflicts, and give some recommendations on improving the efficiency of the Porter system to prevent as much delays as possibles, and meet the demands of the hospital. Background: Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) poster system represents a vital aspect of efficient hospital operations, facilitating the timely flow of patients, equipment and material to all departments within the hospital. For example, if nurses…

the hospital or medical center, is the site most people will find themselves when they are unsure of what is happening to him or herself or a loved one. According to a recent article in the mental health section of Fox news entitled, Emergency Rooms Slow To Treat, Transfer Psychiatric Patients, (2016), emergency rooms (ER’s) have become the dumping grounds for those exhibiting symptoms of mental illness. In this short paper, it will be made apparent that most emergency departments in hospitals…

Problem: Swedish American Medical Center/Belvidere (SAMCB) is a smaller hospital in a neighboring town that Swedish American Health System in Rockford Illinois owns. At SwedishAmerican Medical Center/Belvidere, we currently have one Philips x-ray room and one AMX portable x-ray machine. The medical center only has one computed radiology (CR) laser reader. The x-ray room and portable x-ray both utilize this (CR) laser reader. If the laser reader happens to break down, we have no way of…

market to be consistent with each hospital in the market and comparable to competitor salaries in the area. Another opportunity is educating or terminating low performers. It is difficult to dismiss employees who are not performing because they have been employed by the facility for a long period of time. These employees have been allowed to…