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DOI: 1/19/2006. The patient is a 59 -year-old male housekeeping aide who sustained a work-related injury to his neck, head and low back when the elevator he was riding suddenly drops causing him to fall backwards. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with status post cervical spine fusion; chronic pain syndrome; radiculopathy, cervical region; spinal stenosis, cervical region; and cervicobrachial syndrome. According to OMNI notes, the patient had cervical discectomy and fusion, lumbar strain…

Growing up, I always had my heart set on pursuing a career in the medical field. At the age of 7, I was the only one in my family who could stomach cleaning my mom’s stitches after she shattered her kneecap. The human body fascinated me. Even at this young age, I was in awe of how the surgeons were able to “put my mom back together” and how the body could heal itself. From then on, my passion to gain knowledge of the human body continued. After graduating high school, it was now time to decide…

In 2012, hospitals across the country were measured for the readmission rate of patient from variety of diseases such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, pneumonia, obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and elective total hip or knee replacement. Many programs were enforced to reduce the readmission rate by focus on better coordination of care, improve communication between providers, patients, and their caregivers. According to Zuckerman,…

sample was chosen randomly and consisted of 50 percent of all the reported errors within the two years. Then, the study was designed with a mixed method research to describe the development of a knowledge base for drug error reporting in an acute hospital, and a human error theory described the analysis of causation. In the qualitative research, the data was from the interview with the doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. They all were asking questions about how to improve the current strategy for…

hours. Major duties are that “they may treat patients with heart defects, heart infections, heart arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), or hypertension (high blood pressure)”(SDMyLife). Work hours include day and night shifts. They usually work in hospitals and medical clinics and may be on call. The workplace is working along side with nurses and other doctors. A cardiologist has to be able to work with other people and have a hard work ethic.…

Nursing has always been more than a career for me. As a young child, I expressed an innate emotional understanding of empathy and found great satisfaction in caring for others. Although, it was not until my father’s diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, did I fully begin to understand my true passion for nursing. Witnessing the collaboration between a multifaceted team of providers, and the quality nursing care that he received was astounding.…

the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), that rewards acute care hospitals with incentive payments for the quality of care provided. Hospitals are rewarded based on three district measures; the first is the quality of care provided to Medicare patients, the second is how closely clinical best practices are followed and the third is how well patient care experiences were during their hospitalization. Hospitals are no longer paid based on quantity but because of the incentive payments…

home, but the problem is that due to his new medical condition, he does not have enough HCW to bring him to home safely. She said that she had requested to her son's case manager Heather Pelcha and to her supervisor Kristina Wells, to come to the hospital and make a…

Jillian, great post. It is strange that this subject came up this week. Just last week in the clinic that I work in we had a patient that was in acute respiratory distress. Currently, I work in a pediatric walk-in clinic and this time of year we generally start to see an increase in respiratory issues. This particular patient came to the walk-in in the early morning having waken up about 4-5 hours prior feeling warm, not breathing well, and having a sore throat. By the time that the patient…

Importance of Sharps Safety in the Healthcare Setting Introduction Nurses, surgeons, and staff are exposed to one of the deadliest hazards every day: the exposure to blood borne pathogens. There is an estimated “600,000 to 1 million accidental needle sticks and sharps injuries that occur annually in health care settings (Potter, Perry, 2013).” A consequence that can result from being a worker in the healthcare field is exposure to blood borne pathogens with parenteral exposures to healthcare…