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What is an MPI? According to AHIMA, MPI is an acronym for master patient index. It is a list of all the known patients attending a single organization or facility whose visits are subsequently linked by a single specific identifier. Most organizations use a medical record number so that computer systems have an easier time tracking and coordinating the desired information. (AHIMA) This master patient index might list patients, health care members, subscribers, physicians, persons, payers, and…

Everyday the lives of their patients are put in their hands. These two must also work together in communicating the status of the patient before, during and after a surgery. A simple wisdom tooth removal surgery is no different. The vital signs of the patient must be monitored continuously throughout by the anesthesiologist, this information must be relayed to the surgeon, and the surgeon must use this information in addition to performing a successful procedure. If a patient experiences a…

Subcategory 4: Explain the importance of patient rights and responsibilities from both an ethical and legal point of view. The importance of patients’ rights and responsibilities are based on these ethical and legal rules such as honesty, confidentiality and professional behavior. Assuring that healthcare providers uphold the medical ethics which is the Hippocratic Oath “first do no harm”, assuring that all measures are in place that will protect them and the patient at all times. By making…

Ethical dilemma is unpreventable in the clinical setting. It is often difficult for nurses to make decisions every time that they are in this kind of situation. Physically restraining a patient is one of the most common situations that nurses may deal with that may challenge their ethical principle. Placing patients in restraints is viewed differently by many people as this has both pros and cons. However, when solving ethical issues, nurses are guided and supported by ethical principles and…

recovery patients is documented throughout the article with different variations of support. A problem within the healthcare system was found, which brings the need for improvement within the follow up care for recovering AMI patients. The qualitative study conducted was used to determine the patient’s thoughts of the psychosocial consequences of an acute myocardial infarction and the accessed support within one year (Junehag, Asplind, & Svedlund, 2014, pg. 22). The study included 20 patients:…

the health care community, there are a variety of roles that have to be filled in order to maintain the quality of patient care. There are many that are responsible for said care of a patient. The first being a nurse practitioner who is someone who has more advanced clinical training than that of a registered nurse (AANP, 2015). They are becoming the choice for more and more patients as their regular doctors may not be available at the time they are needed. A nurse educator is someone who takes…

everything was done by hand, double and sometimes tripled check before a process begun. At that time, most deaths resulted from unformulated systems that were still being invented on how to save a life or to cure a disease. The way physician handled patient care uncertainties was with an open culture by being transparent to the patient’s their families. The physicians of the past were willing to say “I am sorry or I thought he or she had a chance.” Doctors were more fearful of being defeated…

When it comes to worldview the patients ‘care different from my own, I provide care with comfort, respect, and dignity. I keep open mind to understand their concerns and religious belief or practices as they need. I treat each patient with respect and dignity as they deserve. Not only that, I also respect their religious practices that includes prayer, chanting, and try not to interfere on them. If I don’t’ have enough knowledge of their ritual prayer, being simply present and participating in…

functional status and increasing dependency and disability. Whereas in the community less than 10% of independently living older persons are affected, the prevalence increases up to 50% or even more in nursing-home residents, geriatric patients in acute-care hospitals and patients in geriatric rehabilitation (Kaiser et al. 2010; Cereda 2012). However, prevalence rates vary widely due to the use of different malnutrition definitions and assessments methods. Interestingly, virtually independent of…

This paper aims to discuss the importance of patient participation in the maintenance of quality and safe patient outcomes. It also tackles about the different strategies that assist registered nurses in improving patient participation in care. The paper also closely examines the relationship between patient-centred care and patient participation in depth. Moreover, the many benefits of patient participation in care are emphasized. Effective communication in the clinical setting is also…