Psychiatric hospital

These were my tenth (11/12) and eleventh (11/13) shifts following Meagan on the medical/surgical floor at Rady Children’s Hospital. On Thursday, November 12th, I followed Meagan from 0930 to 2230 while she worked as the resource nurse. This was a new and different experience compared to following her as a normal nurse on the floor and even as the charge nurse. For most of the day, we watched other nurses’ patients so that they could go on break or accomplish other major tasks for their patients,…

after reading The Glass Castle that Jeannette had it far worse than I ever did. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette shares how she spent over a month in a hospital due to burns after she tried to make herself hot dogs. The time that Jeannette spent in the hospital was like a vacation from her crazy life and parents. She relished the time in the hospital because it was the first time in her life that she was taken care of and had people that were actually concerned about her well-being. Even though…

outpatient basis is terms ambulatory care service. Compared to hospitals, these clinics are usually much more convenient to use and less expensive than an inpatient hospitalization. The main feature of ambulatory services is that, patients do not stay overnight in these facilities. Ambulatory care is emerging to be the fastest growing segment of the health care market. There are many types and these included; Physician services, hospital outpatient, emergency outpatient, community health…

CHF and Hospital Readmissions Congestive heart failure is a growing chronic condition in the United States that accounts for approximately 11 million physician office visits and 875,000 hospitalizations (Heart Failure Statistics). Further complicating the issue, 25% of these patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge and at least 50% are readmitted within six months (Cost considerations in the treatment of heart failure). The intensity of the disease process poses a financial strain…

to what extent, not so much. The medical jargon used in the hospital bill, along with the codes and symbols is indicative of how confusing the healthcare system is to their patients, and sometimes, unfortunately, their litigants. The seven or so months it took for Brill to conduct his research using bills from hospitals, doctors, drug…

Nurse-Patient Ratio Imagine you are in a hospital bed dealing with a tremendous amount of pain, and your nurse is not around to give you medication to put you at ease because he or she has five other patients and just has not gotten around to you yet. How does that make you feel? Look into the nurse 's perspective, they are running around for twelve or twenty-four hours because of being understaffed, while constantly checking on patients and also getting interrupted by family members complaints…

perioperative surgical home model helps the patient to get a single point of contact for all their problems and questions related to their health and they can get all their conditions treated at one place. - This model also helps them to stay less in the hospital as it is a standardized evidence based care model. - This model also helps the patient to avoid unnecessary testing’s and also avoid pre and post operative complications and reduces the costs to patients. - As this model is patient…

best outcome will be. This is helped with the right information and history from the service user.( of standards). Consent can be hard to obtain and therefore different ways of communication and this can be seen in a different situation in pre hospital and knowing how to is important to be able to obtain consent from your client in a compassionate way. For example, being able to understand what the patient is going through and be sensitive towards that situation. Also, paramedics have the…

nurse must provide care that demonstrates sensitivity to diverse beliefs and behaviors. I believe I have grown in accepting diverse values and advocating more for patient values as I advanced through nursing school. During one of my shifts at York Hospital, I had a patient who did not speak any English. She was transferred from the emergency department with only her daughter as an interpreter. The patient’s daughter was speaking broken English and was unable to understand medical terminology. It…

Clinical Nurse Leader Introduction and Background The CNL is a master’s prepared registered nurse trained as a generalist who will provide clinical leadership in the emergency department (ED) at the point of care (Reid & Dennison, 2011). In conjunction with the unit manager and educator, the CNL will contribute leadership and knowledge at the microsystem (unit) level (Perry, 2011). The CNL will improve patient quality and safety outcomes via addressing organizational needs and assisting in the…