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Nurses are required to effectively communicate within interdisciplinary teams in order to provide safe, effective, high quality, patient-centered care. Communication is one of the most critical skills needed for healthcare professional, especially nurse leaders. "Communication impacts all management activities and cuts across all phases of the management process, as nurse leaders communicate with patients and families, colleagues, superiors and subordinates" (Marquis and Huston, 2015, p. 459).…

Mrs. Messing reports she has blurred vision since the auto accident. She wants to be evaluated by her Optometry provider. An appointment was made on 2/20/17 I contacted the adjuster Ms. Blodgette with this update, I advised her of the travel and mileage to this appointment. I was given approval to attend. On 3/3/17 I met Ms. Messing and her husband at the office of Dr. Messing. Ms. Messing was wearing a soft cervical collar. She still leans her neck forward. She is able to sit and…

PICOT Evaluation for Evidence Based Practice The case scenario selected for this PICOT evaluation, is scenario number three. This scenario basically involves the question one would ask as a clinician to a thirty-four year old women who has an extensive family history of breast cancer; as evidenced by the death of her mother at the age of forty-three and the diagnosis of her sister at age thirty-six. In this case, we must ask ourselves the burning question. “In women from the ages of twenty-five…

The most rewarding part of nursing is to be able to help people as a career. However, it is not always as nice as it sounds to be. I was stroked with an event during my clinical rotation in the last year of my nursing school 1993 that influenced my decision making in my nursing career. A 7 year old boy was brought to ER who was a severe burning victim with no one inch of normal skin. The kid, coming from a very low income family, suffered from the burning accident in a concrete trash house came…

Auxiliary, Foundation/Patient Ambassador/Physician Recruit and Liaison and Facility Support Director of Maintenance/Grounds/Emergency MGMT./Environmental Services/Security. The Ancillary Support Division includes, Pharmacy, Respiratory Care (HBO), Radiology, Laboratory and Rehab. Furthermore, the Finance Division includes, two Division Leaders. The first Division Leader operates Revenue Cycle Specialist/Business Office, Continuum of Care (Social Worker) and Health Information MGMT. The Continuum…

Socrates—the Greek philosopher once stated, “the unexamined life is not worth living,” as he stood on trial for encouraging introspection among the masses. How many of us live the life we chose versus the life we find ourselves in due to a predetermined path, circumstances or societal pressures? I for one, belong to the second cases. In 2003, my parents and I immigrated to the U.S. from Ethiopia after winning a Diversity Visa (DV) lottery. This life changing opportunity came with its own…

Explain the essential idea of why were people protesting? One of the most rapidly expanding market of AI is driverless cars. They hold a lot of potential and risk. For example in the CNN article, Driverless cars create a safety 'dilemma': passengers vs. pedestrians, by Jacqueline Howard describes the decision of who to save by driverless cars. One of the questions asked was “Should the vehicle know to swerve into a wall and sacrifice its passengers to avoid the pedestrians, or should it protect…

health science students regarding infection prevention and control which included study of 162 students, where 31 were medical students,114 were nursing students and 17 were studying radiology, medical student’s perception regarding disinfection was found to be higher (73%) compared to nursing students (66%) and radiology students (61%) (Ojulong et al,2013). In a cross-sectional study which was done in Kasturba medical college in Mangalore, Karnataka ,India to assess awareness of infection…

I have thought about becoming a doctor ever since I was little. I did not truly understand the complexities of the job or the journey needed to become a doctor and I assumed anyone could do it. Years later, I truly realize how wrong I was, and also how little I knew. Yes, being a doctor means passing medical school, excelling in your studies and treating others, but there is another aspect people usually forget: heart and character. The world’s smartest person cannot succeed as a physician if he…

EPIC & Meaningful Use Digital technology is constantly driving renovations worldwide; in this paper, the medical world’s transformation from technology will be discussed, specifically electronic health records. The scope of medicine brims with information, which demands a smooth flow of information within an electronic health care infrastructure. Many electronic health databases are in use today, encompassing various clinical functions and influencing the way care is delivered and compensated.…