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If someone’s worldview is very limited in the different cultures and their beliefs, the care that the patient may receive could be very biased. Different cultures have very different views as far as when someone is sick or in the hospital. A culture that teaches that illness is a punishment for sin or a curse will produce a different reaction than a culture that emphasizes that to be ill is to be weak, unmasculine or irresponsible (Hartog & Hartog, 1983, p. 912). A medical professional…

Effective communication between healthcare practitioners and patients is very important for delivering high quality healthcare and safe patient care. Failures in communication are an extremely common cause that leads to poor patient outcome and even harm patients inadvertently. Effective communication can make patients feel secured to disclose their health condition to healthcare practitioners, thus it is able to enhance the quality of healthcare services and contribute towards better long-term…

Monday, October 5th: For the last clinical day at Hampton Homes, I was in the role of doing home visits. We made two homes visits today. Both home visits were to clients I had never visited before. One client talked a very long time about her community and environment. I asked her questions as we talked, and she revealed a lot about the area she lives in. This goes along with learning outcome four, dealing with how the environment influences the health of families, groups, and communities. The…

Self-Exploration When I was young, my mother was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. She was in a coma for three months and was then admitted into rehab after waking up. From the age of six years old, I started wondering how the human body worked. I always questioned, why people ended up with terrible diseases and what could be done to treat them. For my career, I have chosen Registered Nurse. Registered Nurses have always interested me because of their duty to help patients. Being a…

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…

“Watson Carative factors specify the meaning of the relationship of nurse and patient as human beings” (Chitty & Black, 2007, p.335). She is genuinely caring and honest about her patient’s health prognosis. Ms. Sharon believes in being honest with your patient about areas of concerns with their health because in the end, this will build an honest, open, and trusting relationship. The need for building trust with your patient will help with gaining a rapport, which will allow your patient to…

area where there is a lot of homeless or solicitation around the building can cause people to not want to visit clinics. Luckily we are in an area where we don’t have to worry about those type of issue, yet sanitation is an issue every clinic and hospitals has to deal with it. No matter how hard we advise our staff to wash their hands or keep areas clean an infection seems to breakout, so it is our duty to have a list of requirements to look at before and after we close so that way when patients…

There 's no qualms hospital administrator 's job is problematic and trying, and it 's only getting tougher each year. With so many conflicting and expenses surge, hospital executives must prepare administrators to successfully manage during a time of transformational, staff shortage and other changes in the healthcare system. The growing health problems in the country today require more hospitals that offer new and sophisticated facilities. In fact, the need for additional staff, medical and…

is a big issue in the United States, because it concerns many people’s health. When their lives are in danger, they can go to hospital and get best treatment, or when they are just having a headache or a cold, they can also go to see a doctor and take care of it. To those people who have health insurance plan, they do not have to worry about huge cost behind the hospitals. But in United States, there are still many people who are below poverty line. They can not afford health care plan, because…

Vinci Surgery). Robotics is becoming more prevalent in the medical field, and the use of robotics is yet another way that our medical care is evolving in surgery. The introduction of surgical robots provides benefits for patients, doctors, and hospitals, and advances the current way of medical procedures. The da Vinci System The da Vinci system is one of the few robots used to assist a surgeon during an operation. The da Vinci has multiple arms hooked up to a HD video screen, it allows…