Teaching hospital

California 's ratio has opened the door to improvement. Public concern with hospital facilities, errors in care, and lack of staffing led to the state of California mandating that a minimum patient to nurse ratio be administered and begin in 2004 (Scott). The California Department of Health took a multiple years to process and determine what the minimum ratios needed to be set based on research and other factors (Dorning). After doing so, California implemented different ratios ranging from the…

A Change in Ward Policy In the novel, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey, the protagonist, Randall Patrick McMurphy, demonstrates a quest of redemptive sacrifice in order to protect the patient 's in the psych ward from the antagonist, Nurse Ratched. Through McMurphy’s heroic endeavors such as attempting to change ward policy, he is able to establish his own identity and fulfill his destiny. McMurphy is the essence of what a leader should be. From the beginning the reader is made…

Introduction With patient safety being at the forefront of hospitals’ priority, it’s imperative for administration to implement infection control protocols. The practice of preventive measures along with staff education is necessary in the reduction of hospital liability, extended inpatient stays and loss in revenue. Although some strategies are standard throughout hospital organizations, data and con-stant monitoring of these procedures will provide insight into compliant areas or those that…

History Magnolia City Hospital serves the purpose of providing and improving health care services for the citizens of Columbia County and citizens of Lafayette, Union, Nevada, Ouachita, and Hempstead Counties. It is located in a rural setting, medically underserved, underinsured, with below average socioeconomic and educational level, and in need of superior health care. In Arkansas State, Magnolia City Hospital is the second oldest hospital. Established in 1939, it is an acute care, community…

separating emergency services planning from hospital planning, promoting private-sector alternatives for urgent care, and freeing hospitals to specialize in nonemergency medical care, (O’Shea, 2007). By implementing a policy with these rules it’s a huge advantage to have the emergency department and rescue in functional standing. Lastly, a reform made by the state for disaster preparedness, and terrorist attacks is a helpful policymaking need for hospitals and emergency departments. The con for…

In the literature there have been many published article of examples of mapping patient journey in hospital settings. There have been very few examples from primary care. Some of the initial understanding of process mapping has been taken from taken from Japanese car maker Toyota ( BMJ 3) . Eight types of waste have been described in health care setting…

Brief Intermountain Healthcare and Our Hospital Intermountain Healthcare (IH) has a strong and well developed commitment to quality improvement. Adoption of some of the components of this pursuit may benefit our system. These components must be considered in the context of our system differences and similarities. IH has: 130 outpatient facilities 24 hospitals 30,000 employees 750 employed physicians facilities in several insurance markets a large mix of payers a primary care to tertiary…

1. a) Nursing informatics is used to inform about what nurses do and how nurses use information to make decisions for patients. Nurses use EHRs to manage patient information (Pritchard, 2015). Nursing informatics allows nurses to remain interconnected with health care professionals from other disciplines, so that information is seamlessly exchanged between nurses and the rest of the health care team (Pritchard, 2015). Nursing informatics is also used to personalize patient care and to inform…

I believe they would have aided in my learning and would have posed questions that I could have discussed with the Reverend and other hospital personnel. Since I have only taken one religion class thus far I have not been able to relate this internship to what I have learned in regards to my classes. I think it will be beneficial to reflect back on my internship after I have taken the Religion…

Human Resources Benefits can be defined as an indirect financial payment given to employees that may include health and life insurance, vacation, pension, educational plans, 401K etc. (Dessler, 2012). As an affiliate of HCA Holdings Inc., Palms West Hospital follows a basic template that is provided throughout the organization. Although minor details may be changed, the majority of the ways Palms West operate is through the guidelines that HCA Holdings Inc. provides. Employees who meet the…