Triage

Ever since I was a child I wanted to help people and didn’t realize how, until I stepped foot in my 7th grade science class. The day still replays in my mind like it was yesterday. I was walking into a new school, with new people, and I felt like the last leaf stuck on the tree, waiting to fall in place where I belonged, but oddly enough, this one basic anatomy and physiology class made me feel welcomed. What made me feel welcomed wasn’t really the teacher or the students in there, but the…

Like many young leaders I started as an NCO with significant motivation, aggressive approach, and a desire to control all outcomes within the scope of my responsibility. Life, experience, mentorship and above all else failure has definitively shaped me as a leader. Mentorship and experience directly correlate to the profession of arms and the development of leadership proficiency. However, I find that the spectrum of life and lessons from failures (both professionally and personally) more…

Providing quality health care should be a goal for anyone working in the healthcare industry today. The National Committee for Quality Assurance ([NCQA], n.d.) estimates that around 90 million Americans are living with chronic, common health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and asthma. Primary care providers are an important resource for these patients, acting as an entry point to the health care system, providing referrals if necessary, as well as…

The culture of an organization is made up of the values and beliefs that are shared by the members of the organization (Huber, 2010, p. 56). Values are an integral part of the culture. They are concepts or beliefs that regulate or guide behaviors or events. Core values are those values that overtake most other values in the organization’s value system. They support the organization’s mission as well as the vision. Core values guide organizational decision-making and do not change. Additionally,…

While it could be considered commonplace to suggest that all individuals deserve personalized care to meet their ever-changing needs that is not the reality in Canada. I believe that this is the future of social work across the lifespan: meeting the needs of individuals at every stage of life and help support individuals and families in the transitions as they occur through collaboration, information sharing support in various circumstances, and pursuing transformative ideologies in every aspect…

This assessment relates to triage assessments, interventions in crisis, the treatment of trauma, and referrals for clients in their community. After the suicide, decisions will have to be made and individuals will need help in overcoming their emotions. The assessment will assess…

having to hit targets and this can lead to a breakdown of care for the patients. When a paramedic this could mean that it is harder to be able to hand over a patient as quickly as there is a lack of staff within the hospital or ward to be able to triage and take the patient from you. This was found in the Francis report as being the case and special measures had to be put in place {reference} Due to these findings in the Francis report they had to review many cases and hospital to make sure that…

convenient care for patients, in particular, the ones that are unable to see the healthcare provider in person (Van Alstin, 2016, p. 6). Telenursing is nursing practice though electronic sources such as telephone and webcam to provide consulting, advising, triage, teaching, and much more (Texas Board of Nursing, n.d). According to Aziz and Abochar (2015), telemedicine and telenursing is provided in four ways: network programs, point-to-point connections,…

Working with Disabled Individuals as a Social Worker This article explains how social workers can communicate and assist in helping people with disabilities. People with mental or physical disabilities face many challenges in their lives. Social workers are trained and educated in helping them with these issues. The article explains what it takes to earn a degree with working with people with disabilities and resources to help decide if this career is for them. To find out if students going…

emergency rooms are overflowing at alarming rates." The number of emergency rooms in the United States has declined more than 10% over the past decade at a time when more are needed". With a overflow of non-urgent patients, they interfere with the triage and care of urgent patients with heart attacks,strokes,bleeds and etc. While more Americans are being added to Medicaid, many doctors are denying Medicaid patients, because it pays poorly for highly restrictive tests, treatments and prescription…