...its negligence or from the negligence of employees, agents or advisers or from any cause whatsoever. cOPyriGhT This publication is the copyright of the australian medical association limited. Other than for bona fide study or research purposes, reproduction of the whole or part of it is not permitted under the copyright act 1968, without the written permission of the australian medical association limited. safe handover : safe patients guidance on clinical handover for clinicians and managers PREPARED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED ABN: 37 008 426 793 2006 Adapted from the British Medical Association’s resource ‘Safe Handover: Safe Patients.’ Dr Mukesh Haikerwal President, Australian Medical Association Dr Geoff Dobb Chair, AMA Coordinating Committee of Salaried Doctors Dr Tanveer Ahmed Chair, AMA Council of Doctors-in-Training 2 SAFE HANDOVER – SAFE PATIENTS FOREWORD Clinical Handover is one of the most important issues to consider when ensuring the continuity of patient care. We are delighted to present this guide Safe handover: safe patients to assist our members and the health sector to achieve better...
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...The Industrial Revolution marked a pivotal era in Britain's economic transformation, characterised by rapid industrialisation and urbanisation. However, this period of advancement came at a substantial cost, particularly to the young and vulnerable members of society who were exploited in the factories. The children were forced to work extremely long hours in terrible work environments, this led to detrimental effects on their health. Both sources B and D discuss and signify the treatment of the children. The effects of long factory hours and a horrible work environment have detrimental effects on both the physical and mental health of the children. Source B in particular highlights the horrific and adverse physical effects that the factory...
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...The Gilded Age was a period of economic growth and technological innovation. The gilded age began in the latter half of the 19th Century and extending into the early 20th Century. Many inventions were thought of and created during the gilded age.The American Dream in both the gilded age and today in society, low wage workers continue to struggle with achieving success economically, lack of various skilled jobs, and receiving poor working conditions. Unemployment during the Gilded Age And today get in the way of citizen's trying to achieve the American Dream. 1869 Transcontinental Railroad, The first transcontinental railroad is completed, as the Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines join some 1,700 miles of track connecting to the eastern...
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...The cardiovascular system can be broken down into two words 'cardio' or 'cardi' meaning heart and 'vascular' meaning blood vessels Roberts, (2010). The cardiovascular system is also known as the circulatory system Roberts, (2010). The whole meaning cardiovascular system can be explained as a system consisting of the heart, blood vessels, arteries and veins which carry blood around the body and takes oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues and removes wastes products from the tissue cells Roberts, (2010) that make up the body’s other ten systems. These consist of Integumentary (skin, nails and hair), skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine (hormones), lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive The cardiovascular system depends on all the systems above functionally normally as it is the body's key transport system Peters, (2004) The Respiratory system consists of the upper and lower respiratory tracts and thoracic cage, it also consists of the nose, the pharynx, trachea and our lungs Peters, (2004) where in addition to the maintaining exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues, the respiratory system helps regulate the body’s acid base balance Peters, (2004). Every cell in the body needs oxygen to help release energy into the body Sang, (2005) and needs to get rid of waste product such as carbon dioxide to function; the respiratory System allows this to happen by breathing air into the lungs allowing the cardiovascular System to transport...
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... My research interests developed from my exposure to the various areas of neuroscience through my internships and courses. My most recent internship was in the division of mental health at the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. In the eight weeks that I interned there, I worked closely with a mental health and substance abuse counselor and also shadowed the psychiatrist, Dr. Leighmin Lu. Within two weeks, I was able to conduct patient intakes and lead group therapy sessions under the supervision of certified mental health and addiction counselors. I also observed the clinical setting of the psychiatric ward at the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital. While working at the Department of Health I was exposed to the fragilities of the human...
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...Evidence-Informed Practice: An Evaluation of the David Bennett Inquiry Report In this essay I will evaluate the David Bennett Inquiry Report, which was set up by the North, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority (NSCSHA) to investigate the death of Mr David Bennett. I will define evidence-informed practice (EIP) and summarise the inquiry report. I shall highlight and critically analyse some of the key issues raised in the report in relation to ethnic minority issues. Finally, I will discuss the implications of evidence-informed practice for social work as well as my own future practice. EIP in social work began in the early 1990s when contemporary writers Geraldine MacDonald and her colleagues wrote articles very much in contrast to earlier reviews; they looked at results from studies such as quasi-experimental studies and client opinion studies about the effectiveness of social work practice. This led to good outcomes for social work practice (Webber, 2011) [Online]. Evidence-informed practice in social work has been described as: ‘Evidence based social care is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions regarding the welfare of those in need of social services.’ (Sheldon and Chilvers, 2000, p.5, adapted from Sackett et al., 1996 cited in Webber, 2011, p.3) Webber (2011) and Sheldon and Chilvers (2000, p.5, adapted from Sackett et al., 1996 cited in Webber, 2011, p.3) both define EIP as using effective interventions...
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...find out before the birth they will deliver the fetus by C section. They like to deliver the fetus this way so as not to damage the spinal cord any further. The spinal cord has an opening and it must be closed as soon as possible to prevent infection. The spot that the opening happens on is the area of the body that will be affected. If the opening was high on the spinal cord the area that will be affected is the brain, if it is low on the cord the part of the body that is affected will be the bladder and kidneys. Surgery is done only to close the opening, what doesn’t work before the surgery will not work after the surgery it is only done to ward off infection. The baby has to be evaluated to see if it will need a shunt to control fluid in the brain area. The babies that have this condition need to get the fluid drained and this condition is called hydrocephalous. Most babies and children have to wear shoes on their feet all the time because they have no feeling in the bottom of the feet and can’t tell if it is hot or cold, so in winter they could get frostbite and in summer they could burn their feet on the hot pavement. This disease is not curable at this time only its symptoms are managed if they can be. The Federal Government, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke a component of the National Institute of Health supports research on the brain and nervous system disorders including Spina Bifida. The Institute is conducting research at laboratories...
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...disease and role of hospitals to offer various levels of care • Prevention aspect of diseases • Dynamics of disease transmission • Changing pattern of diseases • Concept of health indicators Preliminary Human anatomy and Physiology • Basic concepts of human anatomy • Basic concepts of human physiology Suggested Reading: Human Anatomy- Prof. Samar Mitra Human Anatomy- Prof. A. K. Dutta Text Book of Human Physiology- Dr. C. C. Chatterjee Common Pathological Conditions • Basic concepts of pathogenesis of common diseases • Basic concepts of interpretation of investigations reports Suggested Reading: Robbin’s Textbook of Pathology – Robbin, Cotran, Kumar Textbook of Microbiology – Ananantanarayan & Paniker Basic concepts of Pharmacology: Commonly used Medicine in a hospital, Narcotic drugs, use and abuse of drugs. Dispensing of medicine, Drugs store, drug stock / purchase of medicine, oxygen, I/V Fluid, Chemicals etc. Suggested Reading: Textbook of Pharmacology: Dr. K. D. Tripathi PAPER – 2: Hospital Based Healthcare & Its changing scenario-Code MHA 102 Overview of Hospital • Concept of Modern Hospital & Privatization in Health Sector • Public Sector Hospitals and Level of care / offered facilities • Effects of Globalization in Health care • Concept of Corporate Hospital in developing countries • Infrastructure and lay out of an ideal corporate hospital • Functioning of modern hospitals...
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...Poddar, managing director, BP Poddar Hospital & Medical Research Limited, "It will not be a so called state-of-the-art hospital but a hospital, which will ensure healthcare deliver of international standards within the affordable limits of the common man. The hospital is the culmination of the dream of Arun Poddar, Chairman of the Group and his family to perpetuate the memory of his father Late BP Poddar, he added. Despite being a multispeciality unit, the focus area of the hospital will be oncology. All possible imaging facilities will be provided at the hospital. The management has applied for necessary regulatory clearances from Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to start radiation therapy for treatment of cancer. According to Dr Subrata Das, medical director, BP Poddar Hospital & Medical Research Limited, "With a few dedicated hospitals in the region dedicated to oncology, the proposed hospital will take care of all the needs of the cancer patients. We are in the process of installing the latest equipment in the hospital to provide the best possible medical care." The management will be investing substantially on training of human resources. Said Shantanu Ray, a renowned academician and a director of BP Poddar Hospital & Medical Research Limited. To make patient feel that he is not in a hospital, the management has emphasized on adding a dash of colour to the costumes of...
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...Professional Development Plan Name Institutional Affiliation PART I: TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Transferable Skills Survey Results and Summary Report Survey Results Communication 31 out of a maximum of 39 (79%) Research & Planning 30 out of a maximum of 36 (83%) Human Relations 36 out of a maximum of 39 (92%) Organization, Management, & Leadership 29 out of a maximum of 36 (81%) Work Survival 32 out of a maximum of 36 (89%) Five years in the nursing profession is long enough to enable a professional to gain enough skills and knowledge. During this period, working as a nurse makes an individual to develop humanity, compassion, maturity, understanding, work ethics, respect and a host of desirable traits. All these traits enhance the professional’s attractiveness to clients, organizations and invoke a feeling of satisfaction at heart. Much has been said about the level of professionalism that nurses should uphold while at work. Numerous professional organizations and bodies have been formed to ensure that nurses acquire and maintain high standards of professionalism. However, the question is; what is the importance of professionalism in nursing? Professionalism ensures that individuals approach their tasks carefully and with dedication to produce quality output. A professional nurse will impress his/her...
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... Professional Development Plan Name Institutional Affiliation PART I: TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Transferable Skills Survey Results and Summary Report Survey Results Communication 31 out of a maximum of 39 (79%) Research & Planning 30 out of a maximum of 36 (83%) Human Relations 36 out of a maximum of 39 (92%) Organization, Management, & Leadership 29 out of a maximum of 36 (81%) Work Survival 32 out of a maximum of 36 (89%) Five years in the nursing profession is long enough to enable a professional to gain enough skills and knowledge. During this period, working as a nurse makes an individual to develop humanity, compassion, maturity, understanding, work ethics, respect and a host of desirable traits. All these traits enhance the professional’s attractiveness to clients, organizations and invoke a feeling of satisfaction at heart. Much has been said about the level of professionalism that nurses should uphold while at work. Numerous professional organizations and bodies have been formed to ensure that nurses acquire and maintain high standards of professionalism. However, the question is; what is the importance of professionalism in nursing? Professionalism ensures that individuals approach their tasks carefully and with dedication to produce quality output. A professional nurse will impress his/her...
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...REVAMPING HUMAN RESOURCE AT KAMEHA It is 8 a.m. 14th of September 2012, first week into his job, Azahar walked in to his office hoping it to be a breeze. Amir, assistant HR manager of Kameha Medical Center, showed him a copy of the Tamil daily, which carried the picture of Valli, requesting for donation for her child’s surgery. Amir described briefly about Valli’s issue to Azahar. A month before Azahar took over Valli frequented Human resource department. Azahar was keen to meet her to discuss the issue. Azahar Mansor was the recently appointed Human Resource manager of the Kameha Medical Center, Ipoh. He got his Master’s degree in USM and worked in a Pharma company before joining here. Azahar Mansor, was head hunted to fill in a void that was left behind by Madam Kamisah, who worked there for 3 years, in August 2012. Soon he realized that poor employer benefits led to continuous exodus of trained staff from this health care facility to the neighboring centers, which became an ever-perpetual problem of training the new staff who joined there. He faced the task of retaining staff and finding ways to plug the leak of experienced staff from Kameha Medical Center. By addressing the employee benefit crisis in this he would be able to tackle the task at hand. Organization background: Kameha medical center was established in 1999, Perak. It is a 232-bedded hospital and is equipped with the state of the art medical facilities. There are about 430 staffs in the hospital, which...
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...Pediatrics; and, if they want to remain certified then they must regularly meet the educational requirements (WebMD). About Pediatricians, they are medical doctors who are primarily known to help maintain children’s health problem such as “physical, behavioral, and mental health of children from birth to the age of 21” (WebMD). Their roles in family lives are very important; Pediatricians are educated to make a diagnosis and then treat children with minor health problems to serious illnesses. With that, they will be working closely with the child’s family through...
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...IT’S MY BIKE Debbie Martin was overjoyed when she was selected the new Supplier Quantity Manager for the commercial product division of Cold Air Corporation. In this role, she was responsible for monitoring the quality of component parts for twelve production lines scattered throughout the large manufacturing plant. When she started the new position, Debbie knew she would be faced with many opportunities and conflicts. Her immediate supervisor, the manager of shipping and receiving, was not known as an easy person to work for. He expected his subordinates to have a take charge attitude and to avoid bothering him with trivial issues. What Debbie had not envisioned was just how trivial and non-productive some of the conflicts in her new position would be. She certainly had not expected to be on the verge of a fistfight. Debbie was just starting her shift when she received a telephone call from Ronnie, one of her subordinates. Ronnie was a purchasing parts inspector, and was responsible for inspecting certain incoming parts for all production lines in the plant. He was complaining that the Airhandler Quality team had borrowed “the bike” for a special project and would not return it. He reminded Debbie of his current project and how covering the entire 15-acre plant on foot would only delay completion of the project. Debbie rolled her eyes as she thought about the logistics of inspecting component past’s three separate buildings. She also realized that Ronnie had a...
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...A neighbour of yours has a relative in hospital and ask you which ward they are in, what do you say? You are not at liberty to divulge any patients’ details, ie medical condition, the ward they are on etc. You cannot give out personal details regardless of how well you know the people in question - unless there is a medical reason to let them know. Even within a hospital you cant just go round giving out details/notes. Regardless you probably dont actually know unless it really is a tiny hospital, though thats besides the point Registered Nurses are busy and a doctor asks you to administer an injection, something you've seen but not done, what do you do? You would never give an injection as a HCA no matter how many times you had seen it done by the nurse. You also tell the Dr you are not qualified and refuse to do it. Do NOT ever ever ever ever do a proceedure you are not familiar/confident/competent to do as chances are youll **** it up and hurt someone = black mark on your record. If a doctor gets you to do something (especially if hes a houseman) tell him to go do it himself or even better to SHOW you (after all these guys should be competent by now)... OK so they dont have masses of time to go round teaching nurses but it doesnt hurt to be a bit cheeky :P What do you think makes good teamwork in the NHS? 3) Good communication. Having good feedback from patients. This is the number one factor that you can use to determine if youre doing it right. If the patients recover and...
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