in Patients with Heart Failure Heart failure is the major cause of hospital readmission and has led to high morbidity and mortality rate. Recent studies have shown that the treatment of heart failure (HF) has been an attention of focus and it continues to create a financial burden on the healthcare industry as well as overall patient outcomes (Sarantopoulos, 2016). The cost of living with heart failure, such as recurrent hospital readmissions and loss of productivity, have a tremendous effect on
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crash cart. I rushed to get the cart and upon my return the patient was surrounded by a handful of practitioners requesting oxygen, IVs, various medications, etc. This event occurred while working as a Mental Health Worker at Trinitas Hospital. A local private hospital dedicated to improving the lives and the health of the underserved population of Elizabeth, NJ. Approximately 67% of our patients are uninsured and unable to afford our services.
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The patient’s Mystation is another really nice feature of the smart room that involves the patient in the case process. It is a large, flat screen monitor that is right on the wall in front of the patient’s bed. It uses a remote control or small keyboard that enable navigation around the screen right from the patients bed (Pennington, 2012). This is a patient interactive screen, that educates the patient on things they need to know about themselves and their condition. The nurse can go into the
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or at home because humans are not perfect and therefore, they make errors too and so do the man-made machines. The patients are more likely to experience medication errors at home than a hospital because a health professional is not present to double check medications, no standard process to follow like the hospital does, no set schedule take them, and no alerts before taking them. The patients have to be more cautious when taking high-alert drugs such as warfarin, antiplatelet agents, insulin, and
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A study entitled, “A Controlled Trial of Smart Infusion Pumps to Improve Medication Safety in Critically Ill Patients” was completed (Rothschild et al., 2005). The authors’ purpose was to “assess the impact of smart pumps with integrated decision support software on the incidence and nature of medication errors and adverse drug events” (Rothschild et al., 2005). The study was conducted in 2002 at a large tertiary care medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. More specifically, the study focused
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can be implied if the patient comes back in the near future and if the case of doctors forgets about what happened to the patient, this is something common as doctors have a lot of patients to deal with. So, computerized databases are provided by hospitals to store information and as to ease doctors extra work. With the use of computer bases, the information about patients can be accessed with ease and shared among doctors, pharmacists and approved authorities. The database contains crucial information
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Hi Disha, Thank you for sharing your post. In response to your question #1: In your current practice, what is the typical diagnostic tool used to identify shoulder disorder or any soft and bony tissue pathology? Typically, in the current rehabilitation setting (skilled nursing facility), the physician usually order for shoulder X-ray for any shoulder disorder because it is the least expensive diagnostic modality. After failed conservative treatment (rehabilitation management, non- steroidal
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In evaluation hourly rounding, the specific data analysis method utilized was the mean. The mean number of falls pre-implementation to the mean number of falls post implementation was compared to determine if there was an improvement after the hourly rounding project was initiated. The mean was also utilized to compare HCAHPS survey scores to determine if an improvement occurred in the two specific domains, responsiveness of staff and communication with nurses. HCAHPS survey scores were compared
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Read Activity 5.1: CON for Open Heart Surgery beginning on page 87 of the Harris text. Assuming that Jackson County Hospital decided to appeal the state's initial decision on the CON application, what arguments should the Hospital make as part of its appeal to get the initial determination reversed? A certificate of need (CON), is a legal document required for proposed acquisitions, expansions, or creations of facilities are allowed. CONs are issued by a regulatory agency. The concept was developed
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Introduction This is a case of Mr. Clark, frail 79 year-old male who was brought to emergency department (ED) when his neighbor found him unconscious in diabetic coma. Mr. Clark has end-stage pancreatic cancer which he has been treated at VA hospital. Mr. Clark has stated he would like to seek treatment as long as possible and declined palliative care from VA and its physician. According to Cancer Research UK, advanced stage of pancreatic cancer, such as the one Mr. Clark has, survival rate
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