...2011 Early in my high school years I came to the realization that I could achieve any goal I set my mind to. Every person has the opportunity to share their unique talents, gifts, or abilities. I pride myself on my determination and will to give back to the community I live in. Throughout my education and experience I have found healthcare to be a perfect avenue through which I can share and give back. Entering into this vocational program will not only enable me to play a role in the medical profession, but also strengthen my character as a contributing, self-sustaining member of society. Through my research of the Surgical Technologist profession I have recognized a few key characteristics which match well with what I know I possess. Accountability, responsibility, promptness, assertiveness and teamwork are all vital facets that build up to an ideal Surgical Technologist. I certainly possess these traits. Paired with my experience through school as well as my various employment opportunities I know I am an ideal candidate to become a Surgical Technologist. To begin, I would like to highlight my experience as a member of student government while attending Calamba Doctors College in the Philippines. As a public relations and communications officer I acted as a liaison between students and the governing body, as well as between the different departments within the college. This extra-curricular opportunity gave me chance to advance my efficiency and efficacy as leader. Further...
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...to manufacturers and hospitals? Owens and Minor Inc. is a dominant distribution company that distributes medical and surgical supplies to hospitals, integrated health care systems and group purchasing organizations. It takes on the financial risk of owning and managing inventory for customers. It tracks and verifies their customer’s prices. In addition, O&M supplies customer usage and sales numbers, market trends, buying patterns and product penetration to manufacturers. 1.2) How has the nature of distribution changed over time? In the mid1980s hospitals joined together to gain more control of supply costs. They began carrying less inventories and demand more services from distributors without paying more, which led to the consolidations of distributors as well. Customers wanted the distributors to package the products in smaller units and shipped them directly to nursing and surgical units. They also placed smaller orders more frequently. This new trend shifted some of inventory related costs to distributors. Companies like O&M had a hard time find a way to price these new complex services for each individual account. They underpriced services and some customers such as those with stockless system were unprofitable for the companies. 1.3) How is O&M different from other distributors? O&M decided to focus solely on distributing medical and surgical supplies while many of its competitors maintained other lines of business. Some hospitals decided to go to O&M’s competitor...
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...small treatable lesion to a metastasized nightmare, the result of not appreciating the seriousness of his condition and his poor access to care. Witnessing this neighbor suffering needlessly motivated me to seek out a career in dentistry: it made me realize the connection between oral health and general health. In addition to this experience, I was fortunate to have parents that routinely brought me to the dentist. My dentist was a charismatic doctor that indulged my burgeoning interest in this field. Through his compassionate care for his patients and the professionalism he portrayed, I was motivated to pursue this fascinating and challenging profession. Knowing that this was what I wanted to do, I enrolled in dental school in India. The program was focused on treating patients from underprivileged areas, where care was otherwise impossible to obtain. My first exposure to treating these populations was during dental school. With their needs being so great, it allowed me to expose myself to a variety of dental procedures I would not have otherwise experienced. I performed single visit root canal treatment with both hand files and rotary, direct and indirect veneering techniques, as well as...
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...I am seeking a PA program that will push me to reach my potential as a clinician and make me feel comfortable along the way. The Yale PA Program exceeds my criteria and has numerous qualities that led to my decision to apply. Given that the Yale PA Program is well established and has a strong history of PANCE pass rates, I am confident that the education provided will prepare me well as a clinician. Additionally, there are components of Yale’s curriculum that are well suited for my learning style and are ideal in terms of enhancing my clinical skills. For instance, the full anatomy dissection labs as well as the live animal suture labs are optimal for my learning style, as I am strongly a hands-on, procedural learner. Given my preference for...
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...interest from hospital administrators. These rooms are used by cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, and neuro-interventionalists, and are suited for both open and closed procedures, as well as collaborative “hybrid” procedures. Given the dynamic nature of this room, these investments require thoughtful preparation operationally and logistically, especially when planning for physician and support staff that will work and cover call in this room. The Shift from CABG to PCI to hybrid procedures as a paradigm Twenty-five years ago, when the remarkable survival benefit of coronary revascularization was recognized and the safety profile of CABG surgery became favorable, there was an explosion of open-heart surgery programs and a rapid increase in the number of coronary bypass operations performed. At that time roughly one-third of...
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...After viewing the Da Vinci Surgical system, I must admit it was a very interesting way of doing surgery. It is done by having the real surgeon working the console that controls the robot’s arms. As of now there is no way to program the equipment, but in time, I believe this will become a reality, with the age of technology advancing quickly; robots will be able to work alone without the aid of an actual person. At this time there is only one company that makes this robotic surgical system. They would like to make this procedure the standard for surgeries by encouraging surgeons and hospitals to adapt this technique. The cost to the hospital will be between $1 and $2.3 million depending on the model purchased. Plus, there is a service agreement that ranges from $100,000 to $170,000 per year. This alone will be a huge expense that the hospital has to endure and the patients will also feel the cost through the rising medical costs. There are some hospitals that have approved and have endorsed the robotic surgery are being better than conventional surgery, but there are not enough clinical trials proving this statement (M.D, 2013). To understand if the hospital facility should use robotic surgery, several things have to be considered. The first one being is the size of the community and how many hospitals there are. If there are less than 25 thousand and have only 1 to 2 hospitals, it would not be a viable solution to the community, if it was to occur and the need was minimal...
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...Just a Girl in a Fast Food World Wendi L. Fleming COM/155 June 27, 2013 Kathy Gambsky Just a Girl in a Fast Food World What is a girl to do when the consumption of fast food has rapidly expanded her from a size 12 to a size 22? The United States has become a fast food world where everything must happen now. Americans want fast food, fast cars and fast results. With the ever increasing popularity of fast food restaurants becoming the standard for eating on the run, coupled with the increase in portion size, the fast food world is rapidly becoming the “fat” food world. Following the trend of needing to have everything happen quickly, one option that is widely debated is bariatric surgery. Although today’s population craves rapid results, risk of bariatric surgery to obese patients outweighs the benefits of diet and behavior modification in successful weight loss. Over the past decade, the trend in obesity has risen to 1/3 of the population of the United States. According to a study published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) there is no delineation between adult men and women of any age, however, those over 60 years of age were more likely to be obese than young adults. (Ogden CL, 2012) Obesity is defined by a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is an important health factor that should be monitored by...
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...The Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University; NRS 430: Professional Dynamics Josh Lake April 26, 2013 The Future of Nursing Introduction The United States is facing the largest health care reform in recent history. Nursing, along with other disciplines, will be at the fore front of this enormous transition. Up to this point nursing has played an essential role in the delivery and management of care. To continue to play a pivotal role nursing must elevate its practice to meet the needs of an ever changing health care delivery system. Advances in nursing practice will aide in changing and making health care more affordable, safe and effective. This paper will discuss how nursing, as a profession, can rise to the occasion through elevation of education, primary care practice, and leadership as outlined in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. This paper will also discuss how the author will alter personal practice to meet the goals of the IOM report. Education Advancement The Need for Advancement Since its inauguration nursing education has progressed and reformed to meet the needs of the client and the health care delivery system of the time. Issues in health care have influenced the role of education in preparing nurses to deliver safe and effective care and advocate for their patients. Nursing shortages have prompted multiple levels of education for entry level nurses. There are three pathways that have...
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...Rebecca Pistillo…….26 9. Implications for the Environment by Michael Plesnarski………………………33 10. Moral & Ethical Implications by Karen Quaderer…………………………… 39 11. Bibliography…………………………………………………………………….47 Abstract In this research paper our team will look at the use of Robotic Technology in the medical field, more specifically in the surgical field as well as discuss the issues and implications surrounding the topic. Our discussion will include topics ranging from the history and development of robots that can be found in surgical rooms, political concerns regarding the Food and Drug Administration and their requirements to approve use of these robots, the legal aspect of robotic technology on how to determine which party is held liable in case of accidents or malfunctions that can lead to injury and a legal case that shows the difficulty to prove fault against a manufacturer. Also discussed will be the economic ramifications on our society, psychological, sociological, cultural, moral and ethical impacts on human life, in particular the patients that undergo surgery involving a robotic surgical system, and the environmental impacts of robotics in surgery. It is our hope that through this research paper that we are able to explain to and educate our readers on the impacts of Robotic Surgery as this type of surgery is becoming more popular with doctors in order to...
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...Competencies between nurses prepared at Associate Degree level vs. Baccalaureate Degree level Susan Chacko Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430 V December 09, 2012 “Trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest”, these words were spoken by William Osler and it is true because as the modern medicine becomes more and more sophisticated day by day there is a higher need and demand of professional who are trained and have advance knowledge about the field, thus a baccalaureate-degree in nursing is absolutely crucial and necessary for nurses who are directly involved in the care and progress of the patient. Baccalaureate-degree in nursing opens up a wide array of new opportunity and are prepared to work in any healthcare environment as compared to someone who only has an associate-degree as they are limited to provide the patients with a higher level of care and assistance. So we are going to look at several differences and more importantly the benefits of acquiring a BSN rather than an associate-degree in nursing. With more than 36.1 million people admitted to hospitals each year in U.S with different problems there is a growing need for nurses who are well trained, have exception knowledge and communication skills who can provide proper care and needed assistance to the patient, and although RN’s are well equipped to handle any situation, nurses with a bachelors have an upper hand...
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...fit into the ideal image of a female. The things they do can lead to an eating disorder. Eating disorders begin early - usually during teen years - and can develop as early as age 12, but age 17 is the average age of development. Between 5 and 10 percent of young women suffer from an eating disorder (Web 2). Body dissatisfaction and eating disorders are not only found among females nationally, but globally as well. Body image is the way that someone perceives their body and the assumption that others see it that way as well (Web 1). Women’s acceptable body type has fluctuated over the years from very curvy to very thin and back again (Redar). This quote is from an article written by Madisen Redar. In the article, she talks about the change in body image from the 1800’s to now. She uses examples like Marilyn Monroe, Beyonce, Flappers and Twiggy to get the point across that the ideal body image for a woman has evolved. Curviness was more accepted in the 1800’s than it is now. A voluptuous body type was attractive for women in the middle of the 1880’s. In the late 1880’s, the ‘Gibson Girl’ became the smaller representation of beauty. By the 1920’s, the boyish figure of a flapper became popular. A full figured body in the early 1930’s replaced the boyish figure from the previous decade. In the 1940’s after WW2, both the thin and curvy figures were being promoted in the fashion world (ie, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe in the 1950’s). However, in the 1960’s, the ideal body image...
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...Remote Robotic Surgery in Germany By: Christopher Redman MIS535 I will discuss how robots entered our lives, and this has historical roots after the play by the author Karel Capek, then those robots entered all aspects of our lives, and my topic is the medical field; the first robotic usage was performed in 1987, and there was many drawbacks to those first experiences such as restricted degrees of motion, decreased sense of touch, and .increased sensitivity to hand movement. The main issues that surrounds this procedures is safety measures and maintenance, as there is no grantee that the computer systems of robot is going to work in high safe. Other issues comes from the cost, since robotic surgery is more expensive than traditional, this will make it unavailable for public hospitals, and those who are poor may not be able to benefit from this technology, but this transfer from traditional methods in medicine must happen, as technology affected all aspects of our lives. Robot might sound as a very modern scientific invention, but it is not as the first time “robot” was introduced and coined was in 1921, in a play written by the Czech writer Karel Capek, and since then robots took a place in many aspects of our lives, they also take place in dangerous and highly precise tasks, such as aviation, and here we will discuss the medical usage of robots, starting from the history, to political and economic questions, also Psychological considerations...
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...Speeding up team learning Cardiac surgery is one of medicine’s modern miracles. In an operating room no larger than many household kitchens, a patient is rendered functionally dead—the heart no longer beating, the lungs no longer breathing—while a surgical team repairs or replaces damaged arteries or valves. A week later, the patient walks out of the hospital. The miracle is a testament to medical technology—but also to incredible teamwork. A cardiac surgical team includes an array of specialists who need to work in close cooperation for the operation to succeed. A single error, miscommunication, or slow response can have disastrous consequences. In other words, surgical teams are not all that different from the cross-functional teams that in recent years have become crucial to business success. We studied how surgical teams at 16 major medical centers implemented a difficult new procedure for performing cardiac surgery. What we found sheds light on one of the key determinants of team performance: a team’s ability to adapt to a new way of working. In corporate settings, teams frequently have to learn new technologies or processes that are designed to improve performance. Often, however, things get worse—sometimes for a long time—before they get better. Team members may find it hard to break out of deeply ingrained routines. Or they may struggle to adjust to new roles and communication requirements. When a product development team adopts computer-aided design tools, for...
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...our President of the hospital. This individual is our chief operating officer. He is in charge of all operations here at 21st Century hospital and the six outlying clinics. He oversees about 5,600 coworkers. He has a BS in business and has earned a MBA. Our COO has served as senior vice president of operations and ambulatory services where he managed several different areas including ambulatory care, cardiac care and physicians’ services. Under his skillful leadership, we have constructed several new health complexes, a surgical center and sleep center. He has been able to add more than 100 new physicians. Next we have our Vice President of Medical Affairs. This person services as the Chief Medical Officer/Chief Medical Information Officer. This officer is a seasoned MD and is mainly responsible for the medical staff, quality programs and regulatory compliance. Our Vice President of Surgical Services is responsible for overall management of our surgery program. She has a master’s degree in nursing and many years of nursing experience. Our General Counsel is an attorney whose duties are to determine, manage and direct our legal affairs. The Vice President of Information Technology at 21st Century Hospital, also the Regional Chief Information Officer for World One Health system provides vision...
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...South Florida. Individuals who have been injured in automobile accidents, while at work or due to a slip and fall, can benefit greatly from physical therapy sessions at the Icon Medical Centers located in Hollywood. The Goal of Physical Therapy at Icon Medical Centers in Hollywood One of the main goals of the physical therapy programs we create for our patients is to reduce the swelling and pain associated with his or her injury, or illness. Our physical therapy staff uses traditional methods, as well as the most innovative technological advancements to help patients recover from their injuries. Our physical therapy techniques are also ideal for...
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