degree in nursing, more because of personal reasons, being one myself. Admitting that I’m not as educated as the next person is quite difficult for me; I take myself and my job very seriously, and I honestly think I’m one of the best nurses in the hospital where I work. Being the best nurse, however, is not the point of furthering my education, the patient is. If there is one thing that I learn from this Baccalaureate program that saves a patient’s life, then this will be well worth the time and money
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diagnosis years ago and being sent home on hospice. The medical care received trigger concern even today and creating a way to bridge the gap between nursing caring for a patient that the diagnosis results in walking out of the hospital and one that when leaving the hospital would not be able to know the difference between smelling fresh air or the air in a body bag. The sixth stage of the dying patient (Hamilton, C. A. 2010) is postmortem. Nurses did not show experience of how to care for a family
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care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. It is this thinking that nursing continues to strive to assist patients not only achieve their optimal physical health, but also their family culture is equally important when it comes to healing. As nurses continue to understand the dynamics of a patient’s family system, it is clear that the word “family” draws upon much more than just blood relatives. In the health care setting a family can be viewed as the people who come together to support
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because when you need to see a doctor or go to a hospital, it is charged an extra fee. It is written in the Human Rights “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services…” If health care is that much important, shouldn’t it have universal coverage within the United States? If going to the hospital wasn’t so expensive people would take better care
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Organizational description California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC), a 318‐bed acute care hospital located at 1401 S. Grand Avenue providing state of the art services to a vibrant and rapidly evolving urban community at the epicenter of America’s second largest city. CHMC is committed to furthering the healing ministry of Jesus, and to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to the communities they serve. The hospital’s mission sets a clear focus for their work. The values define
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period in hours are: Clear liquids 2 hours, Breast milk 4 hours, Infant formula 6 hours, Non-human milk 6 hours, light meal 6 hours and regular meals 8 hours ( Blanchard, 2012). Even though these guidelines are in place, many studies have shown that hospitals are still using “NPO after midnight” without taking into consideration a patients characteristics, the procedure they are getting done or even the time the procedure is taking place. The guidelines for preoperative fasting in elective patients do
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The purpose is to understand the effect of environment in surgical wound infections. Prevention of infection requires the application of the principles of microbiology and accept practice. Measure of this concept is based on the stages of wound healing and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines defining surgical site infection as occurring 30 days postoperative. * Identify all uses of the concept The Merriam-Webster Dictionary was used to explore the general definition
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Running head: SPRITUALITY NEED ASSESMENT Spirituality Need Assessment Elsamma Philip Grand Canyon University HLT- 310 V Verree Laughlin June 10, 2012 Spirituality Need Assessment Introduction Numerous studies conducted showed positive correlation between spirituality and treatment outcomes (Oakley, P.T., D.H.Sc, Katz, Sauer, Dent, & Millar, 2010). Therefore spiritual needs of the patient must be meet by the healthcare professional. The spiritual needs of
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Summary Hospital compliance status for Nightingale Community Hospital Nightingale Community Hospital (N.C.H) has, for a number of years, been the hospital of choice for patients and family who seek superior and excellent and professional care for themselves and their loved ones. As a premier hospital in the region, it has a reputation of having an unwavering commitment to constantly improve its standards of operation so that its patients can always be assured of having unsurpassed healing and care
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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Noy-Starra Edge Nur/440 May 7, 2012 Mrs. Mendez Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Long term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), give extended medical, rehabilitative, and intensive care to individuals with clinically complex problems that need hospital level care for greater than 25 days (American Hospital Association, 2012). Many LTACH admissions are elderly patients, which is a vulnerable population. “Elderly and aged patients are considered to be capable
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