dead and taken off life support. The hospital later stated that human error was to blame for her death. There are many other serious medical cases just like this one that can be prevented. It is important to
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Mazor Robotics Renaissance is a robotic spine surgery guidance system that enables safe and accurate spinal surgery. The Mazor Robotics technology is a massive advancement in back and spine surgery as well as surgical techniques in general, moving the surgeon from 100% freehand methods to sophisticated software and robotic-guided procedures. “The accuracy rate of pedicle screw positioning with the system was found to be 98.5 percent, and no neurological, vascular or dural damage was observed in the
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Mahmoud Azzam Abu Othman/ 1370022. Submitted to: Dr. Ayman Mansour The Need of Emergency Psychiatric Triage and Qualified Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Emergency Department of General Hospital. General emergency nurses are primarily trained to deal and respond to patients with physical medical complaints and occasionally do not understand psychiatric clinical emergencies that reflect the impact on mental health patients (Abdur-Razzaq, 2011). In other hand, emergency nurses often
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Non-Physician assistants can provide high-quality health care comparable to that offered by a physician. Among the functions of the physician assistant are diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance. Physician assistants are authorized to prescribe in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam. Many are employed in primary care areas, including family medicine. The rest is involved in teaching, research, administration, or other non-clinical functions. Physician assistants may practice
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adverse patient outcomes as perceived by hospital nurses. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 21(11/12), 1584-1593. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03956.x Retrieved from http://www.centralmethodist.edu:2207/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=991f3dbf-16d2- 40e1-8c32-38d012ee5a84%40sessionmgr4004&vid=9&hid=4214 Nantsupawat, A., Srisuphan, W., Kunaviktikul, W., Wichaikhum, O., Aungsuroch, Y., & Aiken, L. H. (2011). Impact of Nurse Work Environment and Staffing on Hospital Nurse and Quality of Care in Thailand
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Interning in the operating room at UHS had expected and unexpected aspects. When I first got there, I was essentially taught how to do an orderly’s job; clean the operating rooms after a surgery, set up for the next procedure, restock and clean the unit. I wipe down the operating rooms with sani-wipes (sanitation wipes), take out the garbage and linin, mop the floor, and set up the bed for the next patient. In addition, I would take out the garbage that was in the garbage bins in the hallways, as
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Upon arrival we introduced ourselves, as she shared her background with us also. Shortly after, our instructor provided us with the safety information of the hospital. This information was helpful to me because I had no idea what code silver was, because of this helpful information provided, I am know more knowledgeable about the hospitals protocol on safety. Our instructor also provided us with a tour of the floor and informed us on where to meet each week for our clinical rotation. Today I was
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This summer I had the opportunity to serve as a Rehabilitation Aide at Athletico Physical Therapy in Bloomington, IN. My internship lasted from May 22, 2017 to August 25, 2017, and I worked an average of 15-20 hours a week. My supervisor was Anthony Coy, the facility manager and main physical therapist. I also assisted the student physical therapist, Alexa Rick, and the office coordinator, Jaycie Edwards. There were two other aides at the clinic, and sometimes we would work the same shifts. Although
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The purpose of the research presented in Hourly Rounding: A Replication Study was to determine the effect of hourly rounding on fall rates, call light usage, and patient satisfaction in an inpatient medical-surgical patient population. These variables in the research are the focus for the research being conducted and for concluding whether the study was successful in the respected aspect. Hourly Rounding: A Replication Study is a quasi-experimental study which is an empirical interventional study
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Non-clinical technology is available to us and is just as valuable a tool for us in healthcare. Electronic health records allow us to document care and store diagnostics for accessibility to all those that need it, from local WOWs or outside locations and handheld devices. Some systems allow providers to access information form home or office. Scheduling is done easily electronically and is also done by the patients themselves in some systems. E-scripts are sent directly to pharmacies upon patient’s
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