evaluated case study depicts a scenario wherein a recently established local nonprofit healthcare organization has been in operations for a little over a year. It was founded by a number of healthcare professionals (volunteers) including nurses and administrators who share a common mission, vision and goals. Their mission is to increase the community’s health by extending free preventative health services, such as regular check-ups and immunizations to the most financially vulnerable patient populations
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being implemented while considering Whitson’s right to make her own choice about wanting to live also the risks and benefits that could go along with her request to remove her pacemaker. Information Cindy Mackin, the Rehabilitation Center Administrator believes that Margie Whitson is at the moment going through a difficult time and she’s not thinking clearly. Also these last five years have been difficult for Margie.
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Accreditation Audit (AFT2) Task 2 Sentinel Event Western Governors University Accreditation Audit (AFT2) Task 2 Sentinel Event A1. Sentinel Event Summary This sentinel event is directly associated with a child abduction at Nightingale Community Hospital. A 3 year old patient was having surgery at Nightingale Community Hospital on Thursday, September 14. The patient’s mother accompanied the patient before surgery and completed all consent form. An estimated time of 1 hour 45 minutes was
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necessary services and supplies including hospitalization and skilled nursing facility (SNF) care. Mrs. Zwick spent five inpatient days in the hospital and 40 days in a SNF. Medicare Part A will cover 100% of the first 60 days of Mrs. Zwick’s hospital stay after she pays the $1,184 deductible. Because Mrs. Zwick spent at least three days as an inpatient in the hospital, and assuming that the skilled nursing facility Mrs. Zwick is admitted to is Medicare certified, Medicare Part
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overall use of new tools for treatment and diagnosis. Principal organizational modifications in health care comprise of a move from dependence on hospital-based care to sophisticated health care being offered on outpatient basis and in various nursing homes (Perks et al, 2006). This has changed the healthcare industry significantly. In the past 50 years, U.S has moved from the expansion of the cardiac pacemaker to open heart surgery and heart transplant. U.S has gone from vaccines for polio and mumps
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73 year old son William to heart problems this week. She has also had to deal with losing her 88 year old husband, Earl, five years ago. She was happily married to him for over 65 years and still isn’t over losing him. Now she is lying in the nursing home room and reflecting back to when she lost her first son to a motor vehicle accident. Margie is currently having a very difficult time absorbing the
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Applying the Ethics of Care to Your Nursing Practice “I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.” Pablo Casals (2000) nurse’s caring consciousness and moral commitment to make an intentional connection with the patient. The third element, caring occasion/caring moment, is the space and time where the patient and nurse come together in a manner for caring to occur. U se of the theory of care ethics is discussed to help nurses determine if they are applying
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discharge. The discharge nurse also attempted to page the mother, but could not locate her. In the meantime, hospital security notified the nurse that Tina’s father had come to the hospital to see Tina. Tina was crying and was saying she wanted to go home, and due to the fact that the mother could not be located, the father was permitted to come back to recovery. Tina was
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Prevention of Hospital Readmissions Related to Symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure NRS 441V Professional Capstone March 1, 2014 Abstract Providing patients diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure effective teaching can eliminate reoccurring hospitalizations. Patients are discharged with CHF and readmitted within 30 days. The information provided will examine the process of enhancing patient knowledge and provide additional resources essential for effective health care management. Research
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39(2): 256–272. Registered nurses returning to school for a bachelors degree in nursing: Issues emerging from a meta-analysis of the research TANYA K ALTMANN Division of Nursing, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA, USA ABSTRACT This literature review was conducted to determine what is known about nurses’ attitudes and perceptions about returning to school. There are four societal influences making nursing continuing education important: (1) Many nurses are still practicing with an Associate’s
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