Patient-Centered LOS Reduction Initiative
... El Camino Hospital, a 395-bed multi-specialty community hospital in Mountain View, Calif., places a high priority on keeping patients safe. Leaders of the hospital—which has been recognized with magnet status for nursing excellence by the American Nursing Credentialing Center—recognize the important ...
... El Camino Hospital, a 395-bed multi-specialty community hospital in Mountain View, Calif., places a high priority on keeping patients safe. Leaders of the hospital—which has been recognized with magnet status for nursing excellence by the American Nursing Credentialing Center—recognize the important ...
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination
... The Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination The purpose of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists® (ARRT®) Examination in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is to assess the knowledge and cognitive skills underlying the intelligent performance of the tasks typically required of MRI technolog ...
... The Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination The purpose of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists® (ARRT®) Examination in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is to assess the knowledge and cognitive skills underlying the intelligent performance of the tasks typically required of MRI technolog ...
Safety Extravaganza - Penrose
... If a patient: 1. Dial ext. 1234. Advise the Operations Center of patient location and explain the situation in detail. 2. Security determines when enough staff has arrived and will assist with intervention. If an associate or visitor: 1. Dial extension 1234. Advise Operations Center of incident loca ...
... If a patient: 1. Dial ext. 1234. Advise the Operations Center of patient location and explain the situation in detail. 2. Security determines when enough staff has arrived and will assist with intervention. If an associate or visitor: 1. Dial extension 1234. Advise Operations Center of incident loca ...
Change your Smile, Change Your Life. Oral Sedation, Cosmetic and
... Dr. Robin Rutherford knows many of his first-time patients would rather do almost anything than visit the dentist. However, when these wary patients — many of whom have delayed much-needed care — experience Dr. Rutherford’s sedation approach to dentistry, a whole new world of possibilities emerges. ...
... Dr. Robin Rutherford knows many of his first-time patients would rather do almost anything than visit the dentist. However, when these wary patients — many of whom have delayed much-needed care — experience Dr. Rutherford’s sedation approach to dentistry, a whole new world of possibilities emerges. ...
Chabot College Fall 2008 55 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
... include: principles of medical asepsis, body mechanics, standard precautions, hygienic and nutritional care, administration of medications, interpretation of laboratory results and beginning IV skills. Theoretical content provides overview of the care of clients with diverse cultural backgrounds and ...
... include: principles of medical asepsis, body mechanics, standard precautions, hygienic and nutritional care, administration of medications, interpretation of laboratory results and beginning IV skills. Theoretical content provides overview of the care of clients with diverse cultural backgrounds and ...
File - Sasha Yunick`s E
... strong indication that an infection exists and he could test positive for MRSA. Two levels of infectious disease precautions should be taken due to his positive test for C Diff and suspected MRSA infection (Kwong & Springer, 2014). These two levels of precaution include standard precautions and tran ...
... strong indication that an infection exists and he could test positive for MRSA. Two levels of infectious disease precautions should be taken due to his positive test for C Diff and suspected MRSA infection (Kwong & Springer, 2014). These two levels of precaution include standard precautions and tran ...
Guidance for the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Resources During a
... range), for triaging patients. Architecture: IOM Report: Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care Catastrophic events will have an impact on the entire healthcare delivery system and will affect delivery of care that occurs in the home, community, hospitals, primary care offices and long-t ...
... range), for triaging patients. Architecture: IOM Report: Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care Catastrophic events will have an impact on the entire healthcare delivery system and will affect delivery of care that occurs in the home, community, hospitals, primary care offices and long-t ...
July 2015 - Brigham and Women`s Faulkner Hospital
... to their home schedule as It is important to understand which possible. It is also important to common medications should not avoid contraindicated medications. be prescribed to patients with These steps can reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease because they exacerbating the patient’s could exacerb ...
... to their home schedule as It is important to understand which possible. It is also important to common medications should not avoid contraindicated medications. be prescribed to patients with These steps can reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease because they exacerbating the patient’s could exacerb ...
Immune-Mediated-Disasters
... Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) can result from the body attacking and destroying its own red blood cells. Immunoglobulins mark the red blood cells for destruction which mostly occurs in the spleen. While any dog is susceptible to developing IMHA, Cocker Spaniels, Poodles, Schnauzers, and Sp ...
... Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) can result from the body attacking and destroying its own red blood cells. Immunoglobulins mark the red blood cells for destruction which mostly occurs in the spleen. While any dog is susceptible to developing IMHA, Cocker Spaniels, Poodles, Schnauzers, and Sp ...
european association for communication in healthcare
... doctor-patient relationship appear in the media. Many articles comment on doctors’ lack of understanding of the patient as a person with individual concerns and wishes J.Silverman Cambridge 2008 ...
... doctor-patient relationship appear in the media. Many articles comment on doctors’ lack of understanding of the patient as a person with individual concerns and wishes J.Silverman Cambridge 2008 ...
Achieving world-class cancer outcomes
... proposes a strategy for achieving this. It includes a series of initiatives across the patient pathway. These emphasise the importance of earlier diagnosis and of living with and beyond cancer in delivering outcomes that matter to patients. The report recognises that no two patients are the same, ei ...
... proposes a strategy for achieving this. It includes a series of initiatives across the patient pathway. These emphasise the importance of earlier diagnosis and of living with and beyond cancer in delivering outcomes that matter to patients. The report recognises that no two patients are the same, ei ...
The Early Cardiac Access Clinic (ECAC): A Model to
... to see the patient in their office taking some of the pressure off of an oversubscribed resource. Further, in our local experience we found that we were able to triage the high risk patients back to the primary cardiologist with limited wait times. The recommendations from the physician at the early ...
... to see the patient in their office taking some of the pressure off of an oversubscribed resource. Further, in our local experience we found that we were able to triage the high risk patients back to the primary cardiologist with limited wait times. The recommendations from the physician at the early ...
Maintaining Patient Records
... The medical assistant is obtaining the initial information from a patient. The patient informs the medical assistant that he/she has used intravenous drugs for the past 3 years. Which section of the chart will this be recorded in? This should be recorded in the past medical history section. More spe ...
... The medical assistant is obtaining the initial information from a patient. The patient informs the medical assistant that he/she has used intravenous drugs for the past 3 years. Which section of the chart will this be recorded in? This should be recorded in the past medical history section. More spe ...
Standards of Care for Adolescents
... ward must be fully explained to them. A clear written policy on informed consent and the Infants Act should be available to adolescents and their families, and staff should have a thorough understanding of the implications of these policies. ...
... ward must be fully explained to them. A clear written policy on informed consent and the Infants Act should be available to adolescents and their families, and staff should have a thorough understanding of the implications of these policies. ...
adult or child
... Where possible use a private setting for the patient interview. Use open ended questions to begin with to provide general rather than more focused information. For example, “how do you usually deal with an asthma attack?” [2]. Closed questions can be used to focus the interview, pinpoint specific ar ...
... Where possible use a private setting for the patient interview. Use open ended questions to begin with to provide general rather than more focused information. For example, “how do you usually deal with an asthma attack?” [2]. Closed questions can be used to focus the interview, pinpoint specific ar ...
pertinent negative pertinent positive
... already affected both sides of her ant.neck, there was also a separate, slightly fixed mass that was also coinsized on the lower Right lateral area of her neck. No consult was done and the mass by this time seemed to have suddenly increased in size but continued to be nonpainful. 4 weeks PTC, pati ...
... already affected both sides of her ant.neck, there was also a separate, slightly fixed mass that was also coinsized on the lower Right lateral area of her neck. No consult was done and the mass by this time seemed to have suddenly increased in size but continued to be nonpainful. 4 weeks PTC, pati ...
RTF - Social Issues Committee
... are legal, pain is not a common reason for requesting these interventions. Psychosocial concerns such as fear of loneliness and fear of the future are more common.5 ...
... are legal, pain is not a common reason for requesting these interventions. Psychosocial concerns such as fear of loneliness and fear of the future are more common.5 ...
Imaging for uncomplicated headache
... acute, uncomplicated headache, 25% of enrollees received a CT scan or MRI test (Washington Health Alliance, 2014). Another retrospective study of Medicare claims data from 2009 evaluating the prevalence of low-value services found that among a representative sample of approximately 1.4 million benef ...
... acute, uncomplicated headache, 25% of enrollees received a CT scan or MRI test (Washington Health Alliance, 2014). Another retrospective study of Medicare claims data from 2009 evaluating the prevalence of low-value services found that among a representative sample of approximately 1.4 million benef ...
Imaging for Uncomplicated Headache
... acute, uncomplicated headache, 25% of enrollees received a CT scan or MRI test (Washington Health Alliance, 2014). Another retrospective study of Medicare claims data from 2009 evaluating the prevalence of low-value services found that among a representative sample of approximately 1.4 million benef ...
... acute, uncomplicated headache, 25% of enrollees received a CT scan or MRI test (Washington Health Alliance, 2014). Another retrospective study of Medicare claims data from 2009 evaluating the prevalence of low-value services found that among a representative sample of approximately 1.4 million benef ...
Patient safety
Patient safety is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often leads to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the 1990s, when multiple countries reported staggering numbers of patients harmed and killed by medical errors. Recognizing that healthcare errors impact 1 in every 10 patients around the world, the World Health Organization calls patient safety an endemic concern. Indeed, patient safety has emerged as a distinct healthcare discipline supported by an immature yet developing scientific framework. There is a significant transdisciplinary body of theoretical and research literature that informs the science of patient safety. The resulting patient safety knowledge continually informs improvement efforts such as: applying lessons learned from business and industry, adopting innovative technologies, educating providers and consumers, enhancing error reporting systems, and developing new economic incentives.