This is because every person has a different pain management need. Therefore, there is a need to have a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to the management of chronic pain. The four components of the experience of pain by the patient are as follo Continue Reading...
Pain Management Assessment WHAT it TAKES Because moderate to severe postoperative pain is a common experience among patients, pain management is an essential part of nursing care (Yuceer, 2011). Nurses must evaluate the pain, teach the patient appr Continue Reading...
Acute Pain Management: A Brief Overview Course Number, Section, and Title (Example: NURS 4000 Section 04, Research and Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice) (enter the date submitted to Instructor) CHANGE IN PRACTICE Acute pain management is Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Prevalence and Impact of Surgical Site Infections in Modern Healthcare: This essay would explore the current data on the frequency of surgical site infections (SSIs), their impact on patient outco Continue Reading...
diagnoses, pain is a common complaint among inpatients. In the U.S. alone, approximately 100 million patients experience chronic pain (Alaloul et al., 2015). Pain negatively affects numerous aspects of an individual's life, such as sleep, quality of Continue Reading...
setting, definition Sample/Setting Conclusions (Appraisal) Level of Evidence (Flagg, 2015) Implementing patient-focused healthcare within settings burdened by the combined challenges of scarce support systems, huge patient loads and constantly-g Continue Reading...
Improving Customer Service on a Medical Surgical Nursing Unit Quality Improvment Project-Customer service on the nursing unit The hospital medical-surgical nursing unit is usually referred to as the "catch-all" department for different types of pat Continue Reading...
Hisory of Palliatve Care Palliative Care Palliative Care Methods Palliative care entails assisting patients get through pain caused by different diseases. The patient may be ailing from any diseases, be it curable or untreatable. Even patient who Continue Reading...
Policy Changes in Healthcare Finance Healthcare Finance CPT Codes The American Medical Association (2013) developed the Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) codes decades ago in the 1960s. The first edition was published in 1966 and over the subse Continue Reading...
Family Nurse Practioner Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in family surburban clinic The paper provides information on an advanced nursing role (Family Nurse Practitioner). It consists of the requirements of the nursing role in terms of certification Continue Reading...
Patients in hospitals often complain of pain regardless of the diagnosis. Several activities in a patient's life contribute to pain. Some of the activities include amount of sleep, daily chores and quality of life (Alaloul, Williams, Myers, Jones, &a Continue Reading...
Inpatient Whiteboards This study is a theoretical framework exploring whiteboard use preferences and recommendations for patient-centered care and communication through whiteboard use. This study is a theoretical framework exploring whiteboard use Continue Reading...
Introduction Gallbladder disease, especially cholelithiasis (gallstones) affects over 20 million Americans every year. The condition often goes undiagnosed because cholelithiasis rarely presents symptoms. Abdominal discomfort, nausea, jaundice and bi Continue Reading...
Martin Army Medical Center, Fort Benning, Georgia and St. Francis Medical, Columbus Georgia Because resources are by definition scarce, it is important for tertiary healthcare providers to develop healthcare delivery structures that are efficient a Continue Reading...
Sleep deprivation is frequently a direct result of the need for intensive care, constant surveillance and monitoring that combine to limit the opportunities for uninterrupted sleep in the intensive care unit (ICU). The problem is multifactorial, with Continue Reading...
components of value-based purchasing (VBP) that are most pertinent to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) based on its vital mission to provide high-quality health care services to the nation's veterans while identifying opportunities to re Continue Reading...
Strategic Leadership and Future Delivery Models The issue of life expectancy at birth is a relatively novel one. Before the 19th century for instance, the United Kingdom -- the country with the longest time-series of measured life expectancy -- had Continue Reading...
2003, p. 247). The use of NSAID has been associated with increased risks of gastrointestinal bleeding in unselected patients, approximately five-fold for musculoskeletal pain and two fold for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease with low- Continue Reading...
Nurse Anesthetist: An overview of the profession and its future outlook To become a certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA) requires a registered nurse to obtain an advanced degree beyond that of the undergraduate level. "Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are Continue Reading...
Ljl Human Development Human Development -- the Elderly The purpose of this paper is to examine human development from the perspective of sociocultural concepts regarding the elderly as well as from the healthcare provider's view and heatlh care s Continue Reading...
evidence- based practice project is to compare the effects of bedside handoff report to handoff report away from the bedside using the IOWA model of evidence-based practice. The efficacy of the bedside handoff shall be determined by the variations i Continue Reading...
Riverview Regional Medical Center: An HMA Facility -- Case Analysis Identify the (6) stakeholder groups for Riverview Regional Medical Center (RRMC) There are a number of players in the market that could affect or be affected by Riverview Regional Continue Reading...
Theatre Nurses Equipped With the Skills Required to Perform Pre-Operative Visits To Perform Pre-Operative Visits? Are Theatre Nurses Equipped With the Skills Required To Perform Pre-Operative Visits? Dissemination Are Theatre Nurses Equipped Wi Continue Reading...
Assign to Occupy CONGESTION ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS Prolonged or increased waiting time for patients at the Emergency Department lead to an increase in both morbidity and mortality among critically ill adult patients admitted for inpatient beds. The g Continue Reading...
Marketing To establish the Scranton Sports Medicine Clinic in the regional market, careful branding of the clinic will establish it as a high-quality provider of the best of modern sports medicine treatment in a comfortable, family-friendly enviro Continue Reading...
Health Organization Case Study The mission of Banner Healthcare is to make a difference in the lives of people through excellent patient care. They achieve this by providing leadership for excellence in patient safety and clinical care. Traditionall Continue Reading...
Expressive functioning is related to communication such as emotional, verbal, and nonverbal communication, problem solving and roles within the family. Beliefs within the family are also a part of expressive functioning. For the purpose of the Calg Continue Reading...
Workplace Demands Influences Patient Safety PICOT Question PICOT Question: How can the implementation of accurate safety standards reduce errors that hamper patients' safety in healthcare facilities in the short and long run? P -- Patients in hea Continue Reading...
He denies taking these meds for any other reason but to be able to stay awake at work. He also admits that he is not in the position he thought he would be in at this age in his life. Approximately five years ago, he was laid off as the manager of a Continue Reading...
CAPSTONE PROJECT CHANGE PROPOSAL Benchmark Capstone Project Change ProposalBackgroundMonitored anesthesia care (MAC) has become more widely used to avoid the complications of general anesthesia (GA) (Sammour et al., 2021). Monitored anesthesia care Continue Reading...
Wait Time in the Emergency Center Can Be Decreased How Could the Wait Time in the Emergency Center be Decreased? This paper discusses how long wait times and overcrowding can be reduced in emergency centers as a way of improving healthcare quality Continue Reading...
Curricular instruction on what to expect both practically and emotionally from the patient and his or her surrounding support system will be instrumental in preparing to help these individuals navigate the difficult course of treatment. Designed Nu Continue Reading...
Falls THE ISSUE OF ACCIDENTAL FALLS At some point, anyone who had learned how to walk has had the experience of falling down -- it is a universal experience for infants as they gain ambulatory ability. In hospitals, however, the accidental fall is Continue Reading...
In the third trimester of pregnancy, caution must be taken concerning congestive heart failure, hypertension and decreased renal and hepatic function, interstitial nephritis, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia and renal papillary necrosis, anticoagulation a Continue Reading...
Fault: An Alternative to the Current Tort-Based System in England and Wales The United Kingdom statistics regarding claims THE NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM OBSTACLES TO DUE PROCESS THE CASE FOR REFORM THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT THE RISING COST OF LI Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory Analysis Theory-based nursing is the phenomenon that has been researched much during the past two decades. Nursing theory has become the foundation for nursing practice with its own knowledge base. The current paper is an analysis of Continue Reading...
Prior to Launching Technology Initiatives Over the past seven years, many healthcare organizations, like OUUCH, have begun to transition from the traditional paper-based systems to EHR systems. Research has shown that over a period of time. EHR sy Continue Reading...
