Some patients might feel as though they are not getting all of the attention they deserve if they are not shaved before surgery. Because patient comfort is a high priority, the attending nurse could explain in layman's terms the rational for the ch Continue Reading...
External drainage was used in cases of misdiagnosis, high risk of anastomotic dehiscence due to infected pseudocyst, or when the wall is immature. It was considered inferior to internal drainage in that external drainage can cause hemorrhage due to Continue Reading...
Patient Education Decrease Anxiety Undergoing Invasive Cardiac Procedures Annotated Bibliography In this case, one of the main areas of topic is based on the role played by initial patient education on the anxiety of patients undergoing noninvasive Continue Reading...
The facility should strive to bring the SSI rate down below the expected level for the types of patients and surgeries that the facility has. Plan of Action In order to achieve better-than-average results in the SSI rates for our facility, there a Continue Reading...
The procedure itself and the hospital stay associated with it is only one small chapter in the patient's life. They will eventually go home and will have many years after the procedure. It is important for the nursing staff to make a positive impact Continue Reading...
70% 36-38 0-0-5 Overall Rate SIP 2a Subtotal Measure Title Data Period Rate/Value Numerator Denominator Missing Excluded Cat-E) Invalid Cases Population Numerator SIP 2b Data Prophylactic Jul-04 Antibiotic selection for Aug-04 surgical Continue Reading...
Myocardial Infarction Minimizing Hospital Readmission Phase 1: EBP for Effective Patient Care Transition Donald, an acute myocardial infarction (MI) patient, has undergone angioplasty, a procedure in which a catheter is inserted into clogged arteries Continue Reading...
Staffing in Nursing Staffing and Other Nursing Issues The main topic of this paper is staffing related to the field of nursing, here it is very important to realize a correct balance between the demand of nurses and available nurses at any medical Continue Reading...
Title: Nursing Practice and Understanding of Surgical Site Infection Prevention: A Comparison of Standard and Best PracticesIntroductionSurgical site infections (SSIs) significantly cause morbidity and mortality in postoperative patients. The PICOT q Continue Reading...
Tissue Tracking and Patient Safety Tissue Tracking Systemic Tissue Tracking Deficiencies Remain a Serious Threat to Patient Safety Systemic Tissue Tracking Deficiencies Remain a Serious Threat to Patient Safety The Joint Commission established st Continue Reading...
Merrill, in the UK. Following his experience with heart surgery using innovating surgical techniques, the physician noted the problems he experienced in understanding all of his alternatives compared to a simpler earlier procedure, and finally trust Continue Reading...
Wait Times in Outpatient Centers Compared to Traditional Emergency Rooms It is reasonable to suggest that many if not most people find themselves in need of urgent medical care at some point in their lives and until a few years ago, the traditional Continue Reading...
The appendiceal carcinoid tumor is usually innocuous (Kulke & Mayer, 1999). A small tumor, it is often found by accident when the appendix is removed for some other reason. It can, however, contribute to acute appendicitis in rare cases, such as Continue Reading...
Routine Shaving of the Surgical Site Select a preoperative procedure (e.g., routine shaving of the surgical site) that you would commonly find on a surgical floor. Describe the process or procedure you have chosen and why you think it needs change. Continue Reading...
Bacterial Cross-Contamination and Patient's Charts IS THERE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN BACTERIAL CROSS-CONTAMINATION AND PATIENTS' CHARTS? Is there any connection between bacterial cross-contamination and patients' charts? With recent interventions in Continue Reading...
Radiologic Procedure Pain Management The author of this report is asked to identify and explore a given concept. The concept that shall be explored is pain management during procedures like biopsies, angioplasties and angiograms. This concept was se 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...
To the degree that nurses match their skills with patient's needs, thus is qualified nursing met (AACN, 2006). From my experience, most surgeons, specifically in the cardiac ward focus on the minutiae of their skill and on saving the patient's life Continue Reading...
For example, in these procedures it is often difficult to open the patient's mouth wide enough for laryngoscopy and intubation, thus creating the possibility that cardiopulmonary changes may be present and the "probability o lesions in oesophagus, b Continue Reading...
Safe Patient Positioning It's all about safe positioning in robotic surgery: Protecting Patients, Promoting Safety. D.Jacqueline Arroyo RN, MIS / Cardiac Robotic Specialist Massachusetts General Hospital According to the New England Journal of Me 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...
8). A number of alternative treatment modalities have been used in an effort to avoid these adverse side effects, including various mind-body and therapeutical techniques that may prove efficacious in some orthopedic patients, but many healthcare pr Continue Reading...
worked a number years office a family physician retired. You a position a busy surgical floor a local, acute-care hospital. You frequently hear references JCAHO requirements documenting a patient's pain assessment treatment, documenting medication a Continue Reading...
Animal research is a necessity today, and has afforded us the opportunity to create lifesaving drugs and vaccines, new surgical procedures and improved diagnosis of disease. Despite the bad press animal activists have given, institutions are given gu Continue Reading...
As such, a person may be injured in one location, but perceives pain in another location of the body (Voscopoulos & Lema, 2010). Referred pain can be both acute and chronic, depending on the injury or sickness which causes it in each patient cas Continue Reading...
Congestive Cardiac Failure Mr Ward is a 71-year-old male who reports feeling a non-radiating, "heavy" discomfort in the lower retrosternal and epigastric region particularly when he bends over or walks short distances. He also reports a further 7 d Continue Reading...
Social Acceptance of Elective Cosmetic Surgery: A dangerous addiction to perfection Reconstructive surgery has its uses, such as restoring the face or body of someone disfigured in a car crash or other accident, or helping someone with genuine phy Continue Reading...
Benson, H.; Dusek, J.A.; and Sherwood, J.B. "Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in Cardiac Bypass Patients: a Multicenter Randomized Trial of Uncertainty and Certainty of Receiving Intercessory Prayer." American Heart J Continue Reading...
It is important to note that the relationship between pain and anxiety is reciprocal. Painful experiences may lead to anxiety (e.g., "Something must be wrong... Increased anxiety will lead to accentuated perception of pain, which further increases Continue Reading...
Ulcerative Colitis Initial presentation The patient is an 18-year-old of the Filipino-American origin. He has no known family history of ulcerative colitis or chronic illnesses similar to colitis. He is a high school senior student. Historical inf Continue Reading...
ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is a procedure that allows for the oxygenation of a patient through the use of an external machine. Oxygen is required in order to keep a body healthy and alive. The definition of oxygenation is the amount of Continue Reading...
Alopecia areata is a systemic hair loss disorder, which affects roughly around 4.7 million people in the United States alone. [NAAF]. It is characterized as an autoimmune disease that leads to either localized or complete hair loss. The disease is in Continue Reading...
After ICI discharge daily ECG or predischarge (Jansen et al., 1986; Evrard et al., 2000) Holter monitoring was used to detect arrhythmias. In some cases the monitoring may be continued beyond the hospital stay for 30 (Guarnieri et al., 1999) up to 9 Continue Reading...
Minor Consent to Medical Treatment In order to understand the issue of minors and medical practice, it is necessary to understand the position of minors in general law, and why the minor has been accorded special status and is handicapped in so far Continue Reading...
As Pressman states, "Given what has later become known about the delicacies of brain function and the complexities of psychiatric illness, it strains credulity that such a crude procedure as the original lobotomies might truly have yielded therapeut 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...
Nurses and Abdominal Pain Patient Care The people that make up a medical setting contribute immensely and provide the professional care they know to patients who visit the place, whether it's a clinic or a hospital. When the patient first walks in, Continue Reading...
Nursing Personal Statement Choosing Nursing My life has centered upon answering a central question. This question has been a in my mind since I was 10 years old. At that age, my first image of medicine was largely influenced by the doctors and nur Continue Reading...
