Citizens Nursing Home Assignment Analysis

The utilization of laptop computers in the home health setting may impact the patient’s perception of the nurse’s attentiveness to patient needs and concerns. The impression of distraction may be mitigated by assuring the nursing staff are comfortable with the laptop documentation prior to sending them into a patient’s home with the technology. Comfort with technology decreases the requirement to focus as intently on the computer (Jones & Richards, 2013).

For this paper I went to Botsford Commons nursing home in Farmington Hills, Michigan. I interviewed Carl Cottrill. He is the administrator at the facility.

Throughout history, human kind has been trying to make the medical field better. Doctors, physicians, and nurses learn the newest patient care, administer better drugs and follow the latest protocols; in the attempt to cure their patients in a faster time. Consequently, in this day and age we are advancing into the technological aspect where computers and machines run the hospital. Even though technology has helped the medical field immensely, there is a concern that hospital staff is neglecting the wellbeing of the patient. From the website, Ted Talk, Abraham Verghese states, “The patient in the bed has almost become an icon for the patient in the computer.” He goes further to say that, “The I-patient is getting wonderful care all across America,

Looking for a nursing home within 25miles of where my great-grandmother will live in Aiken, SC, there were 10 results. This included Azalea woods rehab & nursing center, Pruitt health of Aiken, Pepper hill nursing & rehab center, Anchor Health & Rehab of Aiken, Pruitt health of North Augusta, NHC Healthcare of North Augusta, Trinity Mission Health & Rehab of Edgefield, Pruitt health of Augusta Hills, Golden living center, and Stevens Park Health & Rehabilitation Center. Only one nursing home was rated as much above average for their quality measurses. This was demonstrated with five stars. One nursing home was rated as above average, three of the nursing homes were rated as average, four were rated as below average, and one nursing home was rated as much below average. These ratings were also demonstrated with stars. Therefore, I narrowed my search down to the top three. This included NHC Healthcare of North Augusta, Trinity Mission Health & Rehab of Edgefield, and Azalea woods rehab & nursing center.

The evaluation process allows information to be collected and analysed, allowing decisions to be made about effectiveness, quality and outcomes of programs (Robertson & Long, 2008, p. 96). Evaluation allows accountability for practice and services (Alston & Bowles, 2012, p. 178). This process is extremely important within nursing homes as not only are the evaluations used internally but outcomes may be requested by government funding programs, insurance companies, professional organizations or accreditation agencies (Robertson & Long, 2008, p. 96).

Growing up as an only child to a single parent who worked two job to pay the bills taught me a great deal about life. I was not only taught to work hard and be dedicated to your goals, I was shown how hard life could be in ways other children were sheltered from. I remember how hard it was for my mother to work 16 hours and still come home and cook me dinner there were some days she even had to take me to work with her. At the time she worked 3rd shift as a private pediatric nurse that traveled to patient’s homes, as well as at a nursing home.

To comply with New York state department of health’s regulations (DOH), we are required to accomplish a pre-admission assessment that is preformed buy a representative of our facility. This section will outline the admission process here at Pine Harbour.

Since the beginning of the Internet the world has evolved in technology products. We wake up using technology; from cell phones to smart TVs, we cannot live without it. Technology has helped us connect with people whom we would never have connected with before. In today’s generation, we are constantly using smart phones, laptops, tablets and Smart TVs to connect with people and other resources. Our health care delivery systems have also had the need to evolve from paper charting to electronic charting, this has helped increase communication from physician to physician and physicians to patient. Nurses, doctors and patients all have to be educated in the computer systems to ensure that healthcare delivery can be precise and accurate to connect patients with their physician and other members of the health care community. I have chosen to write my paper involving technology devices serving the elderly population at home.

This project was an enjoyable one for me. It provided a real need for considering what being in an elderly person’s shoes would be like, reflecting here on communication and mobility. Although we did age simulation activities and saw videos of such in the semester, I hadn’t remembered to bring that knowledge base to the project at the time of making it. What I did rely on, was the first hand experience of visiting an elderly home, as my grandma on my dad’s side lives in a home, and has moved from one home to another, providing me with references for the design of the project. Having to think about what, essentially, I would want in a nursing home that could accommodate any possible disabilities, both for me and others, wasn’t all that difficult, but it wasn’t easy either.

Decker is an 11 year old brindle pug who we have own since she was weened from her mom, Lola. Over the past two months we noticed she had drastic weight loss, loss of appetite for anything, and drinking a large amount of water. After numorus vet visits and treatments that did not work we decided to get a second opion from a vet at an animal hospital. We have discovered that Decker is diabetic and as of right now (July 15) she is severily diabetic. She is staying at an animal hospital due to the severity of her diabetis. Upon admission her sugar level was over 300 and she needs to be supervised on a regular basis. Her sugar levels are being checked every hour and is being provided insulin during these checks. Currently her sugar levels are slowly going down to the proper level they should be and the vet is pleased with the progress he is currently seeing.

I have witnessed change occurring at different rates within a healthcare system with how technology improves patient care. Digital innovations have now made it easier for patients and doctors to communicate, advances in healthcare, and a new era of medicine. Patients now have access to their medical records, take tests at home, use social networking, and monitor their vital signs. Advances in technology can help improve patient treatment and save money for health care costs. The preferred outcome for this change of technology contributed to breakthroughs with better medicine, development of new software programs, more accessible treatment, and improved care and efficiency. The impact on the organization for the patient experience has changed

The word nursing home usually does not not bring about positive connotation, words that come with nursing home usually are how lonely and depressing they are, the mistreatment that take place on the elders and how the residents don't want to the be there. Many people do not put their family members in nursing homes because of the negative stereotyping. Upon arriving at The Bristal I had made some general ideas of what I thought the Bristal was going to be like, such as somewhere grey and quiet and I assumed that most of the residents would be in there rooms. The Bristal was the complete opposite of that, The Bristal isn't even a nursing home more so an assisted living facility. The difference between a nursing home and an assisted living facility

Patient care technology (PCT) has been evolving over the past decade. Nurses are still expected give focused patient safety and quality care and display compentencies within an increasing technical environment. “"High touch" is now high-tech, as hospitals and health systems equip nurses with new tools and sophisticated nursing technologies intended to enhance care, improve safety while meeting health reform criteria for meaningful use” (Niemeier, S., & Suchomski, R., 2011). This influence will not decrease in the future, but rather increase.

Clients are not the only people who are technologically challenged. Physicians go to medical school without learning a lot about computers; nevertheless, electronic communication is a necessary tool for health care professionals (Balzer-Riley, 2008, p. 75).To keep current, doctors are using mini laptops during the office visit. The doctor comes in, makes an assessment, determines a diagnosis, prescribes a treatment, and documents the visit on a mini computer. To save time, the physician will document during the visit which leaves the client wondering if the doctor is listening to what he says. Even a visit in person can become impersonal leaving the client wanting

As exemplified previously, technology can and has been used to save lives. Hospitals are a prime example of this. At the Parkview North Unit, "If a patient needs help and presses the bedside call button, nurses and unit assistants are immediately notified through a wireless communication system, one of several new technologies…" (Boen). They even have technology the nurses can use to actually hear the patients, “Medical staff in the area wear ‘voice badges’ around their necks. When a patient presses the call button, the system alerts the nurse closest to the patient. Using the system, the nurse can ask the patient what is needed and respond" (Boen). Many doctors agree that these systems of communication benefit them nicely, “It avoids a lot of extra steps, said Judy Boeger, senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Parkview Health” (Boen).