Patient Centered Pain Control in Elderly People with Dementia There is a growing geriatric population of people with dementia (the subpopulation) throughout the world that are living in pain constantly. Because dementia as a condition with multifaceted symptomology manifested by advancing overall decline of cognitive ability, it causes severe and distinctive barriers to pain assessment and pain management in this subpopulation. The existence of multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy and the declining
Quality Measurement and Assessment Healthcare organizations throughout Canada are focusing more and more on the delivery of quality care to its patients and families. However, it is not enough to simply state this dedication, it must be proven with a plan that outlines clear aims, targets, and initiatives that implement evidence-based research (Sadeghi, Barzi, Mikhail, & Shabot, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to outline a quality improvement plan to address the rates of worsening pain in
aching pain. This aching pain can stem from a certain disease, named osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is “the most common rheumatic disease, primarily affecting the articular cartilage and the subchondral bone of a synovial joint, eventually resulting in joint failure.” (Fransen, 2015) Chances are that someone close to you has osteoarthritis as it is a very prevalent chronic disease. Living with a chronic disease does not bring much joy and preventative measures can be taken to avoid the pain or interventions
and continue to grow. It is now accepted that the palliative care model is appropriate for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Chan et al. (2013) stated that the ultimate goal of palliative care is to relieve suffering and to maximize the quality of life for dying patients and their families, regardless of the stage of illness or the need for other medical treatments (p. 133). As life-expectancy increases, there is a growing need for these services. People are living longer with chronic diseases
Management Focusing on Acute Pain: A Multidisciplinary Concept Analysis The concept of managing acute pain is extremely significant to nursing as pain is one of the most common problems for which patients seek out health care resources. Pain is a complex and abstract concept that encompasses sensory, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual perceptions of pain that may occur in combination with physical pain. Pain is difficult to describe and often hard to measure; although, most healthcare
great care. The main concerns are attributed to the age, educational background, medication experiences, living conditions and diet. All these contribute to factors which make it difficult to be adherent to their goals, which have been developed to improve their health. Geriatric care presents a significant impact on federal spending through the Medicare program. Roughly 20% of all geriatric hospital discharges are done as a transfer of care to a Skilled Nursing Facility (Simmons) at the cost of $32
(Department of Health, 2012). According to The World Health Organisation (1999), defined pain as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. Pain is traditionally described as acute or chronic pain. The prevalence of chronic pain (CP) is higher than of acute of pain, as it affects 7.8 million people of all ages in the UK (Chronic Pain Policy Coalition., 2006). The current leading cause of mortality that is accounting
help initiate trust and improve communication thus improving patient outcome. Communication and understanding the patients’ symptoms will allow the team to effectively manage and treat these symptoms which is vital to the patients’ quality of life. By setting realistic goals with patients’ and their family regarding expectations will provide a foundation to build effective management for proper treatment (Aslakson, Curtis, & Nelson, 2014). Patient goals could be, being pain free when sitting or performing
the already scarce healthcare resources. As the need of healthcare increase, so does costs, ethical and quality issues. For instance, patient care might be compromised when there is a high patient to nurse ratio. This paper focuses to determine one of the quality issues (QI) that can easily be undermined as a result of poor healthcare system. Individual healthcare organizations also have a role to play on patient quality of care. Thus, the paper examines the structural organization, mission, vision
Quality Management Assessment Summary Stephanie Webb University of Phoenix March 8, 2011 HCS/451 Quality Management Assessment Summary Quality management is a systematic and continuous process that organizations use to deliver products and services that meet or exceed customer expectations (McLaughlin, & Kaluzny, 2006). Quality management in healthcare has evolved over the year to address increased demands from consumers related to the quality of care and services, as well as to address