Emergency Department Models of Care

Running head: NURSING THEORY IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTEMENT​1 Nursing Theory in the Emergency Department Paris Draine Olivet Nazarene University Theoretical and Professional Foundations of Nursing MSN NRSG 653 Dr.Russell 3/13/2015 Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas, or words

USING COMPUTER SIMULATION MODELING TO REDUCE WAITING TIMES IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS Igor Georgievskiy, Alcorn State University Zhanna Georgievskaya, Alcorn State University William Pinney, Alcorn State University ABSTRACT This paper examines the wide-spread problem of extended waiting times for health services, in the context of the Emergency Department (ED) at a regional hospital. In the first phase of the study, a field observation was conducted to document the current operation of the ED. The

Emergency Department Promptness By Improving Quality Care Outcome Nwakaego Ugorji Charles R. Drew University Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing Introduction About 50 million Americans do not have health insurance and, the emergency department seems to be the only way to get adequate health care. Doctors there see all patients who arrive, regardless of their health insurance status (Lobachova L, Brown DF, Sinclair J, Chang Y, Thielker KZ, Nagurney JT. 2014). The quantity

make a difference in patient quality care, and patient satisfaction by holding true to the hospital’s mission statement. Providing patients and their families with an exceptional care, respect, confidentiality, and acknowledging the dignity and individuality of every patients, staff members, and communicating openly and effectively with patients and staff are some of the values that guide the organization in pursuit of its mission. The patience experience model at Lenox Hill Hospital places the patient

Bedside Report from the Emergency Department. Translational Research March 31, 2016     The modern day emergency room is a department that is constantly busy. In the hustle of caring for patients, there are some details of the patient’s care that can be overlooked in a standard phone report to the accepting nurse. With this in mind, a change is needed so that there is an optimum patient outcome for each and every one of the people that walk through the doors of the emergency room and get admitted

Care Delivery Models in Work Place As an emergency nurse, I work in a very fast paced environment with many different groups of health care workers dealing with patients from all age groups and with different health complaints. As we all were witnessed at some points in our career, health care system goes under changes constantly which can be challenging sometimes. Example of that can be the change related to technology system. “Technology has brought about changes in the delivery of healthcare,

Emergency department across the world are facing challenges with growing patient numbers and inability to stretch capacity to meet demand. ED crowding has become a global phenomenon, and has been identified as national crisis in some countries (1) with nearly half of all EDs report operating near or above maximum capacity (2). Emergency department (EDs) in urban settings are experiencing extreme challenges in terms of overcrowding, long wait times, and decreased patient satisfaction (3). Several

By blending information gathered through the use of Roy’s adaptation model the nurse was able to identify Mr. M’s ability to change and adapt to a new low residue diet. Through using this model of nursing care the nurse was able to identify barriers to learning and change in Mr. M. Not only by teaching Mr. M about diverticulosis and diet modification, but including his daughter in assisting

needs attention in emergency medicine the first question when reviewing something is of course, how? Tools and methods must be developed when investigating anything in order to collect information. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) describes quality measures as tools that help us measure or quantify healthcare processes, outcomes, patient perceptions, and organizational structure and/or systems associated with the ability to provide high-quality health care and/or that relate to

(Armstrong, 2001). In relation to healthcare, forecasting models have been used to aid their sector’s departments to plan staff rota schedules, ensuring that a sufficient amount of senior staff are available at any given time throughout the day, week, month and year. As explained previously, a fundamental factor that causes overcrowding is a limited supply of resources to treat patients, leading to a longer time spent in an Emergency