giving her unilateral authority to place contacts and fire employees enabled Mike Hammer to test his cost control theory. At General Hospital Dr. James Boyer, whose salary is roughly $100,000 a year, interpreted all EKG readings. Harding realizing that computerized EKG interpretations are the norm systematically signed a one-year contract on behalf of General Hospital with Health
Conflict Resolution at General Hospital Key Issues This week’s case encompasses a nonprofit community hospital (General Hospital) that has been subjected to competitive forces that have hindered profit margins by directly affecting the patient occupancy by over 25%. In response to the diminishing returns, Mike Hammer, General Hospital’s CEO, decided to curtail spending and increase costs by implementing “physician-controlled costs.” The following key issues have been attributed to Hammer’s leadership
Practice Technology and Information Literacy Description of Technology and Information Literacy The introduction of various technologies in the past two decades has improved patient care and provide opportunity for patient involvement in their care. Example of such technologies are; computer, EHR, smart phones, Pyxis, telephones, and pagers to mention but a few. Technology encourages patient’s continuity of care, create an opportunity for similar health practices, procedures across the globe especially
Introduction Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in exercising young athletes. 1 Current estimates of the incidence of SCD in athletes range from almost one in a million to 1:23,000 athletes per year, while some subpopulations of athletes are reported at even higher risk with an incidence of 1 in 3,000. 2 Such deaths often receive more attention because of the youth of the victims and the perception that physically trained athletes are healthy. 3 SCD is often a result of structural
patient’s safety throughout the patient’s experience, particularly in prevention of infection or any complications. Experience in the PACU The art of nursing is complex and creative when one must use ones’ own expertise, imagination, interpretation, intuition, and sensitivity when caring for those around us. Nursing like no other has many trades. It can be relaxing, hectic, inspirational, joyful and sad. The nursing field will always be a place for every skill that helps maintain a balance
These theories, in that they emphasize patient care, nursing judgment, and the process of nursing mirror my own thoughts and values as a nurse. Both theories also place patient care at their center. The concept of patient centered care has many interpretations in today’s literature. In the simplest terms, it means that the patients are not an interruption to our work they are our work. A key component is seeing and caring for the patient as a person, not a set of symptoms or a disease process. This
theories, in that they emphasize patient care, nursing judgment, and the process of nursing mirror my own thoughts and values as a nurse. Both theories also place patient care at their center. The concept of patient centered care has many interpretations in today’s literature. In the simplest terms, it means that the patients are not an interruption to our work they are our work. A key component is seeing and caring for the patient as a person, not a set of symptoms or a disease process. This
Introduction: The electrocardiogram remains the single most important tool for interpretation of the cardiac rhythm. 1 It can be used to successfully pick up conduction abnormalities, rhythm disturbances, possible myocardial ischemia, and a slew of other abnormalities that can be linked to various cardiac or metabolic diseases. 1,2 ECGs can also be used as a preventive tool to screen for abnormalities early in the disease process. 3,4 In 1982, Italy passed a law that all individuals who want to compete
Writing, Headline Writing, Literary Criticism, Mathematics, News Writing, Number Sense, Ready Writing, Science, Social Studies, Spelling & Vocabulary, CX Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Informative Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, One-Act Play, and Film. The UIL also facilitates competitive athletic competitions from the district level to the state level for secondary schools in the following sports: Team Tennis, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Swimming
The Role of an Emergency Room Nurse The role of an emergency room nurse can be demanding and may require a nurse to use many different nursing skills at certain times to take care of a variety of patients. The main role is the nurse must be skilled in client assessment, priority setting, critical thinking, multitasking, and communication. The nurse must be knowledgeable and able to make some decisions independently. The nurse also needs to be able to prioritize so the pts who are at highest