Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Article Analysis

Searches were made through the online library at Grand Canyon University. Results were refined to include on peer reviewed studies with keywords as combinations of: Safety briefing (45 results), patient safety plus nursing plus communication (1769), patient safety and interdisciplinary (45). Of the results obtained, the list was further refined to those studies that discussed the issue of communication in a team environment and risk of errors, or leadership follow up. Studies were not included if they were considered to be out of scope for the issue. Ultimately ten articles were identified as being pertinent to the subject, or had conclusions that could be extrapolated to the issue in question. From these search results four studies have been chosen for this paper to support the relevance of the issue.

Poor communication puts patients in danger because it can lead to medical errors and adverse events. For example, a medication error can occur if a physician’s orders are not updated in time or if the outgoing nurse does not provide the correct time in which a dose was administered last. Thus it is crucial to communicate any recent treatment that has been implemented. In this way, nurses and physicians can facilitate the prevention of errors. Another consequence of ineffective communication is that it can decrease morale and increase work-related stress among members of the healthcare team. If nurses and physicians are not understanding each other’s actions, conflict ensues. It can cause toxic interpersonal relationships. This, in turn, will affect the level of patient care because it is difficult to focus amidst emotional strain and

On many occasions, I have seen situations in which effective communication involving the professional healthcare team played a vital role in the positive outcome of patient care. On the other hand, there have been miscommunication between the healthcare team resulting in situations that could have been tragic to the patient.

I believe that communication is the main reason problems occur in health care. It is crucial that the health care team works together as a team and communicates any issues or concerns throughout the process of patient care. No matter how many processes are put into place or how many checklists are followed, mistakes are going to be made unless proper communication occurs. Unfortunately, these mistakes are usually at the cost of safe patient care. According to Edwards (2008), “every

Communication is key to the success of any facility. Being in the operating room at Baystate Noble I had many opportunities to attend different meetings. Before the start of the day, the OR staff gathers at the nurses station and has a brief meeting that the assistant manager or charger nurse will hold. At this meeting brief concerns are brought up and if anything was changed or added with the different cases of that day. I have also had the opportunity to attend a more formal meeting were the staff of the OR, PACU, and SCU gathered with the main manager. At this meeting the staff brought up concern about certain equipment that needs to be fixed, the need for better communication amongst the three units, how the units are doing, the changes

My name is Delana Thomas and I really appreciate it that you sent me an email regarding to my experience in endoscopy. I have been working in the endoscopy suite at my facility now for over 13 years and gained a lot of valuable expertise in this department. My salary requirements are to start at $17.00 an hour, or I am open to negotiations as well. Again I really appreciate the interest and hope to look forward to your call. I can be reached at 832-612-1178. Thanks for your

This evaluation study will attempt to answer the following two specific questions: 1) Which screening procedure either the traditional Optical Colonoscopy (OC) or the alternative CT Colonography (CTC) do patients feel more comfortable to undergo? 2) Will CMS reimburse for CT Colonography? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rejected paying for reimbursements for the CTC, also referred to as virtual colonoscopy in 2009 (Zafar, Yang, Harhay, Lev-Toaff, & Armstrong, 2013). If we can convince them of its efficacy, then we hope to change their minds to pay for this procedure. This will be evaluated by employing an experimental design.

In order for a effective and safe surgery, communication and collaboration must be sufficient. It was found that nurses are less likely to speak up or feel supported by other members of the health care team during surgery (Gawande et al., 2003). These communication problems can

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure to examine the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine (duodenum). A long, flexible, lighted tube with a camera attached (endoscope) is inserted down the throat to view these organs. This procedure is done to detect problems or abnormalities, such as inflammation, bleeding, ulcers, or growths, in order to treat them. The procedure lasts about 5–20 minutes. It is usually an outpatient procedure, but it may need to be performed in emergency cases in the hospital.

Interning at an endoscopy center, there are many patients who are non compliant. This is one of the most unsatisfying feelings for staff members and physicians to feel. It is a waste of time to tell patients what to do and then learning they have not followed anything. Non-compliant patients are evident when it comes time for them to get their endoscopy done. There is a strict procedure that one must follow or else there is no way there endoscopy can be done. The patient must stop eating or drinking anything for about 9 hours and make sure they have cleaned there insides out. This meaning they have taken a laxative or use enema. The patient is now ready to get their endoscopy done and have to get sent home. The physician cannot continue with

Teamwork and communication are very important in providing good quality care, especially in the healthcare field. A team is described as a group of people that works together and cooperatively, between each member of the group to reach a common goal (Sullivan, 2013). For a team to function, communication is essential. A report by McKay and Crippen (2008), as stated by Alfaro-LeFevre, (2013) showed that when collaboration is in place, hospitals can decrease their mortality rate by 41%. When mortality rate is lower, hospitals does not only decreased cost, but it also means that patients are receiving good quality care.

In the past 10 years, Dr Teo has studied neuro-endoscopy in the United States. Where he enjoyed studying minimally invasive

Colonoscopy, specifically, is the endoscopic examination of the entire large bowel (from the rectum to the cecum) and the distal portion of the small bowel (terminal ileum) with a flexible endoscope (Figure 2). It is a complex task that requires the endoscopist to manipulate the colonoscope effectively in order to visualize the bowel for the purposes of inspection, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal abnormalities. Colonoscopy, like other medical procedures can be conceptualized as being comprised of 3 distinct periods of clinical activity related to the procedure: pre-procedure, intra-procedure and post-procedure (Ghassemi & Faigel 2011).

A Canadian-based medical panel is challenging the concept that colonoscopic procedures are necessary in screening for colon cancer. This defies traditional thought, that the process should be a routine exam for men and women who are over 50. If these procedures are deemed as not medically necessary, patients will likely welcome the change, as people tend to dread the process due to its invasive nature.

This week reading deals with disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract (GI). There are several diseases of the GI tract that have clinical features that overlaps. The purpose of this assignment deal with three pacific disorders of GI tract, gastroesophageal (GERD), peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastritis, as a nurse practitioner, knowing the pathophysiology and similarities will assist in making a differential diagnosis in order to provide the appropriate