Personal Narrative: My Link To The Nursing Home

hospital, which shows that there was clearly a lack of quality care being provided and that there was something that was

Nursing homes are now subject to a five-star rating system called Nursing Home Compare, described on the Medicare Web site. Simply inputting a nursing home’s name or area code allows a user to compare the quality of care at various locations. According to the article “Aging well” written by Athan Bezaitis, he states that this is “an important first step” but “it’s not always a choice system.” Discharge agents at hospitals often make decisions regarding where older adults will go following discharge.

If testing results support the suspicions of impairment, then management is mandated to report the incident to the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON, 2011). With increased medication errors, Beverly failed to provide a safe and effective nursing care to the patient, therefore violating the laws of the Nurse Practice Act (NCBON, 2009).

Keywords: The Joint Commission, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, The American Nurses Association, Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting,

Francis published a number of reports between 2010 to 2013 which revealed failings by mid staffs in providing basic care; from provision of food, drink, pain relief, wash facilities to unhygienic wards and toilets. The francis report also estimated that between January 2005 and march 2009, approximately 400-1200 deaths occurred as a result of poor care.

The report concludes that there was a systemic failure to protect people or to investigate allegations of abuse. The provider had failed in its legal duty to notify the Care Quality Commission of serious incidents including injuries to patients or occasions when they had gone missing.

The report concluded that there was a systemic failure to protect people or to investigate allegations of abuse. The provider had failed in its legal duty to notify the Care Quality Commission of serious incidents including injuries to patients or occasions when they had gone missing.

al., 2003). We do not have enough information about this case to know whether there was anything the hospitals in question could have reasonably done different.

Edgewood Lake Hospital (ELH) which opened in 1945, is a 30-bed, independent, not-for-profit hospital located in rural northern California. It provides inpatient and outpatient services to the close-knit community that resides within the forested and lakeside town the facility is nestled in. Although it is known for its great track record for quality and is held in high regard by the surrounding community, it has steadily experienced financial losses from 2006 through 2009. These losses can be

They failed to want to work together to help the whole community. Each manager, is either bias to all indigents, or indigents not of their race. They needed to work collaboratively to meet the patients’ needs.

is very pleased with the quality of care she recived during her stay, after further conversation with her I noticed a couple of things that would have improved the quality of care. there was a dicrepancy in the care she received in two different units. while in delivery unit all the call bells were answered on time and the nurses checked on her frequently, same couldn't be said about the nursing care in the recovery unit. A couple of incidences stood out that could have been handeled in a different manner. First one was that when S.D. received her meal and she wanted to confirm that it was a vegetarian meal. The nurse said that she was sure the meal ddn't have any meat in it because that’s what her chart said. but this response didn't satisfy the ptient and she decided not to eat the meal. Second incident was more of a safety concern compared to the first one. S.D. was advised to call for help before going to the bathroom because of pain and swelling around her stiches. But during one instnace while she rang the bell, a nurse came in and told the patient that because her husband was sleeping in the room he could help her to get to the bathroom. This incidence raises a serious safety concern for the pateint. If an untrained healthcare professional such as her husband helped her get in and out of the bed, he could have pulled on the stiches and caused a potential

negligently cared for and the hospital itself had a lack of basic essentials ( McDonald,L

often left the nurses with feelings of inadequacy in meeting all of their patients' needs. In a

The chief complaints for patients was that there were not receiving adequate care, poor emergency room management, being sent away because the hospital lacked space, physicians or other members of staff to provide the right care, and long wait times. The root cause

There were 8,000 complaints made in 1997 and that number increased to 9,000 by 2000 and has stayed in that range since (Anell et al, pg.47). In 2004 $44,880,500 in compensation was paid to patients who had suffered preventable injuries. (Anell et al, pg. 47) Overall satisfaction with care seems to be high after services are rendered, however wait times seem to be a major problem.