Broadmoor Hospital

Hospitalized patients often have a feeling of losing control. Since this is a personal experience, the loss of control is subjective. This loss may actually occur or it may be perceived. When patients come to the hospital, anxiety is related to their condition, their obligations, and the process about to occur (Taylor, 2012). When patients are admitted, the process usually begins with paperwork and intake directed by an assistant who is usually is very task oriented (Taylor, 2012). Next the patient

& Fox, 2008). The US Spanish Speaking population represents a particular vulnerable subset of US Hispanics that have lower-income, less education, poor perceived health status and poor access to the health care System (Dubar & Gizlice, 2008). Hospitals still use family members to

Someone once said that the willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. It is nice to know that serving in the military comes with many benefits that service members can use in their everyday lives However, there is what many people consider drawbacks, as many people feel that the restrictions and limitations to these benefits make them almost impossible to enjoy. Despite its drawbacks, serving in the military comes with great benefits, including

of Life I. Thesis A. It seems that recently, the healthcare system has been placing labels on the values of lives. Doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies are separating patients on the sole bases of their finances. In these situations, individuals with health insurance are receiving priority care over those without health insurance. Doctors and hospitals are increasing waiting times of those without insurance, to take advantage of those with insurance. In addition to doubled-waiting

In today’s world of technology, every aspect of our lives involves some type of information systems. One of the largest industries that use high tech equipment today, are hospitals. The process for choosing what and which systems to utilize, come from feedback of the nurses and doctors who work at the hospitals. In choosing which systems to use, healthcare committees require feedback from all staff in what’s needed in the facilities to better care for patients. According to the Handbook of Informatics

equipment, the interdisciplinary task force, continuing education, and monitoring, the hospital system would be able to reduce unnecessary use of restraints and hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevalence rate (Cherry & Jacob, 2010).  Then, they would need to implement core measures and protocols. Continuously track performance and outcomes. Lastly, they can disseminate results to throughout the hospital to increase quality improvement (Cherry & Jacob, 2010).  By educating staff on nursing

HSM 541: Week 2 – You Decide Middlefield Hospital has been a great healthcare facility to the Middlefield area. Middlefield Hospital consists of a 450-bed tertiary facility in a major urban area in the Northeast. The hospital is an integrated health system that provides the full array of inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital enjoys a reputation of quality care in the area. In recent years, there are areas of concern that need to be addressed. As I have been assigned the position as the

in the neighborhood that it is in. When clinics are placed in a close-knit neighborhood, people tend to flock to these type places instead of big hospitals; they often feel comfortable in places such as a clinical setting because they become familiar with, trust, and often get to know the workers there on a personal basis instead of going to a big hospital and not knowing what physicians, nurses, or staff they are going to see when they are there. According to Dan Pellegrini, a judge of the Commonwealth

How Hospital Data Could Advance Quality Care In this scenario the hospital in order to advance the quality of care, could have shared the information about the incident with the nursing personnel. The hospital could provide the best quality of care to the patients and achieve the patients’ satisfaction, by sharing the data. Advancing the quality of care

When comparing the three hospitals around our area I looked for the lowest percentages and that seemed to be patients who reported that the area around their room was “always” quiet at night. All seemed to be pretty low compared to all other categories with Harrison at 40% St. Joes