Emergency department

the Emergency Department? As a busy work from home Mom of three, there are often times where I will debate heading to the emergency department because time simply is precious to me. One would argue that my health is what matters most as a means to have more time on this Earth, but reality is with the day to day hustle and bustle of motherhood and client work, I tend to put myself last on that priority list. Most recently I had a situation where I was not sure if I should go to the emergency department

With the support of the leaderships, this theoretical and empirical framework is plan and execute in support of the change in the Emergency department section triage. Methodological Approach We used the ER department statistics evidence related to the ER delay, patients feedback, and literature. Based on our team discussion, the complementary information and ideas received from patients and other experts who understand care coordination, we focused on gathering relevant information that helped our

The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) is the largest all-payer emergency department (ED) database in the U.S., producing national assessments of hospital-based ED visits beginning in 2004. NEDS gathers information from 31 million ED visits at 950 hospitals. The age is coded 0 to 90 years, and any age greater than 90 is set to 90 [7]. The races include white, black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, and other. The NEDS was designed to enable investigations of ED use patterns

male was admitted to the emergency department of a county hospital. The patient was complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. This patient has a history of COPD, type-two diabetes and has quit smoking for nearly seven years. In the emergency department, the patient had labored breathing and a SpO2 of 72% on room air. This patient was then placed on BiPAP. His weight is 117kg and temperature of 99.1. Blood pressure was 61/41 on arrival to the emergency department and the patient was tachycardic

For the last two and half years in nursing school, I have always wanted to be part of the emergency department-trauma team. I had the privilege to work with the Arrow Head Regional Medical Center Emergency Department for the last 10 weeks with my clinical preceptor Ok Benseley. During the first couple of shifts I was unsure what and how I would present a change project to a unit that was already well organized. My preceptor and the nurse educator Jonathan Lee, told me to settle in first and then

for the better. The emergency room is the part of a hospital that will provide immediate treatment to the acutely ill or traumatised patient. Thus, emergency rooms are very important aspect of the health care to many people as life-threatening injuries could happen to anyone during their lifetime. In addition to that, emergency departments have to function quickly in order to give the best and fast care to the ill. This paper will be covering the their history of emergency rooms, their positive

On a busy Monday evening in an emergency department, the physician I worked with started to get a history from our 52-year-old male patient who presented asking for a refill on his pain medication. As more information was revealed, we learned that he had run out of his medication two months ago, and had yet to set up an appointment with his primary care physician. The physician then cut the patient off to bluntly inform him that he needed to make an appointment with his primary care physician as

Joan Middleton was presented to the emergency department with acute cholecystitis. It is important to understand the patient’s condition to figure out the underlying cause of the situation. Acute cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder that involves swelling and irritation in the area due to a gallstone blocking the cystic duct (Schaider, Barkin and Barkin, 2015). A gallbladder is an organ that is located below the liver. Its primary function is to store bile, which the body uses to digest

My rotation in the emergency department was a very informative and interesting experience. My first day was quiet slow so my instructor and I started checking code carts which is also called the crash cart around the ER, hospital floors and clinics. The code cart is a set of drawers or trays on wheels used in hospitals for transportation and dispensing of emergency medication or equipment at the site of medical or surgical emergency for life support protocols (ACLS/ALS) to potentially save someone’s

(NSPL) network and those that are discharged from a partnering emergency department. However, for those at imminent risk for suicide, emergency intervention is frequently initiated. The grant will be awarded to eligible applicants that demonstrate the knowledge and ethical capability to manage the award. The eligible applicants must have the capability to help find solutions to the research findings that denotes that the period after emergency suicide interventions is one of heightened risk for suicide