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coordinator. He demonstrates excellent clinical competency and safe patient care to Veterans, the significant others, surgeons, multi-departmental leadership, and allied services. Mr Skurnick was voted by this leadership and was awarded by the Secretary of VA Nurse of the Year FY2014. This is one of the many commendations Mr Skurnick was recognized for his leadership and his caring ways from providers, colleagues, and patients. Mr Skurnick provided valuable input into this proficiency; presenting

decline and it was only retained for patients’ at the end of life, with no other treatment options obtainable (March & McCormack, 2009). Kolcaba developed her comfort theory after conducting a concept analysis of comfort that examined literature from medicine, nursing, psychology, psychiatry, ergonomics and English. Form the analysis, it had confirmed that comfort care is a positive concept and it is highly associated with activities that nurture and strengthen patients’. Kolcaba had developed a theoretical

affecting both patients and hospitals, there is an inevitable necessity to decrease readmissions by coordinating discharge practices that guarantee the patient’s understanding of the disease management. Diabetes mellitus is a common comorbid condition in patients and the complexity of diabetes and its management requires diabetes patients to visit hospital more often and increases patients’ risk for complications. Purpose of the Study Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent disease in patients who are hospitalized

Radiation Management Intervention The team reviewed the process of the intervention methods. As a result the team had identified the need of getting an administrative officer on board in to take ownership and responsibility for records maintenance, organising the RAP, and marketing the event within the hospital and externally through local media and newspapers. It was also identified that there was a need for the inclusion of a senior nursing representation on the team in order

the error to the patient. Finally, I will identify ways the nurse leaders can learn from this situation, help prevent similar kinds of medical errors from happening, and assist the providers and organization to effectively disclose information to patients after such an error occurs. Legal Aspects The closest definition to medical error would be from the institute of

In our current healthcare system, the delivery of health related services involves the “movement” of patients from one care setting to another. Also recognized as transitions of care these actions often occur between acute-care hospitals and post-acute care settings such as rehabilitation centers and nursing homes. Transitions of care, however, do not only occur between in-patient settings. Patients discharged from the hospital to their home or shuffled between a primary care clinic and specialty

interventions, and rationale for the interventions. A nurse to patient script will also be provided detailing patient teaching and follow up. Identified Problems Safety is big problem for Sally Mae. As she walked toward the front door, she had a slow shuffling gait and almost tripped on a loose rug on the floor. She also has congestive heart failure (CHF) and needs oxygen. She lives alone with little support and leaves her door unlocked. Often patients with congestive heart failure need oxygen which she has

value. The nursing supervisor steps in to assist staff on busy days or if a nurse is away, medical assistants support each other and the nurses and all are valued for the expertise they bring to client care. The clinic focus is always on meeting patient needs and improving service flow. Out clinic has an active advisory board that provides feedback on work flow and makes recommendations for services. An example of responding to the need for social support and expression is the creation of an open

Improvement of patient-centered care in the ICU (Capitalize title) Ilia Azhar, Maria Biffoni, Irina House, Renee LaBlanc Atlantic Cape Community College Patient-centered care is focused on the individual 's health and needs, it empowers patient to be an active participant in their care along with doctors, nurses and other specialists. This requires that physicians, radiologic technologists radiologists and other health care providers develop good communication skills and address patient needs effectively

Commission has acknowledged the severity of complications associated with communication mistakes, for as much as 70% of adverse medical events, 75% of which lead to patient death, are a result of communication breakdowns. Barry (2014) also states that instances of miscommunication cause over two-thirds of adverse effects among patients. As noted by Malekzadeh, Mazluom, Etezadi, and Alireza (2013), as much as 69% of medical errors are preventable in nature and the fact that these issues still plague