Patient Essay

DOI: 04/23/2015. Patient is a 33-year-old male detailer who sustained injury when he hopped over a barrier and strained his leg. Patient is diagnosed with septic arthritis of the right femoral head and acetabulum. He is status post right hip resection, irrigation and debridement, and placement of antibiotic spacer in 04/16/2016. Per medical report dated 03/08/16 by Dr. Disiere, the patient’s current medications include tramadol and cyclobenzaprine. Based on the progress report dated 07/06/16 by Dr

The nurse must also ask simple questions, and to pay attention to the patient’s non-verbal communication. Self-care in patient with heart failure contributes to problems such as medication and medical management, adhering to the prescribed diet, daily weighing, and the level of permitted activities. The role of the nurse is to perform a detailed assessment, and to assist the patient accomplish their activities of daily living according to their diagnosis. Identifying

Biographical Data: Patient is a 56 years old, Hispanic male. He was born in Lovington, Nm on the day of 1/30/1962. Graduated from college with his business degree, and his financial status is adequate for a healthy lifestyle. Patient is Catholic but doesn’t have any special request while hospitalized. He lives on his own and is the oldest of three. His mother passed away a year ago from natural causes at the age of 86 and his father is in an assisted living home and suffers from Alzheimer’s. He

Background Our facility conducted two patient interviews to articulate a clear vision of the negative and positive encounters, which offered valuable insight on areas of improvement, to enhance the interactions with our healthcare providers. These interviews provided our facility with the ability to identify the negative experiences, which directly correlated to poor communication (feeling rushed) and positive experiences, when the patients were provided with empathy, resources, useful tools and

Health: Traumatized Patients “Traumatic losses, manmade and natural, test the resilience of those who experience them. How individuals react to national crises and traumatic events, and the factors that promote resilience or increase the risk for problems following trauma” (National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It is very important to know how to work with traumatized patients and what their needs are. Traumatized can affect many people in many different ways. A traumatized patient may experience

Who should Euthanized patients? I have argued that euthanasia is not medical treatment and therefore should not be administered by physicians. However, I have also acknowledged that terminally ill patients are entitled to be euthanized if they so desire. This then asks the question of who should aid in the process? Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, which came into force in 1997, shows that euthanasia is possible without the direct involvement of physicians. The group Compassion and Choices has as

Patient Safety at Grand River Hospital & St. Mary’s General Hospital Most patients would like to think that safety is a major priority at the hospital they are visiting. They would like to believe that the hospital actively engages in practices that should nearly diminish any possibility for an accident or mistake to occur. However, the premise of patient safety is relatively new. Medical errors remain a sensitive topic with patients, physicians, and hospital administrators. Physicians and

Whitman truly demonstrates the appropriate behavior when treating patients. It is vital, that as a nurse, one must strive to be empathetic to provide top patient care. To be empathetic is to not pity the patient, but to feel and value what that person is feeling. This is a great level of human compassion that assists in therapeutic care. By exhibiting empathy in the nursing practice, one can improve the quality of care for the patient as well as increasing the quality of the nursing profession. A truly

can not only help to improve their patient outcomes, but also promote nursing as a profession. As a student nurse, I realize that being willing to be a true advocate for my patients will not always come easy and will be a role that I will continue to develop throughout my entire career as a nurse. A research study conducted by Kerri Kelland et al. revealed that there are eight essential attributes that are crucial for success when assuming the role of a patient advocate. These eight attributes include

behavior. As one of our discussion subjects, patient autonomy was discussed this week. We take great measures not to violate out patient’s autonomy. However, I learned the hard way how one can unintentionally violate patient’s autonomy, and what are the consequences to do so. I was temping in our other office, and I was running behind because my patient had a hyperglycemic episode. My days usually going smooth, so this time, I got thrown of my game. The next patient who was already waiting 20 minutes, finally