You are the vice president of Patient Care Services for both acute care hospitals. Who would you identify as stakeholders in the implementation and why? What steps would you take to minimize user resistance?
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You are the vice president of Patient Care Services for both acute care hospitals. Who would...
Health Informatics- chapter 6 case study The EHR is not fail-proof, and human error is an issue. Discuss potential decision support tools and functionality that could be implemented to increase patient safety. Case study A large healthcare enterprise in the Mid- Atlantic region that was created by a merger owns two acute care hospitals, a rehabilitation center an outpatient surgical center, and three long-term care facilities. Each of these institutions uses a different EMR system. Admitting privileges extend to 550...
Facilities and programs other than acute care hospitals are much more numerous and arguably have a greater effect on health status, but acute care hospitals remain the focus of attention. Why is this? What are the desirable and undesirable aspects of this attention from the standpoint of the acute care hospital provider and the consumer of health services?
Other than acute care hospitals, facilities and programs are much more numerous and arguably have a greater effect on health status, but acute care hospitals remain the focus of attention. Why is this? Explain what are the desirable and undesirable aspects of this attention from the standpoint of the acute care hospital provider and the consumer of health services.
You are the Vice President of Nursing Services in a nondenominational community hospital, and you receive a complaint from a patient, who is a Wiccan. The patient and her primary care nurse, Penny Baker, were discussing her religious practices and how she prays, when another nurse, Ruth Goose, walked into the room, stated, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch amongst you,” and told Penny not to discuss the “satanic religion” with the patient any more. The patient demands an apology...
You are the Vice President of Nursing Services in a nondenominational community hospital, and you receive a complaint from a patient, who is a Wiccan. The patient and her primary care nurse, Penny Baker, were discussing her religious practices and how she prays, when another nurse, Ruth Goose, walked into the room, stated, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch amongst you,” and told Penny not to discuss the “satanic religion” with the patient any more. The patient demands an apology...
You are the vice president of support services of MegaHealth Medical Center. The CEO will be briefing new board members, who have no prior experience in healthcare, on processes unique to that realm. Briefly describe talking points in either cold chain management or biomedical waste management. What added burdens does your chosen topic place in the institution?
You are the Vice President of Nursing Services in a nondenominational community hospital, and you receive a complaint from a patient, who is a Wiccan. The patient and her primary care nurse, Penny Baker, were discussing her religious practices and how she prays, when another nurse, Ruth Goose, walked into the room, stated, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch amongst you,” and told Penny not to discuss the “satanic religion” with the patient any more. The patient demands an apology...
Nurses may move from working with patients and families in acute care hospitals to working with families in the community. Describe the roles nurses might have in the community caring for families and If you could design a role, what it would be.
Care Plan- Acute Renal Failure You are working in the ICU of an acute care hospital and assume the care of Edith Bunker, a 78 year-old woman who is 3 days post inferior wall MI. Mrs. Bunker had been healthy before admission except for a longstanding history of arthritis treated with rofecoxib (Vioxx) 50mgm daily and longstanding hypertension treated with atenolol (Tenormin) On admission to the emergency room the patent had a blood pressure of 210/122 mm Hg, therefore thrombolytics...
Process Mapping: Students are required to research an existing health care organization of their choice. In your research you should identify a quality improvement (QI) initiative that will improve the way patient care is delivered at the facility. The QI can be the result of organizational need, accreditation standards, and/or regulatory requirements. Instructions: Clearly state the specific QI objective. Provide a brief description articulating why the QI is important and how the quality of patient care will be improved as...