Public health Some information is used for public health. It lets the NHS look ahead and plan what to do if there are outbreaks of diseases. It also helps the NHS to take action now to stop problems from happening in the future. Research Information also helps to improve medicines and treatments for patients. Researchers study it to find better ways to prevent illness and treat conditions.
The goal of cultural competency is to decrease the racial and ethnic disparities that currently exist in the United States of America. The Joint Commission has identified culturally appropriate care as a priority and the standards now mandate educating staff in providing culturally appropriate care to all clients ("TJC," 2010). b. Thesis statement: Research suggests that providing culturally competent care improves healthcare quality because it influences healing, wellness and perception of illness. c. Main points: i. Understanding that cultural beliefs and practices of the clients will influence healing and wellness and establish a respectful relationship.
As Nurses, it is important to wash our hands before and after patient contact. Hand hygiene is the single most important practice when reducing the spread of infection during patient care (Folan, Baillie, 2009). The CVB (Care Value Base) is an ethical code which governs how caregivers need to act in certain situations within a health and social care setting. They must not be discriminating, violating people’s rights or providing poor care for their patients. The caregivers must however protect patients from harm, maintain confidentiality and respect patients’ privacy.
Module 1 – Medicines and the law Why is a medicine policy needed in the care environment? • To comply with the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety set out in the Health and Social Care Act • To protect the well-being of care workers and individuals in care • To have clear policies and procedures on the control of medicines and other areas related to its management, staff and conduct There are laws and regulations which cover the handling of medicines. Click and drag the law to its description • Controls the possession and supply of many drugs – The Misuse of Drugs Act • Provides for the administration of care institutions – The Health & Social Care Act • Describes best practices for the handling
Personal qualities should be required as well to become a respiratory therapist as well. One good personal quality would be to have good social skills, making of friendly environment. Another personal quality would be to work calmly in a medical emergency. A respiratory therapist must take every situation seriously as if they were all an emergency. They should be aware that patients could with hold important information, so they must follow good procedure.
Therefore, doctors, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and the individual themselves are in fact what makes up the the health care industry that needs to reduce the risks from using medicines and to get the most benefit out of them. In order to make medicine use safer, one must speak up about their past and present because the more information a health care organization knows about them, the better they can plan the care that’s right for them. Another important factor that FDA effects in the health care industry is finding the correct facts. Before the health care organization can decide on a prescription or OTC medicine, one must know understand as much about it as possible. The most important factors to identify are brand and generic names, active ingredients, inactive ingredients, uses, warnings, possible interactions, side effects, possible tolerance, dependence, or addiction, overdose, directions, storage instructions, and expiration
Quality Improvement Part ll HCS/548 Mary Ellen Strout October 21, 2013 2. Quality Improvement Part ll Quality improvement is a hospitals applied process in order to ensure the advancement of the quality of care and outcomes for patients using an explicit set of philosophies and procedures (Walker, 2012). There are potential advances for quality improvement at Jordan Hospital in the Emergency Department. The quality improvement that would be applied uses the measurement of the collected data to be used towards the strategic improvement of patient care. Using the measurements taken and applied tools, it allows for leaders to understand the direction of the quality management in an organization or facility.
A series of education training of documentation was implemented to help reduce episodes of Medicare payment denials and self-protection through adequate documentation. Thus, I will discuss the impact of inadequate nursing documentation that leads to malpractice lawsuits. Purpose of Medical Record Documentation Understanding the purpose of medical documentation was the first step in teaching how to prevent inadequate documentations that leads to liability and malpractice lawsuits. Monarch (2007) supports the purpose of Medical Record Documentation as the following: • Substantiating the health condition or illness or presented concern for the patient. • Effective communication among health care staff.
The primary focus on this level of care is to help ward off diseases through a healthier life. Patients can achieve this level of health through knowledge and understanding from education. Nurses can assist in the promotion of primary care by educating patients regarding the importance and benefits of vaccinations and avoiding risky behaviors that may lead to diseases, such as, smoking and unprotected sex. Nurses at the primary level may also educate patients regarding healthy eating and routine exercises to decrease risk factors. The secondary level of health promotion involves early diagnosis and rapid intervention to decrease the progress of any disease process.
Unit 3 P2 – Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security influence health and social care settings. M1 – describe how health and safety legislation, policies and procedures promote the safety of the individuals in a health and social care setting. Legislation, policy or procedure | Outline the main points of each legislation, policy or procedure and explain how these things influence practice in health and social care settings | Describe how health and safety legislation, policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health or social care setting | COSHH 2002Control of substances hazardous to health. This legislation is put in place to safeguard people from hazardous substances and minimising the risk of people becoming wounded. | The COSHH regulation has influence health and social care settings because they now ensure that risk assessments are carried out so that hazardous substances are noticed quicker to minimise the risk of people becoming wounded.