Summary In summary, this research found that there was some benefit of using Vitamin C for improving hemoglobins in patients with ESRD receiving hemodialysis. It also showed that using vitamin C decreased the amount of epogen needed in dialysis patients. This topic would benefit in longer clinical trials with larger groups of participants to study more accurately the effects Vitamin C use has in relation to hyperoxalemia in dialysis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommend flu vaccination for all Americans over the age of 6 months. Immunizations against influenza provide fair protection or can lessen the symptoms if the disease is contracted. Every year, scientists develop a vaccine against the most recently circulating strain of the virus. The immunization is given by injection or nasal mist each fall in anticipation of the coming flu season. You must be immunized within one week to four months prior to exposure for the vaccine to be effective.
Nursing-sensitive indicators were established by the American Nurses Association to identify structures of care and care processes, both of which in turn influence care outcomes (Montalvo, 2007, No. 3, Manuscript 2). The nursing staff caring for Mr. J could have provided better quality care had they had an understanding of these nursing-sensitive indicators. Due to Mr. J’s history of mild dementia and his drowsiness related to receiving pain medication, the nursing staff opted to apply restraints in order to keep Mr. J safe, which interfered with his care. However, with an understanding of nursing-sensitive indicators, the staff may have used evidenced-based practice in deciding the plan of care for Mr. J.
Process improvement is a quality management concept that involves the identification of weak areas in order to come up with ways to improve processes at the medical facility. Health care organizations gain from quality management procedures because administrators will be able to identify areas of weakness through compliance audits. Monitoring compliance is part of the quality management is a process of ensuring that health care givers follow procedures to ensure that patients are getting the finest
The average patient is in hospice 59 days. Hospice is for those who are terminally ill, who can no longer take care of themselves and their families are unable to help, and it is also for the cancer patients when chemotherapy and other drugs are at its end and are enable to fight the disease. The decision of hospice is decided by the patient, family and physician. Hospice services are provided by a group of professionals who works as a team to develop the best care plan for the patients as well as their families; those professionals include: Nursing services, physician participation, medical social services, counseling, Pastoral or spiritual bereavement counseling (for family up to one year after patients death), dietary, home health aide services, medications, medical equipment, other medical supplies, laboratory and other diagnostic studies related to terminal illness. Therapy (physical, speech,
Work Based Learning Project NURB 275. The following piece of work adheres to the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) Code of Conduct, with either fictitious names being used or omitted to protect confidentiality. Abstract This report will discuss the implementation of a change related to a cardiovascular ward. The change comes in the form of an information leaflet to raise awareness to the patient and their family about the importance of maintaining a good well balanced nutritional intake and how this affects wound healing. There is evidence to suggest that giving clients written information helps to reduce anxiety and therefore improve healing, give empowerment and increase satisfaction (Little et al, 2004)).
Front-line staff needs to understand the importance of collecting accurate and reliable information. The last meth is benchmarking. This method is used by health care organizations to compare the organization against other health care organizations. It allows for a comparison on a local, state, and national level. This can also give health care organizations comparative information on how their competitors are performing and if it is at a higher quality level than their
Discuss the importance of research in health and social care To support care information gathered from research can be used by health care proffesionals so they can give the best possible care and treatment. It is important to ensure that the right people have access to the right information at the right time so they can provide you with the right care. To improve health and social care services for everyone Information is used for purposes beyond your direct care: Commissioning The people who plan health and care services (commissioners) need good information about the types of illnesses people have and the treatments they receive, as well as the result of that care or treatment. They can then check to make sure that people are getting the services that are right for them. Public health Some information is used for public health.
Research Questions and Objectives 2.1 Research Questions: What was the effect of utilizing the Electronic medical record system on medication safety improvement in Ambulatory Healthcare services in Emirates of Abu Dhabi? 2.2 Research Objectives are: To explore the advantages of having the electronic medical record in Ambulatory Healthcare services over the old manual medical record. To identify the tools that are used in Ambulatory Healthcare services to detect medication errors and analyze its effectiveness. To define the medication safety issues and types of medication errors that may occur during the process of ordering the drug till the patient receiving it. To explain how the electronic medical records system supported the ambulatory healthcare services to improve patient safety and detects medication errors.
It is not totally curable or preventable but with positive approach mortality and morbidity due to diabetic foot can be reduced. The aims and objectives are: (1) To find out which type of treatment modality is better in terms of cost-effectiveness and number of dressings in patients of diabetic foot. (2) To salvage the limb in diabetic patient with help of various modalities of treatment available to our hospitals. (3) To prevent the recurrence of such lesion by careful follow up, by educating the patient about foot care and prescribing pressure distributing footwear. (4) Rehabilitation of patient once the ulcer has