Paramedic: what is required to enter the profession, positives, negatives and experiences? Paramedics are highly skilled practitioners who work in challenging, exciting and dynamic environments at the frontline of the NHS. At any accident or emergency scene, the paramedics are usually the first healthcare professionals to arrive. They are the senior ambulance service experts at any emergency. They usually work in a two person team, with the second member being an emergency care assistant or ambulance technician.
By providing an efficient intake process, a certain flow can be maintained to move the process along smoothly and more organized. If any of the processes are not organized there will be a lot of confusion and unhappy patients. Patient satisfaction should be a step that is included in any health care facility. The patient intake process usually began when a patient calls to schedule an appointment. This is usually where the patients personal information is obtain such as their name, phone number, date of birth, address, reason for the appointment, name of health care coverage and referring physicians if there is any.
There are three reasons proper chart documentations are important: to avoid lawsuits, keep accurate medical information for patient, and to maintain proper communication from one professional to another. Avoiding Malpractice Suits People sue for a lot of reasons today, and one of them just happens to be improper charting that causes errors. Attorneys on the plaintiff side gather every chart and record that was made during the time in question. The proper chart documentation can either be the nail in the coffin for a case, or the factor that decides wrong doing and monetary compensation. It is imperative that documentation is done thoroughly and properly every time data is recorded.
I feel the appropriate standard of care for the case study would be for the doctor to perform the procedure. Since the patient is incoherent and can’t decide for herself. The wounds from falling must have been bad enough were it could have been too dangerous to wait for the kin to agree to care or the patient. In these situations I think it’s up to the medical staff mainly physician to decide what is appropriate care at the time. The patient had a severe head wound which needed attention right away.
Why I choose nursing as a career. Throughout my educational career, I have dreamed of becoming many different types of professional employees. The one common denominator among all of these goals was that I desired to be part of a profession that cared, nurtured, healed, and educated others. Although, I had finally decided on a collegiate and worked in a professional environment as a biologist. I knew my love for science and medicine was something in which I truly needed to be involved.
I came to know how the system works while people are seeking health care services from ER. When patients arrived in ER, they are categorized based on their acuity level from 1 to 5 by triage nurse at triage room. Triage level 1 are the patients who need immediate care and doctor must see them immediately. Triage level 2 are the patients who needs immediate care and doctor and nurses must see them with in 15 minutes of their arrival. Triage levels 3 are patients who need care soon and doctor and nurses should see them within next 30 minutes or so.
The job of EMT’s include quickly assessing a patient's major body systems to identify life-threatening problems, initiating interventions, identifying priority patients, and determining the severity of one’s injuries and the need for immediate transport . EMTs train for these situations on a daily basis. What most do not realize is that these skills can also be used by Good Samaritans, people who have little to no medical training but are still helpful during an emergency. Like EMT’s who gather information from the scene size up, perform assessment, and examine the injured, Samaritans can do these same logical steps to help those in need. Before going to help one in need, a scene size up needs to be completed.
This is one department where teamwork is essential and a lack of leadership amongst co-workers can lead to ineffective care (36). It is important to have communication and training because patient’s conditions are more serious and can change quickly. Because the conditions of a patient are more serious, any health care provider on that unit needs to know who to call or what therapies to use/change to improve a patient’s condition. 2) Medical Teams in the Emergency Department: Providers in this department include Nurses, Respiratory therapists, and physicians. Physician assistants, X-ray technicians and lab technicians may also be called to the department.
We have to prioritize the treatment for the patient according to his or her condition. When we work under the hospital’s policies and protocols, it helps health care personnel to stay within their professional boundary and prevent from potential risks. During patient care; after we obtain information about critical situations, which we have to respond to it very quickly, and cautiously. Every second is important for the best outcome of the patient during critical situations. Sometimes, it is very difficult to deal with some situations, but we can always get help, support, and guidance from our coworkers and superior health people.
like any other x-ray scenario, make sure I am familiar with the equipment prior to going into surgery and get familiar with the types of surgeries I will be doing. I think once I get out and start working my O.R. anxiety will go away once I start working. My strengths are that I am a hard worker in the clinical setting I was always willing to do whatever they needed me to do and I was willing to take constructive critic on how I can become a better tech or even on how to manage my time when doing different procedures on the same patient. I