This program is designed to provide patients a personal relationship with a physician, continuity of care across time and place, and care where it is needed, for as long as it is needed. “The house call team will also try to provide the following services: Health assessment, diagnosis, and plan for treatment; Assessment of the home environment for factors that may contribute to health and safety problems; Ongoing medical care; Care management and oversight, both within the patient’s home and across settings, home to hospital and rehab facility and back home again; Coordination of health services with visiting nurses, medical specialists, hospital staff, hospice services and community agencies to improve the continuity of health and medical care and facilitate hospital admissions; and Support and education to patients and their families so they can make informed health care decisions” (Institute for the Future of Aging Services , 2008). House call physicians and nurses may also assist patients with identifying medical equipment needs, authorize and oversee durable medical equipment and home health providers, and conduct routine tests in the patient’s home, such as blood work, urinalyses, EKGs and x-rays so that a patient wo has a difficult time leaving their home can receive routine
That is why we have the various terms. According to the National Institutes of Health (2010), “Alternative medicine” refers to use of CAM in place of conventional medicine” (para 3, p.1). Alternative medicine is comprised of an array of practices and some healing therapies are based on the usage of certain herbal compounds or Ancient Chinese beliefs, such as acupuncture and the use of certain herbal compounds. Other cultures focus on Hindu or Ayurvedic beliefs. This is when therapies include changes in the diet, the practice of yoga, and a strong emphasis on the connection of mind, body, and spirit (Ellis-Christensen, 2011).
Culture and cultural competency in health promotion The heritage assessment tool is useful in that it evaluates the needs of the whole person and allows the nurse to provide care using the holistic approach. This includes addressing the cultural aspects of the patient’s lifestyle. Care can then be provided to patients and the community as a whole without infringing on their culture or religion. It gives the nurse a better understanding of how to approach caring for the patients or communities and the tools she would need with the approach. Health traditions differ for every culture.
YIT1: Task 1 Personal Mission Statement Regulatory Agencies and Professional Nursing Organizations The functional differences between a regulatory agency and a professional nursing organization can be explained as follows. A regulatory agency establishes guidelines and rules related to the care of patients. According to Cherry & Jacob, there is an “emphasis revolves around performance measures of patient outcomes and results of practice patterns.” Giving “quality principles into health care regulatory standards and requirements”. (2011)(p. 450). This means that the agencies identify needs and improvement areas pertaining to the care of the patient to ensure standards throughout all hospitals and health care facilities.
M1: Assessment of Argyle’s and Tuckman’s Communication Theories & the Role of Effective Communication & Interpersonal Interaction in Health & Social Care Effective communication and interpersonal interaction are vital in a health and social care setting. This can ensure that a service user’s needs are met by the healthcare professionals involved. An example of this would be a paramedic bringing a patient into hospital and communicating correctly with the doctors and nurses about the patient’s condition, such as if they have a particular type of injury or if they are allergic to any medication. If important information like this is insufficiently explained to other healthcare professionals, then treatment for the patient would be inadequate and have a negative effect on the patient’s treatment and recovery. To help understand communication and interpersonal interaction, two theories will be discussed, these are: Argyle’s Communication Cycle and Tuckman’s Group Theory.
Most of the research is done on the basis of demographic but now the psychographic marketing is becoming popular. It is based on the lifestyle, behavior, and attitude of the person. Psychographic marketing goes along with demographic marketing and allow the organization to promote the product effectively. According to "Living With Diabetes" (2012), “African Americans are almost 50 percent as likely to develop diabetic retinopathy as non-Hispanic whites.” Demographic and psychographic data brings out the lot of information that is impossible to get without the demographic and psychographics marketing. According to The Office Of Minority Health (2012), “In 2006, Hispanics were 1.7 times as likely to start treatment for end-stage renal disease related to diabetes, compared to non-Hispanic white
(Cooper, S. 2011, www.abs.gov.au/statistics) Q2: Describe the different roles of the Enrolled Nurse in a variety of health care settings. Enrolled nurses can work in a variety of health care settings such as, hospitals, aged care facilities, private homes, doctor’s surgeries and pathology. In all of the different health care settings the main role of the nurse is to provide patient care. EN’s are able to provide basic care to patients, treat wounds, change bandages, administer medication and immunisations, assist patients with personal hygiene-such as showering, shaving, assist doctors/surgeons in operations, blood collection, diagnostic collection and testing, being a patient advocate, being a mediator, support network, a shoulder to cry on. Q3: Examine the principles of primary health care and wellness and illness models of care.
This interactive process could include the patient in care planning and goal setting. Patient satisfaction survey scores in the areas of; “how well the nurse kept me informed”, “staff worked together to care for you”, and “staff included you in decisions regarding treatment”, could improve with the implementation of bedside report. This survey is administered to patients post-discharge by Press Ganey®, a company used by many hospitals nationwide. Press Ganey® collects patient satisfaction data from numerous hospitals and prepares a report for the individual hospital that gives scores in the above areas and also compares the specific hospital’s scores with other hospitals of similar
Question 5: How do you facilitate patient-centered care in your practice? I will incorporate the information attained by utilizing the mission statement of the facility I work in to give me direction as to how I will treat my patients. I as a staff nurse can provide patient-centered care in my practice by participating in activities such as bedside reporting and utilizing the knowledge I have been taught by SBAR training and utilizing medication reconciliation to deliver concise, accurate communication between other interdisciplinary team members. These are several of the the tools I have at my disposal to focus on and deliver patient- centered care. Question 6: How is cost containment addressed
Patients health condition will be discussed as needed to assure maintenance level of knowledge. Patient will be monitored for adverse side effects and therapeutic benefit of medication. Evaluation Nurse will monitor patient for side effects. Patient will verbalize sighns and symptoms to report to MD/Nurse Patient will take medication as prescribed Patient will manage social and workplace goals with optimal