If the patient does not answer, you would have to leave a message for him to the office back .You never give anybody’s information out to someone else. Besides a HIPAA Patient Release of Information form, list 4 other items that are found in the medical record. Besides a HIPAA Patient Release of Information form, there are many other items located in your medical record. Some of the items are your past medical history, your medications that you take or were prescribed to, what labs/radiology that has been
B) Take the report over the telephone from the client's room. INCORRECT This action does not allow the charge nurse to give his full attention to the unstable client. C) Request that another staff RN obtain the report. CORRECT Another RN can obtain the report, while the charge
My preceptor left the room for a minute to speak with the doctor, and it was then that things turned ugly on us! I was speaking to the patient, and all of a sudden she was unresponsive. After yelling for help, I checked the patients’ airway, breathing, and circulation, none of which were strong. Doctors and nurses started pouring into
A Nurse Refuses to do CPR Is it ethically right to let an elderly person die from not performing CPR on her because it is considered company rules? A report from Fox News about this was brought to my attention because I am a nursing student and it made me want to know more. In the article, “A California retirement home is backing one of its nurses after she refused desperate pleas from a 911 operator to perform CPR on the elderly woman who later died, saying the nurse was following the facility’s policy” (Fox News). The dispatcher asked the nurse over and over to perform CPR on the resident, but the nurse refused to do it. A nurse is taught how to perform CPR in nursing school and other classes.
The quality of care would be monitored by a series of inspections in health settings such as care homes, hospitals, GP surgeries and many other health organisations. The responsibility of the Care Quality Commission is to recognise where effective care is being carried out and the areas in which improvements can be made. This would be a continuous cycle that changes according to whether relevant laws are put into place and the experiences of service users. The CQC set a standard of quality and safety that service users should expect when receiving care off health organisations. The standards of quality and safety would change according to the health care providers roles due to them providing different cares e.g.
Regulations 2010 states “ The registered person must protect service users against the risks associated with the unsafe use & management of medicines, by means of the making of appropriate arrangements for the obtaining, handling, using, safe keeping, dispensing, safe administration and disposal of medicines used for the purposes of the regulated activity” See also Mersey Care Policy SD12. Handling of Medicines within Mersey Care NHS Trust. Outcome 2 1. Common types of medication. Antibiotic such as Amoxicillin.
* Good communication. * The use of mechanical aids, if necessary. * Change of task and approach if required. Aiv – Why it is important to follow the care plan and communicate with each individual when assisting and moving * By communicating and following the individual’s care plan, we are able to show respect for that individual’s needs and preferences and therefore promote the values of an outstanding care. Av – Staff responsibilities for medication in a social care setting * Follow the legal requirements for the storage, administration, records and disposal of controlled drugs.
Each agency or organisation should have a safe guarding officer, who will ensure standards are kept high, undertaking training courses is another way in which staff and agencies can raise the standard and awareness of health and safety. A3. Health and safety policies and procedures sets out how employees are expected and should conduct themselves in their place of work to ensure they protect themselves in a social care setting, they can achieve this in a number of ways one of which is to adhere to the general social care councils codes of practice. Part of my role in Arch is to drug test clients, to protect myself from blood born viruses I make sure I wear the correct PPE, doing this helps to maintain and
Controlled Drugs must be kept in a controlled drug cabinet that complies with these regulations. Records must be made for all controlled drug transactions. These regulations all direct me towards maintaining high standards of safety when dealing with medicine. Acidents such as spillages of medicines, needle stick injuries, handling of cytotoxic medicines and and safe disposal of excess medication are examples where these acts and regulations relate to medicines. To avoid these, equiptment must be provided to deal with any known risk that i may have to
Polices and procedures are not only in place to promote the safety and well-being of the client but also the care workers, district nurses etc. The polices and procedures should include obtaining, safe storage, prescribing, dispensing, administration, monitoring and disposal. 2 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 Common medications and the reason for use and possible adverse reactions Analgesic general pain killer addiction, liver damage, sleep disturbance Anti-biotics treat infection caused by bacteria diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea, possibly thrush Anti-depressants changes the chemical imbalance in the brain blurred vision, dizziness, drowsiness, restlessness Anti-coagulants prevent blood clotting excessive bleeding, blood in urine, severe