Imani Morse Biol 130 February 4, 2015 Proferssor Klinora February 4, 2015 Lab Report “Effectiveness of Hand Scrubbing” INTRODUCTION: Microbes are present almost everywhere we go. They are present, at school, at home, on the bus, on the train, on door knobs, and especially in hospitals. As a result of that, healthcare professionals stress the importance of washing your hands, especially before clinical procedures. However, studies in hospitals show that hand washing rates average only 40%. PURPOSE: The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate hand washing and a surgical scrub.
Due to technological and medical advances anesthesia related deaths have dropped from 2:10,000 (1980s) to 1:250,000 (today). “Anesthesiology, the art and science of rendering a patient insensible to pain by administering anesthetic agents and related drugs and procedures,” is a specialty that can be acquired by a doctorate in anesthesiology or nursing. Both CRNAs and anesthesiologists follow the same guidelines to provide anesthesia to patients. At the moment the biggest controversial issue in both fields of anesthesia is whether or not an anesthesiologist should supervise CRNAs. In 2001, President Bush signed the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service rule, which relieved CRNAs from having an anesthesiologist supervise their work in order to receive payout from Medicare.
Grades Are In Cleveland Clinic On Top Again! Vladimir Rigaud Introduction to Health Service Management SPRB11 Sec1 Professor Klense May 26, 2011 Abstract In the past, people had no way of knowing how good or how bad a hospital performed services on patients. With the internet usage worldwide, we the patients are now more informed and are able to select a top notch hospital which we feel would assist in improving or extending our quality of life. One such hospital which I am proud to inform you of, a top 100 hospital, a hospital which provides specialties in various aspects of patient care is no other than the Cleveland Clinic. In this brief essay, I will introduce to you why I feel that Cleveland Clinic is Americas Top 100 hospital.
Clear communication is easily understood and avoids creating barriers that set us apart from the people with whom we are communicating (“health literacy”, n.d.). Finally, according to the National Literacy survey 1992 ten to twenty- two percent of Americans are at the bottom most of the literacy scale and cannot read a medicine bottle or poison warning (“health literacy”, n.d.). Example of Health Promotion in the Pamphlet The pamphlet encourages health promotion to prevent kidney disease. The risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, family history, age and ethnicy are identified. The pamphlet encourages seeing your physician.
Patrice Ford Trident University International MSHS - Health Care Management & Clinical Research Administration CRA500: Health Care delivery Systems Module 1 Today in the United States the strength of the economy comes from the wellbeing of our society. Health care cost is at an all-time high many Americans do not have health care benefits or even access to good healthcare. Reforming our healthcare policy will enable everyone access to quality healthcare a preventative measures while lowering healthcare cost. The high cost is stemming from the treatment of many chronic illnesses and medications. Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey whom is the current president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation points out the six steps that we as a nation
20th Century Accomplishments (Sources are mostly from web) vaccinations. Childhood vaccinations have made once-common diseases – diphtheria, measles, mumps, pertussis – diseases of the past. Polio has been eradicated from this hemisphere. Smallpox, once a fierce global killer, has been eradicated from the globe, saving an estimated $150 million each year. In fact, cases of all vaccine-preventable diseases are down more than 97% from peak levels before vaccines were available.
EBP and Hand Hygiene HLSC122 Inquiry into Health Care Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a method which, when used correctly, can assist nurses and other health care professionals to reach accurate conclusions regarding the appropriate action to take in the workplace. EBP can be a useful tool for nurses to analyse an occupational health and safety practice such as hand washing, as well as assisting to examine the different types of knowledge available and ascertaining which type is the most valuable. When using EBP, there are many barriers that could hinder a nurse’s ability to find or analyse information to make a decision. In contrast, there are also many particulars which may facilitate a nurse’s capacity to successfully follow the steps of EBP. Evidence-based practice can be described as a method of clinical decision making by accessing, evaluating and applying the best obtainable evidence (Borbasi & Jackson, 2012).
Theory Based Exemplary Article: Implementing Pender's Health Promotion Theory into the Post Partum Setting Kim Freitas Liberty University NURS 502 Dr. Kim Little October 7, 2012 Abstract As a medical professional it is important to impact the patient population in such a way as to treat the condition in which they are seeking attention for, educate the patient on how to care for the condition, along with treatment options and curing factors. In an effort to prevent disease processes or conditions it is important to teach the community at large health promoting behaviors. This is exactly what Nora Pender sought out to do. She realized that the patients she encountered were being treated after a diagnosis, but nothing was being done
M1 Assessing the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care. In this essay, I am going to discuss the two main theories of effective communication set out by Michael Argyle which shows the six cycles of communication using the two-way-process and Bruce Tuckman’s theory of group communication. Michael Argyle (1925 – 2002) The purpose of the communication cycle is to ensure that all individuals understand how the message is given effectively and allows care professionals to decide whether the message is getting across in a health care setting. In each stage of Argyle’s theory, it ensures that the communication adapts effectively throughout the process where the message can be changed via using non-verbal communication or sign language to meet the individual. The six cycle of communication includes: * An idea occurs * A message is coded * The message is sent * The message is received * The message is decoded * The message is understood Through interpersonal skills of interaction during the six stages of the communication cycle, it allows health care professionals to reflect and understand what is being said and show active listening where they’ve checked if their ideas have been understood with the other individual.
Delivery of educational modules with testing, along with hand hygiene pamphlets and lectures with demonstration complements the goal for best health. The propelling broadcast of hand hygiene importance throughout a health care organization provides knowledge to all, reaching out to staff, patients, and families. Community knowledge regarding hand hygiene importance can help to decrease infections and enhance best health practices. Lesson Plan for Hand Hygiene Roll-Out Table 1: Bloom’s Taxonomy and Critical Thinking for Hand Hygiene Knowledge Recall Comprehension Understand Application Use and Practice Analysis Dissect and Generalize Synthesis Create and Combine Evaluation Appraise and Value Educational Modules Hand hygiene is highly significant in the prevention of diseases and spread of infection. As nurses, patient teaching is always a part of our nursing care.