Many people obtain injuries and illnesses which may lead to seeking medical attention. A visit to the hospital or a medical office is the first step to take. This is when register nurses come into place to help these individuals. Register nurses provide health care to individuals, families, and communities. They provide services designed to prevent illness, promote health problems, and achieve optimal recovery from adaptation to health problems.
INTRODUCTION On admission to a healthcare facility, a health assessment is a mandatory tool in assessing the patient’s health status. In general an assessment is broken down into two types of reviews, by conducting a health history which includes the collection of subjective data (information elicited by the patient or patients’ family members) and a physical examination of the patient which includes the gathering of evidence based data (Wilson & Giddens, 2009). Collecting and documenting accurate information is imperative in providing the allied health team this information to facilitate an efficient and well-formed care plan in addition to establishing a baseline for subsequent assessments (Springhouse, 2004; Wilson & Giddens, 2009). PATIENT INTERVIEW A health assessment should consist of establishing a patient profile and incorporate a full medical history (Harvey, 2004). The traditional approach includes collecting subject matter on “biographical data, present health concerns (or present illness) and the chief complaint, past history, family history, review of system and patient data” (Farrell & Dempsey, 2010, p. 74).
My Career Pathway In the future I would like to become a Nurse Practitioner caring for adult patients who are suffering from acute and long-term illnesses and diseases. I will support recovery from illness or operation by using care plans, carrying out care procedures and assessments and refural to appropriate external department i.e Asthma Nurses within Surgeon/ Physian instruction by focusing on the needs of the patient rather than the illness or condition. Nurses usaully work within a multidisciplinary team but are the main point of contract for patients, often providing the most continuity of care. Named nurses work mainly in hospitals and the community, attached to a health centre or general practice and in residential homes, specialist units, schools, hospices. In my chosen career to be a Nurse Practitioner, there are opportunities that I can progress in.
CHANGING ROLES OF THE NURSE Introduction Nurses are a central resource in the National Health Service (NHS) and are crucial to the delivery of 21st century healthcare. They are in a powerful position to improve the experience of patients, the quality of care and health outcomes across the whole range of health services. Society is changing and so is the NHS and the need for expert nursing care has never been greater. The challenges facing society and healthcare mean that there is a need for a different kind of nurse in the future and an important agenda for change that needs to be seized. Some have questioned whether nurses have lost their way while navigating the complexity of the increasingly technical environment that is contemporary health care.
Its Primary purpose is to ensure quality patient care and managing the cost of that care. Its secondary purpose as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) deals with individual users for education, regulations, policies and public health from data entered, verified, corrected or analyzed directly or indirectly. Homeland Security has recently been added to the list of users, including patient care providers, managers and staff, coders and patients themselves. Patients can make changes as necessary. Other users might include lawyers, employers, law enforcement and researchers.
Health Care Utilization Paper Samantha Beck December 4, 2012 The debate on the health care reform has been a big issue in the last few years now. The legislation behind it has become controversial to say at best. I will be discussing how the health care reform has affected the access of health care. How it affects utilization of changes. Explain what universal health care could be, and my experience with the health care expansion.
The nurse also has to treat the patient with dignity and aide in the healing process that is conducive to each individual. The scope of practice is a parameter set in place that defines the rolls, procedures, actions, and processes are permitted by a licensed professional. An example would be a RN administering medication to a patient or doing a care plan after patient check in and assessment. An advanced practice nurse has skills beyond the normal scope of practice of a RN. They generally have more knowledge and experience in a concentrated field of study with a complexity of skills and intervention practices.
Discuss the impact technologies have had (and will have) on healthcare information systems. In the past century medicine has changed completely, and primarily due to new technological advances in healthcare information systems. We have evolved from hand writing medical records and storing in record facilities to typing medical records using a computer system that could be shared by another physician half way across the world. Technology has also had an impact on how we bill and collect funds from patients. In the 1960s there was a struggle for medical facilities to recoup their revenue from patients, now many doctors are compensated by pay for performance.
Factors such as age, gender, race, and educational background can affect the way one must communicate with another. The words used, the nonverbal gestures, such as eye contact or touch, and even one’s tone of voice can affect how a patient perceives the information that the nurse is providing. According to Williams, “Healthcare communication involves an effective line of communication between medical professionals, clients and the patient. An essential component of patient healthcare providers’ communication is the ability to provide information that can improve patient understanding. Effective communication between patients and healthcare providers is a critical element to quality healthcare” (Healthcare Communication).
Nurses also provide counseling, patient education, health education, and patient advocacy. They administer medication and treatment as prescribed by a physician. The promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health also are responsibilities of the registered nurse. The definition of