This provides stability for them and a sense of belonging. Any personal care or any activities they are involved in is always documented in their careplans. 1.2 As a care practitioner i have a duty to protect elderly clients i work with. I should never put them in danger at anytime. I always ensure i read their care plans and risk assessments in order to care for them the way they want to be cared for and in a safe manner.
Although competing demands of patient, family, and physician have risen, the nurse’s first priority is always providing care that ensures patient safety and protects the best welfare of the patient. A nurse is subject to a malpractice lawsuit if incompetent care results in patient harm. When a nurse cares for patients, he or she takes on the duties and responsibilities to care for the patient in a skilled and thorough manner. Nurses are expected to provide the same quality of care
. Conclusion In conclusion, any healthcare establishment is a place for people to get care and not be harmed. Safety is very important both for the patient and the nurse, and should not be compromised. It promotes good health and better results. References Gordon, M., Darbyshire, D., & Baker, P. (2012).
P3 Describe legislations and frameworks which govern work with individuals with dementia. Human Rights Act 1998 -People with dementia and their carers have the right to live as independently as possible with access to recreational, leisure and cultural life in their community. They have the right to full participation in care needs assessment, planning, deciding and arranging care, support and treatment, including advanced decision making. -People with dementia and their carers have the right to be able to enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms in every part of their daily lives and wherever they are, including full respect for their dignity, beliefs, individual circumstances and privacy. They also have the right to be free from discrimination based on any grounds such as age, disability, gender, race, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs, social or other status.
John SONNELAND, M.D., Petitioner When Suzan Berger went to see her Physician Dr. John Sonneland on July 1, 1993 for abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, severe dumping syndrome, vomiting and a 40-pound weight loss, she trusted him with the health problems she had been dealing with. Her symptoms began at age 22 and at age 27 she had multiple surgeries. Dr. Sonneland reported that Suzan told him she was taking various drugs, including Tylox, a narcotic for pain. She disputes this fact. She stated she gave him a written release to contact her previous physician Dr. Federic E. Eckhauser, at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to obtain her medical history, but did not list Dr. Hoheim, her former husband, as a past medical provider and did not give the Petitioner permission to contact him.
A dedicated lift team assists nurses and other staff when they cannot safely move patients. Since the initiative was launched in 2002, lift related injuries have fallen 60 percent. The team consists of 12 specially trained personnel who are available 21.5 hours per day, seven days a week. When a nurse needs assistance, he or she pages the team. Response time is about 15 minutes and the team averages about 100 calls per day.
Vital signs are a crucial part of caring for a patient in the health care industry as communication is a vital part of being effective in the health care industry. Communication is the key for providers and patients to have the most efficient outcome. Even though people have received quality care from provider for generations, lack of effective communication has made many cases more difficult to ensure the best possible care. The following will entail how effective communication incorporate the basic element of communication, how the basic element of effective communication differ from basic rules of health care communication, how a provider may encourage reluctant consumers candidly, and how may cultural differences influence communication.
Central Line Infections When a patient receives a service in the hospital, he expects the quality of service to be adequate for his care. Unfortunately, there are many services in healthcare that need quality improvement. CLABSI is one of the most deadly infections in the U.S. Reduction of CLABSI can happen with the cooperation of healthcare staff and systems. With CLABSI on the rise, healthcare staff needs to be effective in their care for quality improvement in patient safety and patient centeredness.
In relation to the health/care setting everyone, including both patients and staff are entitled to basic human rights, for example privacy. We must respect patient’s privacy and dignity at all times including washing, dressing, eating and also privacy with their family or staff member i.e. Doctor. Patients have a right to freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, we should respect the patient’s dignity when preforming a procedure and also when speaking to a patient we shouldn’t do it in a degrading or patronising way. Every patient has the right to freedom of expression and choices, they can voice their opinions about any treatment they may receive or any medication they may be taking or also any treatment they may not want.
Many insurance plans cover only a limited number of doctors’ visits or hospital days, exposing families’ to unlimited financial liability. Over half of all personal bankruptcies today are caused by medical bills. Lack of affordable health care is compounded by serious flaws in our health care delivery system. About 100,000 Americans die from medical errors in hospitals every year. One-quarter of all medical spending goes to administrative and overhead costs, and reliance on antiquated paper-based record and information systems needlessly increases these costs.