The process is an unbroken continuation of actions. Therefore, the five steps in the nursing process may be used repetitively for the duration of a patient’s care (Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, 2013). The design of an assessment is usually determined by the healthcare facility. This step in the nursing process requires that data be collected objectively and subjectively from the patient. Patients must be asked questions that allow them to provide as much information about their health related issue.
Disadvantages - The pharmacists is doing work a technician could do, takes away from patient consulting time. (2) Have technicians do more steps . The advantage is having less work for the pharmacists will free up time for patient and doctor questions. The disadvantages are more chances for mistakes. 4.
Sheridan College Business Process Management Public Sector Case Study Case # 3 Greenlands Hospital Case Submitted on: 20th March 2014 Submitted to: Tim Dietrich Submitted by: Karanveer S. Mahal 991341063 Key issues Inadequate utilization of Porters: This means that the work was not being evenly divided among all the Porters. Those who were deployed in the afternoon shift have more pages than those in the evening shift. Uneven task assignment makes it even more difficult for the management to know how busy the Porters are. Another major reason was due to the hospital’s union environment, wherein the junior porters were allotted more the less desirable tasks. Lack of effective delivery of patients and services: Due to a negative impact on the Porter services of the hospital, delivery of patients and services on time has been affected significantly.
How well is the hospital currently utilizing its bed? 90 beds x 7 days/ week = 630 beds available in a week 30 patients x 3 days x 5 days per week = 450 beds utilized 450 beds utilized / 630 availble beds = 71.43% The hospital is currently utilizing 71.43% of their beds, this is actually an ideal operating point. To increase its rate of utilization might decrease the service quality. 2.) Develop a similar table to show the effects of adding operations on Saturday.
In an effort to realign the hospital staff; administration decided that it was costing the organization a lot of money to employ a high flux of Registered Nurses (RNs) at the Extended Care Facility (another 24-hour Skilled Nursing Services and Rehabilitation inpatient services provided by Hilo Medical Center). Leadership decided to weed out the number of RNs in the ECF and have more LPNs work in the ECF instead. LPNs were targeted due to what management thought as LPNs were limited in their scope of practice in the acute care setting, so the management decided that they would not be needed on the Acute Care Units any longer. All LPNs employed in the hospital would be transferred in doing duties in the ECD. The only downfall on leadership for the Medical Unit was getting backfill for the LPNs that were being transferred off the floor.
“Each included a ‘to-do’ checklist for managers, and scripts we developed for meetings; we wanted staff to tell patients about the program during orientation,” she explains. “We had a brochure in the welcome packet and signage in the rooms that instructed patients to call the alert number if they had concerns they felt were not being addressed by their primary providers.” The program was implemented in July 2009. “When the AAM gets a complaint,
Our cluttered legal system takes almost a quarter to half time of the individual’s lifetime to conclude a case. The slow, cumbersome and long trials i.e. there are absence of rapid disposal of cases which results in the backlogged courtrooms. The effects of the backlog cases on the court system and the courtroom work group means that the defendants have to wait longer between arrest and trials is inordinately long, in order to get a verdict on their case which also affects the number of conviction rates. Another is poor communication between the courtroom work group, and laboratories about the statuses and updates of cases, and having lack of staff and resources to research and get the job done.
The established patient might have to update his or her information that the facility has on file. When they call for an appointment, they will ask them their name, date of birth, and the reason for the visit. Then when you go to the appointment they will ask for your insurance to make sure is up-to-date. If you have co-pay the patient will have to pay it before they are seen or the patient might be turned away. They will double check to make sure all information is the same or if anything needs to be changed, like your address, phone number, and your insurance provider.
• Time to get each item from the patient • Time to decide on a treatment for the patient • Does the item amount vary for different conditions? • How many different decision paths will the triage nurse go through? 5. Who is your target audience? The general population would be my target audience. 6.
The program would use case managers and a database tracking system to enhance patient access to regular healthcare services, connect patients to regular healthcare services and help combat logistical interference in getting the right care. Solution: Identification of potential clients: If the patient indicates a basic need (for food, shelter, etc.) during a visit to the emergency department the attending nurse or physician can initiate a referral to the case management program by giving the patient information about the program and placing an order in the chart. The case managers and program director receive weekly reports of these