Y our doctor works with hospital staff and professionals in your community. You and your family also play an important role in your care. The success of your treatment often depends on your efforts to follow medication, diet and therapy plans. Your family may need to help care for you at home. You can expect us to help you identify sources of follow-up care and to let you know if our hospital has a financial interest in any referrals.
Case Management for Mr. Trosack Kimberly Demers Western Governors University Contemporary Nursing Issues GNT1 May 28, 2013 Case Management for Mr. Trosack Mr. Trosack is a 72 year old man who has recently suffered a fractured hip and total hip replacement. Prior to his fall at home, he was managing a bakery with his brother and was living at home alone in a second floor apartment. He has been in a rehabilitation facility for 2 weeks convalescing, and is being considered for discharge. He is a widow and has only one son who works full time and does not visit often. His son has made it clear to the hospital staff that he is not interested in any outside nursing help.
For example, when did her stroke signs and symptoms initiate? Obtaining more information on her prognosis from the physician and sharing his experience with similar cases may reassure the family. Is there any additional medical problems that may complicate her outcome after surgery? Has the family considered follow-up care and possible transportation issues? Who will assume the financial responsibility involved with post-operative care?
The following will explain how the medical professional can make use of Bloom's Taxonomy, in particular in the education of a post-surgical patient. Cognitive Domain The cognitive domain is the knowledge-based domain and consists of six levels. The revised levels are as follows: remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create. Before one can continue to a higher level of learning, they must fully comprehend the previous level. When delivering education to the post-operative patient and his or her family, these steps can be followed.
Assignment of benefits must be signed from the patient giving them the responsibility of paying the bill, or it is also used for the purpose of billing the insurance carrier. The provider must give the patient a copy of their privacy practices, checking the information of the patient to make sure that there has not been any changes, entering patient information in the practice management program. This data base is where personal information is kept about the provider and the staff it also contains the diagnosis and procedure codes that pertain to each patient). After the data base is finished then the medical billing specialist can start the billing process. For each patient a new file and new chart with its own chart number is designed and updated so that the medical billing specialist can keep the patient’s information up to date and links all of their information that is stored in other databases.
There are many areas, which affect the health equity of Mrs Smith, with support it leads to better health. Social support – Mrs Smith and her partner Mike need to engage and receive social support from other family members and the community (nursing, healthcare, social worker) Stress – both Mrs Smith and Mike will feel high anxiety and stress and may have a lack of control over living and work circumstances. This may lead to more mental and physical health. Work – Mike is caring for Mrs Smith and currently refusing home services, his employment opportunities may suffer as a consequence. As health carers we need to ensure Mike and Mrs Smith are educated in understanding the importance and the health care support that is available.
Organisations may consist of the service user’s home, schools, and hospitals. They also work with other health and social care staff. A social worker works with individuals who have been generally debarred or who are going through predicaments. Their role is to deliver care to empower service users to comfort themselves. They uphold professional associations with service user; act as an adviser, advocates, counsellor, and listener.
This helps reduce the chances of providing unnecessary treatments or tests on a patient, and helps in diagnosis of a patient. You will also find encounter notes that are filled out by the physician, nurses and/or medical provider. These notes on this form help the physician, nurses, and medical providers to keep up to date on the last treatments, visits, and medications that were previously received. In these records you will also find consent and directives forms. These forms are for the patient to sign stating they acknowledge their rights under HIPPA and the Medicare acts.
Glutamate is also a chemical in the brain important for learning and memory.” Patient: “I am happy that there is something that can help me deal with some of these symptoms. I am still a little nervous though; can you talk about the severe stages of Alzheimer’s?” Me: “Well earlier I spoke a little about some of the symptoms in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Those symptoms will progress to not being able to recognize family, and friends. It will become difficult for you to communicate, and you will need help with everyday activities, like getting dressed, all the way down to taking medication and eating. You may lose control of your bladder and bowel functions.
But before being put on such a harmful drug, parents, students and adults, should try using other alternatives before using Ritalin. Most doctors can't accurately diagnose ADHD in a 20-30 minute visit. There are usually other factors that have to be considered but are often overlooked. There are ways a patient diagnosed with ADHD can overcome this disorder. Rather than taking Ritalin, a change in diet can have a big impact on ones attention.