Which of the following correctly defines this acronym? a. Situation, baseline assessment, response b. Situation, background, assessment, recommendation c. Subjective background, assessment, recommendation d. Situation, background, anticipated recommendation ANS: B The situation, background, assessment, recommendation (SBAR) technique provides a specific framework for communication among health care providers. Failure to communicate is one of the major reasons for errors in health care.
Using xenotransplantation as a therapeutic option to rid the problem of poor organ donor numbers and low rate of organ transplants is a poor solution. Still at an experimental level, xenotransplantation poses many health risks on both individuals receiving the transplants and the human population (Rubaltelli et al, 2008). A major issue is rejection of the transplanted material by the recipient’s body. The recipient can either experience hyperacute rejection, where the donated tissue
(2008). Employer adoption of evidence-based chronic disease prevention practices: a pilot study. Retrieved November 10, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/PCD/issues/2008/jul/07_0070.htm Geyman, J.P. (2005). Myths and memes about single-payer health insurance in the United States: a rebuttal to conservative claims. International Journal of Health Services, 35(1), p. 63–90.
Difficulties in measuring health It is always important to quote the source of the data, when referring to statistics and should be treated with caution. Moreover, they should be collected from official sources may not offer an accurate picture of patterns of health and illness. For instance, some people may visit the doctor even though they may not be very ill, and on the other hand some people who are actually ill may not visit the doctors. There are the same symptoms for different diagnosis, so therefore doctors may give a different diagnosis than what you actually have. Ken Browne (2006) provided a useful framework to explain this problem.
Abstract Hospital accreditation is not the same as licensure or certification. Licensure is required to operate as a hospital and overseen by state government officials. Certification affords hospitals to participate in federally funded Medicare and Medicaid programs. Accreditation is defined as “A self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously improve.” (Raik, 2001) For this case assessment I will discuss the role of accreditation as well as whether or not accreditation is mandatory. Finally I will discuss any weaknesses inherent in the healthcare accreditation process.
The issue of giving mental health patient rights is a rather controversial one, as often the right of the patient to refuse certain treatment or care may result in serious health consequences for the patient and can be seen as neglect of the healthcare provider. According to researchers and healthcare providers, when a mental health patient is admitted to a healthcare facility, he/she may lose certain abilities, most notably: * The ability to schedule time; * The ability to choose and control his/her activities; * Ability to manage financial and legal affairs; * Ability to make important decisions (Cady, 2010, p. 117). The abilities, mentioned above, are important for decision making and may result in serious health consequences for the patient, so leading health professionals and researchers distinguish between the forms of mental disorders and the extentto which they affect people, differentiating between competent and incompetent patients. According to Buchanan (2004), legal competence requires the following capacities, most notably: * To reason and deliberate; * Hold appropriate goals and values; * Appreciate one’s circumstances; * Understand
Any type of physician’s office would greatly benefit from health information systems. Most providers lack the information systems necessary to coordinate a patient’s care with other providers, share needed information, monitor compliance with prevention and disease-management guidelines, and measure and improve performance. (www.rand.org) A well-functioning health information system is one that ensures the production, analysis, dissemination and use of reliable and timely information on health determinants, health system performance and health status. The ultimate goal is to produce quality and timely information for evidenced-based decisions and interventions. This means strengthening the human resources, integration of potential data sources as well as use of the data within the country.
The waters become murky, however, when one takes into account the amount of resources allocated to providing some services or procedures to certain patients. In Plato’s argument, he asserts that essentially, healthcare should be served in a manner that reflects the interests of the greater good. At what point does the greater good become more important than an individual though? Dr. Craig Wax asserts that in Plato’s society “physicians responded to the needs of the state by devoting resources to the workers, in the process ignoring the elderly, very young, critically ill, and those who were considered genetically inferior. Such practices can lead to vile immorality and atrocities.” By all accounts, empathy is one of the most important qualities in a humane society.
Gross negligence can be defined as a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or both (West, 1998). If a patient suffered a fall and the nurse failed to report it to the physician and did not follow the accepted standard of practice this is an example of gross negligence Malpractice refers to negligence or misconduct by a professional person, such as a lawyer, a doctor, a dentist, etc. (West, 1998). Patient injury or damaged because of error to meet a standard of care or conduct is recognized by a profession is considered malpractice. If a patient is seen in the physician’s office with symptoms of a stroke and is
Important factors for people to obtain healthcare access are education, income, employment, and race. Due to all these factors people lack of appropriate healthcare access. In the search for a solution to solve the issue to provide American population with healthcare, we inquest, should healthcare be considered a privilege, or a right? In this paper I examined the healthcare access issue from the perspective of relativists and utilitarians. Kant and his view of the force of morality expressed that the existence of humans is not for their use only as a means to accomplish a task.