Her mother and father insisted that the feeding tube be inserted despite her refusal to allow it. Her ex-husband wishes to uphold June’s decision. The hospital administrators seek risk management for legal counsel. Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to this situation. A Patient’s Bill of Rights was adopted in 1973 by the American Hospital Association in order to be able to provide effective health care services that are fair to both patient and medical personnel.
Lastly, I would contact the GP or Nurse in charge of her to get a deeper insight about the client. After these steps I would record everything I have learned on her care plan for the other staff to reference. Case Study Two Leon Quashie live in support housing. He has learning disabilities. You are his support worker.
University of Phoenix Material Personal Philosophy of Nursing Worksheet This is a philosophy of nursing that reflects the beliefs and values of your name Today’s date is October 14, 2010 I chose nursing as my profession because nursing is about caring for others in their time of greatest need. It is one of few professions in which you can go home each day and be happy for what you did. Although you may not realize it, but you have affected the patient’s life in some way. Nursing is about healing and curing the patient’s symptoms of disease or illness. In my nursing class, I learned that doctors cure the sickness and nurses cure the patient.
Since working through the PRP course and reading in the PRP Handbook Part One about chaperoning, I have spoken to my Practice Manager about how I can actively help to make staff aware of what being a chaperone requires and how I can make patients realise that a chaperone is available to them. It occurred to me that some medical examinations that were important might have been declined because the patient may have felt vulnerable. The thought of
I entered the building and used the alcohol hand gel and rubbed into my hands thoroughly and this again is to prevent cross infection and stops staff and visitors bringing in germs and infections into the home which can cause service users to be ill and also staff. I went into to the office and staff member were sitting ready to complete a handover. A handover is essential when working in Health and Social Care as it prepares the staff taking over the shift to be well informed of the service users and any changing needs that may have happened since their last shift. During the handover the phone rang and I got up to answer it and left the handover, a lot of staff had been off with a sickness bug and this made me feel anxious as I knew we would be short staffed. I did not hear the remaining part of the handover but wasn’t to concerned about this as I had missed handovers before to attend to the service users.
Her medical history included advanced senile dementia and severe heart problems with a ‘DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER”. She was added to the operation list and the procedure was scheduled to take place towards the end of the day but the patients relatives who accompanied the patient was not informed of the decision either by the nursing or the surgical staff. She consented to having surgery with the medical staff but told the nursing staff that she had changed her mind. The nursing staff informed the consultant, which is in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct, which states that, we must work with others to protect and promote the health and well being of those in your care, by making referrals to another practitioner when it is in the best interest of
Pharmacy Personal Statement It is vital for one to acknowledge his wellbeing and plan his personal goals and intentions before pursuing a career. It was not until after my mother passed away that I acknowledged that ideology and became certain that pharmacy is a realm I should be in. My mother passed away from cancer and her life could have been more prolonged if she continued her medications as advised by her physician, however, the insurance would not cover her and my financial status did not allow me to help. At that time I had little experience and her death encouraged me to want to become a pharmacist. Moreover, my passion for the evolution of science which has contributed to the advancements of medications, such as how they function and how they influence society made me more interested in pharmacy school.
To do this, even before I meet the client for the first time I receive a client's brief profile from the agency. That tells me basic and essential information about the client. I learn about his/hers level of injuries, if he/she has any other handicap particularly about any visual, speech or hearing impairment or any other cognitive condition. When I arrive to the client's house, I have a handover from my colleague where he/she lets me know any other information that might be useful for me to know. Also I have written daily importance information on daily records sheets.
The assignment will introduce the client and then give a description of the role of each member and their contribution to the care of the client. A discussion on how the professions worked together and how team decisions were made will be done before drawing to a conclusion. In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2004 5.1 which states that “you must treat information about patients and clients as confidential and use it only for the purposes for which it was given,” no real names, wards, hospitals or places will be given in this assignment to maintain confidentiality. However, permission has been granted to discuss clients illness from the client her family and colleagues (NMC 2004). Susan is an 72 year old female, living alone after the death of her husband of fifty two year.
My 2nd practicum placement is where I give care directly to the patient. I take the patient’s vitals signs, I prepare and administer the medications, I assess the patients for irregularities and I feed and clean them. My first week started with just one patient to take care of, in between those times I try to help out my primary nurse whenever I can. My primary nurse is responsible for 4-6 patients on any given day and so I try to lessen the nurse’s burden by helping out. From my perspective, on some of the ‘routine’ things that needs to be done for the patient, it is just simply done.