Essays on Discharged

Critical analysis of The Influence of a Post discharge Intervention on Reducing Hospital Readmissions in a Medicare Population by Costantino, M. E., Frey, B., Hall, B. & Painter, P. October 2013 16(5), 310-316.

Interventions Reducing Readmissions

Abstract Discharging patients from a hospital is a complex and intricate process that should be handled with a lot of attention and care to avoid the unnecessary readmission of patients. The study states that some reasons cause hospital readmission in Medicare patients between 30 days of discharge and they may include failure to follow the physician’s directions, reoccurrence of the condition, lack of follow-up care ...

Corruption in a police department

Part One Corruption in a police department can be defined as a type of police unfortunate behavior whereby a police officer (law enforcer) breaks his social and moral contract for a personal or departmental benefit. It includes manhandle of force by police or a gathering of police by organizing their exercises (Sherman, 1978). With such offense it prompts to open doubt, infringement of human rights and different genuine outcomes. There are diverse sorts of police of police debasement which incorporate; requesting or tolerating bribes, mocking the police set of accepted rules and selective enforcements. According to S. V. Gilbert ( ...

Introduction

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a physical disability that results from damage to the brain during development that negatively impacts the functional development of children14. Characteristics of cerebral palsy include an inability to control the body’s motor functioning with a potential to affect speech, learning, environmental exploration, and the skills required for independent living. In addition, these patients have delays in reaching milestones for gross motor development with problems moving such as weakness, spasticity, and impaired selective motor control27. Children born with the disability have varying levels of impairment, and while it usually develops by age three, it ...

Gap in Care Quality during the Discharge Process for Care Coordination for Patients with Chronic Illnesses

Patients in the United States who experience long-term illnesses may change from one health care setting to another. They might move from home to a hospital, to an assisted living facility, or to other types of residential care. The coordination of care for patients with chronic illnesses is reliant on the abilities of health care providers to interact effectively in order to provide optimum outcomes (NTCC, 2010). In order to determine the best possible option for the patient, care coordinators must accurately assess the patient’s condition, reach a consensus on prognosis, evaluate possible resources, and develop and initiate ...

Q1: Prioritizing patient care will help to complete nurse’s shift duties without any adverse patient complication. Prioritizing will help to plan out the day and in managing the cases in the most effective way (Alfaro-LeFevre 2014). The best path to plan care for the patient with different medical and surgical priorities is to set timed objectives and meet the discharge goals based on the urgency of the medical or surgical condition. The handover from the staff of the previous shift provided the information for 4 patients, of which Lucy’s condition is more of an emergency that will ...

Step1: Patient situation:

The first step in clinical reasoning is to describe the patient in the context of the clinical situation. Ms. Melody King, a 36-year-old female was presented for an emergency laparoscopic surgery for a ruptured appendix. She has a medical history of asthma and depression. Her medication list includes Ventolin, Seretide, Sertraline. Postoperatively, Melody developed peritonitis and was treated with antibiotics and analgesic. The biopsy results of Melody’s sample revealed the presence of adenocarcinoma. Melody will need to undergo a few most test, and till then continue her stay at the hospital. The diagnostic tests: CT scan of chest, ...

Executive Summary

Eldredge, Inc. is a major provider of by-product management services with the specific goal of performing these services in a responsible and environmentally conscious manner. With Eldredge’s multi-disciplined professional staff, field technicians and logistics specialists, Eldredge offers a complete spectrum of environmental services. Eldredge Inc. is headquartered in West Chester, PA and it provides services in the industrial, refinery, commercial, government, and utility markets. Eldredge, Inc. operates four main business units including: 1) Waste Transportation 2) Industrial Field Services 3) By-Product & Waste sourcing 4) Oil Reclamation & Water Treatment Eldredge’s facility is permitted to handle an array of ...

LPIPT in Saraburi, Thailand, currently operates waste-to-energy power plants. Our company has brought a residual waste such as municipal solid waste (MSW), landfills and non-hazardous industrial trash into the sorting process. The main purpose of it is to improve quality, for example the heat, size, and chemical composition to be transformed as refuse derived fuel (RDF) production. Using RDF technology from Europe and China along with the machinery developments of the company ourselves gaves us an opportunity to produce RDF with a capacity of 2,500 tons/day for use as renewable energy for generating electricity of our 2 RDF ...

Observation of Clinical Practices in Mayo Clinic Rochester

In mayo clinic Rochester, a single nurse is usually appointed to provide comprehensive care to a patient especially after admission into the hospital as an inpatient. After which the patient receives individualized attention throughout the stay period, and this is given by the same nurse until the duration of stay is over. In the same clinic also, a single nurse may be appointed to provide care and health services to a group of patients, especially those who have common needs for care. In such a case, the nurse is usually responsible for monitoring the progress of the group of ...

Background

The present-day advancements in the field of technology present a major breakthrough or opportunity for the healthcare system at large. This is purposely due to the myriad of information management, analysis and sharing products that come with health information technology (HIT). This means that accurate health information can be quickly and safely transacted between the patient and the healthcare provider as well as between the healthcare providers. One of the areas that the contemporary advancements in technology could be feasibly harnessed is through the provision of post-discharge patient care. The post-discharge phase of care presents a unique care situation ...

The book “Band of Brothers” is a 1992 classic on the events of a group of soldiers named Easy Company of the 506th Airborne Division in the U S Army. The book has 19 chapters and the following is a book report on the second half of that book. The major issue tackled by the book concerns the perseverance and the bravery shown by the soldiers during the World War II. The second half of the book continues the tales if what happened at various places where the soldiers of Easy Company went to engage the forces allied to ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to compare two research studies--one quantitative and the other qualitative--that concern a particular health issue or an issue that is pertinent to nursing. In each case, the study was chosen that addresses patient satisfaction and how we should measure that. The quantitative study, by Berkowitz (2016), concerns the complexity of measuring patient satisfaction when there is no simple way to go about it. The qualitative study, by Grondal, Wilde-Larsson, Karlsson and Hall-Lord (2012) looks at patient satisfaction through the use of interviews with a small number of patients (n=22) and then coding their ...

Questions

1) Assess laboratory parameters and determine how this impacts care of the patient. Please describe 1 example . Every morning when I visit the patients in a routine roundup, I review their records of laboratory parameters that include liver function and renal function. This review enables me to determine that the parameters are below normal. Therefore, I immediately make recommendations for the patients based on this information. For example, I saw a patient with INR of 1.6 taking 3mg. of Warfarin. I recommended increasing the dose of Warfarin to reach the therapeutic level of 2-3.

For now, I meet the ...

Introduction

The Don't Ask Don't Tell is a policy that was introduced by Clinton following his election to office in 1993. It is a policy that restricts the United States military men and women from discriminating and harassing homosexuals who are in service, and also those seeking to join. It works by preventing individuals from openly sharing their sexual orientation and also preventing others from seeking to know the same. Clinton’s administration instituted this policy in February 1994, and this lasted until September 2011. Throughout its course, the policy has been challenged by various problems. First, it did not ...

Abstract

Effective medication reconciliation is an integral and vital part of the care transitions process. The hospitalist team of St. Joseph Hospital (SJH) discharge patients from the hospital and refer them to the hospice. However, the appropriate comfort care and medications provision is not always available. Patient caregivers and the hospice staff faced some unforeseen problems and difficulties upon enrolling patients into hospice after their discharge from the hospital. Among other problems, these difficulties include inaccessibility of medications and appropriate prescription for them. At times, scripts for opiates, anxiolytics, laxatives and antiemetic agents for symptom management were not available at ...

Richard welch was born in 14th December, the year 1929, in Hartford, Connecticut. He later joined Harvard University to study Classics. At the age of 22, Welch graduated from the university, top in his class. At this point, Welch took the challenge of working with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The first position Welch got in the CIA was of the case officer. His duties involved walking all over the world to follow various cases relating to the agency. At the age of 55, Welch rose in the ranks to become a CIA station chief. In 1974, Welch was ...

1. What is the overarching research question behind placing “pseudopatients” in psychiatric hospitals? Do the salient characteristics that lead to diagnoses are to be found in the patients themselves or in the environments and contexts in which observers find them? (Rosenhan, p. 251) 2. How would you characterize this research methodology—experimental, survey, observation, case study, etc.? The research methodology is experimental. (Rosenhan, p. 251) 3. Describe the method: the participants (pseudopatients), the location, how they sought admission. Eight participants were selected. They represented a diverse group of three psychologists, a pediatrician, a psychiatrist, a painter, a housewife, and ...

Even though the Grievant was on the last and final warning, she could not have easily jeopardized her job by smoking in the room. The grievant was well aware of the non-smoking rule and whilst she did smoke, she made sure she did not smoke during the working hours. D, the Grievant and E had contradicting testimonies as to what had transpired on 25th September 2002. B and C during the phone call claimed they had left the room early and none of them smoked and there was no way the cigarette could still be burning at 12.00. F ...

The U.S. military has experienced aggressive deployments in recent years. These deployments, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, are usually associated with health, psychological and housing problems. For current purposes, focus remains on homelessness as one post-discharge problem a significant number of veterans experiences. The scope of homelessness is, if anything, unsettling from at least two perspectives. First, homelessness is not properly reported. Upon discharge, inactive service men and women are left out in a civil life completely different from a military one. Fearing negative impact on military career or special benefits gained after discharge, veterans do not report a ...

555timer

Introduction The 555 integrated circuit (chip) is used in a variety of timer and oscillator applications. A 555 timer is used to provide time delays and oscillations and as a flip-flop element. The device has additional terminals provided to trigger or resetting purpose (Nair, 2006). During the time delay operation mode, time is precisely controlled by an external resistor and capacitor. While working as an oscillator, the duty cycle and the frequency are accurately regulated by two external resistors and a capacitor (Brumbach, & Clade, 2003). 555 is triggered and reset on falling waveforms. A typical 555 timer IC is ...

Malpractice is defined as a wrongdoing by an expert of a particular profession, for example, a doctor, lawyer, an accountant or a dentist. Malpractice and negligence lawsuits in the United States are quite common. Medical malpractice is described as any act or omission by a medical professional such as a doctor, nurse, physician or technician that causes harm, injury or death to the patient at the course of treatment. Simply put, a medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional for example a nurse or a doctor performs or fails to perform an action that in itself causes injury to ...

Introduction

The relationship between the influence of water pollution and the economy is important since without the water, no life, no prosperity and no economic development can be achieved. The scarcity of water has been identified in various parts of the world and the predictions for the future are even more concerning. Most of the planet earth is composed of water, but only 3% of it is fresh and drinkable and therefore useful for the global population. There has been seen development of the techniques of desalination, but the prices are still relatively high with various other negative factors. The ...

The FASB's direction on the utilization of limited assets is another territory of distinction and is taken as a standout amongst the most questionable steps that the FASB has brought concerning net revenue driven associations. The FASB orders the primary dollar discharge technique. Under first dollar discharge, confinements are discharged if unhindered assets are utilized for a reason for which limited assets are accessible. Albeit inward bookkeeping and reporting may not be influenced, the utilization of first dollar discharge changes over beforehand confined assets into unhindered assets essentially in light of the fact that they could have been used. ...

Define “contract” and briefly describe the four essential elements necessary for a valid contract to be executed.

A contract is an agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court. The four essential elements of a valid contract are capacities of the party involved, mutual agreement or assent, consideration and legality of subject matter.

Identify and describe the various ways that a contract can be classified.

Contracts can be classified broadly into three categories- 1) By type of formation, 2) By type of performance and 3) By enforceability. What is meant by a “mistake” within the context of a legal contract? Describe the different types of mistakes that exist. How do each of these types of “mistakes” impact the enforceability of the contract? In the process ...

Compare the Biblical doctrine of creation with the 20th-century scientific explanation of the origins of the universe (e.g. the “Big Bang”). Your comparison should include some assessment of the ultimate compatibility or incompatibility of the two teachings In today’s world there are as of now two broadly acknowledged exploratory speculations clarifying how planet earth was shaped. Creationists trust that God made the sky and the earth, and that God said let there be light, and there was light. Creationists don't trust that arbitrary events of nature started the start of life as we probably am aware it. Creationists ...

The purpose of this paper is to particularize the historical, science and technological impact of Li-Fi, to also include the vast reaching context of this incredible point in the wireless timeline. The paper seeks to establish the historic background of the Li-Fi technology as well as its technical working. The possibilities of Li-Fi extend to the application in military and undersurface communication operations. Traffic Management is another area where LED will be of great use. Li-Fi can be used in LED lights traffic managements. Other areas where Li-Fi will be ideal include disaster management, remote location positioning and dead ...

1. In class (and in the text) we discussed the use of incentives, such as tax credits, to help develop the video game industry in Ontario, BC, and in Quebec. Discuss how these types of programs are structured to encourage investment in the industry and discuss why/why not you think these programs are a good idea. Can you relate the video game industry incentives to the film tax credits that used to exist in New Brunswick/Nova Scotia? What other industries rely on incentives? The video and TV generation industry in Canada keeps on growing. In 2015, its yearly volume ...

Legal research

Introduction Every business should abide by the business laws to remain competitive and relevant. Particularly, concepts surrounding the law of contracts, torts, and employment law guide most conflicts occurring in businesses today. However, businesses are faced with challenging situations that require precise understanding and interpretation of different commercial case laws and concepts. The lack of understanding of these basic concepts may cause businesses to suffer legal consequences arising from frequent litigations (Singh, 2007). The current paper analyses three events that happened at Wicked Theatres Group Ltd.’s theater. In doing so, the paper sheds light on the legal principles ...

Introduction

Outreach programs led by a registered nurse are known to have a significant impact on the quality of care and health outcomes of patients (Toyce, et al. 2015). Nurses involved in post-discharge care such as home safety evaluation, medication compliance, and patient education have a positive impact on patient outcomes (Toyce, et al. 2015). Most patients do not follow instructions laid by the healthcare professional post-discharge which leads to non-compliance and readmission. This problem can be solved by a nurse-led outreach program that helps patients in various activities at home, thus improving health outcomes and reduced readmission rates. Nurses ...