Nursing home abuse and neglect is an all too common of a problem among our elderly population in the United States. Elder abuse and neglect, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), is defined as intentional actions that cause harm or create a serious risk of harm (whether or not harm is intended) to a vulnerable elder by a caregiver or other person who stands in a trust relationship to the elder. When considering the subject of nursing home abuse and neglect, it is important…
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of effective health care policy. Methods: A study questionnaire was developed and tested for reliability and validity. Questionnaires were then sent to an initial sample of 1,725 Nevada RNs, representing 10% of all RNs in the Nevada State Board of Nursing database with active licenses and current Nevada addresses. Results: The response rate was modest at 33% (564 respondents). Of those who responded, 34% indicated that they’d been aware of a patient care condi tion that could have caused harm to a…
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Medication Errors Reporting at Community Memorial Hospital Atueayu D. Wilson Mid-America Christian University Introduction to Health Care Management HCA 3203 06W1 Professor Ed Schmitz 19 June 15 Medication Errors Reporting at Community Memorial Hospital The core issue for this case is medication errors. Nurses in the hospital are carelessly giving their patients the wrong medication and not reporting it correctly, if at all. Instead of all the units reporting incidents simultaneously…
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Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Yvette Riviere Western Governor’s University Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Article critique Sayre, M.M., McNeese-Smith, D., Leach, L.S., & Phillips, L.R. (2012). An educational intervention to increase “speaking-up” behaviors in nurses and improve patient safety. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 27(2), 154-160. AREA|METHOD OF REPORT (HOW IT WAS ADDRESSED)| 1. Background information2. Review…
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and review medication administration-related accident prevention. Method This paper will approach the situation by describing an incident, by performing an analysis, and by offering a solution using data, theory, and the nursing context. This paper includes my perceptions of nursing leadership and evolving perceptions of the healthcare system while I observed an incident. The analysis includes identifying the terms and root cause. Situation Incident: I was working in one of the Philadelphia’s hospital…
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The incident of reporting the patient abuse in the Shady nursing home to the Department of Welfare Bureau of Inspection was an evidence of the good citizenship as well as good ethics. Mrs. Lewis acted correct in this manner by contacting the proper authorities. It is always an obligation of the law to report any type of abuse on a vulnerable population such as elderly or children. However, instead of encouraging this, the hospital director threatened to fire Mrs. Lewis owing to the vested interests…
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Executive Summary: The current cost reporting structure and costing unit approach (Bed/Day) does not account for the actual use of clinical resources and appropriately allocates cost drivers. Ie. Supplies, medicine, care required, etc., impact the company's ability to control costs. Dr. Julian has evaluated this system and other systems, which has led her to create a level of care system that will better assign costs based on patient maintenance, medical resource use, and care required. The developed…
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co-worker or colleague and is faced with reporting the incident. The CRNA has a responsibility to protect the patient as a healthcare provider, from those who are incompetent, impaired, or engaged in unsafe, illegal, or unethical practices. The CRNA has not only a moral, but a professional, legal, obligation to report this incident. The American Nurse Association (ANA), American Association of Nurse Anesthetist (AANA), and National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) all recognize substance use…
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from high school, I would like to go to college and study nursing to become a registered nurse (RN). For this job, I must complete college with a minimum of an associate of Science, Nursing (ASN). I plan to earn my Bachelor's degree at The Ohio State University or University of Central Florida. I plan to apply for the Straightforward Media Nursing School Scholarship, the Health Professions Education Foundation Bachelor of Science Nursing Scholarship Program, along any other available scholarships…
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locale. Rather, it is a global problem, found in both developed and developing countries (Antezberger, 2009). The purpose of this essay is to example the types of elder abuse, how to identify elder abuse, risk factors associated with elder abuse, reporting elder abuse and ethics associated with elder abuse in a healthcare role, specifically as a certified nurse assistant (CNA). Forms of Elder Abuse Unfortunately elder abuse can take many forms. The first form and obvious is physical abuse. Physical…
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