Growing up in one of the largest cities in West Africa, Ibadan houses the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital; commonly called University College Hospital (U.C.H.) Ibadan. I was born and grew up not too far from the hospital complex. Some of the streams of people passing by have always been the neatly dressed nurses and doctors in their prescribed immaculate uniforms and snow-white lab coats. This has had an intuitive impression on my psyche right from my childhood. I had the privilege of visiting the college anytime I wish when an elderly cousin became a medical student at the college, and later a resident at the hospital. This exposed me further to the medical fields. This close association with students in the medical fields registered …show more content…
I was working as a fire guard officer when I was by chance posted to a dialysis center. There, I saw patients walking in and out of the dialysis center unaccompanied with smiles on their faces after their session. This was in sharp contrast to what I knew in Nigeria. Someone must go with the patient to run errands and give physical support to the patient post dialysis. Patients are often very tired and unable to walk without physical support after undergoing dialysis. This observation aroused my curiosity about what could be the difference between dialysis session in the United States and back in Nigeria. On one occasion, I was chatting with one of the patients about his sessions when he showed me his fistula. I quickly remembered I saw that a few times back in Nigeria. Femoral or jugular vein catheterization is the common access for dialysis in Nigeria because fistula is not affordable to the most. The pain from muscle and blood vessel piercing during catheterization also adds to their stress. I later concluded that the differences I observed are results of better facilities, good training and healthcare system that works. I still give kudos to those doctors and nurses who are diligently doing their best with the limited resources
The history of one of today’s greatest non-profit organizations, Johns Hopkins Hospital, starts first with one humble entrepreneur who dreamed of a better life for people all across the globe. According to an article written by Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins intentions for his hospital were as follows; “…to create a university that was dedicated to advanced learning and scientific research, and to establish a hospital that would administer the finest patient care…to care for the indigent sick of this city and its environs, with regard to sex, age, or color, who may require surgical or medical treatment, and who can be received into the hospital without peril to the other inmates, and the poor of this city and state, of all races, who
The science of pediatric medicine drew me to the field, but the culture, the hope that it inspires, and the humanism is what keeps me
World Health Organization (WHO) has defined disability as an umbrella term for impairments. Disability is an individual with a health condition such as Down syndrome cerebral palsy and depression, body functioning or structure on activity limitation. WHO, (2016) supported that people with learning difficulties they deserve privacy and dignity like everyone The Health and community Care Act 1990 protect people service users from abuse or neglect so that deterioration can be prevented or to promote physical or mental health and to allow independence and social inclusion. It also to improve opportunities and life chances, to help families and to protect human rights around people in need of the services. It has been argued Department of health, (2015) state that “people are living longer, which means there are likely to be more people with complex
Being a candidate for the National Honor Society is a tremendous honor for me. Since I began high school, it has been a goal of mine to be a part of this amazing organization. Being involved in my school and community has always been important to me, and any chance I get to further my involvement is great. I believe that NHS is the perfect opportunity for me to serve others and help better our community. I understand that a member of NHS shows qualities of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
The Mt. Pleasant State Hospital, located in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The hospital was opened on February 26, 1861 under its original name of Iowa Lunatic Asylum. It was constructed between the years of 1855 and 1865. The asylum when it opened, became the first asylum that was public in Iowa. Mt. Pleasant also housed alcoholics and drug addicts.
(MacKay 120). MacKay describes dialysis as being , "shackled to a machine for the rest of their lives" (120) and her use of these words lets the reader visualize someone actually being shackled to a machine with death coming soon, unless they get a new kidney. It leaves the reader feeling that it is unfair and lets the reader feel the emotion and pain of having to endure dialysis for the rest of their lives. Matas agrees with MacKay because his research states that there is considerable evidence that shows that transplantation “significantly prolongs patient survival, as compared with dialysis” (2007).The reader is also able to feel the emotions of anger and sadness MacKay feels for the patients that suffer with kidney failure and the treatments they endure.
Hospital Readmission has a high burden to both healthcare systems and patients. Most readmission is thought to be related to the quality of healthcare system. In the US, nearly 20 percent of Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days after discharge and related with an estimated annual cost of 17 billion (1). Hospital readmission for patients early after an inpatient stay can be a traumatic experience (2).
Many nurses do not get involved in health care policy even though the nurse should. Most nurses do not know much about health care policies, some view it as “foreign and complex” (Falk, 2014, p. 203). I consider myself one of the nurses that do not know much about health care policy and I am one of the nurses that do not get involved in health care policy. I do not get involved with health care policy because I was never taught about it, so I do not want to get involved in something that I do not know much about. I look forward to learn more about health policies and becoming more involved in health policies.
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However, I feel that the extreme degree to which this competency is being held, i.e. having to remake a patient’s coffee three times because it wasn’t the proper milk-sugar ratio certainly takes away from the more important aspects of life saving. I always greet my patients with a smile; I always treat them like I would treat my family member, and I always ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?” before I leave the room. And this is not too much to ask, it is simply treating humans with integrity. But the “have it your way” hospital experience expectancies sometimes make our jobs harder than they already are.
Given that this is not a trauma center, I’ve also been able to have considerable interaction with what I regard as an “average patient”. Rather than someone being rushed in with a gunshot wound, I’ve seen the devastating effects of poor primary care and chronic illness
It took me a while to find nurses that wanted to participate in my interview. I was able to interview 2 nurses at a medical center because this week at my private practice, with the help of an Ecuadorian Audiologist who has ABR/ASSR system, we had a Microtia week from all over Bolivia and one of the mother’s was a nurse assistant, she made the contact with her boss and I was able to interview both, yesterday. (NP: nurse practitioner and NA: auxiliary nurse- MARIA) 1) What motivated you to become a nurse? NP:
PATIENT CARE EXPERIENCE AND PARTNERING IN CARE Name of Student Institution Affiliation Patient care experience and Partnering in care Health care is continuously evolving with improvements in cures and medical equipments. Nevertheless, this does not transform into better health care delivery. To ensure proper and satisfactory services in the health care industry, it is important to focus on patient care experience and partner in care along with the families. We discuss this approach and its benefits, especially for the elderly like Mr. Taylor and how it helps them overcome the barriers they face for healthcare delivery.
What do I know about being a critical care nurse? I know that being a Critical Care Nurse is a social job and it involves helping or providing service to others. This job provides advanced nursing care for patients in critical care units, commonly known as the ICU. There are many different activities that happen while being a critical care nurse, for example checking a patient's pain level, monitoring a patient for changes on their current status, and being an advocate for the patient's family. I also know that being a Critical Care Nurse can be a very emotional job with some of the patients that come in.
Last semester was composed of a critical care lecture class and two clinical courses, which were mental health and community. I try my best to be open-minded and willing to make every new experience a learning opportunity. For my community clinical we were placed at an assisted living center. For our first few meetings I could tell that the group’s overall impression of our placement was not favorable. At first the feelings about our clinical were not spoken outright and could be seen as withdrawal.