Hip Arthroplasty Case Study

Good quality care depends on effective communication between the care givers and the clients. Providing quality of care can improve the patient’s satisfaction during hospitalization. (The Importance of Clear, Effective Communication in Healthcare, 2016) For the second reason, communication is the main role for every profession, however it is the most crucial in health care setting. Ineffective communication or lack of communication leads to unnecessary problems and misunderstanding in clinical setting such as medical error because of error in diagnosis and treatment.

As one can see, many mothers in today 's society would not be nearly as picky and constructive as the mother within "Girl" written by Jamaica Kincaid. Young girls almost always look up first to their mother for guidance and instruction on how to be a woman. Although the advice used in this story was used to help the young girl, it was also used to scold her as well. The mother 's strong belief in a woman having domestic knowledge is what drives her to preach the life lessons of a good woman to her daughter. It is through these lessons that she hopes for her daughter to be respected within her own home and by her community as well.

Urgent care centers bridge the gap between emergency rooms and primary care physicians. By doing so such facilities are able to fill a niche in the market. However, one of the main drawbacks of urgent care centers is that continuity of care is low. Many patients, particularly the elderly, place a high importance on building relationships with their providers. Convenient care, with its episodic nature, poses the risk of fragmenting and disrupting such relationships.

Nevertheless, only certain medical specialties including oncology, geriatrics, and intensive care tend to provide these stronger preparation programs regarding the end of life care. Adequate preparation for the care for a dying patient is necessary and also, recognition of death as part of the lifecycle. Although the clinicians maintain the positive attitude about caring for the ill and the dying patients, they lack the adequate education and knowledge to effectively deliver the care Thomas, Lobo, & Detering, (2017). Communications and intervention skills at the end of life care can be emphasized through improved training, discussing emotions, showing empathy in the simulated interactions with the patient and using the feedback of recorded patient interaction. Anstey et al.

From this article I learned that many times nurses do not help with moving patients because they are not taught it is essential or they are not taught how to. I also learned from the article that increased mobility also leads to increased healing of certain injuries or diseases, and better overall health. An evidence based intervention the article discussed was better education and more theoretical framework for nurses about the knowledge or mobility. Another intervention the article discussed was using the knowledge and theoretical framework to change nurse’s attitudes about mobility. The article did state that more studies are to be done to better understand the many barriers that may prevent patient mobility.

In addition to the six factors that influence the making of a health care decision, various demographic factors like age, sex, race, social class, education, employment status, knowledge and experience play a role in how a person perceives the urgency of taking proper action to deal with his health condition. Failure to Change Behaviours The top reasons for failure to change lifestyle behaviour are perceived susceptibility and barriers to change. A person who feels that he is highly vulnerable of being afflicted is more likely to pay attention to any health message.

Severe outcomes can be result to medication errors including disability, paralysis and death. These errors may also have impact on the family members of the victim as they know that the danger facing the victim could have been avoided if the care givers could have been more careful. These errors can be prevented by careful changes in operational systems in the hospital. Hospital managers can harmonize their systems and summon their workers to be more careful when handling the patients. With prevention of these errors, patients would spend little time in hospitals, with fast healing process with prevention of health status

Self-confidence – as you gain trust and belief in yourself 4. Growth – to live more authentically Elderly people live in a fast-changing world. They have to face changes that could incur in their personal life (sudden death of loved ones, illness) as well as the impact of technology in their lives. In these situations it is important for them to know how to cope with, and to express the emotions that would arise.

Considering the presented circumstances, it becomes clear that the health care industry requires thorough and powerful interventions, especially from the position of the nursing staff that in most of the cases is in the process of the closest cooperation with the patients, their families, and treating physicians. Therefore, it becomes apparent that the issue is not always present in the type of a facility but is more actual for the people, who work at the facility. Lack of motivation, opportunities for professional and personal development, possibilities for free decision making regarding the patient’s condition all contribute

By properly educating patients on the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and when to seek medical attention the prevalence of myocardial infarctions would likely decrease. If healthcare professionals take the extra time to properly educate each and every patient about the benefits of proper health management, we could reduce the amount of heart attacks, as well as the promoting a generally healthier population, one person at a

Atul Gawande in his article “Whose body is it, anyway?” introduced couple of cases, which discussed a controversial topic, doctors dealing with patients and making important medical decisions. These are difficult decisions in which people might have life or death choices. Who should make the important decisions, patients or doctors? Patients don’t usually know what is better for their health and while making their decisions, they might ignore or don’t know the possible side effects and consequences of these decisions.

It is not the job of senior employees to talk with others about the changes but the less resistance we experience from senior employees the less we can expect to see from the workforce as a whole. Senior employees have been through changes with the company in the past and will hopefully comprehend the necessity for individuals to help shoulder the burden of health care costs. The main body workforce will benefit from letters detailing the change and an open healthcare seminar to go over changes. Employees will form opinions about the reasoning for the changes immediately and why the company has elected this route. Workers may feel that the company is looking to grow profits by spending less on employees or that the company is in poor financial health and that this change is needed to continue operation.

Given that her mentality was not severely impaired and she expressed refusal, I ended up letting her wander in a limited area while observing her behavior, and then she went to sleep after an hour or so. Working in a long-term facility requires a lot of clinical judgment and high morale from healthcare professionals because there are many patients with cognitive problems who are not aware of how they are treated. Therefore, healthcare professionals should be an advocate for older patients and respect their rights based on ethical principles. To do that, healthcare professionals should reflect their behaviors frequently to see if they respect patients’ rights, and it is also important for healthcare professionals to get proper education on ethical principles. In addition, it is essential to develop a trusting relationship between a nurse and a patient because in the relationship, healthcare professionals can communicate with older patients about their wishes and care preferences more truthfully and honestly, which in turn helps patients to make decisions about their own treatment and healthcare professionals to feel less moral

Whether people have issues with acne, blemishes, wrinkles, or brown spots, a dermatologist at Kailua Dermatology Centers will help. skin care Aging for many people is worrisome because the body starts going through a series of changes. Hair starts turning gray, wrinkles, and bags under the eyes are all indications of getting older. While aging is a natural part of life, the wrinkles, dark spots, and other indicators should not make a person feel less beautiful.

Budget is the major barrier. Since the project needs adequate funding, the support from the administration and higher authority will be required. Also the support from the information technology (IT) and pharmacist is essential in the implementation of the barcode system. “Involving the staff in shared decision will promote a feeling of empowerment that will help their resistance to the change and enable them to