Iatrogenesis

With a variety of trends that account for the increasing cases of the elderly population at risk for hospital readmission, the authors discuss an in depth evaluation on why this occurs. Hospital readmission, a growing health concern, tallied in a whopping $17 B in Medicare cost for unplanned hospitalizations. Readmission, refers to a return to the hospital after discharge from a recent stay where rates are reported mostly at 30, 60, and 90-day intervals after discharge. Even though the elderly, aged

Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is thought to be a complex mental condition that is likely brought on by numerous variables, including serious injury amid early adolescence generally compelling, repetitive physical, sexual, or psychological mistreatment. The greater part of us have encountered mild dissociation, which resemble wandering off in fantasy land or losing all sense of direction at the time while taking a shot at an undertaking. In any

DSM Paper Memento Submitted by: Sidanie Ing “On my honor, I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment, and I pledge that I am in compliance with the VCU Honor System.” ___________________________________ Psychology 101 Section 902 Timothy J. Donahue Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University Due Date: 04/25/17 Memento is a young adult male named Leonard “Lenny” Shelby. He is trying to find the man who had raped and murdered his wife. The only issue is that

Abnormal Psychology: Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder, previously referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a psychological illness that has raised a lot of controversy and led researchers to question its validity. This disorder has been recorded as early as the 1800’s, but has recently been given more attention to by clinical researchers because of its diagnosis rates. The brain is a very complex organ and certain traumas can lead to the occurrence of this illness

The problem of patient’s adherence to their medication regime and proper education on their medication appears in this literature. Adverse drug event (ADE) is defined as harm experienced by a patient as a result of exposure to a medication, and ADEs account for nearly 700,000 emergency department visits and 100,000 hospitalizations each year (Medication Errors 2017). According to the World Health Organization, Medication errors cause at least one death every day and injure approximately 1.3 million

Ethics is a science relating to moral actions and individual value system. It is a study of what person’s conduct and actions ought to be regarding self, another human being, and the environment. Nonmaleficence is a duty not to harm (McEwan, 2017, p.269). In nursing, our primary responsibility is to make sure that our patients are kept safe from harm. It is our primary duty and responsibility that we take when we care and treat the patients. This paper will discuss three risk management steps that

I will argue that withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration is not morally different from withdrawing other types of life-sustaining treatment. I will argue the opinion using the ethical principle of beneficence, researching medical treatments of artificial nutrition and providing example of life-sustaining treatments that are equally in similar to artificial nutrition and hydration. In the vignette of Ms. Conrad, I argue reasons for removing a Nasogastric Intubation (NG) to reduce other medical

"Johns Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that more than 250,000 deaths per year are due to medical error…" (John Hopkins Medicine). This soaring number has caused medical errors to become the third leading cause of death in the United States. For many people, medicine seems foreign and unknown. People who have lost loved ones due to medical error desperately look for a reason, and many times that blame falls upon doctors. Media has put a negative connotation on doctors as well, causing

Application to Clinical Practice Non-adherence has adverse implications in regards to a variety of clinical conditions. Cardiovascular disease is a serious healthcare issue and accounts for approximately 1 million deaths annually in the United States. In addition, approximately 5.7 million people in the United States suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. According to Iuga & McGuire (2010), non-adherence among patients with cardiovascular disease stands at about 50% and causes adverse

Medication Barcode Scanning (MBS) has been considered as one of the significant ways of reducing medication error. It begins from when medication is ordered by the doctor, a pharmacist reviews the order prior to supplying the medication to the nurse who then administers the medication to the patient (Department Veterans Affairs, 2003)). Study stated that from about 450,000 drug adverse effect that occur yearly, about 25% would be avoided with the use of certain technologies like medication barcode