Patient Essays

The definition of competency as described by Gurvis and Grey is “an individual’s actual performance in particular situation, described by how well the individual integrates knowledge, attitudes, skills and behavior in delivering care according to expectations”(Gurvis& Grey,1995). The purpose of this paper is to describe the difference in competencies between …

Ethical health care topics vary in the news and media currently in the healthcare field. Many health care issues can involve the patient’s care, or the policies set forth by healthcare regulatory agencies. In many instances, ethical issues can arise during a patient’s treatment when religious or cultural discrepancies arise …

40% of patients are new in the clinic and they go through every step of the process. The remaining 60% of the patients are follow up patients. Of this 60%, 85% of them necessitate an X-Ray, while the remaining 15% do not. They go directly to the doctor or senior …

here are a multitude of grand nursing theorists and theories available to nurses for the use of knowledge and adaptation into practice. The four categories of grand theory include needs, interaction, outcomes, and caring. Each type of grand nursing theory has its own unique concepts, definitions, and proposition, with the …

Nurses use theories in every day practice to help answer questions and to build a strong foundation from. In this paper, two theories will be compared and contrasted. The first article applied Virginia Henderson’s grand theory of Principles and Practice of Nursing, also known as the activities of living theory …

Introduction I had the privilege to work for many years with couple of master’s prepared nurses and they always inspired me to join master’s level program. I interviewed one of my friends [S.V] who is a colleague at the hospital where I work as a requirement for the course and …

Abstract This write up, is comprise of the spiritual perspective and the critical components of Islamic, Buddhism and Hindus faith. The spiritual perspective of healing will be discuss , the cultural view on healing and the critical component of healing such as meditation , belief , prayer and it value …

Flashing red and blue lights accompanied by an alarming siren in the distance is signaled when the double doors of the emergency room burst open. Pushed by several nurses, doctors, and other medical staff, a lone hospital stretcher with a bloody, wounded patient flies through the medical center towards the …

Finding out that you have a terminal illness can be emotionally and physically very painful. People respond differently when they are newly diagnosed with a condition that has a poor prognosis. The general reaction of the patient involved is one of shock or disbelief however the experience is unique for …

A root cause analysis (RCA) is a method by which we can examine a serious adverse event and identify the cause, or causes, that led up to the event. Although personnel are involved in these events, the primary purpose of the RCA is to identify the cause, not to assign …