Essays on Medicine Page 54

According to the Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary, a perfusionist is a certified medical technician who is responsible for the maintenance of equipment, such as a heart-lung machine, during open heart or bypass surgery. They are considered the heart and lungs of the patient during these procedures. In order to qualify for this profession, perfusionists must…

The initial step in implementing evidence-based practice is to engage in clinical inquiry and questioning. This paper aims to utilize PICO to define the clinical question, discuss two models of evidence-based practice, outline the search terms used to formulate the question, describe the number of articles found during the search, and establish the correlation between…

Our lives are full of events, some of them leave good memories, but others sometimes change our attitudes. It was my senior year at high school back in Morocco. Half of my grade comes from in class tests and participation, the other half comes from the national test, which I have to take at the…

The Nacirema have a unique perspective on hospitals, which they refer to as “latipsos”. In the Nacirema ritual article, they discuss and caricature their repulsive beliefs about what occurs in these institutions. According to Miner, the Nacirema view the body as ugly and dirty. According to the Nacirema perspective, hospitals are perceived in a unique…

Michelle’ Daniels Kaplan University Scenario 1 Jim Philips is the attorney for Karen Monstrous. Karen is filing suit against Howard Doe in a domestic dispute. Jim Philips sends Memorial Hospital an original authorization that is signed and dated by Karen Monstrous. The authorization, addressed to your hospital, includes the dates of the records requested. The…

Nursing is a unique profession where providers spend a significant amount of one on one time with patients and their families, in a time where patients are are often at their worse. As Perry (2011), states, “Nursing is a service profession, and those in its care must feel safe and reassured” (p. 218). A lack…