1. Why do you think outpatient services are so popular with healthcare consumers? Discuss your experience with outpatient services.
The reason I think that outpatient services are so popular with healthcare consumers is that outpatient services do not require an overnight stay. Therefore, consumers are free to come to visit their doctor at his or her physician’s office. When there are emergencies, a consumer can visit their nearest hospital in the emergency department in order to receive emergency healthcare.
In my experience with outpatient services, I had been to the emergency department for emergency care, and I had been to the hospital to register for outpatient testing such as lab work.
2. What are urgent care centers? Have you or someone you know used these centers?
Urgent care centers are centers that are used for consumers who need medical care but whose situation is not life-threatening. However, these centers see patients in the evenings, on weekends and holidays. Furthermore, these centers are walk-in and appointment facilities, but they do not take the place of a patient’s primary …show more content…
Before giving medication to a patient, the nurse should identify the patient by asking the patient his or her name to ensure the right name, right date of birth, verify that the patient is not allergic to the medication, verify the medical record number on his or her arm band, and verify the right route of the medication. If these safety precautions are not met, the patient could become extremely ill or even die if the wrong medication is given to the patient. Many times nursing homes as well as hospitals have patients on their floors with the same last name or the same first and last name, but they have a different date of birth. Perhaps, the patient could be a female with a name that sounds like the person could be a male. When we put safety first in protecting all patients, there is no room for medical
The reason I think that outpatient services are so popular with healthcare consumers is that outpatient services do not require an overnight stay. Therefore, consumers are free to come to visit their doctor at his or her physician’s office. When there are emergencies, a consumer can visit their nearest hospital in the emergency department in order to receive emergency healthcare.
In my experience with outpatient services, I had been to the emergency department for emergency care, and I had been to the hospital to register for outpatient testing such as lab work.
2. What are urgent care centers? Have you or someone you know used these centers?
Urgent care centers are centers that are used for consumers who need medical care but whose situation is not life-threatening. However, these centers see patients in the evenings, on weekends and holidays. Furthermore, these centers are walk-in and appointment facilities, but they do not take the place of a patient’s primary …show more content…
Before giving medication to a patient, the nurse should identify the patient by asking the patient his or her name to ensure the right name, right date of birth, verify that the patient is not allergic to the medication, verify the medical record number on his or her arm band, and verify the right route of the medication. If these safety precautions are not met, the patient could become extremely ill or even die if the wrong medication is given to the patient. Many times nursing homes as well as hospitals have patients on their floors with the same last name or the same first and last name, but they have a different date of birth. Perhaps, the patient could be a female with a name that sounds like the person could be a male. When we put safety first in protecting all patients, there is no room for medical