Analysis of Measures Influencing the Facility in the Scenario

  Read the following scenario. The patient is a 40-year-old female who presents to the emergency department for low back pain. The pain has been present for 2 weeks, and no injury has been noted. The patient has no history of previous low back pain. The emergency...

Open-ended vs. closed-ended questions

    Part 1: Open-ended vs. closed-ended questions Write two versions of a survey question. One question should be open-ended, meaning that the participant would respond in their own words. The other question should be closed-ended, meaning that it would be a...

Examples of reportable sentinel events.

      Define and describe: 1) What a sentinel event is? Provide 2 examples of reportable sentinel events. 2) Why is it important for sentinel events to be reported?  

“Clinical death,”

  Discuss the term “clinical death,” especially with respect to when not to initiate CPR. Discuss what is meant by a “peaceful death” and a “good death,” including goals for End-Of-Life care. How would you feel if you knew your...

The angry mother

  Devon returned home from his 5th grade class with his report card. His mother, Brenda Washington, became very upset. In her middle-class suburb, she was close to several of her neighbors—parents of Devon’s friends. They frequently compared notes on their...