According to the article Delirium in Critically Ill Patients, ICU delirium affects 16-89% of all ICU patients, with the wide range attributed to ineffective delirium assessment on admission, lack of training for the medical staff, and the implementation of different sedation and analgesia protocols (Zaal & Slooter, 2012). Those at a higher risk include the elderly, … Continue reading ICU Delirium
Digital technology is increasingly playing an important role in facilitating the delivery of patient care, with everything from electronic health records to phone applications that allow health care providers to quickly research a disease or look up side effects to a new diabetic medication, for example. As someone that embraces technology, I have always incorporated … Continue reading Digital Technology in Healthcare
Hello, my name is Hugo Ortiz and I graduated from Ventura College in 2011 with my ADN. After passing the boards, I was hired at Sierra Vista Family Medical Clinic, a VCMC-affiliated ambulatory clinic in Simi Valley, as a back office supervisor. At the time, I supervised a team of thirteen medical assistants, three LVNs, and … Continue reading Introduction
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