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Organizational Strategies for PPE Supplies: Quality Assurance and Safety Protocol for End of Life Care
No full textAt the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was difficult for healthcare facilities to locate sites that could provide the correct amounts of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). The purpose of this senior-level internship was to ensure Good Shepherd Hospice Care had an adequate amount of PPE supplies for their employees and patients. As a part of my project, I worked to guarantee the PPE supply room was organized and that staff could locate their materials promptly. I also maintained proper documentation in Microsoft Excel to calculate the difference of the supplies used during the two-week time frame. I also gained valuable insight into the coronavirus impact on hospice and palliative care
Learning About Hospice: Honoring Veterans’ Lives With Compassion and Comradery
No full textHospice care is vital to patients, their caregivers, and loved ones by providing care, comfort, and companionship when facing chronic and/or life limiting disease or illness of a loved one. The impact of these services is vital to quality of end-of-life for the impacted individual and for those who support and love them. A veteran and senior student intern at Salem State University (MA) was charged with the goal of improving pinning ceremonies for veterans at Beacon Hospice. Developments included implementation of Veteran Acknowledgement Cards, bedside honor kits for rapidly declining veterans, and updating literature. Internship objectives were completed despite setbacks related to COVID-19 and remote learning
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No full textVeterinary Practice: Maximizing Efficiency and Consistency
No full textThe purpose of the internship was to create educational materials and improve the workflow in veterinary practice at Banfield Pet Hospital. Client education is one of the most significant aspect of veterinary medicine, which helps owners make informed decisions and improve their pet’s wellness. It is essential to increase client awareness about the benefits of comprehensive Optimum Wellness Plans and their roles in preventive veterinary care. A survey was created and distributed to 40 participants to determine whether these materials were effective in assisting clients to sign up on a plan. The results revealed the perceived role of educational materials in the care of veterinary patients
Program Advisory Committee (PAC) & Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & College (ACCSC): Journey Towards Accrediting a Medical Assistant Program
No full textThis study was conducted to establish and observe the creation of an advisory committee, lead the committee through the accreditation process to determine strengths and weakness of the current medical assistants program and guide this committee through the development of recommendations for improvements based on accreditation standards of the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges (ACCSC). Recommendations included the creation of adequate space for practicing & evaluation of skills, expansion of reliable equipment for clinical practices & classroom teaching, update and maintain appropriate certifications for instructors, recognize the needs for available resources for students in a variety of platforms, and recognize the need for students to become BLS certified. This process has helped this organization by meeting and maintaining certain acceptable levels of educational standards and quality
Recognizing the Impact of Sensory Processing Differences: Social Work Assessment and Intervention
No full textSensory processing differences impact up to 20% of the general population of the United States, yet social workers may not receive training on this neurobiological condition. Sensory processing in an important concept for practicing social workers to understand, as the underlying cause of behavior is what guides our treatment; accurate intervention relies on accurate assessment. This presentation will introduce the theory of sensory integration and current neuroscience understandings of sensory processing, discuss symptom presentation, co-morbid and differential diagnoses, and implications for social work assessment and intervention
Trauma-Informed Policy: Building Infrastructure for Resilience
No full textDr. O’Neill is the Child Advocate for the State of New Hampshire. She will discuss what it means to be a child advocate and transform trauma science at the individual, organizational and policy levels