It is feared that religious differences in decisions regarding when to withhold treatment are being ignored by the courts. The social and legal issues are highlighted in cases that involve pre-term infants. In the elderly, the cultural consensus is that these persons have lived their life and are close to death anyway. However, in the case of a pre-term infant, the issue is raised of what measures should be taken

Conflict Reduction Strategies According to EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act), hospitals are responsible to ensure on-call physicians respond in a reasonable time frame and medical staff bylaws, or policies and procedures, must define the responsibilities of on-call physicians to respond, examine, and treat patients with emergency medical conditions (On-Call Responsibilities for Hospitals and Physicians, 2013). And, "when feasible, requests for consultative services should be made in accordance with

Demographic Information Jodi is a 22-year-old Hispanic female. She is a single mother but does not live with her daughter who enrolled in the foster care system. She completed her general educational development (GED) tests, but her Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is still pending. Her past medical history indicates that she gave birth prematurely but has no known allergies. Assessment of Data Jodi became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter after

Emergency Room Efficiency Improving Emergency Department Flow by Using a Provider in Triage Emergency room triage plays an essential role in the speed and quality of the emergency room departments. Triage represents only one small part of the process that determines quality of patient care. Emergency rooms can be crowded. Busy times are often unpredictable, making it difficult to avoid bottlenecks in the system. This has an affect on the amount of

Women's Biology Review and critique of a current article relating to women's biology How Emergency Contraception Works to Prevent Pregnancy Emergency contraceptives are drugs used to prevent pregnancy after women indulges in unprotected sex. There is a slight difference between birth control methods and use of contraceptives in preventing unplanned pregnancy. It is significant for women and men to learn and choose the appropriate method that guarantees their well-being. Use of contraceptives prevent

Emergency Room Management Diagnose the root causes of the complaints about the clinic. In the recent number of days, the number of the patients visiting the clinic has slowly but drastically increased. In contrary to the past days, the sick patients requiring serious attention from the doctors and the available physicians have increased. In the past, most of the patients only consulted the doctor regarding the disease and infection and acquired appropriate