Introduction
The safety of the patient is vital in ensuring quality health care and recovery. Most patients do not heal fast or fail to eat better because of a lack of the required medical attention. To ensure that the healthcare services provider satisfies the patient, the healthcare department should be fully equipped with medical and nonmedical staff like chefs and security personnel. The hospital should have all the necessary infrastructures like inpatient beds, ambulances, good sanitation rooms, and an ICT holding to accommodate all patients effectively. Sadly, about 6 billion to 8.5 billion people die yearly due to a lack of quality healthcare provision, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries (Wilson et al., 2021). About 6% of the deaths are deaths as a result of childbirth. Many children die during or after birth (Wilson et al., 2021). Some women die during delivery, primarily through the cesarean section. Maternal and neonatal care is critical in reducing the mortality rate.
Discussion
I handled a patient who had vaginal bleeding problems during pregnancy. The patient was a twenty-seven-year-old who gave birth to twins who weighed 2.0 kgs and 2.1 kgs. The patient had to deliver her babies through cesarean section. The patient worked as a bar attendant; therefore, she spent much time standing. The patient was also consuming alcohol at times, contributing to giving birth to low-weight babies. Women need to be taken care of by medics who recognize the physiological stability of a woman before, during, or after giving birth (Kwame & Petrucka, 2020). The patient has to be handled with care by being helped to clean and change the baby, check for the amount of vaginal bleeding, and check the blood pressure. This is important to stabilize the patient’s health after delivery, especially for those who go through the cesarean section.
The patient played many roles in ensuring her health improved after delivery. Firstly, she quit taking alcohol as directed in her hospital discharge summary. Alcohol taking delays wound healing because it causes disorderliness of the inflammatory responses, adversely affecting the wound healing process (Buerhaus, 2018). Inflammatory responses are vital for effectively healing dermal wounds by providing multiple therapeutic targets. In addition, the patient was advised to avoid mixing alcohol with the prescribed medications, an instruction she followed wholly. Furthermore, the patient maintained cleanliness and hygiene when nursing her wound. Cleansing of the wound enhances the healing environment and prevents infection. Other roles played by the patient include taking medications as prescribed, following the recommended diet, and avoiding strenuous activities such as washing clothes and standing for long hours.
The patient needed a lot of care to help her health and the babies get better. During the process, I helped the patient to get better in some ways like cleaning the babies, reminding her of when to take her medication, giving her advice on how to handle the cesarean section wound, giving psychological support to her to prevent her from feeling depressed, and advising her on how to breastfeed the babies. By doing so, the outcomes were positive because the babies had added some weight a week before being discharged, the patient’s wound was getting better, and her overall condition was better. The patient seemed satisfied and grateful during the whole process. The care environment helped patients improve their condition (Crisp et al., 2018). I provided a safe environment for the patient by always being present as a medic for the whole patient admission time. The patient stopped complaining of pain by advising the patient on how to handle herself and improving the situation because the vaginal bleeding was reduced.
The quality model was employed in this hospital situation. The nurses, security personnel, cleaners, chefs, and doctors catered to patients’ needs to ensure that the mother and the babies were safe and healthy. Maternity wards were very clean and equipped with two nurses who could attend to the patient without fail. The food served to the patient was balanced and catered to all the patient’s needs. The doctors attended to the patient from time to time to ensure that the patient was recovering and the babies’ health was not in danger. To improve the outcome or prevent such a situation in the future, I would ensure that a complete examination is done on mothers before childbirth to avoid extreme cases of post-childbirth complications. I would also advise all expectant mothers on how to handle themselves when pregnant concerning diet, exercise, sleep, emotions, and health (Adatara et al., 2018). I would also make sure that the patient has someone like a friend, partner, or family to stay close to them in the hospital after birth.
Conclusion
To sum up, the healthcare department is one of the departments that should be paid attention to the most because it deals with people’s lives. The government should implement action plans to improve hospitals by providing all equipment required for patient care, providing free services, especially in the maternal department, equipping hospitals with well-trained medics, and providing quality food for hospital patients.
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