998 Search Results for Healthcare and Nursing Practice Quality and Safety
Ruth E. Mathias and a.E. Benjamin (2003) report that social workers are becoming increasingly concerned about elder abuse in long-term care settings (p. 174). A study conducted by these social scientists/authors, reveals that Medicaid related agency Continue Reading...
foster children face, especially when they become emancipated and begin to live life on their own. It has often been suggested that many more African-American children are in foster care than are children of other races. In order to understand wheth Continue Reading...
History
The campaign for quality improvement dates back to nineteenth-century obstetrician, Ignaz Semmelweis’s time; Semmelweiz campaigned for the significance of healthcare providers washing their hands prior to caring for patients. Furthermor Continue Reading...
6). DO-IT stores have been designed in the past to keep the safety of its employees and customers constantly in mind. The company understands that accidents can happen but that any steps taken to avoid an accident is money well invested. It knows th Continue Reading...
This creates a nerve with the client that their private information is going to be unprotected and confidentiality is going to be broken . There is no safe way to keep all information private. However, all mental health professionals must take all n Continue Reading...
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The modern legal definition of disease provides a useful starting point for an examination of the concept of disease and how it is regarded by various disciplines. According to Black's Law Dictionary (1990), disease is a "deviation from the he Continue Reading...
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1. The Impact of Inadequate Nursing Staff on Patient Care Quality
This essay could explore the direct correlation between inadequate staffing levels in nursing and the decline in patient care quality. It may discuss specific out Continue Reading...
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1. The Evolving Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists in Contemporary Healthcare:
This essay could explore how the role of clinical nurse specialists has expanded and changed over time, particularly in resp Continue Reading...
Foundations of Nursing Education
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Changing from an Associate Degree Nursing Program to a BSN Program 3
Two Factors That Influence the Need for a BSN Program 3
How the IOM Has Informed the Decision for a BSN Program 4
IOM’s Reco Continue Reading...
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1. The Evolving Role of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Modern Healthcare:
Explore how the role of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (PCNPs) has evolved with changing healthcare policies, increasing hea Continue Reading...
Child Care and Illness
Child care plays a crucial role in supporting working parents and providing a safe and nurturing environment for young children. However, managing illness in child care settings poses unique challenges that can impact the well Continue Reading...
Advance Information Management and the Application of Technology
In this modern age, the incorporation of information technology (IT) with the health care system is important. . With the need of quality care within the industry, there is great signi Continue Reading...
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1. The Impact of Technological Advancements on Nursing Practice:
Explore how the latest technological developments, such as electronic health records, telehealth services, and advanced medical equipment Continue Reading...
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1. The Evolution of Assisted Living Care: Adapting to the Needs of an Aging Population:
Explore how assisted living facilities have evolved over time to meet the changing needs of an aging society. Discus Continue Reading...
Membership in Professional Organizations
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities observe patient experiences for assessing and improving care quality. As nursing professionals devote considerable time to their patients, they greatly influence pati Continue Reading...
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1. The Evolution of Ambulatory Care in the Healthcare System:
Discuss the development of ambulatory care practices from historical perspectives to current day, emphasizing how advancements in medical tec Continue Reading...
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1. The Evolution of Ambulatory Care:
Explore how ambulatory care has developed over the years, focusing on technological advancements, policy changes, and shifts in patient care models.
2. Economic Impac Continue Reading...
The health record, also known as the medical record, is a systematic documentation of a patient's medical history and care. While the primary purpose of health records is to record details regarding patient care and treatment to provide continuity o Continue Reading...
Educational Standards
There are a number of common criticisms of educational standards. The first is the concern that predetermined set standards for education creates a 'teach to the test' mentality vs. truly educating students to be creative probl Continue Reading...
Palese et al. (2011). According to Wood & Haber (2014) " the critique is process of critical appraisal that objectively and critically evaluates a research report's content for scientific merit and application to practice." Using the text's unde Continue Reading...
DNP has been a relatively new one for the nursing profession. Today, "there are many enthusiasts toward the DNP. Seen by some as a symbol of social progressivism, the endorsement of doctoral education for advanced practice nursing has many potential Continue Reading...
Cut Down and Lay Offs
Contemporary Review
Success Cases or Programs
Practical Recommendation
As the world has crossed the threshold of twenty first century, the human race is confronting several diverse and different challenges in every corner of Continue Reading...
The participants of the case study were the members of the medical surgical nursing staff and patients were in hospital since last 6 months. Data was collected and summarized by Gallup Organization, which surveyed 200 medical surgical patients in fo Continue Reading...
Manage identification planning
This chapter discusses the management and planning of change process within the clinical setting. Change management plan is very critical to the success of any healthcare unit. Change may be threatening to organizatio Continue Reading...
" (Doukas, Maglogiannis and Kormentzas, 2006) The following illustration shows the evaluation Platform Architecture.
Figure 3
The Evaluation Platform Architecture
Doukas, Maglogiannis and Kormentzas (2006) state that the patient state vital signs Continue Reading...
The master patient index (MPI) value was mainly liked by the personnel in the medical record section.
The Golden 90s
Equipped with MPI and record-keeping growth, software designers sustained to generate and progress with a new emphasis on individu Continue Reading...
Patient Identifiers
The Importance of Patient Identifiers
Adverse events as a consequence of medical treatment are now recognized to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality around the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 2005). Somewh Continue Reading...
Leadership Discussions First Half
Conflicting Obligations
Identify at least two ethical dilemmas that occur when you are in a position of leadership. What makes the dilemmas ethical? Would you expect each person to react to the dilemma in the same Continue Reading...
These grants were to provide community planning and services and for training through research, development or training projects. Its 10 objectives were aligned with the major areas of federal programming. These were an adequate income in retirement Continue Reading...
Hydration Advocacy Campaign
Health Advocacy Campaign
Part 1 Developing a Health Advocacy Campaign
Health advocacy programs are mostly tailored to specific groups of people that are in need of special attention. While this approach can be useful, s Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Solution to Reducing Incidence
The goal of this assignment is to increase my ability to appraise and synthesize evidence to provide experience a logical argument in support of a proposal for practice change, and to provide experience Continue Reading...
Treating the whole patient and the patient's family, social, and economic environment was essential, rather than merely regarding diabetes as a medical problem. I also referred her to a nutritionist who could provide additional assistance, as well a Continue Reading...
Introduction
Kaiser Permanente represents the biggest not-for-profit integrated healthcare network in the US, having a membership of more than 11.8 million within Washington D.C. and 8 other states. Instituted in the year 1945, Kaiser Permanente -Cal Continue Reading...
Clinical Governance and Auditing
Throughout this paper, an attempt has been made to demonstrate an understanding of the procedure of Clinical Audit (CA). The focus of this CA is the high risk area of patient safety, and with regard to how this is li Continue Reading...
Sentinel Event Activity
A sentinel event is described as an unexpected event that involves a severe physical or psychology injury or death or the risk of such incidents. In this case, the serious physical or psychological injury specifically incorpo Continue Reading...
These are important traits in a nurse, since the long hour inherent in the work environment can create fatigue and a less than happy disposition. Hence, if friendliness and patience are already inherent personality traits, this gives the nurse an im Continue Reading...
Organizational Leadership and Team Development
Organizational Leadership & Inter-professional Team Development
In a contemporary healthcare environments, application of a quality healthcare is a complex system because it encompasses unique regu Continue Reading...
The Antecedents and Consequences of Decision-Making and Critical Thinking on Healthcare Policy and Patient AdvocacyAlthough some aspects of critical thinking and effective decision-making such as inquisitiveness and open-mindedness are inherent and n Continue Reading...