Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), Research, and Quality Improvement (QI) in Nursing Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), Research, and Quality Improvement (QI) in Nursing PracticeAbstractThis paper differentiates Evidence-Based Practice, Research, and Quality Continue Reading...
Advanced Practice Nursing Framework Following its introduction during the 1960s, the role of the advanced practice nurse (hereinafter alternatively "APN") has expanded greatly into a number of specialty areas (Nwosuocha, 1999). Consequently, the de Continue Reading...
Legal Aspects of Medical Errors Various factors in the health care system are reported to be contributors to medication errors. This work reviews a case study discussed in 'Hospital Pharmacy' (Smetzer and Cohen, 1998) which provides a clear example Continue Reading...
Long-Term Care Affordability: A Policy Brief Issue Affecting Canadian Health Care System The Canadian health care system is changing, characterised by reduced hospital stays, increased outpatient treatment as well as the aging population, because of Continue Reading...
Hiring a Nurse Practitioner reduces wait times (overcrowding) in the Emergency Department estimation of the ED (Emergency department) compromise with care afforded to patients because of overcrowding from the perspective of the provider of services. Continue Reading...
AbstractMost patients, especially after being examined with complex health conditions, have difficulty comprehending or recalling the information their healthcare providers gave them regarding their health. However, the use of teach-back methodology Continue Reading...
How Registered Nurses can Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections Background and Context Concepts, models and theories Today, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) remain one of the primary causes of nosocomial infections in the United Continue Reading...
curriculum development must be a dialogue between its designers and the affected stakeholders: if a curriculum is imposed upon students and faculty members, they will inevitably resist it. Common agreement amongst faculty members also fosters greate Continue Reading...
Medical/Nursing Education Nurses are required to make many immediate decisions in their assigned duties. Unfortunately, in recent years, patient care has often been compromised as a nursing shortage crisis has escalated to epic proportions. Increase Continue Reading...
The importance of the code of ethics in nursing The Code of Ethics forms the foundation for candidates who aspire to join the nursing occupation. The guide is an indispensable set of standards that every nurse must embrace. It also acts as a reminder Continue Reading...
Envisioning Future of Physician Leader of Medical Group Practice Health care industry to get financial and management praises are also adopting the strategies of retail giants Wal-Mart, Google and Amazon. A research study have suggested that merely Continue Reading...
Establishing an NP Led Wellness and Recovery Center for Deinstitutionalized Individuals Historically, nursing, and medicine professions have been loath to utilize tools commonly linked with mercenary aspects of business, such as market research and Continue Reading...
Human Resource Development Initiatives for the Department of Veterans Affairs As the nation's largest healthcare provider and second-largest federal agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is responsible for administering a multi-billion do Continue Reading...
The clinical trial team includes doctors, nurses, social workers, data entry technicians and other health care professionals (NWHRC 2005). They review a participant's health history and current medical intakes before the trial begins. They impart a Continue Reading...
HR Managerial - Interview Questions Mike K NYC Health & Hospitals Mike K. is a Russian immigrant and is the current head of HR at NYC Health & Hospitals (HHC) under the title of Chief of Staff of human capital. He has over 15 years' experi Continue Reading...
Community Midwife It occurs every day and everywhere. It happens whether accidentally or intentionally, meticulously planned or not at all, and to those of an elder age or younger demographic. The birth of a new life requires aid during the process, Continue Reading...
There are a variety of approaches to diagnosis and treatment in American acupuncture that incorporates medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Vietnam, and France. " (2002) The American Medical Association additionally reports: "Acupunc Continue Reading...
Introduction Lateral violence includes all acts of intimidation, humiliation bullying, unwarranted criticism and angry outbursts among other forms from a worker directed to another working (Clarke, 2014). In my current practice, most experienced nur Continue Reading...
Some patients feel helpless, hopeless, depressed, isolated from others, belittled, and do not know how to seek appropriate help from others (Rutter 2004). Socially supportive arrangements were addressed as the attributes of socially legitimate roles Continue Reading...
Children with AIDS Population Demographics The Centers for Disease Control estimate there were 217 children with HIV below the age of 13, in 2010 in the 46 states. The report indicates that seventy-five percent of these were infected prenatal. By t Continue Reading...
Moreover, CoPs develop their practice through improving the diffusion of innovation within their active networks; the benefits of such interactions are countless especially in the field of healthcare. One can assume that specialty doctors' communit Continue Reading...
Healthcare Problems in the CommunityThe most pressing problems that I see in my community today are limited access to healthcare, disparities in healthcare, and the high cost of healthcare. There are of course other issues, but they tend to be all in Continue Reading...
Medical Safety Poor medical safety practices result in over 40,000 deaths per year, of that 7,000 deaths are attributed to medication-related medical errors. There is no excuse for negligence when it comes to human lives. It is imperative that the m Continue Reading...
Protecting Personal Information When considering the ever-changing and highly competitive global landscape of business today, large firms must be able to effectively globalize their operations in order to reach a greater potential client base, stay Continue Reading...
VAMC Ethics The Lincolnville VAMC maintains certain base levels of ethical standards, and in some areas indeed exceeds standard ethical rules and practices while at others it most definitely comes in behind the majority of medical institutions. Soci Continue Reading...
Hospital Culture Constituents of Complex Environments in Health/Social Care USA's National Academies have, for numerous years, been conducting systemic researches into the nation's healthcare cost and quality (Building a Better Delivery System, 200 Continue Reading...
Introduction Instituted forty years prior to the US’s formation, the Bellevue Hospital of New York City is the first public hospital of the nation, constructed even before medicine became a profession, on the piece of land presently housing the Continue Reading...
causes for Medicare and Medicaid patients to be readmitted to hospitals within thirty days of a prior discharge. This is a fairly pervasive and major problem and it is one that demands solutions. As part of this capstone, there will be a number of f Continue Reading...
Strategic Planning May Successfully Aid the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model's Implementation and Value to Our Health Care System How Using Strategic Planning May Successfully Aid the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model's Implementation and Valu Continue Reading...
The main question revolving around childhood obesity is "When does childhood obesity become a child endangerment issue?"(Alexander, 2009) Definitions of "neglect" and "medical neglect" (parental neglect of a child's medical needs) are not universal Continue Reading...
Technology in Managing Data in Clinics A Literature Review on the Use of Technology in Managing Data in Clinic High quality in primary health care can be achieved by revitalizing the primary health care system and programs. Such effort will ensure Continue Reading...
Moreover, other key benefits of a baccalaureate education include increased self-direction, improved ethical conduct, enhanced performance, increased responsibility, and professional enhancement. (Leonard, 2003) This situation is what they call the Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement ProposalHand hygiene compliance among healthcare providers is a critical issue in nursing organizations, particularly in acute care settings such as hospitals. Non-compliance with hand hygiene protocols can lead to the spread of h Continue Reading...
Extending Postpartum Medicaid to One YearBreastfeeding has health benefits for both babies and mothers. Breast milk provides a baby with ideal nutrition and supports growth and development. Breastfeeding can also help protect baby and mom against cer Continue Reading...
Screening for Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is caused by the development of glucose intolerance during pregnancy (National Institutes of Health 2013). In the United States the National Institutes of Health (2013), U.S. Pre Continue Reading...
Nurses Perception: Effects of the New Sickle Cell Disease Program on the Management and Care Ofadults With Sickle Cell Disease Description of the relationship between extant literature and the hypothesis Description of the research design Descript Continue Reading...
Careers in Registered Nursing Today and in the Future The need for registered nurses has never been greater. In today's healthcare environment, cost and quality, as well as an organization's ability to delivery positive outcomes, will largely determ Continue Reading...
Patient Outcomes and Sustainable Change: Identifying Leadership Roles for Doctors of Nursing Practice Today, the United States spends more taxpayer monies on healthcare services than virtually any other industrialized country in the world, yet Americ Continue Reading...
Mayo Clinic Strategic Marketing Determine the key characteristics of the users of the products and/or services of the health care provider you selected The key characteristics of the users of the products and services of Mayo Clinic encompasses tho Continue Reading...
