1000 Search Results for Maintaining the Health of Patients
Although patient resistance may be high in some instances, the proposed benefits appear to far outweigh the unwillingness of the patient to participate.
Secure Funding
The proposed program can be carried out with minimal funding. If funding is req Continue Reading...
The decade-old system that specifies least standards for staffing in nursing homes need to be restructured, the report says. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services must call for nursing homes to have at least one RN within the facility dur Continue Reading...
Case Study #3
Care of the Patient after a Total Hip Replacement Surgery
1. What would be three nursing diagnoses for M.Y. based on the data given?
· Impairment in physical movement
· Inadequate knowledge concerning the clinical procedur Continue Reading...
It was based on good practices within homes and outside to the general community. The field test revealed that this model is a useful managerial tool to assist home-based health care volunteer in strengthening their existing community health service Continue Reading...
Leininger's Theory on Care and Nursing
Leininger's View of Care and Nursing
Establishing a strong theory of practice often requires consideration of theories from a multitude of disciplines, folding the strengths of each theoretical perspective in Continue Reading...
Competencies of IOM
The Institute of Medicine is an American organization founded in 1972 with the aim of training health workers, unlike other medical organizations aimed at profit making. As a non-profit organization, IOM has made remarkable prog Continue Reading...
Midwifery in Primary Care
New Directions for Midwives:
Addressing Novel Primary Care Roles
Looking towards the future, radical changes are sweeping the United States healthcare system with the advent of a new public healthcare system. This change Continue Reading...
The Affordable Care Act means that health coverage will be required for almost every American and will be partially subsidized. However, it will not change the employer-centric, private-insurer-based system of financing and coverage. Demand for care Continue Reading...
Culturally Competent Nursing
This order require medical field, preferable. A Registered Nurse case management experiences, a Doctor, ORDER: I requesting a 5 pages, paper written DOUBLE SPACED, APA format, excluding Title Reference Page make total 7 Continue Reading...
When nurses put their patient(s) ahead of themselves, it assures that they address and solve any patient problems or concerns about post-hospitalization care (Han, 2009). Patients' health has a more significant chance of improving or remaining stabl Continue Reading...
RATIONALE for the ELEMENTS
The rationale for the elements stated within the mission, vision and values statement is that through educating and assisting patients in signing up for and choosing their provider under the Medicare Advantage plan that t Continue Reading...
In other cases, preserving confidentiality or entrusting the doctor with treatment-related decisions may be in the best interest of the patient and his or her family or community. Health care workers should carefully weigh consequences, in light of Continue Reading...
Affordable Care Act signed law President Barack Obama March 2010. Many provisions law directly affect
Several different important elements exist as part of the Affordable Care Act, specifically as it pertains to community and public health. One of t Continue Reading...
Physical Therapy Assistant
Job Description
Care/Service provided by the Physical Therapy Assistant
Physical therapy assistant, also known as PTA, has the responsibility of working as the integral part of a therapy team for the provision of physica Continue Reading...
QI Plan- Consumerism
The difference between performance measurement and quality improvement processes
Performance measurement provides quantitative values and objectives to subjective experiences. Execution of performance measurement fosters the de Continue Reading...
Hypothermia Treatment Using Radiant Heat
Hypothermia
Critique of Postoperative Hypothermia Treatment Using Radiant Heat by Yang et al. (2012)
Critique of Postoperative Hypothermia Treatment Using Radiant Heat by Yang et al. (2012)
Perioperative h Continue Reading...
Routine Shaving of the Surgical Site
Select a preoperative procedure (e.g., routine shaving of the surgical site) that you would commonly find on a surgical floor.
Describe the process or procedure you have chosen and why you think it needs change. Continue Reading...
Standards of Cultural Competent Care
Emerging Standards of Cultural Competent
This research paper is established to explore upon the emerging trends of culturally competent care in general organizational settings. However, the scope of this care w Continue Reading...
But a provider may also "use his/her professional judgment to disclose health information to a parent, even in cases that otherwise meet an exception, as 'necessary to avert a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of the minor'" such a Continue Reading...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are typically the most prevailing healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in acute care facilities in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that up to 150,000 hospital-onset, sympto Continue Reading...
Third stated by Scott is: "People who neglect their own needs and forget to nurture themselves are at danger of deeper levels of unhappiness, low self-esteem and feelings of resentment." (Scott, 2008) the risk of taking care of others and forgetting Continue Reading...
The patient was able to discontinue taking pain killing medications after only a few treatments.
I have also come to realize the importance of the psychological and social aspects of treatment in addition to the traditional physical aspects. In tra Continue Reading...
Where will you reduce cost?
The running of an ICU is a very expensive affair. Below is the revenue, income as well as expenses (Direct and indirect).
Revenues: $4,005,000
Income: $1,200,000
Expenses:
Direct
Labor cost: U.S.$1,020,000
Equipmen Continue Reading...
In 2003, President Bush expanded Medicare, by subsidizing prescription drug costs under Part D.
There are further changes to Medicare and Medicaid in the Affordable Care Act. There were expansions in the number of preventative health care services Continue Reading...
Dental Administration
The importance of public health dentistry
In the current debate over healthcare, the importance of dental health is often forgotten. However, untreated dental complaints can have a severe impact upon a patient's overall health Continue Reading...
Healthy Employee Pay Less for Insurance Premiums?
Statement of the Issue
The objective of this work is to examine whether the healthy employee should contribute less towards their health insurance premium than employees who are less healthy. Emplo Continue Reading...
Nursing
Advanced Practice Role 5901
The Different Advanced Practice Roles
The Different Advanced Practice Roles
Advanced practice roles
The role of nurses has grown quite complex over years. It is no more simply about cleaning the wounds. The ad Continue Reading...
Nurses are considered the backbone of the medical care-giver community. Good quality patient care centers on having a competent educated nursing labor force. There is a wealth of empirical evidence that has demonstrated Baccalaureate (BSN) nurses are Continue Reading...
Nursing Across Theories
Nursing is a core concept that is common across contemporary nursing theories. Even though the definitions, applications, and philosophies are different with each theory, the concept of nursing plays a vital role in each one. Continue Reading...
Nursing Concepts and Theory
Conceptual-Theoretical Structure paper
Personal belief about nursing theory and knowledge development process for nursing practice
All nursing theories play an important role in defining nursing and giving the roles tha Continue Reading...
Scholarship Integration and Effective Care
Boyer's scholarship of integration "seeks to interpret, draw together, and bring new insight to a research study. It includes discovering patterns and making connections between nursing and other discipline Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory
Caring as an integral nursing concept can be viewed from diverse perspectives. It can be an attribute, a complex set of behaviors, or an attitude. This has made some people believe that it is impossible to improve and measure it altho Continue Reading...
Patricia Benner: Nursing Philosophy
Patricia Benner Nursing Philosophy
Theoretical Aspects of Benner in Nursing
Importance of Benner's Theory
Patricia Banner born in Hampton, Virginia received her early and professional education in California. S Continue Reading...
His assistance and support was both scientifically sound and, more importantly, spiritually supportive and extremely respectful of and responsive to my philosophical beliefs and my personal psychological orientation and inclination.
Based substanti Continue Reading...
Nurse as Patient Advocate
Persons who choose nursing as a profession do so because they have a deep sense that they want to help others. Most do not do it because of pay incentives. Those who choose nursing for that reason are soon disillusioned by Continue Reading...
She is always at home, playing with her indoor games or with her pets. This also could be the reason why she seemed a bit distant when talking with other people. She seemed not used to be with other people and thus she show signs of low self-esteem. Continue Reading...
Force 12: Image of Nursing. The VA recognizes the importance of individual care to the perception of quality healthcare in its facilities. Even if the entire organization operates in an effective and compassionate manner, if the nurse that cares fo Continue Reading...
They each get on the phone, pull up the image on computer and discuss the image and the results and what the results indicate.
One recent study measured the productivity benefits of using PACS and the participants, all radiologists estimated there Continue Reading...
Management Issues and Practices
James Strong, the former CEO and managing director of Qantas Airlines, twice sat on the panel convened at the Sydney office of CPA Australia to select those who would be recognized for the annual 40 Young Business Lea Continue Reading...
al, 396). The study is also important because it outlines predictors of dispositional behavior. These include among other things the patients emotional well-being, understanding of their illness, general perception of their health and familial suppo Continue Reading...