Patient Safety Against Injurious Falls Description A White-Paper Testimony on Current Risks With more than a thousand preventable deaths a day, the need to pay greater attention to improving current patient safety conditions and standards is unque Continue Reading...
Health Care -- Quality in Healthcare Enterprise The metrics used to determine quality in my medical enterprise are: the Clinical Process of Care Measures; and the Patient Experience of Care Dimensions, embodying facets in which an acute care hospita Continue Reading...
Organizational Leadership in a Health Care Setting Current Practice Setting Recent work environments among practicing nurses show that the domain of personnel lacks in collaboration with patient and family in the job descriptions and policies durin Continue Reading...
Nursing Shortages "The United States is projected to have a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the Continue Reading...
Jamaica and DiabetesPart ICountry Selection: JamaicaThree of the leading causes of death in Jamaica are cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer (Anderson & Tulloch-Reid, 2019; Crawford et al., 2010; Ferguson et al., 2011. In fact, the Regional H Continue Reading...
Jung and auditory hallucinations Meyer (2003), in a discussion of Jungian symbolism in the movie, Spider-Man, notes that both masks and voices are essential to the movement of heroic characters through the plotline. Meyer is not, however, a psycho Continue Reading...
Question a. Is his current therapy working? (350 words) (20 marks) Justify your answer by using the evidence presented in the case study. In your answer, you should also explain the pathophysiology of any of the signs/symptoms observed.Present univer Continue Reading...
Stem Cell Research / Parkinson's Since Barack Obama has become president, the field of stem cell research has been given new life. One of Obama's campaign pledges was to allow deeper research -- including the use of federal research funds -- into t Continue Reading...
Consent Regarding Qsen Competencies14 The following paper describes patient safety as being one of the concerns of patient care. It also discusses the QSEN competency related to patient safety. Moreover, the paper describes the significance of pati Continue Reading...
Medication changes with technology: A description and detailed review of five clinical electronic systems that correlate with the process of medication administration technology. Computerized physician / prescribed order entry (CPOE) In 2000, follo Continue Reading...
Nursing Research Utilization Project Proposal: Hospital Noise The level of noise in a hospital is a serious issue for the nurses and the patients. Surveys have been created in an effort to determine if the noise is bothersome, what kinds of problems Continue Reading...
Computerized Hospital Management Systems The paper is about the benefits and costs of a computerized hospital management system from a nurse's perspective. The author is placed in the position of a nurse of a small 100 bed-community hospital who is Continue Reading...
Psychiatric Patients and Mechanical Restraints Mechanical restraints are one of the most controversial aspects of psychiatric care. The aversion to using them no doubt dates back to the popularity of films like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which Continue Reading...
Ethical Issues Surrounding the Adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) by Health Care Organizations and Meaningful Use The objective of this work in writing is to examine why health care organizations are hesitant to adopt electronic health rec Continue Reading...
HITECH Legislation The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is something that gives the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) with the power to create programs that will improve health care quality, s Continue Reading...
Nursing There are several pros and cons to requiring a nurse to have a BSN to enter nursing practice. The most obvious advantage is that it would standardize practice and ensure excellence. Today, healthcare has been under the spotlight for potentia Continue Reading...
Healthcare IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY WITH EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH My workplace is currently experiencing the need for improvement is in the area of enforcing and communicating hospital policies/procedures regarding care of patients requiring special Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics NEW COMPETENCIES Nursing informatics or NI is a field specialty that blends and integrates the nursing, computer and information sciences in managing and transferring information and insights in nursing (Anderson, 2008; Coleman Continue Reading...
These stakeholders are also vital in the promotion of the application of standards-based technology. This is critical as it enhances the safety and security of the citizens as they pursue low-cost health care services and products within the contex Continue Reading...
Lost medical records are process errors that can cause significant medical issues affecting patient privacy, care and safety. Furthermore, Federal laws mandate the secure creation, retention and use of medical records to ensure the highest quality of Continue Reading...
Economics of Medical Errors Medical Error Economics The 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System pulled the curtain back on the dark secret of medical errors (Institute of Medicine, 2000). The best est Continue Reading...
However, because they make billing more efficient, the majority of large urban practice groups and hospitals have already made the switch to electronic records, according to Michael R. Costa, attorney and associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Bost Continue Reading...
Risk Management Applications in Hospitals The concept, usage and learning of risk management phenomenon are important for all institutions in healthcare industry. The most important purpose of risk management in healthcare industry is learning from Continue Reading...
Falls THE ISSUE OF ACCIDENTAL FALLS At some point, anyone who had learned how to walk has had the experience of falling down -- it is a universal experience for infants as they gain ambulatory ability. In hospitals, however, the accidental fall is Continue Reading...
physicians and Registered nurses is an important one, which shapes the healthcare environment. Patients rely on physicians and nurses to provide their healthcare needs. The purpose of this discussion is to provide a description of current research, Continue Reading...
goal of modern research has been to try to improve overall nursing quality so that patients receive better care. A number of studies have focused on nursing behavior that can be improved to thus improve the quality of care patients receive. The rece Continue Reading...
Another problem is that of "infections, such as nosocomial and post-surgical wound infections' (Medical errors, 2009, AHRQ). Careful hand-washing to prevent infections is a required part of most hospital procedures. Nurses should take additional pr Continue Reading...
Researchers identified key barriers to physicians' use of EMRs. They then suggested policy interventions to overcome these barriers, including providing work/practice support systems, improving electronic clinical data exchange, and providing financ Continue Reading...
Health Care Information System The study looks into the importance of health care information system and its latest innovation system. In this paper, I also analyze various innovated health care system which improves the delivery of services to pati Continue Reading...
Home Care Company ABC Home Care Agency Capital Purchase Software Acquisition and its Benefits Capital Purchase of Software Customer Satisfaction Productivity Quality assurance Employee development Revenue improvement Economic environment of Continue Reading...
Summarize Complementary Therapies and the APNs Role in guiding their Inclusion in Treatment Plans. Complimentary therapies are a part of the practices which are utilized to help patients to improve their underlying state of health and reduce the n Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethical Compassion in Nursing What personal, cultural, and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? The role played by the nurse professional is Continue Reading...
Nursing Concept Theoretical Background One of the complexities of 21st century medicine is the evolution of nursing care theories in combination with a changing need and expectation of the stakeholder population. Nurses must be advocates and commun Continue Reading...
More times than not, a patient will argue that he did not understand what the physician stated to him; even amidst documented proof the medical professional and the patient did engage in an informed conversation. "The fact that a meeting took place Continue Reading...
Poor Leadership in Healthcare SOLUTIONS WANTED Poor Leadership There has been a looming and growing public realization in many countries that healthcare facilities are becoming dangerous places (Walshe & Shortell, 2004). Patient safety has bee Continue Reading...
Application Process Improvement Models Organizations Systems A clinical practice improvement initiative The strategy of treating patients with dementia must be dependent on a thorough neurological, psychiatric, and general therapeutic assessment of 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...
In contrast to other work in this field, this book views alternative health as a social movement, and shows commonalities between the cultural left and the religious right that can help form a new healthcare paradigm. National Center for Compliment Continue Reading...
Planning and Design Analysis Grid Ethnographic Research of Patient Care Deitrick L; Bokovoy J; Stern G; and Panik A. (2006) Dance of the call bells: using ethnography to evaluate patient satisfaction with quality of care. Journal of Nursing Care Qu Continue Reading...
