997 Search Results for Quality Improvement and Nurses
" (Nursing Job Cafe, 2013, p.1) the average salary for a practicing nurse with an advanced degree is $80,000, but a nursing faculty member makes about $50,000." (Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2005, p.2) the starting salary f Continue Reading...
Telemedicine: Will telemedicine improve the quality of healthcare and its delivery for remotely located advanced healthcare para-professionals?
The basic purpose of this study is to discuss whether telemedicine will improve the quality of health car Continue Reading...
Hospital SCM
Arnold Palmer Hospital
Managing Service, Processes and Supply Chains
Hospitals and Supply Chains - Overview
Hospital Supply Chains - Advancements
Standard Supply Chain
Stockless Inventory
Vendor Managed Inventory
Consignment
Aut Continue Reading...
Quality and Sustainability Paper
Introduction
Quality and safety are paramount for patients experiencing illness and seeking treatment. The role of the nurse is complex, requiring effectiveness, efficiency, compassion, and understanding. Some aspects Continue Reading...
Magnet Status in Hospitals
Overview of A Magnet Facility
A Magnet facility is defined as a healthcare organization where nurses have a high level of job satisfaction, nursing delivers excellent patient outcomes, and there is low nurse staff turnove Continue Reading...
Running head: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH CRITIQUEQUANTITATIVE RESEARCH CRITIQUE 6Quantitative Research Critique PaperThis paper presents a quantitative research critique for a chosen article. The selected article is \\\"The effects of the relaxation respo Continue Reading...
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Why Organization Exists
Community Interaction
Effect on Society
Organization's Effect on Social Change
Structure
Power and Outcomes
Leadership
Decision Making
Communications
Change
Environments and Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Initiative Project
The purpose the project is to improve patient satisfaction, reduce errors, and improve healthcare by focusing on communication. A brief literature review was performed to find evidence-based best practices that Continue Reading...
Nursing doesn't work in an auxiliary role to medicine, but independent of medicine. Nurses provide both direct and indirect care and also manage cases, establish nursing practice standards and procedures for quality assurance and also direct various Continue Reading...
The new nurse should not be left to muddle through alone.
Benner's work (cited in Messmer, Jones & Taylor, 2004) showed that nurses become more proficient and develop better cognitive skills and judgment when they are exposed to competent and p 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...
PODCAST: Customizing the Employee Orientation Process for Optimal Benefit
Conducting employee orientations that are a good fit with the organization and with new hires is challenging. A home health agency in La Mesa, California was considering ways Continue Reading...
Hospital Evaluation Project
The world of healthcare is continually evolving. For professionals, this means that they must possess certain skill sets. In the case of graduate nurses, these issues are becoming more pronounced with the increasing deman Continue Reading...
Human Resources -- Performance Management and Organizational Effectiveness
Nurse socialization can be significantly aided by case management. The inclusive, team-oriented, patient-centered approach to case management develops powerful dimensions of Continue Reading...
Technology in Healthcare and EducationIntroductionAdvances in technology have transformed various sectors, including healthcare and higher education. In healthcare, technology has revolutionized patient care, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Con Continue Reading...
Assessing the Problem: Quality, Safety, and Cost ConsiderationsIndividuals with quadriplegia and co-morbidities who are medically fragile face a number of challenges in terms of accessing and receiving high-quality healthcare. These challenges can im Continue Reading...
An effective communication channel must be identified. The initial step involves the identification of all the characteristics of the appropriate target audience (such as the area of specialty in nursing, years of experience as well as the types of Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Project
Diabetes -- Chronic Condition Background
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Risk factors for type 1 diabetes
Risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes
Risk factors for gestational diabetes
The Rationale for Selection
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This particular aspect is what most medical trainers miss when dealing with interns or newly appointed nurses. They found that oxygen use, if below the necessary requirement can be damaging, so can its overuse. In another study, it has been found th Continue Reading...
For effective fulfillment of duties by health care professionals which will, in turn, give a quality service to patients under their care, there is a need for effective inter-professional communication among personnel in a hospital environment. While Continue Reading...
Leading Change for Patient and Service Improvement Module
about service quality: Service quality concept in the current literature
The developed countries have given a significant importance to the service sector of the country. With every passing Continue Reading...
Improving Health Care Delivery by Integrating Information Technology
In order to modernize the operations of their medical facility, Pleasant Manor nursing home should consider contracting to implement the Epic System of electronic medical record (E Continue Reading...
Self-AssessmentSelf-assessment is a good practice for getting a sense of where one has been and to what extent one has transformed over the duration of a course, by way of both academic and professional growth. It serves both as a reflective mirror, Continue Reading...
Mayo Qi
Mayo Clinic Quality Improvement (QI) Plan
The Quality Improvement Plan laid out here centers on the Mayo Clinic. The healthcare system has an international reputation for providing patient-focused and cooperative medical care for individual Continue Reading...
Goals Related to This Course:
The baccalaureate nurse leader should be proficient in current leadership and management techniques, as well as developing an awareness of his or her strengths and weaknesses as a leader. Managerial tools such as chang Continue Reading...
Improving Customer Service on a Medical Surgical Nursing Unit
Quality Improvment Project-Customer service on the nursing unit
The hospital medical-surgical nursing unit is usually referred to as the "catch-all" department for different types of pat Continue Reading...
Some of these causes include shift work/long work hours, sleepiness, social/familial disruptions, vulnerable groups, long-term effects, and injuries. This is an indication that various institutions should focus on the evaluation of the causes of ris Continue Reading...
Nursing, Leadership and Management Case Analysis
Source of motivation
The nursing career is a challenging one and needs a lot of motivation and determination in order for one to continue in the quest to offer the service to those who need it and st Continue Reading...
Dynamic curriculum offers diversity, growth, caring, self-care, development, adaptation, the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and a way in which relevance for future practice can be identified. By including all the important concepts, the cu Continue Reading...
Health Care
In the wake on new and very contentious health care reform, many firms have undergone extensive transformations. These transformations have been predicated on both cost control and quality management. In particular quality management has Continue Reading...
Nursing BA vs. Associates
Nursing Competencies -- Associates vs. Baccalaureates
The difference competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level nursing vs. The baccalaureate-degree level are significantly different on many levels. Continue Reading...
Management
Nursing -- Preparing for Management
In order to make an optimal contribution to the medical institution and to his or her own career, a nurse must have a refined set of skills in the areas of leading, coaching, and motivating a team of Continue Reading...
Health Care -- Lean Philosophy on Cost Reduction and Quality Improvement
Lean Philosophy is initially traced back to Henry Ford's innovative assembly line, revolutionizing manufacturing while failing to provide true variety. Building on Ford's conce Continue Reading...
Middleton Hospital Scenario
As Middlefield Hospital approaches the beginning of another year serving the health needs of our community, the strides we have made in replenishing the workforce with qualified staff should be applauded, but there remain 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...
Collaborative Communication and Therapeutic Interventions
Collaborative Communication
Collaborative Communication and Therapeutic Interventions Improve care for Health Care Clients and Community
Collaborative communication and therapeutic interven Continue Reading...
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Plan Design
As indicated from the literature review, an effective approach to establishing a performance improvement process is to establish a 'Champion" to drive the process through the organization and to obtain ensure management Continue Reading...