Barnsteiner JH. Medication reconciliation: transfer of medication information across settings -- keeping it free from error. Am J Nurs. 2005;105(3 Suppl):31-6. This article evaluates the need for proper medication reconciliation across various nursi Continue Reading...
The probability that clinicians will be faced with the hazardous business of conducting a visit without a patient record, that pharmacists, auditors, and other clinicians will be hindered by sloppy handwriting, or that clinicians will prescribe a me Continue Reading...
One of the most important elements towards developing necessary skills and competencies in the nursing field is shadowing a practitioner in a healthcare setting or unit. The shadowing experience helps in observing how a nurse practitioner applies nur Continue Reading...
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems are essential towards the improvement of the ordering processes within the health centers or hospitals. These systems are also valuable in relation to improvement of patient safety and enhancement of Continue Reading...
Norton v. Argonaut Insurance Company, there was a staffing shortage on a pediatric ward of Baton Rouge General Hospital. An administrative nurse was filling in for the regular pediatric nurse, and carried out the physician's order which read, "Give 3 Continue Reading...
List current core clinical vendor, product, as well as version or. That your are aware of as well as the application types (a/D/T, Radiology, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Nursing Documentation, Order Communication). 2. Is there a need for IS Department to Continue Reading...
Both of these devices "allow handwritten data entry including sketching with 'electronic ink' and handwriting recognition that converts scribble into typewritten text." (Wales and Zabrek, 2003) Full integration with hospital servers of these device Continue Reading...
Introduction Although senior management and public policy are also integral to the creation and maintenance of a culture of safety in healthcare organizations, nursing leadership is the most critical component in promoting desired patient outcomes. T Continue Reading...
72). This initiative would also relate to Initiative No. 6 discussed further below. Potential Benefits. This approach could even benefit the hospital's Human Resources Service. For example, in their essay, "Determining the Size of the Temporary Wor Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Communication in Enhancing Patient Safety: This topic explores the critical importance of clear and effective communication among healthcare professionals and between healthcare providers a Continue Reading...
Understaffing is the Number One Challenge Facing Nursing TodayThe most pressing challenge in nursing today is the profound adverse impact of chronic understaffing on both patient care and nurse well-being. This issue is not just about numbers on a st Continue Reading...
-Week Doctoral Term Plan & Capstone Stage GoalsStudent Name: Student ID:Student Walden Email: Student Phone #:Program and Specialization/Focus:Faculty Advisor:2nd Member (if applicable):University Research Reviewer:Date Started Program:Current Term S Continue Reading...
Compendium to Research in Cardiology and Telemetry Cotiga, D., et al. (2007). Acute Conversion of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation During Dofetilide Initiation. Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 30(12), 1527-1530. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.0 Continue Reading...
Nursing Shortage: Its Effect on Patient Outcome In today's environment of rising costs in the health care industry, one of the first casualties in many hospitals is the level of RN staffing. In fact, across the country, hospital RNs are increasingly Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Josie King Story: A Case Study on Medical Errors and Patient Safety: This essay could examine the Josie King story as a pivotal case study highlighting the consequences of medical errors. It would 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...
Gene Tech Biological Basis Personalized genomics and personalized medicine refers to a collection of technologies and techniques designed to custom design pharmaceutical treatments according to the patient's genome sequence. The starting point for Continue Reading...
Vancomycin should be given for at least 60 minutes. The initial dosage for pediatrics with renal impairment is not less than 15 mg/kg per day or 15 times the GFR in mL/min. Premature infants should have longer dosing intervals. PO administration sho 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...
Results of an Interview with a Pharmacist Health care practitioners are frequently required to engage in interprofessional collaboration in order to provide optimal patient care (Poling, Wilson & Finke, 2016). Because the vast majority of inpatie Continue Reading...
Health Economics In 2012, there were nearly 800 million doses of opioids prescribed in Ohio alone -- a figure which equates to roughly 70 pills for every individual in the state. The prescriptions were for 20% of the state's populace (Semuels, 2017) Continue Reading...
BSN Degree: Pathway to Professional Nursing BSN Pros and Cons Nursing education goals must adapt to changes in healthcare policy in order to better serve the needs of patients. Beginning in 1965, the American Nurses Association took a position that Continue Reading...
Achieving Course Goals After review of the topics we shall be covering, relations between my nursing practice and course material became noticeable. The course topic that I felt related most to my current practice is, "grammar and punctuation" for t Continue Reading...
Personal Healthcare Technology Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and the Sunrise Children's Hospital The Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, which includes the Sunrise Children's Hospital, is an approximately 55-year-old facility located in Sout Continue Reading...
Psychiatric Readmission Implementation of Strategies to Reduce Psychiatric Readmission To this end, it is clear that hospital readmission remains a prevalent phenomenon in adult psychiatric patients, placing a huge morbidity and economic burden on Continue Reading...
Ineffective Communication Between Shifts in Acute Care Settings Significant A recent statistics of the adverse effects arisen from ineffective communication between shifts in acute care setting range from 2.6% to 7.6%, however, Okoniewska, et al. ( Continue Reading...
Suicide Risk Management at Veterans Affairs Suicide Risk Management Issue U.S. Department Veterans Affairs Hospital Suicide prevention is a major national management issue in Veterans Affairs centers with a system wide suicide prevention program in Continue Reading...
Framework Concepts and Program Outcomes: A Comprehensive Approach to Nursing EducationNursing education benefits from framework that grounds students in theoretical knowledge while preparing them for the practical challenges in healthcare. Central to Continue Reading...
cultural diversity issues and its impact on nursing professionals' practice. It assesses a client hailing from a different culture, and employs information derived from the assessment determining and reflecting on health practices and beliefs of the Continue Reading...
As the increased costs that they are paying, will more than likely mean that they cannot afford to receive routine physicals and checkups. When you begin to reduce the number of visits, the odds increase that various conditions and ailments may be d Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Social Isolation on the Health of Elderly Patients: This essay would explore the psychological and physical effects of social isolation on elderly patients. The focus can be on how lack o Continue Reading...
Site Approval for Staff Education Doctoral ProjectProject TitleMedication Safety Training as a Means to Reduce Medication ErrorsDoctoral Student NameProject SitePurpose of ProjectThe project seeks to reduce the incidence of medication errors by offer Continue Reading...
Practice Experience Interviews Interview with "Jennifer," RN, MPH, director of quality assurance at a Veterans Affairs medical center. In a telephonic interview with this nursing professional, questions were posed concerning how research is found, Continue Reading...
Nursing Describe briefly your topic of interest (15 possible points): According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (2013), medical reconciliation is "the process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all of the med 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...
Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) integrated with Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is regarded as a crucial system for enhancing the quality, safety, and efficiency of care (Simon et al., 2013). This system helps in enhancing care throu Continue Reading...
EHR Database and Data Management Database Management Approach The issue to address is the negative effects of drugs. Adverse reaction to drugs is "a significantly unpleasant or dangerous response caused by an intervention that is linked with using Continue Reading...
logs and narrative-only reports is commonplace in a number of public and private sectors, including law enforcement and health care where they are used to codify different types of events for different purposes. Irrespective of the setting and purpo Continue Reading...
They added newer constructs to a PSC model developed earlier by Gershon and his colleagues (2000), which unveiled the relationship of safety and security aspects and linked it with work performance. They found that when hospital staff used the Gersh Continue Reading...
home health care services in extending care delivery to the home setting is increasing in contemporary times. Home health care aims to shorten hospitalization and reduce the frequency of visits to the hospital for patients recuperating from a surgic Continue Reading...
