Based on that comparison, we outperformed our budget because of the increased nursing efficiency we experienced. However, our main output is the number of patients served. If we evaluate the supplies cost in terms of the number of patients served, t Continue Reading...
Salary Inequities for Nurses in Florida Inequities in Nurses' Salary Schedules In the decade between 2004 and 2014, the estimated number of open positions for registered nurses was anticipated to be 2.1 million. This number reflects both attrition Continue Reading...
" Nurses in Indiana are also represented by the American Nurses Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C. And the International Council of Nurses, based in Geneva, Switzerland. These organizations now investigate health facilities and help contr Continue Reading...
The participants of the case study were the members of the medical surgical nursing staff and patients were in hospital since last 6 months. Data was collected and summarized by Gallup Organization, which surveyed 200 medical surgical patients in fo Continue Reading...
Nursing Argument Getting old is not very fun when considering the opinions of the elderly. This is true because many hard and difficult decisions must be made in terms of health and health care. Two options immediately arise when one is not able to Continue Reading...
Adult Nurse Practitioner Marketing Portfolio "NPs diagnose and treat a wide range of health problems. They have a unique approach and stress both care and cure. Besides clinical care, NPs focus on health promotion, disease prevention, health educa Continue Reading...
Hourly Rounds Effectiveness as a Solution The proposed solution of increasing and monitoring hourly nursing rounds to help reduce falls, prevent ulcers and increased call light use is being brought into question in this essay to highlight its effec 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...
Nursing Leadership and Management Introduction Nurse handoff communication during shift change is one of the most frequent, though key, nursing duties which provides the basis for delivering safe, reliable care (Eggins & Slade, 2015). Study res Continue Reading...
Nursing Proposal -- Evidence-Based The utilization of call lights particularly in hospital settings has recently been put under study as a function of various aspects of nursing including shortages, rounds and analyses of patient outcomes. The prope Continue Reading...
hourly nurse rounds help to reduce falls, pressure ulcers, call light use and contribute to rise in patient satisfaction base on evidence base practice The healthcare center is faced with numerous challenges affecting clinical results and client sat Continue Reading...
Staffing in Nursing Staffing and Other Nursing Issues The main topic of this paper is staffing related to the field of nursing, here it is very important to realize a correct balance between the demand of nurses and available nurses at any medical Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Quality Nursing Practice As a result of a variety of conditions, hospitalized patients may experience extended times in their hospital bed, unable to ambulate, and forced to rely on call buttons to communicate their needs or anxieties Continue Reading...
Hourly Nurse Rounds to Help Reduce Falls, Call Light Use, and Pressure Ulcers The objective of this paper is to carry out the literature review to investigate whether the hourly rounding is able to reduce pressure ulcers, falls, and call light use Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice on Hourly Rounding Impact of Hourly Rounding on Falls Preventions, Reduction of Pressure Ulcers and Call Light Use In the contemporary health environment, falls are the common phenomenon that may cause fatal injuries to olde Continue Reading...
Aortic dissection is a disease of the wall of the aorta in which the aortic blood bursts into the muscular layer of the great artery, thus forming a blood filled channel along the planes of the muscularis layer. This false lumen can re-rupture back i Continue Reading...
Supervising nursing personnel, like supervising in any other profession, demands more these days than simply telling the nurse what needs to be done, expecting it to be done, and saying "Good Job," it the spirit moves you. Especially in nursing, supe Continue Reading...
Cardiology Nursing This is a 12 lead ECG taken for Mr. Long at the Emergency Department. He presented with a two hour history of chest pain radiating to his left arm. The ECG is suggestive of an antero-septal Myocardial infarction. Further scrutiny Continue Reading...
Hourly Nurse Rounds Critiquing Validity and Robustness of Research in Hourly Nurse Rounds There are different kinds of studies that are carried out in the nursing field to examine various issues in patient care. An understanding of these issues re Continue Reading...
Health and Nursing Reduction of bedsores through implementation of Hospital wide turntable Does the implementation of a hospital-wide turntable team have a positive impact on the reduction of bedsores? Reduction of Bedsores A pressure ulcer (PU) Continue Reading...
(Andrews, 1985) The study found that computer charting was well accepted by therapists. "Charge capture was reduced from a four-step manual process to a single-step computer documentation of the procedure. Computer charting was more complete and in Continue Reading...
Eating Disorder/Electrolyte Imbalances Case Study PERSONAL/SOCIAL HISTORY What data from the histories are relevant and has clinical significance to the nurse? Relevant data from present problem: Self-injurious behavior (SIB), increasing weakness, li Continue Reading...
00 Other Expenses Rent 14,400 $1,500/month Non-Capital Equipment 2,500 Marketing & Advertising 6,000 Duplicating & Xerox Temp LPN 3,375 $225/day (15 days/year) Medical Supplies 22,500 Variable $6/GYN visit, excl. IUD cost Pha Continue Reading...
Strategic Recommendations for a Reduction of Operating Costs for Burn Care Unit Burn Care Unit is a healthcare organization operating the 40-bed unit. Since its formation, Burn Care Unit business has been profitable with an increase in revenues, how Continue Reading...
A biopsy of the bone marrow is the only way to be sure that it is leukemia. TREATMENT Treatments for leukemia can vary depending on the stage, the age of the patient, the type of leukemia, and the advanced or infant stages that it is in, but most Continue Reading...
SANJAC INDUSTRIES EXPANSION SANJAC Industries ExpansionSANJAC Industries has chosen to expand its widget operations into Houston, Texas. Following extensive deliberations and consultations, the Chief Operating Officer (COO has settled on a 0.78 acre Continue Reading...
nursing staffing is very critical to patient well-being and safety. However, inadequate nurse staffing can influence the medication errors, rates of heart attacks, and respiration infections, which can consequently lead to mortality rates. In other Continue Reading...
Human Resource Functions at XYZ Staffing, Inc. Following periods of economic downturn, companies of all sizes and types frequently turn staffing agencies to help them refill vacancies that resulted from the previous downsizing initiatives that were Continue Reading...
Collective Bargaining Basically collective bargaining is when an employer and employees (or their representatives) sit down and negotiate about something pertaining to the workplace. It may be a negotiation over workplace conditions, salaries, time Continue Reading...
Self-Directed Learning Activities -- December Self-Directed Learning Activities Recording Sheet Student Dianisia White Term Fall 2010 Date: December 14, 2010 Tracking Sheet Date of Activity Duration of Activity Relevant Quadrant Met with Justi Continue Reading...
Running Head: Financial Management PlanFinancial Management Plan 9Financial Management PlanTable of ContentsPurpose 3Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations 4Operating Indicators 5Identification of Set Charges 5Working Capital 6Inventory 8Planning Continue Reading...
By doing an incident cost analysis, one can determine the amount of funds the organization will spend. The following costs will directly and indirectly billed to the organization. Incident Cost Calculator Results TitleDealing with Incident (immedi Continue Reading...
Hourly Nurse Rounds, Can They Make a Difference? [Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] Pressure ulcers or as some refer to as bed/pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are categorized as localized areas of damaged tissue that is cau Continue Reading...
Furthermore, one of the pillars of collaborative care that will need to be firmly established is the fostering of clear dialogue and a means for strong communication within the care management planning. For instance, there needs to be a clear decis Continue Reading...
Human Resources Pay Package Employee Compensation Plan Target Job: Registered Nurse (RN) in a Hospital Hillcrest Hospital is a 496 bed hospital located in Mayfield Heights, a Cleveland Ohio Suburb. Hillcrest is ranked in the nation's top 100 in ca Continue Reading...
This study seeks to show the direct relationship between the two, rather than the indirect relationship. Literature Review This study took a somewhat unique approach to determining what affects a lower number of nurses on staff has on a deviation Continue Reading...
Mrs. Mansfield is being handed over to care from the operating theatre nurse. We would require an update chart information. She has had an ovary removal (bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy) and is currently on an IV infusion of .8% Normal Saline. In orde Continue Reading...
Stress Ulcer Prevention The subject up for study in this report shall be whether stress ulcers in hospital patients induced by being bedridden can be mitigated or even prevented by turning the patient to a new position at least once every two hours. Continue Reading...
Patients in hospitals often complain of pain regardless of the diagnosis. Several activities in a patient's life contribute to pain. Some of the activities include amount of sleep, daily chores and quality of life (Alaloul, Williams, Myers, Jones, &a Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Program Needs Assessment and Quality Improvement Plan Paula Stechschulte, PhD, RN Quarter This paper discusses the process of drafting a quality improvement plan at a community level medical facility, a plan that is aimed at Continue Reading...
