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jobs. The evidence appears to indicate that the survivors will also suffer. There is a range of literature that outlines responses...
leadership of the nursing department with another individual at the VP level. Maras has full leadership of the department o...
these issues(LaBar, 1997). While OSHA as an organization is necessary, it perhaps oversteps its bounds and makes arbitrary rules, ...
wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up. These horrific cases t...
to improving standards of public health, noting that the infant mortality rate was reduced significantly between 1980 and 1993, an...
employers are increasing employees portion of premium payments or ceasing to contribute anything at all. Many employers have ceas...
parameters of his perspective and goals, and, specifically, refers to the unique orientation of nursing. "Nurses encounter patient...
to the fact that it placed requirements on HMOs that were not in place on indemnity carriers, it actually served to reduce the abi...
therefore, highly desirable to have a variety of types of LTC settings. Furthermore, alternatives to institutionalized care can o...
(Fawcett, 1995). Application of either model rests in large part on the appropriateness and completeness of nurse documentation (...
completing the ranges of study required to attain the licensing level each holds. Aides are not licensed individuals and may or m...
processed, but also in terms of the culture where employees feel appreciated. They are paid more than the average wage, on top of ...
of the market (Christensen, Bohmer and Kenagy, 2000). The area of disruptive technology is the same one through which personal co...
HMOs now are listed as the responsible parties for 97 percent of all Americans who have insurance coverage and are not covered thr...
ineffective - organizational structure on the organizations ability to function at optimal levels has been known literally for dec...
litigious society where health care workers and institutions are open and easy targets, this dearth of lawsuits reported in The Ne...
occur in an EMS vehicle in the summer months (McElroy, 2002). Such degradation can occur with no visible changes to the medicatio...
100 percent and also to create a neighborhood health and daycare facility. Another proposal is the creation of a preventative diag...
its founding in the late 18th century, the United States has opened its borders to people from a variety of countries and cultures...
instruments not trustworthy? This is just another meaningless slogan, a cousin of zero defects" (Deming, 1986; p. 66). The...
a serious or highly unusual medical problem, a hospital devoted to the care of patients with similar conditions may be preferred. ...
procedure in which an individuals blood flows into a hemodialysis machine where it is filtered and "cleaned" of impurities and tox...
Dixs problems with mental health may have inspired her passion for aiding those who were diagnosed as being mentally unstable or i...
period of restructuring in many industries, including healthcare. Managed care organizations and changes in reimbursement rates f...
and staff. Of lesser concern have been the indirect impacts of disinfectant use, including the risk to the sanitation workers due ...
laws of the state and to prevent "illegal operations, e.g., operating without a license" (VDH). Regulations that are adopted by t...
defining the leadership characteristics that would be the focus of this educational effort (Pintar, Capuano and Rosser, 2007). As ...
properly, nursing staff is highly aware of this lack. Research into nursing staff retention has found that the quality of housekee...
For other health issues, such psychiatric help, aside from the Philadelphia Childrens Hospital which offers such services, there i...
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