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Hospital readmissions of patients is upsetting to patients and families, especially when that readmission occurs within 30 days of...
refers to instances in which patients who have been admitted to a health care facility decide to refuse treatment from doctors (Lo...
for its lack of market-changing competition (Porter and Teisberg, 2004), but competition exists nonetheless, if only indirectly. ...
Surveys suggest there are more asthma patients with uncontrolled asthma than patients themselves think. The Asthma and Allergy Fou...
incorporated into this study is extensive. The research team breaks this discussion into three subheadings: Assessment Congruence ...
potential for long term physiological complications as well as long-term emotional impacts. Not only does the type of care needed...
refers to being allergic to multiple forms of stimuli. Chronic illness not only impacts the patient, but also the patients family ...
be immensely helpful in gaining insight into the specific issues involved and subsequent perspective on what course of action to t...
Hospital. The purpose here is to describe and evaluate the restructuring of St. Vincents ICU to gain one-on-one nursing and so im...
Statement, 2006). It is also a goal of HHC to "join with other health workers and with communities in a partnership" (Mission Sta...
problems?] The pharmacology interventions target the patients different health conditions, such as high blood pressure and high c...
and certainly health care facilities. In essence, the minimum requirements of nursing dictate that: * the nurse remain cognizant ...
to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...
facility grew to over 1,000 beds and the addition of a many barracks-style buildings. The design for a new facility began in 1942 ...
the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...
The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...
level of problems for inpatients was 20.9% compared to only 8.4% for outpatients (Wilson et al, 2002). When asked to rate the serv...
"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...
clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...
This research paper/essay pertains to a hospital improvement project that involved medication administration and involved the DMAI...
a part of the healthcare culture. Technology, however, has led to some wonderful things in healthcare, from the polio vacci...
had pushed through legislation mandating mandatory medical error reporting (Hosford, 2008). Additionally, and perhaps more importa...
legal errors (Fackelmann, 2002). Furthermore, the AMA study demonstrated that there is a direct statistical connection between th...
also places emphasis on the role of ongoing training and self improvement. Even if we look at commercial models for the way an org...
The writer looks at a hospital planning on implementing a web chat facility on their corporate web site to increase communication...
Systems (HCAHPS) is a patient satisfaction survey and assessment of the level of quality care provided by hospitals and healthcare...
paradigm but without the fantasy that acceptance is the ultimate outcome. In treating this patient, a student writing on the subje...
the patient prior to his death. The nurse clearly felt the need to encourage the family to stay and spend as much time as possibl...
followers must abide by the same doctrines. Post-modernisms discursive system was a reaction to and critique of modernism, with p...
Understanding that there is a step by step progression, both physically and psychologically, can be part of the nurses role in thi...