campaign for the presidency was the health care reform of the U.S. health care system. It was not until a month later into his presidency in the year 2009 that President Obama addressed the issue of the high rising cost of health care and the millions of people in the United States being uninsured. It was not until March 23th 2010‚ after much debate that President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ the U.S. health care reform legislation. The primary objective
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Case Study Analysis - Patients Falls Case Study Analysis - Patients Falls Quality management departments collect and analyze data to ensure quality care that is safe and effective for patients. Positive outcomes are crucial for success‚ and are measured objectively to monitor‚ and revise improvement programs implemented. Regulatory and accreditation agencies set the standards for patient safety defining quality indicators that health care organizations measure‚ and evaluate to
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Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Geriatric Nursing Care Angelia F. Russell University of Massachusetts Boston Author Note This paper was prepared for Nursing 360‚ Section 06D‚ taught by Professor Peterson. Abstract The geriatric patient population is not only increasing in numbers and longevity‚ but also in the complexity of their health care issues and needs. On the raise as well are the barriers and prejudices with caring for the aging population amongst healthcare providers
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Initial clinical experiences in post-operative care of microsurgical patients Giang Nguyen Ngan BSN‚ Ha Nguyen Hông Ph.D‚ Thai Pham Hong BSN Abstract Aim: To summarise the initial clinical experiences in post-operative care of patients undergoing microsurgery. Methods: The study design was a retrospective descriptive analysis. Subjects were patients that underwent reconstruction of amputated body parts and free tissue transfer by microsurgical technique from August 2007 to August 2010
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statutes. Table 1 Effects of Hospital Care Environment on Patient Mortality and Nurse Outcomes. Aiken‚ Linda; PhD‚ RN; Clarke‚ Sean; PhD‚ RN; Sloane‚ Douglas; Lake‚ Eileen; PhD‚ RN; Cheney‚ Timothy Journal of Nursing Administration. 38(5):223-229‚ May 2008. DOI: 10.1097/01.NNA.0000312773.42352.d7 Table 1 . Properties of the Hospital-Level Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index Subscales Used to Classify Hospitals as Better‚ Mixed‚ or Poor Care Environments (N = 168) © 2008 Lippincott
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1 Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home‚ Author: Sparkes K‚(2010)‚ Journal : Nursing Standard The purpose is to assess the gap and competency in nursing care‚ improve patient outcome by promoting standardized‚ assimilated care. Also‚ utilizing the best practice in wound care‚ and thereby reducing the severity‚ and number of wound in a community within a nursing home Qualitative and Quantitative Descriptive and experimental Two theoretical training sessions were delivered
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errors. Patient safety is the core value of the nursing profession‚ while nursing is being embraced by its caring attitude toward the patient‚ safety should be our number one priority. This research article is very important to the nursing profession‚ in part because it addresses one of the most significant issues of the profession‚ which is patient safety. According to the Nurse’s Practice environment article‚ Flynn‚ Liang‚ Dickson‚ Xie‚ & Suh (2012) RNs are well positioned to serve as patient safety
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Health Promotion in Nursing Care Robert Driver GCU Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429 Jennifer Wood October 12‚ 2014 Health Promotion in Nursing Care Health Promotion is the social science and art of helping individuals discover the interaction between their optimal health and core passions‚ increasing their ambition to strive for optimal health‚ and encouraging them in changing their lifestyle to move toward a state of ideal health. Lifestyle change is made possible through educational
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SZT Task 3C Western Governors University Air Quality and Patient Care According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency‚ or EPA‚ states “Information from clinical‚ epidemiological‚ and animal studies summarized above indicates that exposure to ambient ozone is a risk factor for triggering acute and chronic health effects. These include chest discomfort‚ cough‚ and shortness of breath and increases in daily mortality and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in the general population
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Transcultural Nursing and Culturally Competent Care are in society. It will also clarify what these two terms are for those nurse and health professions that are not clear on what it is. Transcultural Nursing is a study‚ research‚ and practice‚ focused on culturally based care beliefs‚ values‚ and practices of individuals or groups of similar or different cultures. Along with it being “directed toward holistic‚ congruent (appropriate)‚ and beneficial health care.” Transcultural Nursing has changed
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