vacant nurse position‚ considering the use of per diem nurses‚ use of overtime for your current staff‚ or just working with the available staff needs to be decided by the nurse manager. The pros and cons of each option will be discussed. When using per diem nurses or giving overtime to the current nurses‚ the one of the concerns is budget. Even though per diem nurses are paid more hourly than a normal hourly pay for a current nurse‚ this changes when looking at overtime pay. Per diem nurses cost $35
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Issues That Affect Health Care Delivery Introduction "The healthcare enterprise is one of the most important part of the U. S. social system and of our economic system as well".(Kovner and Knickman‚ 2011). A first defining characteristic of the health care enterprise is the line between activities directed at keeping people healthy and those directed at restoring health once the disease or injury occurs. The state of "health" is viewed differently
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2004 Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care Hospitals with low nurse staffing levels tend to have higher rates of poor patient outcomes such as pneumonia‚ shock‚ cardiac arrest‚ and urinary tract infections‚ according to research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and others. Yet increasing staffing levels is not an easy task. Major factors contributing to lower staffing levels include the needs of today’s higher acuity patients for more care and a nationwide
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Week Three Individual Paper Patton- Fuller Community Hospital Networking Project CMGT 554/IT Infrastruct In week’s three individual dissection of Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Networking Department‚ I will discuss three topics that will help with a better understanding of the Hospital’s Networking Department. During the first topic‚ a complete analysis will be completed on the network systems in use. While covering the second topic‚ discussion on what standards may be missing from the Hospital’s
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There is one thing in life that holds true to being constant‚ and that is change. Health care facilities‚ organizations‚ and the industry in general often experience change. At times‚ many people do not always adjust well to change‚ especially if they feel threatened. Major shifts in the health care branch may not always result in significant outcomes immediately for every department. Other times revising can be extremely beneficial. As an organization’s advisor‚ many things can be done to help the
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It’s not by demanding that minimum wage is raised; it’s by actually acquiring the skills. That’s the way that people get ahead in life.” Politian Raul Labrador expresses. According to At Issue from the SIRS data base‚ in 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act successfully re-established a national minimum wage after it was battled between 1933 and 1935 by the Supreme Court. Critics of minimum we say it is not sufficient. They believe it should be changed to a living wage standard‚ which accommodates for
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Nurse Patient Communication According to the article‚ “Nurse-Patient Communication Barriers in Iranian Nursing” (Anoosheh et al‚ 2009) communication is one of the basic social needs of human beings. This article is the description of a study done to better understand the barriers that inhibit nurse-patient communication. Communication is critical in the nursing profession and can be considered a main aspect of nursing care. Patients and families count on nurses to keep them informed‚ help them
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Eight Basic Ratios Used in Health Care Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Financial Accounting HCS 405 Robert Hammer November 10‚ 2013 Eight Basic Ratios Used in Health Care Solvency Ratios 5. Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) is figured Unrestricted Net Assets + Interest + Depreciation / Maximum Annual Debt Service DSCR 2009 (Unaudited) 627 + 3708 + 36‚036 = 40‚371 40‚371 / 14‚609 = 2.76 DSCR 2008 (Unaudited) 15‚846 + 3597 + 24‚955 = 44‚398 44‚398 / 4‚195 = 10.5 DSCR 2009 (Audited) 36‚036 + 3‚708
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Patient Care “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore‚ there be any kindness I can show‚ or any good thing I can do to any fellow being‚ let me do it now‚ and not defer or neglect it‚ as I shall not pass this way again.” William Penn (1644-1718) There are many ways to define patient care in my own words. Doing my job to the best of my ability not only for myself but the patients that are in my care is of the utmost importance. My dedication to my work is defined by my ability
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Watson defined therapeutic nurse-patient relationship as “a helping relationship that’s based on mutual trust and respect‚ the nurturing of faith and hope‚ being sensitive to self and others‚ and assisting with the gratification of your patient’s physical‚ emotional‚ and spiritual needs through your knowledge and skill” ( as quoted in Pullen‚ 2010‚ p.4). Nurse’s are expected to portray and act professionally‚ legally and ethically in order to established an effective nurse-client relationship. The
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