Ethical code of conduct for a Long-Term-Care Facility Professor Tamara D. Smith April 8‚ 2012 The code of conduct for a Long Term Care Facility is a guideline and procedure for personal conduct for those working in that kind of facility. To preserve the highest standard of care using integrity and ethical standards‚ code of ethics or code of conduct are the foundations that most long term care facility based their business principle. It is the responsibility of all parties including upper management
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Research Article Critique Research Article Strengths & Weaknesses Health care is a dynamic and forever changing field‚ and the professionals working within the health care field are not any different. Initial and continuing education is necessary to provide relevant and current nursing care. Critiquing research is one way to expand understanding of a subject‚ and ultimately make changes in practice in response to the current research knowledge obtained from studies. Additionally‚ nurses
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AbstractOne suggested approach to ensure safe and effective patient care has been to mandate nurse staffing ratios. In 1999 California became the first state to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. California is not the only state to enact minimum nurse staffing ratios for hospitals‚ over the past four years at least eighteen other states have considered legislation regarding nurse staffing in hospitals. Policymakers are forced to consider alternatives to nurses ratios due to nurse
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Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering
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Common Ground Yolanda Isom Fairleigh Dickinson University Abstract Healthcare providers all have a common goal and that goal is to provide quality care in an environment that is conducive to healing. But what happens‚ when the quality care is hampered by unprofessional attitudes or conflict? How well is the delivery of quality care‚ when these are mixed in? The common interest is for patients to receive the best care possible and give the facility a good
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Article | Van Den Bemt Et Al.‚ P. (2009‚ 03 23). Medication administration errors in nursing homes using an automated medication dispensing system. Retrieved from jamia.bmj.com | Background Information | This article found that although there are information and studies on medication errors within acute care settings‚ there were no studies noted for nursing homes or long term care settings. This study also worked to incorporate the fact that most acute and long term care facilities are now using
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American Association of Medical Assistants 1959 Mission Statement The mission of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to enable medical assisting professionals to enhance and demonstrate the knowledge‚ skills and professionalism required by employers and patients; protect medical assistants’ right to practice; and promote effective‚ efficient health care delivery through optimal use of the multiskilled CMA (AAMA). AAMA was incorporated in the State of Illinois as a not-for-profit professional
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1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing a. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care b. Giving care with a focus on the group’s needs c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs d. Having the goal of giving optimal care to all clients 2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing? a. A practice that focuses on individuals and families b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions c. Giving direct care to ill
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Glenn Garrett 3/31/12 Prof. Ogunji Managerial Economics Homework - Case Studies Pg 107 – Sunbest Orange Juice Spreadsheet Analysis Endogenous variables = all important demand- and supply-related factors that are within the control of the firm (ex: product pricing‚ advertising‚ product design‚ and so on) Exogenous variables = consist of all significant demand- and supply-related influences that are beyond the control of the firm (ex: competitor pricing‚ weather‚ general economic conditions
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THE NCLEX-RN® EXAMINATION Chapter 1 The NCLEX-RN® Examination Guide for Test-Takers R epeating the NCLEX-RN® Examination THE NCLEX-RN® EXAMINATION UNIT I THE NCLEX-RN® EXAMINATION The NCLEX-RN® Examination Have you talked to graduate nurses about their experiences taking the NCLEXRN® exam? They probably told you that the test wasn’t like any nursing test they had ever taken. How can that be? The NCLEX-RN® exam is primarily multiplechoice test questions‚ and as a nursing
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