From a nurse’s perspective‚ it is effortless to say that the Patient Portability and Accountability Act is a topic that is very controversial. Although the Affordable Care Act is supported by the American Nurses Association‚ not all nurses are individually supporting it. There are a number of reasons for this divide. Many nurses are concerned about the strain that the Affordable Care Act is putting on their workplace. Through the Affordable Care Act‚ many people who did not have access to health
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Nursing is one of the most stressful careers in healthcare. Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within
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Yesterday‚ I followed my father to visit my uncle who was hospitalised at a private hospital. We left home at about 5.00 p.m. and reached the hospital at 6.15 p.m. The private hospital was a new hospital. It was opened two months ago. My uncle suffered from chronic diabetes. Two days ago he came to the hospital for his regular check-up but the doctor had to admit him because his sugar level was very high. The doctor had to monitor him all the time. He would be allowed to go home once his sugar level
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- Law and Management in Occupational Health and Safety Patients in the Perioperative environment are often required to be repositioned on the operating table and most of these patients have had a regional or general anaesthetic‚ making it impossible for them (the patient) to assist staff in that repositioning. The added risk in any repositioning is loss or damage to the patients’ airway‚ and maintaining the patients’ musculoskeletal alignment‚ so as to not cause any damage to nerves
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Charge Nurses - Are they adequately trained? Melissa Bogle Nursing Research 4003 November 15‚ 2012 Abstract Charge Nurses have a very difficult and demanding job. This is true for anyone‚ especially for a new graduate. It’s scary enough just to be a new nurse but assuming a charge nurse position is terrifying. Do you have the skills or knowledge it takes to be in charge? The charge nurse role is not often discussed while in nursing school. Leadership qualities are the key to making a great
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Literature review/theory Hospital volunteers have the potential to increase patient satisfaction. Hospitals strategy’s focus on reducing costs while delivering excellent service. Performances of hospitals depends on patient satisfaction that is an important feature (Brent Hotchkiss‚ Fottler‚ & Unruh 2009). Organisation strategy and HR practices Strategic human resource management can be defined as a sequence of carefully planned human resource allocation and activities that will help and enable
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Registered nurses are very essential aspects in the medical field because they are the root of the healthcare establishment. Nursing has been around for decades and resorts back to the medieval era. Registered nurses and doctors as well as encourage health and provide medical attention to sick and injured patients. The actual diagnosis of the patient is determined by the doctor; however‚ nurses spend more time monitoring the health and physical estate of the patient. A registered nurse is one who
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facility o 130 acres o 17‚000 square feet o 89 beds • Dr. Casim Degani‚ internationally recognized authority • Specialized procedure • Patients administered anesthetic in operating room • Upon completion of operation: patients are fully aware of what is going on • Counseling activities • Atmosphere • Experienced staff Shouldice way compared to other hospitals • Recovery o Practically cut in half • Atmosphere o Carpeted floors o No Bed Pans • Lower Costs • Administration of the anesthetic
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FACTORS AFFECTING PATIENT SAFETY AS PERCEIVED BY STAFF NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN METRO MANILA I. INTRODUCTION A) BACKGROUND “The biggest challenge to moving toward a safer health system is changing the culture from one of blaming individuals for errors to one in which errors are treated not as personal failures‚ but as opportunities to improve the system and prevent harm.” - Institute of Medicine ‘99 Issues related to a lack of patient safety have been reported for decades
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Meghan Weir Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V Kristan Farley May 16‚ 2013 Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm As the health care atmosphere changes‚ there has been a growing interest to closely examine how spirituality‚ values‚ and morals contribute to patient outcomes; specifically what it means to truly heal a patient. In the past‚ medical care was mostly geared towards curing our patients and their illnesses physically.
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