Nursing Shortage and Quality of Care The need for more registered nurses continues to rise as we now come to face an increase in the geriatric population that is the “Baby Boomers”. The safety and quality of patient care is directly related to the size and experience of the nursing workforce. Nurses work in a variety of conditions that may not be preferential because hospitals have not kept up with the rising demand for nurses. As a nurse assistant‚ staff nurse‚ charge nurse or nursing administrator
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continue to age‚ long-term care providers are facing so many challenges and they will continue to do so. Quality of care has been a challenge‚ and will continue to be a challenge. Quality of care refers to the technical competency of medical and quasi-medical services (CITATION). Quality of care in nursing homes‚ even with all the substantial regulatory oversight‚ still remained problematic. There are however steps that can be taken to improve and promote quality of care in nursing homes and assisted living
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is one of the most substantial reforms in Medicare since 1965. This is now considered the law of the land according to Douglas Holtz-Eaton. The PPACA portrays a “coverage first” strategy. “Sadly‚ a review a of the state’s experience bodes poorly for the future of national reform.” (Point/Counterpoint 177) There are two major driving factors in which could propose a threat for this reform. The first factor is it costs too much. Many decades
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society people have started to plan for their future. This planning ahead has created multiple diverse businesses and communities. There are numerous different facilities worldwide solely constructed for providing care to the elderly. The percentage of older Americans residing in assisted living facilities has declined in recent years. However rapid aging of the population‚ especially the growth of the population 85 years and older‚ means that demand for nursing home care is steadily increasing. There
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Ostomy Care Teaching Plan I will be developing a Ostomy care teaching plan for client L.J‚ who is 24 days post operative following a colostomy. This teaching plan will be specific to L.J‚ taking into account his learning needs‚ his motivation and readiness to learn and any environmental factors that might influence his learning. The teaching plan will also include visuals for the client‚ active participation and an evaluation of the goals. While working with client L.J‚ I was able to complete
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Pain Management and Quality of Life for Sickle Cell Disease Patients Cynthia Evans Mississippi College Pain Management and Quality of Life for Sickle Cell Disease Patients This is a review of literature examining how frequent recurring episodes of pain affect the quality of life in the sickle cell disease patients. Several studies conducted concerning pain management and quality of life for sickle cell disease patients indicate additional studies needed. Identifying additional effective
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Change for Providing Safe Patient Care”‚ on page 382 through 383‚ is about a Department of Medicine (DoM) in an urban academic medical center where in the past 2 years there has been cases where patients had needlessly suffered serious harm. Even though the cases were far and in betweeen‚ and most of the employees were comfortable with the status quo however‚ “the chairperson’s view of patient care safety meant that there was no place for such incidents.” Incidentally‚ the patient safety incidences occurred
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ASSIGNMENT 207 UNDERSTAND PERSON CENTRED APPROACHES IN AN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTING TASK B – SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS Bi Describe two ways of finding out about the history‚ preferences‚ wishes and needs of an individual using the service. * By asking the individual at their initial assessment‚ a full history should be taken as part of their care plan * By referring to past notes from social care workers‚ GP’s and family Bii Describe two ways of making sure that the history
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Organizing Patient Care Within this discussion‚ I will explore the transitioning of a primary nursing care model to a functional method of staff utilization. Consequently‚ my focus will be on the implementation strategies used or omitted to achieve this change. Structural Change Nineteen eighty-six was an interesting year. University Hospital in Boston practiced primary nursing‚ and as Marquis and Huston (2015) describe‚ this structure provides high job satisfaction along with responsibility
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Evidence based patient care becomes a life long approach to clinical decision making to improve clinical outcome‚ and includes use of best evidence clinical outcome values of patient and there families. The purpose is to help bedside nurses determine the strength of evidence on the bases of the research methods. Evidence based nursing care is informed by research finding use of research evidence in clinical practice is an expected standard of practice for nurses and healthcare organizations. It determines
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