Equipped for Efficiency: Improving Nursing Care Through Technology CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION December 2008 Equipped for Efficiency: Improving Nursing Care Through Technology Prepared for California HealtHCare foundation by Fran Turisco‚ M.B.A.‚ research principal Jared Rhoads‚ M.S.‚ senior research analyst CSC December 2008 About the Authors Fran Turisco is research principal and Jared Rhoads is a senior research analyst at CSC’s Emerging Practices‚ the applied research arm
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requirements and agreed ways of working designed to protect the rights of individuals in end of life care. Caring for patients at the end of life is a challenging task that requires not only the consideration of the patient as a whole but also an understanding of the family‚ social‚ legal‚ economic‚ and institutional circumstances that surround patient care. A legal requirement of end of life care is that the wishes of the individual‚ including whether CPR should be attempted‚ as well as their wishes
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← Definition of health: “A state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being‚ and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”(WHO‚ 1948) ← Definition of illness: “A highly personal state in which person’s physical‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ social‚ developmental‚ or spiritual functioning is thought to be diminished. ← Definition of wellness: “Wellness is a state of well-being .It defines by each person relative to his or her own values and beliefs *(Environmental‚ social‚ emotional
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April 1st‚ 2015 Whitney Roper - 0876801 DIGM 3350 RR Donnelly 1645 w Sam Houston Pkwy Tour Guide: Ryan Capece I had the chance to visit the renowned RR Donnelly’s Sam Houston Parkway location here in Houston‚ Texas. Celebrating their 150 year anniversary this year‚ Donnelly was founded long ago in 1864. In the beginning‚ the Lettmore family were the original owners‚ who were then bought by Wallace who in turn was bought by Donnelly. With their corporate office located in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Donnelly
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Care Plan Worksheet Student: Date of Care: Age/Gender: Rm Number: Code Status: full Allergy: NKA Admitting Diagnosis : embolic cerebral vascular accident (CVA)‚ right side Current Medical/Surgical Diagnosis: chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3 Past Medical/Surgical History: metastasis of prostate cancer‚ primary; bone cancer‚ secondary; cardiomyopathy‚ a central hypertension‚ left bundle branch lock‚ past substance abuse
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The nursing shortage impacts the world in a prodigious way. The nursing shortage has an adverse impact on patient care‚ as well as on nurses. The causes of the nursing shortage are multi-faceted and there is no single measure that influences the declining issues. The most concerning issue of the nursing shortage is the decline in patient care‚ and positive outcome (Buchan‚ 2010). The research question in this study is the following: How does the nursing shortage affect quality of patient care
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nurse‚ I know that nursing is all about the compassion you show to patients. In order to be a good nurse‚ one has to understand both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. A good nurse allows their ethics to guide their nursing. My vision of nursing will not only encompass the care I give to patients‚ but also the care I provide for the community in which I live. Nursing is rooted in public service and the desire to help others. I hope that my philosophy of nursing will incorporate my
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The Retention and Shortage of Nurses in Health Care The current nursing shortage and high turnover rate among nurses is a great concern‚ not only for health care organizations but also for the general population. The increase in an older population‚ as the “Baby Boomers” approach retirement age will add to this shortage‚ leaving many to wonder who will take care of them in their golden years. Subsequently‚ many of these “Baby Boomers” are nurses themselves and will be retiring‚ adding to the
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phases of the nursing process. The nursing process consists of six dynamic and interrelated phases: assessment‚ diagnosis‚ outcome identification‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation 2. List the elements of each of the six phases of the nursing process Asses- gather information about the clients condition‚ Diagnose-identify the client’s problems‚ plan and identify outcomes- set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions‚ Implement- perform the nursing actions identified
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Written Care Plan * Care plans provide direction for individualized care of the client. A care plan flows from each patient’s unique list of diagnoses and should be organized by the individual’s specific needs. * Continuity of care. The care plan is a means of communicating and organizing the actions of a constantly changing nursing staff. As the patient’s needs are attended to‚ the updated plan is passed on to the nursing staff at shift change and during nursing rounds. * Care plans help
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