& Spetz‚ J. (2002). Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California. Health Affairs‚ 21(5)‚ 53-64. Retrieved from http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/21/5/53.full.html In the article‚ Coffman‚ Seago‚ and Spetz (2002) questioned that mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could eventually help to improve outcomes and conditions of both nurses and patients in acute care hospitals in California. They found that mandatory ratios could create opportunity costs
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Impact the Nurse-patient ratio has on workloads Betty Jo Ayers Fayetteville State University Dr. D. Jefferys Nursing 300- Group 1 Project Introduction: The nurse-patient ratio has been a debatable problem for many years. It has been found that it is key in ensuring patient safety‚ protecting the nurses and ensuring overall quality of health care service. Background Information: There are four main reasons nurses are experiencing higher workloads
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Introduction Patton-Fuller Community hospital is committed to offering our patients innovative medical services. This is not possible if the financial staff does not take steps to ensure the relationship between sources and expenses reflect positive results. Understanding the differences between the audited and unaudited financial statements will allow the facility to balance its finances. We will evaluate the effects of revenue sources for planning and control. Examining the differences between
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Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Networking Introduction: Patton-Fuller Community Hospital has been serving the needs of its community since 1975. To maintain functionality over such a long span of time‚ Patton-Fuller has had to adapt to changing technologies. Today‚ Patton-Fuller utilizes Information Technology to its fullest‚ establishing a network in which vital data can be transferred both internally and externally with ease and speed. The communication of this data can be visualized via
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different reports used such as a balance sheet and also a statement of revenue and expenses. In the case of Patton and Fuller it was considered a successful year in 2009. The hospital gets 80% of its revenue from inpatient activities. The net patient revenue increased in 2009 by more than 9%. Here are copies of both the balance sheet and the statement of revenue and expenses. Patton - Fuller Community Hospital Balance Sheet as of December 31‚ 2009 and 2008 (In thousands) (Audited) 2009 | 2008
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Introduction Since its inception in 1975‚ Patton – Fuller Community Hospital has been dedicated to providing cutting-edge medical care to the people of Kelsey and the surrounding communities. PFCH is a for-profit hospital and is owned by physicians active at the facility. Quality patient care is the key to a hospital’s success and as shareholders in PFCH. The hospital has seven network diagrams divided into two areas; the first one is clinical areas‚ which include ERs and ORs‚ Pharmacy‚ Labs‚
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Nurse To Patient Ratio Medtech College Ethics August 16‚ 2010 The past decade has been a turbulent time for US hospitals and practicing nurses. News media have trumpeted urgent concerns about hospital understaffing and growing hospital nurse shortage. Nurses nationwide consistently report that hospital nurse staffing levels are inadequate to provide safe and effective care. Physicians agree‚ citing inadequate nurse staffing as a major impediment to the provision on high quality of care
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range of external factors such as nursing shortage‚ changing patient needs and expectations‚ decrease patient safety‚ and increased the economic inflation and a lack of internal revenue to the States. As a great disadvantage‚ the nurse-to-patient staffing ratios point to research indicating an association between nurse workload and patient mortality and morbidity. The model of the synergy model in the policy change of nurse-to-patient ratio should be carefully implemented to reduce all the external
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Finding Safe Nurse to Patient Ratios Augsburg College Abstract Determining nurse-to-patient ratios in nursing facilities remains a challenge for the nursing profession. Two main staffing methods that are currently used in most nursing facilities are staffing by patient acuity using patient classification systems and staffing by mandated nurse-to-patient rations. Each method has an impact on patient outcomes‚ safety and overall satisfaction determined from different articles
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Patton-Fuller Sensitivity Analysis Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Financial Accounting HCS 405 Robert Hammer November 17‚ 2013 Patton-Fuller Sensitivity Analysis Using Trend Analysis for Staffing According to Health Affairs‚ “Several trends in hospital use and staffing patterns have converged to create potentially hazardous conditions for patient safety” (Rogers‚ Hwang‚ Scott‚ Aiken‚ & Dinges‚ 2013‚ p. 1). Addressing the staffing is at Patton-Fuller Community Hospital is the current issue.
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