Accreditation and Exercises 2-1 and 3-2 This is a two-part assignment Part One: In preparation for accreditation at its facilities‚ the administration would like the staff to understand the important benefits of accreditation and how undergoing the accreditation process can enhance quality. Go to The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Web site (http://www.jointcommission.org)‚ and answer the following questions. Be sure to set a positive tone that will appeal
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Quantitative Research Article Critique Sandra M. Smith NUR/518 February‚ 26‚ 2012 Veta Massey Quantitative Research Article Critique Kalisch‚ B. J.‚ & Lee‚ K. (2011). Nurse Staffing Levels and Teamwork: A Cross- Sectional Study of Patient Care Units in Acute Care Hospitals. Journal of Nursing Scholarship‚ 43(1)‚ 82-88. Introduction The purpose of this study is to explore the current research data and use of the Nurse Teamwork Survey to see if nurse staffing levels predicts teamwork
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Health information management is highly involved with the Accreditation process for the Joint Commission. Accreditation is an indicator that the facility provides high quality care. The Joint Commission has set standards for health record documentation. The record is essential because it contains all information from the time the patient enters the hospital to the time they are discharged. This is a way physicians and health care providers communicate and is important and for continuity of care
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Accreditation Audit-AFT Task 4 Western Governors University Discuss the current compliance status of the healthcare facility. Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH); a 180-bed‚ acute care‚ not for profit organization provides services in critical and emergency care‚ Oncology‚ cardiology‚ general medical and surgical services and neuroscience‚ vascular‚ level II nursery units amongst a few others. Providing these services Nightingale has held
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PRODUCT-PROCESS MATRIX The product-process matrix is a tool for analyzing the relationship between the product life cycle and the technological life cycle. It was introduced by Robert H. Hayes and Steven C. Wheelwright in two classic management articles published in Harvard Business Review in 1979‚ entitled "Link Manufacturing Process and Product Life Cycles" and "The Dynamics of Process-Product Life Cycles." The authors used this matrix to examine market-manufacturing congruence issues and to facilitate
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comply with particular criteria. Hospitals are one of the many organizations that must comply with regulations to keep patients and staff safe and as well as maintain the quality of care. Ideally‚ a good care system for patients includes medical professionals as well as friends and family to compliment each other in providing for patient needs. Because patients require care from medical professions in hospitals‚ there are provisions that the hospital must follow. “Compliance means conforming to a rule
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Regulatory and Accreditation Body Vincent Kennedy HSN/548 May 17‚ 2015 Mary Goetteman Introduction Regulatory and Accreditation Body Higher education institutions that provide educational programs consistent with regulatory and accreditation practices guiding each program. National recommendations generally dictate regulatory guidelines that are typically enforced through state regulating agencies identified for program control. Higher education institutions voluntarily self-assess themselves
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Professional Philosophy As a student preparing to begin my nursing career‚ I have come to develop my own core beliefs about the nursing profession. As a new graduate‚ I aim to instill these philosophies into my nursing practice. First‚ to embody characteristics of a genuine nurse by being caring‚ enthusiastic and being able to utilize teamwork. Second‚ practicing safely by maintaining a constant vigilance to avoid medication errors. Third‚ being mindful of cultural and religious values. I believe
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LABOR PROCESS Labor- series of physiological and mechanical process by which all products and conception are expelled from the birth canal. -is the series of events by which the uterine contractions and abdominal pressure expel a fetus and placenta from a woman’s body. Regular contractions cause progressive dilatation (enlargement or widening of the cervical canal) and create sufficient muscular force to allow a baby tobe pushed from the birth canal (or vagina). Preliminary Signs of labor 1
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Marketing Research Accreditation Research Project April 25‚ 2011 Being accredited is how an institution is recognized as a university having a legitimate degree program. The value of the degree you receive is based upon accreditation‚ college ranking‚ and the perception of the institutions image in organizations and society. As my problem statement I would like to find out what the value of accreditation is‚ what it takes to become accredited‚ maintain accreditation‚ and why some degrees from accredited
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