The Effects of Staffing Levels on Nursing Quality and Care In recent years‚ the healthcare industry has seen a significant decline in the quality of patient care it provides. This has been the result of reduced staffing levels‚ overworked nurses‚ and an extremely high nurse to patient ratio. The importance of nurse staffing in hospital settings is an issue of great controversy. Too much staff results in costs that are too great for the facility to bear‚ but too little staffing results in patient
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Cost and Quality Analysis When comparing the relationship between health care costs and quality‚ the two tend to be closely related. In some cases‚ when eliminating quality waste and improving productivity‚ there is a possibility to achieving substantial reductions in costs and improvements in the quality of care (James‚ 1989). Depending on the quality level of healthcare in which a person expects to receive‚ insurance agencies offer different packages relative to the cost the person is willing
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A concept analysis is useful in the examination of a specific concept in an effort to identify the concepts structure (Walker & Avant‚ 2011). The ultimate purpose of a concept analysis is to examine‚ clarify‚ and describe a concept with goal to gain understanding and the development of a definition. Concept analysis is an important process in the development of conceptual frameworks and theories utilized in practice and research (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014). A concept analysis contains several key components
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PATIENT ASSESSMENT - It provides objective information about the person which is essential in the nursing process. Methods of Examinations: (IPPA) • INSPECTION - assessing by using the sense of sight. - used to assess: color‚ rashes‚ scars and body structures. • PALPATION – assessing by the use of touch. - used to assess: texture‚ temperature‚ vibration‚ position‚ mobility of organs‚ distension‚ peripheral pulse‚ tenderness and pain.
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Exploration into Nursing: A Personal Framework The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of N5327 Analysis of Theories in Nursing Ronda Mintz-Binder‚ DNP‚ RN‚CNE Exploration into Nursing: A Personal Framework Upon graduation from nursing school‚ I started working on a telemetry/oncology unit at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston‚ Texas. Because the unit was also oncology we had to take care of patients who were
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Caring theory is the description of the care healthcare professionals provide in caring practice with the aim of communicating caring as a phenomenon (Ranheim et al‚ 2011). Through the years caring theory has developed in healthcare. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the term caring. In order to understand the term better‚ caring can be divided into several concepts. This essay will focus on the concepts of caring for‚ caring about‚ caring theory and caring science. These concepts will be explained
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References: Varcarolis‚ E.M. (2011). Manual of psychiatric nursing care planning: assessment guides‚ diagnoses‚ psychopharmacology (fourth edition). St. Louis‚ MO: Saunders. Varcarolis‚ E.M.‚ Halter‚ M.J. (2011). Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing‚ a clinical approach. (sixth edition). St. Louis‚ MO: Saunders.
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University Jurja Dobrile in Pula CONCEPTS OF SERVICE QUALITY MEASUREMENT IN HOTEL INDUSTRY UDK / UDC: 640.41(658.562) JEL klasifikacija / JEL classification: L83 Stručni rad / Professional paper Primljeno / Received: 31. svibnja 2007. / May 31‚ 2007 Prihvaćeno za tisak / Accepted for publishing: 03. srpnja 2007. / July 03‚ 2007 Summary The quality of service in hotel industry is an important factor of successful business. The existing trend of complete quality management in hotel industry ensures
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Concept Analysis: Stress Yamilet Diaz BSN RN University of Miami Concept Analysis: Stress In today’s society‚ we often use the term stress to explain how situations cause us to feel tension or worry. If you were to ask a group of people to describe stress‚ they may each have a different interpretation of the word. The reason for this is that stress is very subjective‚ which causes individuals to deal with stress very differently. Stress can cause or impact the course of many medical conditions
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INTRODUCTION Cleaning is a generic job carried out in all sectors and workplaces‚ outdoors and indoors‚ in private companies as well as in public areas. It encompasses a wide variety of tasks. The sector is mainly composed of small and very small companies. Most of the cleaning work is performed as contract cleaning where the cleaners are employed by a cleaning company but work within the premises of one or more “host companies”. The sector also has a large proportion of (sometimes undeclared) self-employed
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