Care Plan Norma Valdez-Rosa South University Online Introduction Chronic illness affects the whole family not just the patient. As discussed in our readings from this week‚ the impact of disease on family members includes: Emotional impact‚ financial impact‚ Impact on family relationships‚ Impact on the caregiver’s education or work‚ Impact on the caregiver’s leisure time and Social impact for the caregiver (Golics‚ et al‚ 2013). All of these factors are import to consider when
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climate‚ managers are expected to provide a quality service at the same time as making financial savings. Critically evaluate the role of the manager in the light of the current economic climate. Introduction This assignment has its starting point on defining quality in health and social care and how it can be delivered in a care setting. Subsequently‚ the role that the manager has in promoting‚ supporting and delivering the provision of good quality service to service users will be discussed
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The role of nurses in Transitional Care is an innovative topic in the healthcare arena. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries who are discharged from a hospital are re-hospitalized within 90 days and most of these are preventable. This indicates a need to improve coordination of post-discharge care. Health Care Reform’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 3026: Directs the Secretary to establish a Community-Based
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Role of Nursing in Healthcare Delivery Carmetrice A. Brock South University Dr. Sharon Broscious 5/17/2016 Role of Nursing in Healthcare Delivery Several of my nursing acquaintances have transitioned from staff nurses into managerial positions. It was a task deciding which acquaintance to interview. I decided to request an interview with Krystal. Krystal has been a RN‚ BSN for seven years. She has worked at a dialysis center since graduating nursing school and has been the manager of the
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the patient experience of care‚ the organization’s HCAHPS performance scores will remain status quo. Stakeholders need to understand the ramifications of remaining status quo – most importantly how this affects patient perceptions of the organization’s ability to provide quality health services. Engaging stakeholders in education and training is an investment that will return improvements in job satisfaction‚ quality of care‚ and ‘top-box’ rated patient experiences of care. Aligning stakeholders
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Men in Nursing: Ambivalence in care‚ gender and masculinity Introduction This paper examines some of the changes‚ which occurred as men entered nursing in the late twentieth century. Nursing is unique in that during the late nineteenth century it became an almost completely ’feminised’ occupation‚ following what Theweleit calls a ’new female assault’ on medical and caring work. Before this‚ women did little more than midwifery (1). During the late twentieth century men have increasingly found
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other nurses. Many people consider nursing a feminine career so when they see a male nurse it seems out of character to them and not natural‚ but when you look past the social norm men can be just as successful as women in the nursing field. Extensive research was conducted by many different people and organizations to further explore and potentially break this gender role stereotype. In the nursing field‚ men are often found dominating top management roles. A study
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Florence Nightingale is one of the most highly influential individuals in nursing history. She was a leader at heart and used her educational and social background to enhance the medical field by improving quality of life for patients in the hospital. When faced with the horrible conditions of military hospitals in the Crimean War‚ she became an advocate for the soldiers by writing letters requesting more medical supplies‚ cleaning equipment‚ clothing‚ heaters‚ water boilers‚ clean linens‚ and proper
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clinical rotation‚ the professional nursing role that I have chosen to analyze is the Director of Nursing. I had the privilege of being precepted by the Director of Emergency Services at Coral Gables Hospital and during the preceptorship I gained tremendous insight into the duties and responsibilities of the role as my preceptor was very inclusive and willing to share her knowledge. Having experienced and partaken in the daily operational responsibilities of the role‚ I now have an affinity and a new
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individuals under my care that I believe fit under the category of low English proficient and two Indian speaking individuals. Typically their families were at their bedside at all times. The Indian speaking individuals had a doctor that was able to converse in their native tongue. We have
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