Introduction In this assignment the author will explore Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the role of the community nurse. The author will explore the assessment‚ challenges and role of the community nurse in order to gain a better understanding of Community Health Nursing. The following is the case study to which the assignment will be based: Liam Byrne is an 8-year-old boy who lives with his parents Elaine and Michael and his two siblings Fiona aged 4 years and Deirdre aged 6 years. They
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Little Falls Hospital The National Patient Safety Goals are mandated by The Joint Commission. These goals have been formed through years of monitoring patient error reports and near misses of incidents. These are meant to protect the patient and also to reduce litigation for hospitals and staff. Every few years‚ there will be evidence that certain safety measures are being neglected and will be added to the list of goals for measuring by staff. In 2012‚ The Joint Commission added catheter-associated
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SWOK 534 Policy and Practice in Social Service Organizations Melinda Duplichan University of Southern California- VAC‚ spring 2011 Professor: Wells Community Immersion Paper: Jennings‚ Louisiana I. Identification and General Description of Community Choosing a community to write about for this community immersion paper was not hard‚ as I live in one of the most talked about cities in southern Louisiana. Jennings‚ Louisiana is a city located in the southern part of Louisiana about
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8Ps of Integrated Service Management (Each one of you need to choose two components) Our service organisation will be TESCO. The reason why I had chosen this organisation for our group to do research on is because this organisation has wide range of resource for our assignment. (Anith)Product. Managers must select the features of both the core product and the bundle of supplementary service elements surrounding it‚ with reference to the benefits desired by customers and how well competing products
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call schedule Staff are worried dilute bonus pool? Dr. Degani Toronto Location USA less regulation 10% - Out of Province/USA 60% - Outer Toronto area 30% - assume Toronto Increase costs charged Cons Shouldice Hospital Options to Expand Capacity New Hospital Build to satisfy demand Find financing Big capital cost Keep quality control Maintain patient centered care No need to convince stakeholder of change Increase in patient demand Threat of technology or new procedures
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As the new CEO of Middlefield hospital a quality of 450 tertiary bed hospital integrated healthcare system in a major urban area in the Northeast with employee turnover rate issues‚ nursing vacancies‚ a new hospital in the area recently opening‚ and employee morale deteriorating I need to come in strong making serious changes. I will send out a memo to the head staff for an urgent meeting. The meeting will take place on both day and night shift so everyone can aware of the upcoming change. At the
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attaining my associates in health information technology‚ those dreams are closer than ever before. Once you are this close‚ the next question is‚ “What kind of workplace would I like to find myself in after graduation?” My definite choice would be in a hospital. Since there are several positions available with this degree‚ there are two aspects that influenced my decision on selecting this workplace. The two aspects are benefits and potential for growth. In today’s day and time many people make career
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What were reasons for implementing lean management at Virginia Mason Hospital? Lean thinking begins with driving out waste so that all work adds value and serves the customer’s needs. Identifying value-added and non-value-added steps in every process is the beginning of the journey toward lean operations. In order for lean principles to take root‚ leaders must first work to create an organizational culture that is receptive to lean thinking. The commitment to lean must start at the very top of the
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vulnerable state. Your emotions and imperfections are on display. However‚ that vulnerability and emotion unites the singer with the audience. I experience this connection even more fully when interacting with patients. What started as singing in the hospital cafeteria led to volunteering as a Patient Service Ambassador. I conversed‚ laughed‚ celebrated‚ sang‚ and even cried with patients from all walks of life.
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One article discussed how the validity of infection control research is determined by how well infection as an outcome can be measured (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012). Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a type of measured outcome for patient safety intervention (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012). Challenges in assessing hospital-acquired infection outcomes happen due to lack of a gold standard test in diagnosing infections; it is usually based on a clinician’s judgment if there is an infection or not (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012)
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