...The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Ministry at Gravel Hill Baptist Church established Life Documents Day, to raise ongoing revenue to support its work of providing essential life-planning legal documents free-of-charge to low-income senior citizens Several years ago, The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Ministry began participating in the Faith to Faith Advance Care Planning Initiative created by Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging, a non-profit senior services organization in Central Virginia. The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Initiative provides these free documents to those senior citizens who so desperately needed them, but otherwise would never get them. The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Initiative, was...
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...MSTM- 6023 Strategic Planning & Policy Development Unit 2: Strategic Planning- Case Study Analysis 1 Drucker, P., 2008: Case # 13- What are “Results” in the Hospital? Table of Contents Overview ……………………………….………………………...……….. 2 Problem Statement ……………………….……………………...………… 2 Alternatives ………………………………….………………...…………... 3 Pros and cons ……………………………….………………………………4 Course of Action ……………………………..……………………………. 8 References ………………………………………………………………... 12 Overview Robert Armstrong, an ex-Navy sailor managed a successful family business for twenty years. During this time he also served as the chairman of the hospital board of directors. Healthcare had always been an interest if his. Armstrong had planned to become a physician before being drafted to the Navy while in college. After many years of business management he had begun to resent the time spent travelling and growing his business. He had secured what he described as an “over competent” team of managers within his family business and was ready for change. When the opportunity to become the hospitals administrator became available Armstrong accepted the challenge. However not being experienced in heath care management he was initially reluctant. Armstrong consulted with the hospital’s chief of medical services to inquire, “How do I measure performance?” Familiar with the definition of...
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...Unit 9 P1 Holistic care is when every aspect is considered when giving care, this includes their physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs. Beryll and Whitehouse 2010:9 support this definition because they state that holistic care is ‘physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual and providing opportunities for these to be met. ‘ Empowerment of individuals Empowering individuals means that services users are given choice and control over their lives. This can be done by ensuring that they are involved and informed about every decision concerning their care plan. A way in which you can empower an individual is for example in Roger and Alysha case study, when discussing and making important decisions about Rogers care plan, he was involved. As well as him and his wife were in the meeting. Another example is making sure when providing care for an individual they have a say in for example what clothes they wear, this promotes choice and allows them to have control over certain aspects of their lives. This provides a holistic approach because it allows health care professionals to consider every aspect of the individuals care. If an individual is empowered, they’re more likely to follow their care plan, which means...
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...The primary aim of my assignment is to look at the issue of end of life care in dialysis satellite units, as these areas tend to be nurse led units. My interest in palliative and end of life care has arisen from the growing number of poorly patients we continue to dialyse, this has proved distressing especially for the patient, who often has unmanaged symptoms and for their families, it is also upsetting for the staff involved in their care, as it is felt nobody is acting as the patients’ advocate and helping the decision to facilitate the withdrawal of what is now an ineffective and unnecessary treatment. One of the latest developments by the Government and Department of health is the concept of Advance Care Planning. I have looked at this from various perspectives and would like to be involved in introducing the process to Sheffield Kidney Institute. In 2004, the number of patients receiving renal replacement therapy in England, Scotland and Wales was 33,511, this figure is sourced from data which has been made available to them from participating renal units throughout the country, the number of patients receiving dialysis since 2000 has risen by 7% (Ansell et al 2005) with it projected to rise by a further 10 percent over the next 5 years (Ansell et al 2005). About 15-29 percent of deaths of patients with end stage renal disease results from a decision to discontinue dialysis (Davison 2006). Importantly we need to explore which patients especially those reaching...
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...Experience 107 BSN IV – OREM BATCH 2012 Clinical Instructors Kenneth E. Librea, RN Zussette O. Villar, RN, MAN Lawrence Ignatius M. Pamintuan, RN February 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This study would not be possible without the help and support of the following people to whom the researchers would like to extend their sincerest appreciation and deepest gratitude: The Almighty God, for the knowledge, wisdom, strength and love that He unconditionally bestowed on the group. This community diagnosis has been done according to His will. Professor Maria Luisa H. Lopez, for the patience and efforts she has exerted in planning this study; for the motivation and words of wisdom that pushed the students into working hard; for the assistance, knowledge and information that guided the actions of the group; and lastly, for her professional and motherly approaches which both disciplined and encouraged the students. Prof. Zussette O. Villar, Prof. Lawrence O. Pamintuan, and Prof. Kenneth E. Librea, for their diligence and hard work in guiding the students throughout the span of the community immersion; for the friendship and seniority that they offered to the students; and for extending their time and efforts in criticizing the works of the students towards continuous improvement. This study would not have been a success without them. Presidents Evangeline Borja and Nicomeded Aguilar of Dilang I and Dilang II, for warmly welcoming the PLP College of Nursing and for actively cooperating...
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...Discharge planning is a process that aims to improve the coordination of services after discharge from hospital by considering the patient’s needs in the community. It seeks to bridge the gap between hospital and the place to which the patient is discharged, reduce length of stay in hospital, and minimise unplanned readmission to hospital.1 Discharge planning is an established part of hospital care, but the process varies and is not entirely evidenced based. A Cochrane review analysed 11 randomised controlled trials looking at discharge planning in over 5000 patients and failed to show a reduction in mortality among elderly medical patients, lower readmission rates, or a shorter length of hospital stay.1 However, two trials in the review did report greater satisfaction of patients and carers when discharge planning was used.2 3 The Cochrane review concluded that discharge planning remains important as a small improvement, not detected by the studies performed so far, could still yield highly significant gains in health care with huge resource implications and better use of acute hospital beds.1 Unfortunately, none of the included trials assessed communication with primary care staff about patient transfer of care. This is an important aspect of discharge planning and another potentially important advantage for patients. On a patient’s initial contact with health services, discharge planning should be started.4 This is often difficult to achieve when acutely unwell patients...
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...Graduate School of Business Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila A Study on the Attitudes of the Female Residents of Pureza, Manila towards the Reproductive Health Law In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Research Methods and Case Writing Submitted to Dr. Dolores Garcia Submitted by Arien Marie A. Guda I. Introduction Population control or population management has been one of the rallying cries of Filipino economists since Pres. Ferdinand Marcos signed the United Nations Declaration on Population in 1967. With an estimated population of 92,337,852 in 2010 according to the National Statistics Office (National Statistics Office [Philippines]), and a land area of 300,000 sq. m., lawmakers and civic groups have been clamoring for a solution to address the constant growth rate vis a vis the dwindling natural resources in the country. While the population growth rate continues to hold steady(estimated to be at 2.36% per annum in 2008) (National Statistics Office [Philippines] and ICF Macro), the country’s resources, has suffered the same fate as that of the rest of the Asia Pacific region, which, the Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with the WWF, says is, “consuming more resources than its ecosystems can sustain, threatening the future of the region’s beleaguered forests, rivers, and oceans as well as the livelihoods of those who depend on them.” In an effort to help address this issue, stakeholders have sought to offer various methods...
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...3/27/13 Dashman Company WriteWork Essays & Writing Guides for Students Worried about plagiarism? Read this. Login | Help Essay Topics Area & Country Studies Essays (1,432) Art Essays (7,007) Businesss Research Papers (18,264) Humanities Essays (11,304) Literature Research Papers (31,867) History Term Papers (13,753) Law & Government Essays (5,824) Science Essays (9,902) Social Science Essays (16,816) Writing Guides How to write a book report How to write a research paper How to write an essay Search Search over 115,000 essays Go Worried about plagiarism? Get ideas & start writing References & research topics How to outline your essay Improve writing and grades Close Businesss Research Papers (18,264) › Management (5,798) › Management Planning & Decision Making (602) Dashman Company Essay by elgonzz, University, Master's, October 2008 www.writework.com/essay/dashman-company 1/6 3/27/13 Dashman Company download word file, 2 pages 5 1 reviews Downloaded 13 times Keywords plants, world war, case study, gap, bridging the gap 0 0Like 0Tweet This case study is based on the situation that prevailed in a company during the II world war. It was the period when America entered the war. The Dashman Company was one of the major suppliers of equipments to the US. Armed Forces. As a result of forecast in the purchase made by the20 units which worked as an autonomous body, Mr. Post was appointed to coordinate the purchasing activity by Mr. Mason, the president of...
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...Workshop on Global Health Workforce Strategy Annecy, France, 9-12 December 2000 ASSESSING QUALITY, OUTCOME AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Dr Javier Martinez The Institute for Health Sector Development London World Health Organization Department of Organization of Health Services Delivery Geneva Switzerland 2001 © World Health Organization, 2001 This document is not a formal publication of the World Health Organization (WHO), and all rights are reserved by the Organization. The document may, however, be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced and translated, in part or in whole, but not for sale nor for use in conjunction with commercial purposes. Assessing quality, outcome and performance management Dr Javier Martinez The Institute for Health Sector Development London Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1. Background, objectives and methods ................................................................... 1 2. Mapping out the topic and this review .................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.2.5 1.2.6 1.2.7 1.2.8 What is performance management? How have the concept and practice of performance management evolved over time? ............................ 3 Definition .............................................................................................................. 3 How have...
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...important part of disaster preparedness is planning in advance, and contingency plans are the most reliable way of accomplishing this. Contingency plans can be defined as “planning activities related to a site-specific threat that may occur at any time” (Vennema, 2007, p. 138). Different disaster planning and contingency plans will be needed depending on geographical location such as hurricanes in the southern region, earthquakes in the western region, and severe snow storms in the northern region. In the case study reviewed, a nurse who has just arrived for a 12 hours shift was concerned about the forecasted blizzard that was expected to bring two to three feet of snow in the next twelve to eighteen hours. Other nurses begin to get anxious and ask about contacting the nursing supervisor to seek strategies to ensure adequate staffing for patient care in the morning. Leadership within the healthcare facility should be cognoscente of the impending blizzard, and a contingency plan should be utilized to guarantee harm reduction during this internal/external disaster threat. Careful organization of contingency plans is necessary if those involved in a disaster are to respond effectively. “The most important aspect of disaster management is planning in advance” (Vennema, 2007, p. 138). Therefore, a contingency plan for external/internal disaster should be created and implemented long before the event occurs. Unfortunately, while the planning phase should be considered the most important...
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...កលវិទយល័យភូមិនទភនំេពញ ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF PHNOM PENH Youth’s Perspective on Sexual and Reproductive Health ទស នវិសយរបស់យវវ័យេលើសខភពបន្តពូជ និង សុខភពផ្លូវេភទ ័ ុ ុ Research Report In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement For the Degree of Master of Arts in Social Work HEAK MORINA August 2011 កលវិទយល័យភូមនភេពញ ិ ទ នំ កលវិទយល័យអុី ៉ ្រស្តី Royal University of Phnom Penh In Cooperation with Ewha Womans University Youth’s Perspective on Sexual and Reproductive Health ទស នវិសយរបស់យវវ័យេលើសខភពបន្តពូជ និង សុខភពផ្លូវេភទ ័ ុ ុ Research Report In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement For the Degree of Master of Arts in Social Work HEAK MORINA Examination committee: Dr. Erica Y. Auh (Chairperson) Dr. Choong Rai Nho Prof. Kim Sovankiry August 2011 កលវិទយល័យភូមិនទភនំេពញ Royal University of Phnom Penh Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Department of Social Work Youth’s Perspective on Sexual and Reproductive Health ទស នវិសយរបស់យវវ័យេលើសខភពបន្តពូជ និង សុខភពផ្លូវេភទ ័ ុ ុ Research Report In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement For the Degree of Master of Arts in Social Work Supervisor Prof. Soon Dool Chung Sponsored by EWHA Womans Univerity August, 2011 កលវិទយល័យភូមិនទភនំេពញ Royal University of Phnom Penh Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Department of Social Work TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Name of program: Master Program of Social Work Major in Social Work Name of Candidate: Title of thesis: HEAK Morina Youth’s Perspective on Sexual and Reproductive Health...
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...installation is done by determining the system configurations, staff training, which includes training the staff, Conversion, which includes converting the data and testing the system, Communications; very important component where identification and addressing of problems and concerns are established, and lastly, Preparing for the go-live date, which is very important because this is where reporting of issues and correction of problems is done, this component should be done when there is low patient volume, and staffing should be sufficient (Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2009). How did the process described in the case study fail to include the fundamental activities identified in Ch. 7 of Health Care Information Systems? The process that is described in the case study failed to include several of the fundamental activities that were identified in Ch.7 of Health Care Information Systems. There wasn’t...
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...their personal beliefs and listen and respect the beliefs and traditions of others. Legally Nursing implications require nurses to maintain licensure, obey state and federal laws and to remain within their scope of practice. Within these legal and ethical issues the American Association Code of Nursing ethics, personal and societal values, legal aspects and legal responsibilities all affect decisions. Two different cases will be discussed and explored; an advance directive case involving a woman by the name of Marianne, and a malpractice case involving a nurse and the involved healthcare organization. The American Nurses Association Code of Nursing Ethics can influence the final decision made in the case study involving Marianne’s family by designating a surrogate. According to "American Nurses Association" (2011), “The nurse supports patients self-determination by participating in discussions with surrogates, providing guidance, referral to other resources as necessary, and identifying and addressing problems in the decision-making process” (1.4). In the case study involving malpractice, the nurse being called upon as a witness, has a duty and responsibility to report the incidents to the employer. The "American Nurses Association" (2011) website further states,” all nurses have a responsibility to assist those who identify potentially questionable practice” (3.5). If the hospital fails to correct the actions, the...
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...“A Study On Recruitment Procedure Followed In Fresenius Medical Care (India) Pvt Ltd.” Chapter – I Introduction 1.1. Human Resource Management: Human Resource Management is the management of an organizations work force or Human Resource. It is responsible for attraction, selection, training and assement, rewarding of employee while, also overseeing organizational leadership and culture ensuring with employee and labour laws. The function was initially dominated by transactional work such as payroll and benefits administration but due to globalization, company consolidation, technological advancement and further research. Now Human Resource focus on strategic initiatives like merger and acquisition, talent management, succession planning, industrial and labour relation and diversity and inculsion. It is essential that Human Resource be made an integral part of an organization. Human Resource can be instrumental in developing a full analysis of each division and determining how function like recruiting and employee relation can support new and existing strategies. Human Resource is also an invaluable resource in evaluating how to facilitate the adoption of strategies, recruitment of new talent to sustain them and assure smooth transitions. As we concentrate on recruitment procedure, which is...
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...Case Study: Evaluation and Morale An effective and productive performance evaluation is an opportunity for a health care manager and his/her staff to identify expectations, establish goals, give reinforcements for jobs well done, and identify areas that have opportunities for improvement. A successful performance evaluation will be one that fosters a healthy working relationship between manager and staff. The case study to be discussed involves a staff nurse who has completed his/her performance evaluation with his/her healthcare manager and has left the appraisal conference disappointed in its outcome and with concerns regarding one specific incident having weighed heavily on his/her evaluation (Mary & Joanne, 2011, p. 231). At the manger level the annual performance appraisal is a toll that should utilized to evaluate past and current performance, identify educational and professional development needs, give rewarding recognition for positive performance, and take disciplinary action if needed. Nursing professional standards of practice holds that each nurse has an obligation to adhere to the code of ethics. The standards of professional practice should be utilized as a criterion when evaluating a nurse’s practice ("Professional Standards," 2012). In reviewing the information provided by the case study this author has evaluated potential problems that could have contributed to the deterioration of the evaluation of this particular staff nurse. It appears that active participation...
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