high-quality care, nurses must be the coordinator of the care and activities of the multidisciplinary team that is providing care for the patient. Clinical pathways and physician standing orders can be used as a guide for the team in managing stroke patients. They ensure that the appropriate diagnostic tests, therapies and care needs are being included in plan for a patient. Clinical pathways also improve coordination of acute stroke care and discharge planning, decrease hospital care costs, decrease
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Management of Long-Term Care Allison Davenport South University Management of Long-Term Care Managing long-term care involves delivering services through programs that meet the special needs of people who cannot take care of themselves either due to old age or terminal illnesses (Mitty, 2009). Most patients under the assisted living programs are usually weak due to factors such as accidents and emergence of illnesses that diminish their physical abilities. There are various
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Grant Proposal Robert Breedlove III Faculty: Allison Butler NUR 465: Population Health: Local, National, and Global approaches April 28, 2015 The student name indicated on this title page signifies that the author has read and understands the IWU Honesty Policy as outlined in the Student Handbook and IWU Catalog. Affixing this statement to the title page certifies that no cheating or dishonest use of information has occurred in completing this assignment. The work submitted is original
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fostering toolbox thinking rather than an awareness that marketing is a multi-faceted social process, and notes that marketing theory and customers are the victims of today′s mainstream marketing thinking. By using the notion of a marketing strategy continuum, discusses a number of consequences of a relationship-type marketing strategy for the focus of marketing, pricing, quality management, internal marketing and intraorganizational development. Briefly comments on the possibility of developing a general
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Is Telenursing in Your Future? Let’s start by answering the question, what is Telenursing? “Telenursing is the use of technology to deliver nursing care and conduct nursing practice.” ("Patient Safety, Telenursing, and Telehealth - Patient Safety and Quality - NCBI Bookshelf," n.d.). As technology continues to integrate the healthcare field, each nurse needs to have a better understanding of what telenursing encompasses. Evaluating the skills needed for Telenursing, as well as the advantages
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a CCRC, that means continuum of care retirement community and her position is Admissions/Marketing Director from 2008 to current. Her work in a safe and well-lighted place. Mainly, she always work in inside but sometimes she work in outside. In general, her work environment is perfect. My philosophy and values about the health care profession. First, I want to talk about my philosophy about the health care profession. Next, I want to talk about my values about health care profession. I
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lengths of stay, increased risk of complications and adverse events. The key practices that support integration include: single point of entry, “at risk” screening, comprehensive assessment, service coordination and case management, care planning including advance care planning, clear communication processes including shared health records, patient empowerment and self-management, quality use of medications and ongoing monitoring. The healthcare system is complex and people have difficulty navigating
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3/29/15 Coastal Medical Center Case – Exercise 10: What type of long-term care does Coastal Medical Center provide? What is its competition in this area? CMC is a tertiary care facility. The main competitor for CMC is Johnson Medical Center (JMC) which is a tertiary care facility that owns four nursing homes, two assisted living facilities, a durable medical equipment company, a wellness center, an ambulance service, and an industrial medicine business. The facilities are located within
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understanding of the addiction that includes knowledge of current models and theories, of the contexts within which substance use occurs, and awareness of the effects of psychoactive drug use. Each professional must be knowledgeable about the continuum of care and the social contexts affecting the treatment and recovery process (SAMHSA 1998). Three Competencies Understanding the addiction, addiction professionals/counselor work in a broad variety of disciple but share an understanding of the addictive
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Quality: We believe in continuous quality of care and performance improvement as the foundation for preserving and enhancing healthcare delivery. Effective communication and education of our patients, physicians, staff and the community we serve are essential elements of this process. Comprehensive: We are committed to an integrated healthcare delivery system that encompasses the entire spectrum of healthcare delivery. This continuum of care encompasses all aspects of an individual's healthcare
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