Chapter 51. Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing Education Through Patient Simulation Carol Fowler Durham, Kathryn R. Alden Background The alarming rise in morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients throughout the United States heightens concerns about professional competency.1 Nurses and other health care professionals are under increased scrutiny to provide safe, effective care. Likewise, nursing education programs are faced with increased pressure to produce graduates who are
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needs. “Customer” includes internal and external colleagues, clients, consumers, or anyone that the person is trying to help. This Means... This Doesn’t Mean... • being patient and polite with others • providing efficient but impersonal service • taking responsibility to resolve a client’s problem even if it goes beyond the normal demands of the job • washing your hands of a client’s problem by passing it on to someone else • discussing with the client his or her needs and satisfaction with
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Visualizing Research This page intentionally left blank Visualizing Research A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design Carole Gray and Julian Malins © Carole Gray and Julian Malins 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Carole Gray and Julian Malins have asserted
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1501 Understanding the Principles & Practices of Assessment ------------------------------------------------- Principles and Requirements of Assessment The Functions of Assessment Varieties of Assessment It's been said that in life, timing is everything. As in life, assessments performed at crucial times in the learning process can spell the difference between gathering data to evaluate students and using assessments to enhance learning. Based on timing and purpose, four functions
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Instructor’s Manual with Test Items to accompany Applied Behavior Analysis Second Edition John O. Cooper ● Timothy E. Heron ● William L. Heward All, The Ohio State University Prepared by Stephanie Peterson, Idaho State University ● Renée K. Van Norman, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ● Lloyd Peterson, Idaho State University ● Shannon Crozier, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ● Jessica E. Frieder, Idaho State University ● Peter Molino, Idaho State University ● Heath Ivers, Idaho
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THE Professional Practice S E R I E S James W. Smither Manuel London EDITORS Performance Management Putting Research into Action A Publication of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Performance Management The Professional Practice Series The Professional Practice Series is sponsored by The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. (SIOP). The series was launched in 1988 to provide industrial and organizational psychologists
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BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and Research and Analysis Project INFORMATION PACK 2012 - 2013 CONTENTS 1) 2) 3) About Oxford Brookes University ....................................................................... 1 Eligibility ............................................................................................................ 2 Conversion arrangements ................................................................................. 4 3.a) ACCA exam conversion arrangements
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Activity: Mindful Listening Purpose / Goals: To provide information and tools to assist the health care professional in communicating more effectively through the client/patient / care giver relationship, as listening is a significant part of the communication process. M0707121 Objectives List the educational objectives. 1. Response to and discuss the question: “What is communication?” Content (Topics) Provide an outline of the content/topic presented and indicate to which objective(s) the content/topic
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BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and Research and Analysis Project INFORMATION PACK 2013 - 2014 CONTENTS 1) 2) 3) About Oxford Brookes University ....................................................................... 1 Eligibility ............................................................................................................ 2 Conversion arrangements ................................................................................. 4 3.a) 4) ACCA exam conversion arrangements
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