change, communication issues, change dynamics that include resistance or acceptance of change, and the variables related to the management of the implementation and evaluation stages of the change process. Key issues Change is a constant in the health care ®eld. Nurse managers must learn to accept change as a normal process and to develop coping and managing strategies for the successful management of change. This acceptance of change as a dynamic process will create opportunities and challenges for
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Introduction Today, implementation of different types of healthcare information systems and technology has become significant for the delivery of cost-efficient and quality health care. With the help of different types of information systems in healthcare service organizations, they have become able to contribute in better health service management and delivery of quality healthcare (Blum, 2012). Use of different information systems also affirms the knowledge base necessitated for clinical and administrative
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wide range of phenomena. According to McEwin and Willis, in clinical practice, those phenomenon that are frequently seen aid advanced practice nurses in developing interventions and clinical protocols because they are said to be stable and reliable components of the practical nursing experience (McEwin & Willis, 2011, p. 47). The observed phenomena may or may not have had research studies associated with them in the past to concretely define them, and therefore the notion of concept development and
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PROBLEM Introduction Health is a right of every human being. Healthy people are a pre-requisite to national development. The department of health uses the life span approach to design programs and assist in the delivery of health services to specific age groups. It views health care of individuals within the context of the family. The term family is defines as the basic unit of the community. All members of the family are empowered to maintain their health status. The health of the family is considered
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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES ON INTRAPARTUM AND IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM CARE 2012 A collaboration of the Department of Health and the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society 1 The mention of specific product brands is not meant to suggest that they are endorsed or recommended by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (POGS) in preference to other products of a similar nature that are not mentioned. All reasonable precautions have been
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Pediatric Incision Care Abstract This paper explores several articles that show results about wound care education research and its effects throughout the world. It also provides information about a case study based on this type of research. The case study included an interview process and a presentation to the client. An important component of this research includes providing education specifically to parents or guardians of the pediatric population which include patients aged from zero to
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Health Care Issues in the United States Cassandra Jones Professor Rhonda Hill HSA 500 January 21, 2012 Health care issues in the United States have escalated to the point of a crisis for all except the richer Americans. Health care expenditure is the major component of household consumption responsible for the increase in household net borrowing and even the foreign deficit (Singer, 2008). The health care system in the United States has evolved in many important ways over the last 50 years
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mental health issues. Lindsay, ASW, one of the several case managers, has worked at College Hospital Cerritos for four years. Her time at College Hospital has been divided between the role as therapist or “counselor” Lindsay believes her role as a social worker in integrated care is to be another witness and observer who can contribute important information that would not otherwise be revealed to other treatment team members. This also means that her specific role within the CHC integrated care setting
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The Affordable Care Act and Women Benefits The Affordable Care Act, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and informally as Obamacare, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23rd, 2010. The aim of the Act is a health care law aimed at improving the health care system of the United States by widening health coverage to more Americans, as well as protecting existing health insurance policy holders. Those who already have health insurance will benefit
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Offenders with Mental Health Issues Adolescence is a critical time of development. During this period there are significant changes in brain development, emotions, cognition, behavior, and personal relationships. It is during this time that most major mental health disorders appear, many of which carry over into adulthood. Behavior patterns such as substance abuse also often develop during this time and may continue throughout adulthood. Many adolescents struggling with mental health issues begin to
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