satisfaction for the universal worker position? Implementation of Job Redesign The RCHS senior management team decided to redesign the job of nurses and implement a universal worker to assist in support services needed for patient care delivery. Nursing positions were redesigned to “that of a care manager who directs the processes of care for the patient during the acute care episode and beyond” (Coulter, 1997, para. 11). According to Sharon Coulter’s article “Redesign Not Downsize,” moving nurses
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Organizational analysis Hospital AB and Health Center is a community based acute care general hospital. The hospital is proactive in seeking methods to identify and provide all sources of community benefit and charity care. The mission of the hospital as stated in administrative service manual policy 726 (2005) is “With caring and compassion, we will improve the health and quality of life of the people we service.” The purpose of existence of the hospital is the commitment
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Professional Presence and Influence YOT Task 1 Hellen C. Adebowale Models of Health and Healing Two of the three models of health and healing discussed by Dossey (1999) were Era II Body/Mind Model of the 1950s and Era III Body/Mind/Spirit Model of the 1990s. According to Dossey (1999), post World War II the Medical Doctors noticed that there was proof that the functioning of the human body can be affected by other factors such as stress and emotions which, can lead to diseases
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In the early part of the 20th century, comfort was the central goal of nursing and medicine. Comfort was the nurse's first consideration. A "good nurse" made patients comfortable. In the early 1900's, textbooks emphasized the role of a health care provider in assuring emotional and physical comfort and in adjusting the patient's environment. For example, in 1926, Harmer advocated that nursing care be concerned with providing an atmosphere of comfort. In the 1980's, a modern
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background-assessment-recommendation (SBAR) method, interpersonal messages among the team members are clear even in stressful situations. At Went-Douglass Hospital, the management team decides to create a Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) to help the nursing staff solve their problems in adapting the changes. The TCAB team consists of 20 nurses, pharmacists, care managers, physicians, clinical coordinators, educators, and supervisors. The main aim was to improve communications and hence improve satisfaction
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Prescribed Medication and Non Compliance in the Elderly In this article I will reflect on the issues surrounding the non compliance of prescribed medication taking in the elderly and the implications of caring for such patients within the community setting. The model of reflection that I have based my writing upon is Gibbs’ model of reflection (Gibbs 1998) which I feel allows me best, in a methodical and logical way, to explore my thoughts and feelings, to evaluate the care delivery and to reflect
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SURGICAL NURSING Making patients better: a qualitative descriptive study of registered nurses’ reasons for working in surgical areas Carolyn Mackintosh BA, MSc, RGN, Pg Dip, PhD Senior Lecturer, Division of Nursing, University of Bradford, Unity Building, Trinity Road, Bradford, UK Submitted for publication: 13 May 2005 Accepted for publication: 16 December 2005 Correspondence: Carolyn Mackintosh Division of Nursing University of Bradford Unity Building Trinity Road Bradford
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Historical Development of Professional Nursing in the United States Jennifer Casavant Telford, PhD, APN-BC Arlene W. Keeling, PhD, RN, FAAN OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Discuss the impact of Florence Nightingale's model and the American Civil War on mid to late–19th-century American nursing education. • Describe the transition of nursing education from the hospital to collegiate programs. • Discuss the role of nursing licensure in safeguarding the public
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Nietzsche v. Bowden In this paper I will analyze the ethical theories of Nietzsche and Bowden and apply them to the recent case involving Volkswagen and its use of “defeat” devices to cheat diesel emissions tests. In order to effectively analyze whether or not the actions of Volkswagen were ethical, I will first discuss Nietzsche’s view of morality, followed by Bowden’s application of care ethics. In Beyond Good and Evil Friedrich Nietzsche presents his critique of morality, as well as the concept
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Running head: REHABILITATION CARE IN A SPECIALIZED SETTING Rehabilitation Care in a Specialized Setting: A Multidisciplinary Concept Analysis Dorota M. Loney University of Texas at Arlington school of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N5327 Analysis of Theories in Nursing Rhonda Mintz-Binder, RN, MN, DNP April 29, 2012 Rehabilitation Care in a Specialized Setting: A Multidisciplinary Concept Analysis First we need to understand what Rehabilitation is to be able to
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