health care functions, the key performance dimensions and the performance measures of the organization could use in order to evaluate the nursing staff. Also, the paper will focus on steps needed to be taken in order better management of specific group of patients. The strategies implemented by an organization are important in ensuring high quality services in the market. To ensure sustainability in the market, the paper will also provide the various strategies that he organization can implement and then
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The Stress of Caring Learning Goals One of the most consistent changes in the structure of work over the past few decades has been a shift from a manufacturing economy to a service economy. More workers are now engaged in jobs that include providing care and assistance, especially in education and medicine. This work is satisfying for some people, but it can also be highly stressful. In the following scenario, consider how a company in the nursing care industry is responding to the challenges
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On March 23rd 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into effect. This legislation was created to reform the American healthcare system, protect patients, and to provide insurance for more people in our country that could not previously afford or receive it. Since the Affordable Care Act has been passed, it has created uproar in our country. Many people in our Country do not want to be forced to purchase a healthcare plan created by the government, others
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Regional Medical Center has been serving the residents in Orangeburg County over thirty years. Over the years they have added more square footage, open the doors for new wings and job opportunities. Not only that it provided close services for the patients, they no longer had to make a seventy mile drive to have a specific service done, it was now done locally. With a great staff and some state of the art equipment this makes this hospital one the best in the area. They even have a website where
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Regional Medical Center has been serving the residents in Orangeburg County over thirty years. Over the years they have added more square footage, open the doors for new wings and job opportunities. Not only that it provided close services for the patients, they no longer had to make a seventy mile drive to have a specific service done, it was now done locally. With a great staff and some state of the art equipment this makes this hospital one the best in the area. They even have a website where
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specialized, and who understand the medical aspect of the patients’ condition. The best suited group of people that can deal appropriately with these problems are nurses. Nursing is a health care profession and hence, their services are oriented to this direction. In their duty, they give care to all members of societies; both individual and families (Braverman, 1998). Nursing care is understood as being particularly crucial during patients’ recovery from serious illness or injury. Classically
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collections of cartoons, and so on. This study utilizes experimental type of research. This led the researchers to conduct a study to know the effects of humor therapy to patients after undergoing an invasive procedure. We would also want to identify therapeutic benefits of humor therapy to further improve patient care
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on ability to pay; • Tailor services to fit the special needs and priorities of local communities, and provide services based on the advice of local residents, businesses, churches, and other organizations; and • Offer services that help patients access health care, such as transportation, translation, case management, health education, and chronic disease management. Health centers are required by law to provide: • Basic health services related to family medicine, internal medicine
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required to develop their leadership skills where effective leadership styles they choose to deliver high quality care with improved patient safety outcome (Treguno et al, 2009); healthy work environments (Shirey, 2009): job satisfaction (Heller et al, 2004; Sellgren et al, 2007); lower turnover rates (Gelinas and Bohen, 2000); and positive outcome for organization and patients (Wong and Cummings, 2007) and healthcare providers (Cummings et al, 2005). It must be emphasized that leadership should not be
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Hearing Impaired Patients Paula Inman NUR 440 October 10th, 2011 Priscilla Aylesworth Hearing Impaired Patients Hearing loss is a common health issue that affects 10% of the work population as indicated by many international studies” (Bento & Penteado, 2010, pg 64). According to Healthy People 2020 three out of every 1,000 babies are born with hearing loss (HealthyPeople.gov, n.d.). As we age hearing loss is caused by colds, earaches, medications, head trauma, and the aging process
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