provide excellent patient care in support of the educational and scientific programs of the schools of the UCLA Center for the Health Sciences. ("About UCLA health," 2012) | This nation is full of hospitals with caring and loving doctors, nurses, nursing assistants and other medical staff, but a hospital that stands out from the crowd is California’s own Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. This hospital is located right in the heart of Los Angeles’s metro area, serving over one million outpatient visits
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Running head: PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE 1 Nursing 740 Practicum Experience Ginger VanDenBerg Ferris State University PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE Abstract 2 Orienting to the role of an academic nurse educator is a dynamic and challenging process. While engaging in this role with a preceptor, this novice nurse educator was guided by the core competencies developed by the National League for Nursing to teach Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree students. Utilizing teaching, assessment,
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Describe the definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing? The ANA defines nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” The above ANA definition of Nursing focuses on the holistic
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this situation put her in a disheartened mood for the rest of our shift, calling us distrustful and repudiating the notion that we had her best interests in mind. I was very confused with what transpired because I thought I was integrating “quality improvement principles” (i.e. “It’s Your Move”) according to the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta to facilitate my patient’s needs (CARNA, 2013, p. 9). Moreover, I was encouraging the patient to practice independence, which is a feat
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Shift Work on Nurses The Impact of Shift Work on Nurses The purpose of this paper is to discuss nursing shift work and its impact on nursing staff health and family life. The position of the International Council of Nurses is quoted below. It is their position that shift work is detrimental. Position Statement: “The International Council of Nurses (ICN) recognizes that many nursing services must be accessible on a twenty-four basis, making shift work a necessity. At the same time ICN
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Today many hospitals are forming integrated health systems that consist of a main hospital, outpatient services, and nursing homes. This causes challenges for hospital executives to align the organizational strategies and main principles with performance measurement and management indicators within all areas of service. The balanced scorecard (BSC) is an option for hospitals to measure not only a company’s financial performance but how the company is satisfying its customers and employees. The BSC
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Unfortunately, the expansion of the company is a major contributor to the creation of new problems. Along with growth there are more opportunities for mistakes; and all staff members must view these errors as areas for development. The purpose of the Quality Improvement Department is to direct and guide output of employees within the organization toward providing safe and efficient health care services. If our hospital is expanding rapidly it’s crucial that the organization has the necessary capacity and resources
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remote areas, it will create evidence and collects data both nationally and internationally. Thus it contributes the policy makers. EBP approach helps to build a bridge between academic nursing and health service settings (Levin et al., 2009) between the Visiting Services of New York and the Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University. According to Dean-Baar (2004) the gap between research findings and clinical practice can be sealed by EBP. This can be done by integrating research knowledge in to practice
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Journal of Management and Marketing Research Hospital management reform: a step to healthcare reform R. Peter Heine Stetson University E. Nick Maddox Stetson University Abstract Recent intensive dialogue and debate regarding healthcare reform has led provider administrators to renew their search for “best practices” around the country. Many organizations, particularly hospitals, because of their complexity, are seeking new paradigms that will improve their efficiency and effectiveness regardless
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Intensive Care Unit Assignment By, Barkha Bijlani MBA-HHM (2012-14) 12040141007 Intensive Care Unit Introduction: Timely and efficient management by doctors combined with concerted nursing efforts have revolutionized the management of critically ill patients. With the persistent demographic trend towards an aging population nearing the age of 65 and above, the number of patients requiring critical care will rise but many patients who might have had no chance of survival can now be treated
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