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Nurses and Patient Safety, 2006.
A discussion regarding the role of nursing leadership in patient safety.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 9 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper discusses the issue of patient safety with regard to nursing and nursing leadership. As highlighted in this paper, nurses are the driving force behind patient safety. This paper examines the statistics surrounding the need for patient safety followed by a brief literature review and recommendations for implementing nursing leader based patient safety education and cultural changes.
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Nurse-to-Patient Ratios, 2007.
An analysis of how nurse-to-patient ratios affect patient and nurse safety.
1,962 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 19 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper discusses the importance of the nurse-to-patient ratio in the care of patients, particularly those in acute care. It discusses the effects of cutbacks in nursing staff numbers to patient safety and how this can be improved by the nursing staff and skill mix. The paper then discusses nurses' safety and positive legislation in California regarding this issue. The paper concludes by briefly discussing individual nurse's roles in ensuring patient and nurse safety.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Patient Safety
Nurse Staffing / Skill Mix
Nurse safety / Job Dissatisfaction
Legislation
Professionalism And My Role
Nurse-To-Patient Ratios: How I See Myself In This Role Now And In The Future
Conclusion
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"Determining nurse-to-patient ratios is an arduous task with no single or definite solution. Too many variables exist to develop definitive guidelines to cover every possible situation in an acute care facility. The mix of RNs and LPNs, including individual experience levels of each staff member and training in specialized areas, is a relevant factor to determine appropriate staff. (Currie, Harvey,West, Mckenna, and Keeney, 2005). Needs of patients vary greatly from individual to individual. Many factors determine the acuity of the patient and, therefore, may alter the amount of attention required by a patient. No single ratio solves all problems. Many states have tried passing legislation to mandate ratios, and, all but California, have been unsuccessful. More research is needed to effectively resolve this issue."
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Patient Safety in the Community, 2007.
This paper discusses the issue of patient safety in Canada's public health care system.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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In this article, the writer notes that despite the rapid shift from institutional to community care, limited attention has been given to gauging or evaluating patient safety in the Canadian public sector. This paper sets out to define key terms in patient safety within the public health movement. The writer examines barriers that exist within the public health division and discusses significant patient safety issues. Further, the writer defines strategies for incorporating safety into the community arena and provides examples of current programs within the community that employ patient safety principles. The writer concludes that by preventing illness, injury and disease from adverse events, the sustainability of the publicly funded health care is strengthened as investments in prevention divert pressures over the long term.
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"Changes brought on by the strains of the 21st century are revolutionizing the face of health care in Canada. Over the last ten years numerous countries including Canada have begun to focus on safety issues as pressures mount to target and reduce preventable injuries and death amongst patients. The epidemiological investigations that sparked these labors have demonstrated a consistently high level of error, although the spotlight has been almost exclusively on acute care settings. Surprisingly, most research has besieged regulated systems such as hospitals, even though literature shows a growing demand for home care services in Canada. Organized institutions such as hospitals are able to provide care with specialized professionals and support staff however the home care environment is much less controlled. Patient care is often supplied by unregulated healthcare personnel and family members in a location that was intended for living not for health care."
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Activity-Based Costing vs. Patient Safety, 2008.
This paper explores how activity-based costing (ABC) can be applied to the healthcare industry.
1,882 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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The paper explains that activity-based costing (ABC) allows accountants to obtain a more precise view of the costs associated with specific products or services. This paper uses a case analysis to explore how ABC can help to achieve greater cost effectiveness in the healthcare industry. The paper concludes that although ABC can play an important role in reducing healthcare costs, little can be done to reduce direct costs associated with a procedure without a sacrifice of patient safety.
Outline:
Introduction
Objective of the paper
Analysis, Findings & Discussion
Suggestions, Recommendations & Conclusions
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"Activity-Based Costing (ABC) allocates the costs of production to specific products or services. It is more precise than older methods of accounting that involved adding a broad percentage of expenditures to direct and indirect costs. The definitions of direct and indirect costs varied and were often a judgement call on the part of the accountant. ABC allowed accountants to obtain a more precise view of the costs associated with specific products or services."
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Health and Safety for Nurses in Home Health Care, 2008.
A discussion of health and safety issues for nurses who work with home health care agencies.
1,710 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 38.95
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This paper takes a look at the situation of nurses in home health care, who regularly work in isolation without the benefit of peers or essential supports, unlike nurses in hospitals, which have the benefit of safety and security measures provided by the institution. The paper points out that home health care nurses are predominately female and are subject to high physical and psychosocial demands. Furthermore, many of these nurses work in isolated rural settings, making them more prone to physical assault, sexual assault and various forms of workplace violence, as well as personal injury related to heavy lifting. The paper argues that the most important point about health and safety issues is that they impact of the care the client receives. To conclude, the paper maintains that the goal for all home health care agencies must be to ensure the safety of both staff and patients, and this may be achieved through employee awareness and in agency commitment to the staff.
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"Home health care is a rapidly expanding industry because of such factors as an aging population and decreased hospital stays. With that expansion have come increasing incidents of violence in the workplace. Surveys of nurse reveal that problems related to safety in the home care field have escalated. These problems range form verbal and physical abuse, along with threatening animals to visible weapons and illegal drugs (Sylvester & Reisener, 2002). In addition, nurses in home care very often work in areas where the crime rate is above the national average. All of these issues and concerns create a potential impact on patient care and patient outcomes (Fazzone & Barloon, 2000). When nurses are in continual fear over their safety, this situation is certain to affect the quality of care."
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Nursing Ratios, 2007.
This paper looks at nurse-to-patient ratios and discusses their importance.
3,060 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 39 sources, MLA, £ 61.95
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In this article, the writer explains that nurse-to-patient ratios refers to the number of patients each nurse has to care for. Further the writer notes that minimum staffing ratios represent the minimal amount of nurses required to care for the maximum number of patients, without compromising patient or nurse safety. The writer points out that both the public and physicians rank nurse under-staffing of hospitals as one of the most serious threats to patient safety. The writer maintains that patient safety experts are concerned whether or not inappropriate ratios lead to higher mortality rates and a variety of complications and adverse effects as well as higher patient stays at hospitals. The writer concludes that determining nurse-to-patient ratios is an arduous task with no single or definite solution. Further, the writer notes that too many variables exist to develop definitive guidelines to cover every possible situation in an acute care facility.
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Abstract
Introduction
Quality of Care / Patient Safety
Nurse Staffing / Skill Mix
Table 1. Matrix for Staffing Decision-Making
Nurse Safety / Job Dissatisfaction
Consensus / Professionalism
Patient Outcomes: Studies Supporting the Influence of Nurse-To-Patient Ratios
Patient Outcomes: More Than Just Nurse-To-Patient Ratios?
State Legislation
Federal Legislation
Professionalism and My Role
Conclusion
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"Acute care facilities try to maintain low costs and employ quality nurses. Within this statement is a double standard. How can we have quality nurses and cut costs at the same time? This is where the skill mix comes into play. In the skill mix, there are Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed staff. If the lesser skilled staff free RNs they can be better able to perform their nursing duties and assessments. If acute care facilities can agree on an appropriate number of each type of staff member within the facility, they might be better able to accomplish safe patient outcomes while keeping costs down."
"Determining nurse-to-patient ratios is a complex issue where one solution is not sufficient to cover all circumstances. The American Nurses Association assembled a panel of nursing and health professionals to research appropriate staffing levels."
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Registered Nurse vs. Nurse Practitioner, 2008.
A research paper exploring the process of transferring from a status of registered nurse to nurse practitioner.
2,825 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 58.95
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The paper defines and describes the duties, obligations and educational abilities of both a registered nurse and nurse practitioner in order to determine the motivations of nurses to transfer positions. The paper provides a literature review and concludes that a more in-depth analysis is necessary to truly assess a nurse's motivation for expressing interest in transferring to the role of nurse practitioner. The paper also shows the need for more studies on whether such a transfer will bring greater job satisfaction and motivation than if the nurse were to remain as a registered nurse.
Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Strengths & Weaknesses of the Concept
Discussions & Summary Conclusions
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"At present, there is a national crisis within the nursing industry. More and more, people are interested in becoming nurses. Nurses work in many capacities in clinics, community centers, hospitals and in private practice. However for some, there is no clear distinction between an R.N. and a Nurse Practitioner. Further, there is little data exploring the mechanisms through which a nurse may decide to pursue an advancing career, and what support if any he or she may receive in doing so. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the roles of these two positions, and assess which is most needed given the status of the nursing and healthcare industry in the United States today."
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Nursing and Obstetrical Nursing Curricula, 2006.
A look at the organizations that regulate and control nursing and nursing education programs.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper looks at nursing and obstetrical nursing and investigates what agencies police and design the curricula for these fields. The State Boards of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission are examined and the policies and standards that they set are discussed as well as the required curriculum content and development they oversee. Their impact upon curriculum development and revision is also reviewed.
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"In the arena of nursing, there are so many specialties, so many fields, so many types of nurses, that there must be governing and regulatory bodies. Without such organizations that regulate and control nursing and nursing education programs, there would not be a singular and uniform set of expectations for this nation's nursing professionals. The two organizations that will be discussed in regard to how they influence the regulation of nursing, and more specifically how they could influence obstetrical nursing, are the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The first of the two governing agencies that this paper will discuss and investigate is the NCSBN."
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Using Non-Nursing Personnel for Nursing Tasks, 2004.
A look at the advantages and disadvantages of using non-nursing personnel to perform nursing tasks.
1,356 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper considers the reasons for using non-nursing personnel to perform nursing tasks and then takes a look at the advantages and disadvantages of doing so. The paper also discusses the outlook for using non-nursing personnel in the nursing profession as well as the decline in qualified nurses in the labor pool.
From the Paper
"Much has been written about the nursing shortage that plagues physicians, hospitals and nursing homes in the United States. At the same time that there are fewer qualified nurses available in the work force a number of states and municipalities have passed regulations regarding the nurse-to-patient ratio that is making the situation even more acute. As a result, healthcare providers have been forced to be innovative in the way that they attract nurses to their institutions and recruiting efforts..."
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Aviation Safety: Error Management Versus Safety Compliance, 2002.
A look at the concepts and differences between error management and safety compliance in relation to aviation accidents.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 18.95
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This essay explains the difference between Error Management and Safety Compliance in aviation accidents. Error Management, it is argued, provides a greater likelihood for proactive outcomes when errors due occur. Because errors and accidents are impossible to eliminate, EM is premised on a complex information gathering system that allows those involved in accidents to better understand what happened. It creates a more intervention-focused environment for crew, and avoids issues of blame and punishment, and thus provides the crew with a different responsibility for error prevention.
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Health Care Organizational Safety Goals, 2005.
Examines and assesses patient safety goals at a medical hospital.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper examines and assesses patient safety goals at Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles Medical Center Hospital. It looks at the importance of patient safety goals to older patients. and reviews the tasks that must be done to achieve patient safety goals.
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Director of Nursing in Nursing Home, 1999.
Examines issues affecting this position & role. Examines the economics of the institute, restructuring, responsibilities, quality of care and staffing.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 14 sources, £ 32.95
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"DONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY NURSING HOME ENVIRONMENT
Introduction
This research examines some of the issues affecting the position and role of the Director of Nursing (DON) in contemporary nursing home environments. DONs are experiencing increasing difficulties in their attempts to fulfill their responsibilities as the health care environment in the United States continues in a period of transition.
DONs and Transition in the Health Care Environment
An increasing number of nursing homes, in the pursuit of goals related to both efficiency and effectiveness, are implementing reorganization schemes that frequently involve downsizing, decentralization, or some combination of downsizing and decentralization (Barrett, 1995). Among health care.."
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Nursing Staff Levels, 2007.
An analysis of the study "Registered Nurse Hours Worked per Patient Day: The Key to Assessing Staffing Effectiveness and Ensuring Patient Safety", by Joanne Ritter-Teitel.
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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The paper reveals that the majority of preventable medical errors are due to inadequate staffing of registered nurses. This paper provides a critique of the study performed by Joanne Ritter-Teitel that sought to demonstrate that an increase in patient safety levels corresponded to an increase in the nurse:patient ratio.
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"The majority of preventable medical errors are due to inadequate staffing of Registered Nurses. Wilson (2004) believes that adequate RN staffing, versus nursing support services, is necessary in order to maintain quality patient care. Wilson (2004) cites statistics as high as a 7% increased mortality rate for each patient above the 4 to 1 ratio and that preventable medical errors cost an average of $17 billion per year. With this problem in mind, and the growing number of state legislative bodies either enacting mandatory nurse:patient ratios or currently debating the topic, the current study sought to contribute to the body of existing literature demonstrating an increase in patient safety levels with a corresponding increase in the nurse:patient ratio."
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Nurses Aids as Supplement to Nursing Staff, 2002.
A discussion of the conflict within a hospital setting between registered nurses and nursing aids.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 42.95
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This paper examines a conflict between registered nurses and nurses' aids at a hospital. The conflict is centered around a misunderstanding on the part of the aids towards their respective duties. The paper provides a series of steps that can resolve this group conflict.
Outline:
Introduction
Problem
Overview of Situation
Recommendationa for Solution
Conclusion
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"It has come to the attention of the floor supervisors at Newport General Hospital that there is tension among the nursing staff. The decision of Harvard Group HMO to utilize "creative management" strategies to supplement the existing registered nurses with nurses' aids has been met with extreme prejudice on the part of the medical team and the patients. "
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