Magnet Status

Magnet Status
Author: Marian C. Turkel
Publisher: HC Pro, Inc.
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781578394609

Magnet Status: Assessing, pursuing, and achieving nursing excellence is a "must read" for any organization considering the Magnet journey, especially those about to send in their Magnet application and fee. In practical, easy-to-understand language, this book will help you identify and assess the Return on investment (ROI) on Magnet status, and communicate this information with the c-suite in your facility. Magnet Status: Assessing, pursuing, and achieving nursing excellence will prepare your entire organization for this exciting journey, with best practices and advice, as well as lessons learned from hospitals that are pursuing or have already achieved Magnet Status. Don't take these costly steps prematurely - Magnet Status: Assessing, pursuing, and achieving nursing excellence will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need before embarking on the journey to Magnet status. Book jacket.

Patient Safety

Patient Safety
Author: Jacqueline Fowler Byers
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2004-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780826133465

This book provides readers with both a foundation of theoretical knowledge regarding patient safety as well as evidence-based strategies for preventing errors in various clinical settings. The authors' goal is to help clinicians and administrators gain the skills and knowledge they need to develop safe patient practices in their organizations. Key topics include: An overview of evidence-based best practices for patient safety Clear explanation of important patient safety policies and legislation Innovative uses of technology such as computerized provider order entry, barcoding medications, and computerized clinical decision support systems The importance of an informed patient in preventing medical errors How to communicate with the public and the patient about errors if they occur Special patient safety concerns for children, the elderly, and the mentally ill

Patient & Person

Patient & Person
Author: Jane Stein-Parbury
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2021-04-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0729588130

Patient and Person: Interpersonal Skills in Nursing offers guidance on the skills needed to interact with patients as people – an essential component of building an effective therapeutic relationship and providing quality care. Author Jane Stein-Parbury explains key concepts in simple language, without assuming any prior knowledge. The book includes empathy, dealing with challenging behaviours, advocating for a patient and admitting a patient. Nurses will learn to build trusting relationships and support patients in their health journey. The seventh edition of this highly regarded text has been fully updated to incorporate the most current literature relating to interpersonal skills in nursing. - Narratives and stories to explain practical application of theoretical concepts - Forty-two learning activities to enable students to understand the content and practise skills in a focused manner - Person-centred approach throughout - Online scenario-based videos to demonstrate the use of specific skills - All theoretical concepts mapped against Australian Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and Australia National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards - Fully updated with latest research evidence - Focus on t the importance of interdisciplinary interactions in maintaining quality and safety in health care - Renewed emphasis about the importance of reflection in culture care - Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Patient and Person, 7e, included in all print purchases. Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to the core text, EAQ prepares students for tutorials, lectures and exams, with access to hundreds of exam-style questions at your fingertips

Nursing Against the Odds

Nursing Against the Odds
Author: Suzanne Gordon
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780801472923

A leading health care journalist unravels the complexity of the current nursing shortage while offering possible solutions to the resulting health care crisis.

Current Issues In Nursing

Current Issues In Nursing
Author: Perle Slavik Cowen
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 865
Release: 2010-02-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323293190

Current Issues in Nursing provides a forum for knowledgeable debate on the important issues that nurses face today. This resource provides the opportunity to analyze conflicting viewpoints and develop your own thoughts on demands being made for the nursing profession and the difficult issues affecting today's health care delivery. Continually praised for its in-depth discussion of critical issues, solid organization of material, and encouragement of independent thinking, you'll find this text a valuable resource in the modern world of nursing. - Offers comprehensive and timely coverage of the issues affecting nursing education and practice. - UNIQUE! Over 100 well-known contributors offer their expert insights and analysis. - UNIQUE! Viewpoint chapters present controversial issues to showcase pressing issues facing nursing today. - New content covering the following topics: - The Challenges of Nursing on an International Level - Health Care Systems and Practice - Ethics, Legal, and Social Issues - The Changing Practice - Professional Challenges, Collaboration, & Conflict - Violence Prevention and Care: Nursing's Role - Definitions of Nursing - Changing Education

Studying the Organisation and Delivery of Health Services

Studying the Organisation and Delivery of Health Services
Author: Pauline Allen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1134296975

Research into the delivery and organisation of health care is a vital component in the improvement of health services. A wide range of disciplines and methods needs to be deployed to address research questions in this field. This unique reader brings together thirty examples of high-quality SDO research using a range of disciplines, including organisational studies, epidemiology, sociology, history, health economics, anthropology and policy studies, illustrating the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches and primary and secondary research. Expert editorial commentary on each section highlights different themes and methodological issues. The reader covers six main areas of research: Organising services around the user User involvement in organising services Workforce issues Evaluating models of service delivery Quality management and the management of change Studying health care organisations. This book is a companion volume to Studying the Organisation and Delivery of Health Services: Research Methods also published by Routledge (2001). It makes top-quality, empirical and secondary research readily accessible to health service managers and health care professionals who are interested in research, to health service researchers and to undergraduate and postgraduate students following courses in health and health management studies.