RESEARCH IN ACTION Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • www.ahrq.gov Issue #14 March 2004 Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care Hospitals with low nurse staffing levels tend to have higher rates of poor patient outcomes such as pneumonia‚ shock‚ cardiac arrest‚ and urinary tract infections‚ according to research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and others. Yet increasing staffing levels is not an easy task. Major factors contributing to lower staffing
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What makes a good nurse? People choose nursing as a career are mostly because of family influence‚ work opportunities and the need to care and help others (Jirwe & Rudman 2012; McLaughlin et al. 2010; Mooney et al. 2008). Bearing in mind that nursing is influenced by the demand of society and social reforms‚ providing the definition of nursing is vital in order for nurses‚ other professionals and service users to know and understand the generic role of a nurse (Hall & Ritchie 2011). The World Health
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the vacancy from within its existing workforce. In fact‚ it is the cheaper and quicker way‚ the applicants also familiar with the business and how to operate the business instantly. But it is limits the number of potential applicants‚ and the new ideas from the outside the current business as well. Of course‚ for the internal‚ it is obviously can enable an opportunities of the promotion to all the insiders. And the business already knows the strength and weaknesses for all the candidates. But‚ we
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via recruitment agencies‚ college placement offices‚ executive search firms‚ job centers and so forth. Today with online recruitment (through company’s website or websites of companies that specialize in that (Cariera‚Indeed‚etc)) and with social recruiting‚ HR specialist can target a wide population of applicants and search for the appropriate candidate without spending much money or time. Social media offer a better bounce rate‚ higher quality and lower cost per reach comparing to other recruitment
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OCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS FACING MINE WORKERS (Experience from Anglogold Ashanti mines‚ Geita Gold Mine in Geita Tanzania) By HAMENYA KASASE Introduction Mining works have always been among the most hazardous works that demands the health of many people in the industrial world today. Health and safety of many workers particularly those who work directly in mining production and engineering is always at greater risks and thus requires much attention. This paper describes the prevailing situation
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With regard to a hospital‚ a state university‚ and a museum‚ define (a) a possible primary aim‚ or goal‚ of each‚ (b) some of the constraints under which they operate‚ and (c) the relationship of (a) and (b) to the study of managerial economics. Name of Firm Primary Goals Possible Constraints We‚ the San Pedro Hospital community of health workers commit to: • Provide the best quality and compassionate health care services in satisfying all individuals with respect and reverence of their person;
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Nursing Shortage The expected population growth of the older adult in the United States over the next few decades will have a dramatic impact on its healthcare workforce. As the aging population grows‚ the need for health care services will also increase‚ more especially from nurses. At the same time‚ large numbers of health care workers will be retiring while this demand for health care is on the rise. Although the nursing profession has the largest segment of the U.S. healthcare workforce
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William Pittman 9/17/14 Writing Comp 1 The Truth We have been aware for years that the U.S. government isn’t very honest with its citizens. The question is though‚ should our government actually be completely honest with us? I believe they should be‚ but I also believe it’s too late for them to become honest. The train of honesty should have been rolling since our nation was first created. Their honesty would not only affect us as citizens‚ it would probably affect their relationships with other
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Are Gap Years A Good Idea? When you think about graduating high school‚ it is almost ingrained in your brain that college is the next step. You think‚ “Who doesn’t have a college degree?” And where in life am I going to get without one. But school is not for everybody. A lot of kids‚ including me‚ just go to college because it seems like the right path. Kids who have no idea what they want to do‚ think “well a college degree could be useful‚” well why would you want to go do something‚ when
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Obstacles that face nurses in applying professional ethics 1- Managerial Barriers: Managerial barriers were evolving around the issues including Labor shortage‚ long working hours‚ unsuitable working shift‚ lack of comers training courses and On-the-Job training courses about ethical issues and inefficiency of learned ethical educations during academic courses. Most nurses believed that one of the major and basic nursing problems is the lack of personnel and human labor: “how do you
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