Category: Health & Medicine 13691
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Clinical Decision Support and Information Systems
Table of Contents Introduction Topic Example Personal Experience Conclusion References Introduction With the ongoing integration of technology into medicine, a computer system has been designed to aid health professionals in decision-making at any given point. The clinical decision support (CDS) systems is an integral part of a net of IT systems that improves the quality…
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Nurse Leader/Executive’s General Responsibilities
1. Nurse Leader/Executive: General Responsibilities Helps carry out the healthcare facility’s mission; Communicates with teams and encourages change; Provides educational courses for nurses; Participates in developing and integrating policies; Helps the staff to provide high-quality care. Note: Nurse executives/leaders are responsible for managing and administering patient care services by planning and developing new procedures, policies,…
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Patient Engagement in a High-Tech Environment
Table of Contents Value of Patient-Centred Communication Theory of Human Caring Patient Engagement in a High-Tech Environment Conclusion References With the help of IT, healthcare professionals receive a great opportunity to benefit patients and improve their well-being. Technologies make it easier to communicate information about people’s condition and to minimalize the possibility of error. Unfortunately,…
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Door-to-Balloon Time Reduction: Project Barriers
A concept map is a graphical tool for the organization and presentation of information, which helps to present the relationship between the event and different factors and to display the interaction of several elements vividly (Anderson, Day, & Vandenberg, 2011). In this paper, the concept map reflects the factors that may prevent the implementation of…
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Informatics in the Clinical Setting
Table of Contents Role Description and Education Level Impact of the Role on Patient Safety and Care Human Factors and Other Challenges Gained Insights Impact of Governing Agencies on Patient Care Utilized Informatics Reform Conclusion References The modern period of social development is characterized by a strong influence of computer technologies that penetrate into all…
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Chronic Patient Education Intervention and Treatment
Table of Contents Clinical Question Type of Study Theoretical Framework References Clinical Question The clinical question can be explicitly stated with the help of PICOT format. Thus, for this research, PICOT will be stated as follows: “In elderly patients with chronic diseases (P), does patient education intervention in addition to medication treatments (I), compared with…
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Kendall Regional Medical Center: Dissemination Plan
The aim of the dissemination is to promote the uptake of the project findings for improved prevention of respiratory complications related to conscious sedation at KRMC. The message will center on pre-, intra-, and post-procedure guidelines, staff education, institutionalization of technology, and evidence-based practice (Sanborn et al., 2015). Target Audience The results will be shared…
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Collaborative Decision-Making Through Shared Governance
Table of Contents Observance of the Interaction among Community Members Community’s Role and Participants’ Functions Decision Process as the Form of Shared Governance Conclusion References The process of joint decision-making is characterized by different features, including the distribution of roles in a particular team. As a target committee to analyze the interaction of participants, the…
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Discharge Planning for Cardiac Patients: Change Model
Every disease and health problem has its management and care plan. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) reports that heart failure is observed in 5.5 million people with half of these cases ended in death within 3-5 years. In this paper, the problem of discharge planning from hospitals for patients who have congestive…
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Bar Code Medications and Information System
Table of Contents Example of Bar Code Medication Administration Personal Experience Conclusion References Bar code medication administration (BCMA) is a system that was developed to reduce the number of medication errors in the healthcare industry. In 1995, Glenna Sue Kennick, a nurse at the Colmery-O’Neil Veteran Medical Center, created BCMA to improve patient safety and…