Category: Hospital
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Evaluating an OD Intervention for the City Centre Hospital
Implementing an appropriate intervention strategy during the Organization Development (OD) process is crucial for the OD consultant. The selection of a particular tactic should properly address the outlined complication and produce the expected results, making this decision integral for the overall success of the OD initiative (Bierema, 2020). Therefore, potential intervention opportunities should be thoroughly…
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The Design of a New Psychiatric Hospital
Introduction A psychiatric hospital is among the most necessary facilities in a city. Life challenges and different socio-economic conditions significantly alter people’s living conditions, exposing them to various psychiatric disorders. The proposed hospital will solve the considerably high need for a mental facility in Las Vegas. Design, staffing, and maintenance are vital elements that need…
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The Issue of Nurse Understaffing in Contemporary Hospitals
Introduction Nurses play a pivotal role in the sphere of medical care nowadays. They perform a wide range of functions both inside the hospital setting and outside of it, providing patients with care and helping them overcome their diseases. However, it is often a problem that there are not enough nurses to be able to…
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Plan-Do-Study-Act in Hospital Quality Improvement
Table of Contents Description of the Process That Needs Improvement The Quality Improvement Model Organizational Knowledge and Possible Insights The Process Breakdown The Inter-Professional Team Current Evidence The Plan for Improving the Process Conclusion References Critical care or intensive care units in hospitals are required to be staffed with nurses who are trained to work…
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Interprofessional Teams and iCare in General Hospitals
Table of Contents Compassion Advocacy Resilience Evidence-Based Practice Summary References It is valid to say that interprofessional collaboration can benefit any type of clinical setting. It can improve patient outcomes by minimizing the incidence of preventable adverse drug reactions, reducing morbidity and mortality rates, and optimizing medication dosages (Bosch & Mansell, 2015). In the present…
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The Relationship Between Understaffing of Nurses and Patient Safety in Hospitals
Introduction It could be hardly doubted that the healthcare system should be in compliance with numerous factors of a different kind to provide proper adherence to treatment and medication for every individual who is seeking help (Junttila, Koivu, Fagerström, Haatainen, & Nykänen, 2016). As it is stated by Glette, Aase, and Wiig (2017), “the incidence…
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Hospital System Management
Introduction Technology in modern world is increasingly becoming important and necessary in the lives of many people and organizations. For example, use of technology can be cited to be in great use in key areas like education, entertainment, advertisements, banking, warehousing and health (Prakashan 2008, p. 6). Due to this, it can be deduced that…
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Hospital Readmission Reduction Program
Table of Contents Introduction HRRP Benefits and Impacts Conclusion References Introduction The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2020. This program is value-based, and it was established with the main objective of reducing payments to hospitals that have excess readmissions. The program plays an important…
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Hospital Waste Recycling as a Policy Change
Hospitals produce a large amount of waste daily from plastics, cardboard, needles, mixed papers, glass, and hazardous waste. Inappropriate waste disposal methods significantly impact the environment and have indirect health effects. I would not recommend landfills and incineration of waste widely practiced by hospitals. Disposing of hospital waste in landfills contaminates the soil and water…
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the Hospital
In the current course, the most exciting topic for me is personal protective equipment (PPE) in the hospital. The area fascinates me in particular because PPE is of the highest importance for every healthcare facility, and it unites all hospitals regardless of their profiles. In the present paper, I provide a brief background of the…