Category: Hospital

Governance in hospital risk management entails the commitment of the healthcare providers in carrying out their professional responsibilities in caring for the patient who is exposed to risk and guarantee their safety. According to Carayon (2010), hospital systems are prone to emergencies in operating rooms and intensive care units. Emergency departments provide effective and accurate…

Table of Contents Topic Description Purpose Target Audience Research Questions Problem Statement Hypothesis References Topic Description Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a significant burden to healthcare as they are associated with high morbidity expenditures. According to Cano et al. (2015), “the cost of care for one PU is between $500 and $70,000, depending on the stage”…

Overview statement The case study discusses the question of necessity and existing opportunities for introducing new strategies and health care reforms in order to keep the Cooper Green Hospital open. However, the clinic faced numerous problems with providing services and diligent treatment to their patients. First of all, the healthcare establishment failed to provide a…

Table of Contents Topic Description Purpose Target Audience Research Questions Problem Statement Hypothesis References Topic Description Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a significant burden to healthcare as they are associated with high morbidity expenditures. According to Cano et al. (2015), “the cost of care for one PU is between $500 and $70,000, depending on the stage”…

Risk assessment is an important tool that helps to quantify the risk associated with an investment in a certain project. According to Gapenski and Pink (2015), there are three methods to quantify risk, including sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation. The most comprehendible way to assess associated risk is sensitivity analysis, as it…

Introduction As stated by Chaplain Fowler (2014), healing hospitals have been some of the most convenient health facilities filled with a myriad of great health benefits to both the patients and the health practitioners in the military (Fowler, 2014, p. 11). This particular paradigm that involves the use of spiritual healing to help patients has…

Table of Contents Summary of the Methodology Evaluation of the Methodology Evaluation of the Study References Bedsores or pressure ulcers are areas of necrosis of skin, muscle, and, in some cases, bone tissue that occur with prolonged compression and impaired blood flow. As a rule, they form during prolonged contact with a solid surface, sometimes…

Nurse understaffing is a complex issue that has a direct influence on patient safety and the consequent adverse events that occur in hospitals. Since there is a correlation between nurse understaffing and poor patient outcomes, there is a need to address the issue as soon as possible. Studies conducted on this topic across different countries…

Nurse understaffing is a complex issue that has a direct influence on patient safety and the consequent adverse events that occur in hospitals. Since there is a correlation between nurse understaffing and poor patient outcomes, there is a need to address the issue as soon as possible. Studies conducted on this topic across different countries…

Project Summary Background The capstone project’s focus is on the issue of nursing personnel understaffing in hospitals and ways to improve it. Staffing describes the number of people employed in a particular establishment. The number of nurses employed and the number of patients in a hospital is taken into consideration when evaluating the metric. The…