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Showing 1 to 20 of 334 for “"Acute care"”.
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Burnout in Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
… a pervasive and well-documented issue in healthcare that negatively impacts both the well-being of providers and the quality of patient care. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (ACNPs) play a critical role in delivering complex, high-acuity care, often under demanding conditions that may contribute …
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Preventable Deaths at Acute Care Hospitals
… probability of being prevented with high quality care. Methods We created summaries for every death at a tertiary care hospital over 4-months. Four reviewers assigned preventability ratings to each death and latent class analysis was used to classify deaths into high and low preventability …
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Executable clinical models for acute care
… These situations may occur more often in acute care settings, where the staff are overloaded, under stress, and must make quick decisions based on the best available evidence. An \textit{integrated clinical guidance system} can reduce such medical errors by helping medical staff track and …
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Fall Prevention Protocol in Acute Care Setting
… as many insurance companies will not reimburse care when a patient falls. As a hospital organization it is important to ensure funds are going to the appropriate places. Currently the metropolitan hospital had an increase of 6 falls from 2016 fiscal year to 2017 fiscal year. Through data …
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Art Therapy Based Outcome Study for Assessment of Adolescent Acute Care Treatment: A Progrtam Designed for Acute Care Adolescent Patients
… to providing the most effective psychiatric care in the most cost-effective manner. To meet this challenge they must face the limitations of care time and funding and reassess their treatment priorities, feasibility, and effectiveness. Research shows that art therapy used in the milieu …
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The availability of acute care resources to treat major trauma in different income settings: a self-reported survey of acute care providers
… low- to middle-income countries to adequately care for major trauma patients both pre- and in-hospital. Shortages ranged from consumables to analgesia, imaging to specialist services, pre-hospital to in-hospital. Discussion: Resource restriction is a major concern in the care for major trauma …
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Disengagement from patient relationships: nurses' experience in acute care
… grounded theory method, this study explored acute care nurses’ experience of disengagement in patient relationships. The purpose of the study was to develop a mid-range theory of nurses’ process of disengagement from patient relationships as it occurred in acute care. Through purposive and …
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Women's Healthcare Utilization in Primary and Acute Care Contexts
… and faith in God), limited access to healthcare services, and disparate health outcomes. The research presented in this dissertation is significant because it provides insight into and compares healthcare utilization rates in women in Appalachia and surrounding areas. Study 1: In addition to …
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Post-acute care transitions for adults with serious mental illness
Approximately 20% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries experience a hospital to SNF transition each year. Despite their frequent occurrence, transitions across levels and locations of care are incredibly error prone, poorly coordinated and communicated, and often result in cyclical patterns of …
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Integration of evidence-based practice by acute care nurse practitioner
… that has been widely enveloped by the heath care industry. The benefits of EBP include cost savings, improved patient outcomes, and the translation ofresearch findings to the bedside. In spite of the industry's acceptance of EBP, the literature is devoid of studies exploring the ways in which …
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Patient Falls in the Acute Care Setting: An Institutional Analysis
<p>An index of falls risk characteristics was designed and applied in a retrospective review of the medical charts of 106 patients who fell and 109 patients who did not fall during the first six months of 1989 in a large, upper midwestem hospital. The index was used to obtain information described …
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An Assessment of Management Practices Among Virginia Acute Care Hospitals
… 1990's will see dramatic changes for the health care industry. At no previous time have both public and private health care institutions faced a more turbulent, confusing and threatening environment. Changes in health care arena will come from Federal, State and local governments; international …
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Distributed record and replay blackbox for acute care medical devices
Medical devices have been used in HealthCare for years. Such devices transform the way clinical operations are being performed, rendering care both more efficient and more effective. Equipped with advanced sensors and precision electronics, they can collect physiological measurements of patients in …
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A descriptive, correlational study of medication administration timing error prevalence in acute care, underreporting among acute care nurses, and the correlation to patient safety culture
… error and its underreporting as reported by acute care registered nurses and identify the correlation to patient safety culture. Methods. Using a descriptive, correlational design, acute care registered nurses were recruited using random and online convenience sampling. A survey measured …
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Electronic Medical Records in Acute Care Hospitals: Correlates, Efficiency, and Quality
… use is positively associated with high quality care, thus justifying the practice. Hospital efficiency was not found to be associated with EMR use in medium or large hospitals, but it was found to be associated with EMR use in small hospitals. Interestingly, larger hospitals are more likely to …
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Describing the resistance patterns of necrotising fasciitis in acute care surgery
Objective- This study aims to identify the microorganisms and antibiotic resistance patterns in necrotising fasciitis. Methods- This is a retrospective audit over two consecutive years (June 2015 - July 2017) of all patients who had surgery for necrotising fasciitis at an ACS unit. Results- …
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Describing the resistance patterns of necrotising fasciitis in Acute Care Surgery
Objective: This study aims to identify the microorganisms and antibiotic resistance patterns in necrotising fasciitis. Methods: This is a retrospective audit over two consecutive years (June 2015 - July 2017) of all patients who had surgery for necrotising fasciitis at an ACS unit. Results: …
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Simulating COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment Use in Acute Care Hospitals
… public health agencies and private healthcare facilities are investing significant time and money to ensure America is better equipped to meet the need for PPE in the next pandemic. As America pours money into larger stockpiles and increased domestic manufacturing, it is crucial that …
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Antecedents and Consequences of Intragroup Conflict Among Nurses in Acute Care Settings
… (core self-evaluation, complexity of nursing care, unit size, interactional justice, managerial support, unit morale) to intragroup conflict, followed by conflict management, and ultimately, job stress and job satisfaction. A predictive, non-experimental design was used in a random sample of …
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