Category: Hospital

  • Hospital Acquired Infections: A Nurse’s Perspective

    The clinical environment provides additional stress factors for patients and medical practitioners, and hospital-acquired infections (HAI) augment the risks in already stressful situations. According to Giuliano et al. (2019), hospital-acquired conditions remain a serious issue, contributing to the increase in healthcare costs and postponing the patient’s discharge. Battaglia and Hale (2019) state that hospital-acquired infections…

  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Nursing

    Table of Contents Introduction Department Description: Systems Theory Problem Identified Addressing the Problem Conclusion References Introduction The present paper will consider the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Nursing [BWHDN] (2016) and its individual nursing units from the perspective of the open systems theory as explained by Meyer and O’Brien-Pallas (2010). This approach can be…

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital: Quality Measurement and Assessment

    Table of Contents Introduction Current Situation – Quality Improvement Measures and Indicators of Quality Presentation of Data Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Data in the Future Targets Quality Improvement Strategies Process Map – Management of EHR References Introduction Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of the most recognizable health facilities in America. It is known for…

  • John Hopkins Hospital’s Systems and Structures

    Analysis of Systems and Structures of the Johns Hopkins Hospital In this part of the study, the reporting structure of John Hopkins Hospital is analyzed. A Board of Governors oversees the organization’s activities. It has authority over the hospital’s administration, which is the second-tier of management. Within this structure, the hospital’s administration holds formal authority,…

  • Holtz Children’s Hospital: Licensing and Professionalism

    Table of Contents Organization and Its Clients Professional Fit for the Role of a Family Nurse Practitioner Implementing My New Nursing Role in the Organization Identifying the Board of Nursing in the State References Organization and Its Clients The organization I would like to work at as a Family Nurse Practitioner is Holtz Children’s Hospital,…

  • Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Regulatory Environment

    Table of Contents Assessment of Compliance Tools and Best Practices Recommendations Conclusion References Appendix One major issue that affects healthcare providers, insurers, regulators, and patients is illnesses that patients acquire while being in a healthcare facility. In many cases, those are preventable. However, costs associated with treating those as well as legal and ethical implications…

  • Hospital Falls and Related Injuries

    Table of Contents Introduction to the Problem Problem Description Significance of the Problem to Nursing Purpose of the Research Research Questions Master’s Essentials that Aligned with your Topic References Introduction to the Problem The twin topics of hospital fall and fall-related injuries continue to be the mainstream focus of many scholars and nursing theorists interested…

  • Waterside Hospital Trusts’ Additional Capacity

    With substantial and quick changes in the market for inpatient treatment, the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic has put a burden on health systems on the planet. I was taking care of the disease patients during the summer period. A critical component of Waterside Hospital Trusts’ approach to this issue is providing safe and appropriate treatment…

  • Pressure Ulcers Elimination in Hospital Settings

    Table of Contents Introduction Idea Description and Rationale Issue, Intervention, and Expected Outcomes Role Specialization Conclusion References Introduction Pressure ulcers are one of the health conditions with which nurses are constantly struggling since they can affect the health of patients to a significant degree. Even though contemporary evidence-based medicine offers many ways to prevent this…

  • Why Do Patients in Acute Care Hospitals Fall?

    The journal ‘Why Do Patients in Acute Care Hospitals Fall?’ Can Falls Be Prevented?’ by Dykes, Carroll, Hurley, Benoit, and Middleton (2009) is based on a true-experimental based study that involved obtaining views from nurses and their assistants on why patients admitted for acute care in hospitals fall. The research study involved a quantitative survey-based…