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The Delivery of Mental Health Care: Man as a Biopsychosocial Being
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A 5 page discussion of the importance biological, sociological and psychological factors play in human behavior and mental health delivery. The biopsychosocial sciences have added tremendously to our approach to the delivery of mental health care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Dorothy Johnson Behavioral System Model of Nursing
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This 13 page paper explores Dorothy Johnson’s behavioral system model of nursing, which suggests that individuals are made up of “subsystems” which must be kept in balance. Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Economic Realities of a Single Parent: One Woman’s Strategies for Economic Betterment
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An 8 page discussion of the emotional and rational healing which must accompany divorce for the single parent. The author traces the economic problems encountered by a single mother and the steps that mother takes to overcome those problems. Those steps center around pursuing a higher degree in nursing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Effect of Acuity and Utilization of the MDS/PPS/RUG III System on Nursing Home Costs
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A 5 page paper investigating the possibility of a nursing home nurse traveling to assisted living facilities to provide health services in those facilities. There are many cost factors involved in nursing home operation, not the least of which are facility, insurance, pharmaceutical and supplies costs. Drug costs and medical supplies are costly and continue to increase in price, but those costs still are manageable. Other operating costs can be anticipated and forecast with much greater assurance of accuracy, but the availability of skilled nursing personnel continues to be problematic. Effects of the law of supply and demand directly affects nursing homes’ costs. The purpose here is to investigate the effect of acuity and utilization of the MDS/PPS/RUG III system on nursing home costs. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The Effect of Acuity and Utilization of the MDS/PPS/RUG III System on Nursing Home Costs: Research Evaluation
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A 5 page paper assessing the validity and scientific merit of two studies of nursing home population samples in advance of conducting a larger study that will develop and test an innovation in long term care. That innovation will consist of creating alliances between nursing homes and assisted living facilities to provide the latter with skilled nursing care. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Effect Of Pre-Operative Teaching in Outpatient Surgery -- A Study of Stress Levels In Patients With Elective Cholecystectomy
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A 17 page research study created to consider the impacts of pre-operative instruction on reducing stress levels in elective gallbladder surgery. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Effect of the RN Nursing Shortage Upon Skilled Nursing Facility Costs
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Implementation: A 4 page paper discussing implementation, data collection and evaluation of the proposed plan to institute primary nursing in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for long-term care. The paper discusses the need for both quantitative and qualitative measures as well as ethical considerations attached to preserving individual privacy when assessing change in labor costs resulting from implementation of the plan. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Effect of the RN Nursing Shortage Upon Skilled Nursing Facility Costs
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A 5 page paper assessing the value of instituting a primary nursing arrangement at a nursing home skilled nursing facility (SNF) to reduce the influence of the nursing shortage while also gaining more timely MDS/PPS/ RUG III reporting and therefore Medicare payments to the SNF. Of course the purpose of any SNF is to provide the best patient care possible, and confirmation of the appropriateness and success of the program should include positive benefit to residents. Enhanced patient care and better business results do not need to be mutually exclusive, however. An efficient organizational structure should be able to provide both, while also alleviating some of the pressures of the nursing shortage as they apply to the SNF. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The Effect of the RN Nursing Shortage Upon Skilled Nursing Facility Costs: Research Support for Proposal
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A 4 page paper evaluating two nursing studies. The proposal under consideration is to implement a primary nurse organizational structure in the skilled nursing facility (SNF). The two studies examined here indicate that patients fare better with greater direct care by RNs and that RNs are less likely to leave their profession when they can maintain an adequate degree of direct patient care. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Effects of Aging
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A 6 page report exploring the effects of aging. Areas discussed include cognitive functions, physical performance, slowing the aging process, the inevitable changes in performance as a result of aging. Bibliography includes 9 references.
Filename: Aging.wps