ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

As home health and community nursing services continue to expand, nursing administrators need answers. What is the scope of current and future community health nursing? What factors influence accountability? How do organizational structures and management systems and approaches affect productivity, cost effectiveness, and job satisfaction?A new JONA department, Community Health Administration, will help you clarify and resolve these issues. This feature will deal with community-oriented nursing administration problems, from the hospital ER to the home health agency, touching vital aspects of the nursing-community interface. Sarah S. Detmer serves as special consultant to help present articles by professionals in health care management and planning.Sarah S. Detmer, R.N., M.S.N., is associate chairperson, Community Health Nursing at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, and assistant professor, College of Nursing, Rush University. She has served as chairperson of the NLN/APHA Policy Committee on accreditation of home health agencies and writes extensively on community nursing and home health services. She received her B.S. in nursing from Johns-Hopkins University, Baltimore, and her M.S. in nursing from Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Public Health Association, the Institute of Medicine, Chicago, and the National League for Nursing.Current emphasis on cost containment of health care services has spurred interest in the expansion of primary care in ambulatory care centers. While nurse practitioners can contribute significantly to ambulatory care, their effectiveness depends on the climate in which they perform—nursing administrators play a key role in creating that climate. This article discusses the issues nursing administrators face in the selection, management, evaluation, and reimbursement of nursing practitioners.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Nursing administrators contend with various legal problems involving patients, staff, and other hospital departments. Recognizing that you need up-to-date information on the ever-changing legal implications in health care delivery, we're pleased to present a new department that focuses on your important legal responsibilities. Law for Leaders will address the top nursing administrator's legal obligations to patients, staff, and employer. With the help of Maureen Cushing and William H. Roach, Jr., two highly qualified special consultants in health law, we will present articles by qualified professionals to help meet your needs in this area.Maureen Cushing, B.S.N., J.D.,is both an attorney and a nurse with extensive knowledge in health law. She was employed in nursing practice for many years prior to establishing a private law practice in Boston. She received a B.S.N. from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and a Juris Doctor from New England School of Law, Boston, She is actively involved in the health law and disability law committees of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a member of the Massachusetts Nurses' Association Council of Professional Practice. Ms. Cushing was a contributing editor toIntroduction to Nursing Practiceby Saperstein and Frazier(F.A. Davis) and is a legal contributor to two pending nursing texts. She is currently writing a book on nursing jurisprudence for Reston Publishing Company, due for publication in 1982. She has lectured extensively on nursing and health law, in both the United States and Germany.William H. Roach, Jr., M.S., J.D., is a partner in the Chicago law firm of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, specialists in health and hospital law. He is also assistant professor at Rush University, Chicago. Formerly vice president for legal affairs at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Mr. Roach received his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University School of Law, and is a member of numerous Bar and professional associations, including the American Society of Hospital Attorneys and the American Society of Law and Medicine. He was president and founding director of the Illinois Association of Hospital Attorneys and for several years has conducted inservice training in hospital law for hospital nursing and medical staffs throughout the United States. His publications include “Medical and Nursing Staff Organization and By-Laws” inHospital Law(Illinois Institute for Continuing Education), and “The Patient's Right to Know” inPractical Approaches to Patient Teaching,to be published by Little, Brown & Company in 1980. He is author of the first article in JONA's Law for Leaders department.In this article, Roach points out that, beyond their moral duty, nurses have a legal duty to take whatever reasonable action is necessary to safeguard the lives of their patients. He examines the legal implications of the nurse's failure to take appropriate action and presents some of the court decisions that have established what constitutes a nurse's legal duty. He then outlines systems that nursing administrators can establish to smooth the way for staff nurses in obtaining the responsible intervention they need to protect their patients.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

From their experience with peer selection of head nurses, the authors conchde that this system is a good alternative to traditional methods of selection. They discuss problems of turnover, staff morale, and professional accountability and present a step-by-step program for implementing the peer selection process hi other hospitals.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

You know the importance of rewarding nurses for clinical regard-competence. But how do you structure a formal program popula-that recognizes varying levels of clinical expertise? This article outlines the structure and process of one such program and highlights key aspects for nursing administrators who are considering or developing clinical advancement programs.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Four years ago the authors developed and implemented a nurse staffing program that is unique in its specificity for critically ill patients and their fluctuating care demands. The system categorizes patients based on acuity levels and applies the “service-level” concept to determine required care-hours. Adaptable to any institution's critical care environment, the methodology provides an effective budgetary tool to assess nurse workload and project long-range staffing requirements.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID