THE AUSTRALIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: THE POTENTIAL FOR EFFICIENCY GAINS A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Background paper prepared for the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission June 2009 This paper was prepared at the Commission’s request by staff of the secretariat to the Commission. The lead author was Emily Hurley. Ian McRae Ian Bigg Liz Stackhouse Anne-Marie Boxall and Peter Broadhead provided some input and commented on drafts. This is a paper prepared as background for the NHHRC. The
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("IOM REPORT," 2011). This transformation will impact one of the largest sectors of the healthcare workforce which are nurses. According to the IOM, the Future of Nursing report released on October 5th, 2010 its designed to “…ensure that nurses an practice to the full extent of their education and training, improve nursing education, provide opportunities for nursing to assume leadership positions and to serve as full partners in health care redesign and improvement efforts…” ("IOM REPORT," 2011
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changes in the healthcare systems. Transforming the health care system to provide safe, quality, patient-centered, accessible, and affordable care will require a comprehensive rethinking of the roles of many health care professionals, nurses chief among them. (Institute of Medicine, 2010.) This report outlined the need for additional nursing education, nursing staff role as a leader, and the nursing practice in primary care. The report IOM report was privately founded and took two years to collect data
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explore an acute deterioration in the health of an adult I have encountered during a clinical placement, in an acute care setting. The essay will begin with a definition of acute care, followed by the introduction of my patient and predisposing factors. This essay will include an explanation of the significant pathophysiological changes and related clinical manifestations and a critical analysis of the nursing interventions implemented during the acute episode of care, focusing on holistic care, rationale
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Symptom Presentation and Treatment for Women Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndromes: Do They Differ from Men? Symptom Presentation and Treatment for Women Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndromes: Do They Differ from Men? There is an overwhelming cultural perception in the United States that coronary artery disease and heart attacks are a disease affecting men and that they are most deadly to the male species. In fact, Acute Myocardial Infarctions, or heart attacks, kill more women then
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The impact of IOM report on nursing In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to publish The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. This report is a collaborative report written by a committee of scholars nationwide. Its purpose is to put forth recommendations that allow nurses to “(1) ensure that nurses can practice to the full extent of their education and training (2) improve nursing education, (3) provide opportunities for
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provide relief of pain. Oxygen helps only if the patient is hypoxia. What complications
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Analysis In this paper, the writer will perform an analysis of Universal Health Services (UHS) financial statements. The organization has a group arrangement, in which they are the parent corporation of numerous subsidiaries. The company focuses on acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and radiation oncology centers. (Universal Health Services, 2015) Universal Health Services, a New York Stock Exchange company, has its headquarters located in
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The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Future of Nursing Nursing has evolved so much from its original intent. Nurses progressed from being classified as disorderlies to a well respected name in the health profession. However, even though nursing has come a long way, there are still more changes to come in relation to the shift of focus of healthcare from acute care to community health. As the US population continues to become diversified, nursing too will require adjustments to the ever-changing
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Adults 2 An atypical presentation of an illness in an older adult can appear as a subtle, nonspecific, or unusual manifestation that is outside the normal range of signs and symptoms for a specific illness. Nursing care of an older adult requires a through assessment of acute, chronic or complex illnesses. Illness in older adults is complicated by numerous medical problems and the physical changes of aging. Identification of an illness can be overlooked simply because symptoms might be reported
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