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CCRN Exam Flash Cards (Barron's Test Prep)
By Patricia Juarez APN CCNS. 2019
Barron's CCRN Exam Flash Cards provide key concept review and practice questions for all topics on the Adult CCRN Exam…
anywhere, anytime with this digital format that enhances memorization!Barron&’s CCRN Exam Flash Cards includes 450 digital flash cards with detailed subject reviews of all topics on the adult CCRN exam blueprint, including:Cardiovascular Pulmonary NeurologyMultisystem, Professional caring Ethical practicesAnd much moreDigital flashcard features:Access anywhere: study on all devices, including mobile--available online and offlineFlip functionality: a simple click flips cards from front to backRandom select: review cards in a random order rather than sequentially Looking for content review plus full-length practice tests? Check out Barron&’s Adult CCRN Exam with 3 Practice TestsInstructor Resources: Test Bank, Instructor’s ManualHuman resources are the bedrock of healthcare organizations. Yet healthcare faces severe staffing shortages, both…
as a result of the aging population and workforce and because of wide disparities in the geographic distribution of workers. To attract and retain this increasingly scarce resource—and to inspire the best from their employees—healthcare managers must know how to develop, nurture, and coach their staff for success. Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare takes a back-to-basics approach to workforce management. It sets forth fundamental concepts that will help healthcare managers succeed at the most important and challenging part of their job: managing people. Unlike books that peddle the latest oversimplified solution or quick-fix cure-all for workforce challenges, this book presents proven best practices and evidence-based strategies for successfully working with employees. This new edition puts human resources in the context of today’s healthcare environment, with all of its rapid, ongoing, and unprecedented changes. Thoroughly revised and updated, it includes:• A new chapter on enhancing diversity and inclusion in healthcare organizations• Expanded material on physician compensation, including changes in incentives; compensation practices in patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations; and challenges in measuring physician productivity• Revised and updated content on the legal and regulatory environment of human resources management, including sexual harassment, electronic monitoring and workplace searches, and termination• A new chapter on human resources management practices that support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives• Current developments in union organizing and union membership in healthcare organizationsWritten for current and aspiring managers throughout a healthcare organization—not just those employed in the human resources department—this book establishes a vision in which everyone is a human resources manager.Longest's Health Policymaking in the United States, Seventh Edition
By Michael R. Meacham. 2021
Future healthcare leaders: Do you have an obligation to serve the common good? If your answer to this ethical question…
is yes, then you need a working knowledge of health policy. An understanding of how policy decisions are made gives healthcare leaders a knowledge base from which they can turn what once appeared to be limitations or obstacles into opportunities to facilitate better access to care, improve the quality of care, and more effectively manage costs. Leaders who have a firm grasp on the policymaking process can advocate for their patients, their organizations, and their communities. This revamped version of the classic textbook originally authored by Beaufort B. Longest, Jr., links policy concepts to practical applications and real healthcare outcomes. It covers formulation, implementation, and modification of health policymaking at both the federal and state levels, while giving readers insight into real-life political results and details of on-the-ground policy decisions. Highlights include: a new chapter on federalism and the role of the states; Policy Snapshots at the beginning of each of the book's sections that offer brief, true stories of a significant policy event or an opportunity for students to envision their future selves as health advocates; a thoroughly revised and updated chapter on how the courts shape health policy; a rich array of new or updated examples drawn from actual policymaking events, in addition to new graphics and sidebars; updated appendixes reorganized to provide easy access to examples germane to the topic at hand; and an epilogue highlighting federal and state policy challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. Let author Michael R. Meacham guide you through health policy as a process. With a background in policy, law, healthcare leadership, and academia, he enables students to understand both the big picture and the small, but important, details.Shifting reimbursement models are forcing hospital executives to rethink their approach to physician relationships. New cost and quality demands require…
hospitals to explore all alternatives—including tighter alignment with physicians. This book provides expert advice on structuring and sustaining hospital-physician relationships in the post-reform environment. This comprehensive guide discusses: Strategies for successful acquisition and integration of physician practices, including advice on managing the transaction, governance and management structures, sustainable physician compensation models, and optimized revenue cycle operations Alternative alignment strategies for physician practices that remain a separate legal entity, such as joint ventures, clinical comanagement arrangements, accountable care organizations, and the use of information technology Special considerations for physician practice acquisitions, including fair market value compliance and the implications of payment reformWorld Health Systems: Challenges and Perspectives, Second Edition (AUPHA/HAP Book)
By Bruce Fried. 2012
New in the fourth edition: An update on the changes to Medicare coverage, including adding means testing on optional coverage…
for beneficiaries A new discussion of the legislation the current administration would like to implement for universal healthcare coverage A new focus on the quality-of-care debate and pay-for-performance incentives New requirements for not-for-profit hospitals to report services provided in order to validate their tax status An update on managed care and how universal coverage could change payment and delivery Updated information on biomedical research and the debate on whether the United States will remain a leader on this effort A new discussion of the effects of the current economic downturn on healthcare An updated discussion on the status of the healthcare workforce and how nursing and possible physician shortages will affect our system A discussion on healthcare expenditures and the estimated 47 million people who are currently uninsured A master bibliography has been created and is now located at the back of the book Updated glossary and acronym listRegardless of the outcome of national healthcare reform legislation, pressure is mounting on healthcare professionals to provide more cost-effective, coordinated…
care. Nothing is more valuable than experience. Overcoming a challenge builds skills, knowledge, and confidence. This book shares the hard-earned lessons of healthcare leaders who removed roadblocks to clinical and financial excellence. Each chapter describes a real-life dilemma, distills the lessons learned, and provides step-by-step guidance. Use the strategies presented in this book to tackle similar challenges in your organization with greater speed, confidence, and success. Physician engagement and collaboration are the common themes of these stories. Administrators, physicians, and nurses provide firsthand accounts of how they worked together to overcome obstacles and transform care for their communities. Tap the wisdom and experience of healthcare leaders who: Accelerated physician adoption of electronic health records Cut mortality from sepsis Transformed the culture of the operating room Developed a successful ED-call pay program Cut costs using strategic supply cost managementBraver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother's) Lifetime
By Maggie Downs. 2020
Newly married and established in her career as an award–winning newspaper journalist, Maggie Downs quits her job, sells her belongings,…
and embarks on the solo trip of a lifetime: Her mother’s.As a child, Maggie Downs often doubted that she would ever possess the courage to visit the destinations her mother dreamed of one day seeing. “You are braver than you think,” her mother always insisted. That statement would guide her as, over the course of one year, Downs backpacked through seventeen countries―visiting all the places her mother, struck with early–onset Alzheimer’s disease, could not visit herself―encountering some of the world’s most striking locales while confronting the slow loss of her mother. Interweaving travelogue with family memories, Braver Than You Think takes the reader hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, white–water rafting on the Nile, volunteering at a monkey sanctuary in Bolivia, praying at an ashram in India, and fleeing the Arab Spring in Egypt.By embarking on an international journey, Downs learned to make every moment count―traveling around the globe and home again, losing a parent while discovering the world. Perfect for fans of adventure memoirs like Wild and Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube, Braver Than You Think explores grief and loss with tenderness, clarity, and humor, and offers a truly incredible roadmap to coping with the unimaginable.Social Media in Healthcare Connect, Communicate, Collaborate, Second Edition (Executive Essentials)
By Christina Thielst. 2013
Companion Items (click here for access) The growth of social networking has been dramatic, and the applications are quickly finding…
their way into healthcare organizations. This expanded best-seller provides an overview of the social media tools healthcare organizations are using to connect, communicate, and collaborate with their patients, physicians, staff, vendors, media, and the community at large. It describes the major social media applications and reviews their benefits, uses, limitations, risks, and costs. It also provides tips for creating a social media strategy based on your organization’s specific needs and resources. Through real-world examples and up-to-date statistics on social media and healthcare, this book illustrates how social media can improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and marketing of your healthcare organization. A companion website includes examples from leading healthcare organizations that have made the commitment to social media part of their strategic plan. Examples discussed include: Using avatars that allow patients to virtually experience a medical procedure or navigate a hospital’s ward Creating a blog to communicate performance improvement initiatives, community health events, information on patient support groups, and other news Applying microblogging technology to post nursing assessments to a patient’s electronic health record Navigating the newest social media platforms as technology continues to grow, including Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Foursquare, and mobile apps Establishing Facebook pages for specific diseases or conditions to build a community of patients facing similar challenges Highlighting centers of excellence by adding research, studies, and reports to appropriate wiki Using existing audio and video for podcasts and videocasts to reach a broader audienceSmash the Bottleneck: Fixing Patient Flow for Better Care (and a Better Bottom Line)
By Danilo Sirias, Christopher Strear. 2020
Overcrowding is endemic in most US hospitals, and untangling patient flow is a top priority for today's healthcare leaders. Smash the…
Bottleneck: Fixing Patient Flow for Better Care (and a Better Bottom Line) lays out a concrete methodology for getting to the root of patient-flow problems and addressing them—quickly. The book highlights a continuous improvement methodology known as the Theory of Constraints (TOC), which emphasizes identifying, optimizing, and breaking down bottlenecks to improve overall system performance. Introduced in Eliyahu M. Goldratt's seminal business book The Goal, this method and its concepts have since been adopted by Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Uniquely, the authors tie TOC to healthcare delivery from a practitioner's point of view. They provide numerous examples of common health system bottlenecks to illustrate how the methodology can be applied in readers' own organizations. The book also showcases precisely how TOC can help: decrease length of stay in inpatient units; coordinate resources and break down organizational silos; reduce overcrowding and increase throughput in emergency departments; and shorten wait times in primary and specialty care clinics, imaging centers, and surgery centers. Poor patient flow has grave implications for quality of care, patient satisfaction, provider well-being, and an organization's bottom line. Discover the practical knowledge and tools that you can use to break bottlenecks and enact meaningful, lasting change.Integrative Health Nursing Interventions for Vulnerable Populations
By Amber Vermeesch. 2021
This book provides nurses, clinicians, practitioners, educators and students working with vulnerable and underserved populations with essential information on effective…
wellness strategies to address inadequate nutrition, promote physical activity, and reduce perceived stress through an integrative health nursing framework.It begins with an overview of cultural humility, health inequities, and social justice, establishing the need for an integrative health nursing framework. In turn, the book addresses a broad range of interventions; particular attention is given to wellness strategies designed to prevent the adverse effects of poor nutrition, perceived stress, and lack of physical activity. Written by respected experts in the field, the book offers readers valuable insights into strategies for working with vulnerable populations. Accordingly, it will appeal to researchers working to diminish health inequities among vulnerable populations, and will be of particular interest to nursing educators, practitioners, and students.Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy
By Martin Albert, Nancy Helm-Estabrooks, Marjorie Nicholas. 2014
It All Depends on the Dose: Poisons and Medicines in European History (The History of Medicine in Context)
By Ole Peter Grell, Andrew Cunningham, Jon Arrizabalaga. 1995
This is the first volume to take a broad historical sweep of the close relation between medicines and poisons in…
the Western tradition, and their interconnectedness. They are like two ends of a spectrum, for the same natural material can be medicine or poison, depending on the dose, and poisons can be transformed into medicines, while medicines can turn out to be poisons. The book looks at important moments in the history of the relationship between poisons and medicines in European history, from Roman times, with the Greek physician Galen, through the Renaissance and the maverick physician Paracelsus, to the present, when poisons are actively being turned into beneficial medicines.Advances in Nanochemoprevention: Controlled Delivery of Phytochemical Bioactives
By Rishi Paliwal, Shivani Rai Paliwal. 2020
This book discusses the recent progress and advances in nanochemoprevention. Chemoprevention utilizes natural dietary compounds and has regained interest due…
to larger safety window and proven efficacy of such molecules in cancer treatments. Nanotechnology has revolutionized drug delivery through passive as well as active targeting. This book provides a comprehensive overview of phytochemical bioactives that are used in chemoprevention. It gives a comprehensive overview of the variety of natural molecules and types of nanoparticles as well as mechanistic aspects of their superior efficacy over plain drug molecules. The book concludes with summarizing the progress of pre-clinical results of developed formulations for cancer treatment using nano-chemoprevention.Handboek voor de coassistent (Leidraadreeks Ser.)
By B. Schimmer, W. J. Wiersinga, M. Levi, J. Savelkoel, J.M.J. van der Zande. 2021
De coschappen zijn het belangrijkste onderdeel van de masteropleiding geneeskunde. Tijdens de coschappen dient de theoretische kennis van de bachelor in…
de praktijk te worden gebracht. Deze overgang blijkt vele vragen en uitdagingen te geven. Hoe lees je een ECG in de praktijk? Hoe onderzoek je een pasgeboren baby? Waar let je op bij een thoraxfoto? Hoe test je de oogzenuwen? Hoe start je een antistollingsbeleid? Wat vertelt die labwaarde mij? Bij al dit soort dagelijkse vragen probeert dit boek de coassistent te helpen, om zo de overgang naar de praktijk te veraangenamen, maar deze bovenal efficiënter te laten verlopen. Het Handboek voor de coassistent geeft een goed beeld van de coschapperiode en wat de taken en verantwoordelijkheden van de coassistent zijn. De nadruk wordt gelegd op veelvoorkomende vragen en problemen die vrijwel zeker gedurende de coschappen zullen opduiken. Het handboek heeft een praktische insteek en bevat online aanvullend leesmateriaal. De hernieuwde editie is tot stand gekomen onder een nieuwgevormde redactie van specialisten en coassistenten. Centraal staat in deze druk het principe voor coassistenten door coassistenten.De thematisch geordende hoofdstukken zijn geschreven door coassistenten, samen met enthousiaste en vooraanstaande specialisten van perifere ziekenhuizen en alle faculteiten geneeskunde. Zij onderkennen de noodzaak om hun aanstaande collega’s de helpende hand te bieden en hen over de uiteenlopende aspecten van coschappen te informeren. Dit boek is in eerste instantie bedoeld voor coassistenten, maar wordt voorts aanbevolen aan studenten geneeskunde in de bachelorfase en beginnende assistenten.Atlas of Oral Microbiology: From Healthy Microflora To Disease
By Xuedong Zhou, Yuqing Li. 2020
This book is the second edition of Atlas of Oral Microbiology: From Healthy Microflora to Disease (ISBN 978-0-12-802234-4), with two…
new features: we add about 60 pictures of 14 newly isolated microbes from human dental plaque, at the same time, we re-organize the content of this book and provide more research progress about the oral microbiome bank of China, the invasion of oral microbiota into the gut, and the relationships between Oral Microflora and Human Diseases. This book is keeping up with the advanced edge of the international research field of oral microbiology. It innovatively gives us a complete description of the oral microbial systems according to different oral ecosystems. It collects a large number of oral microbial pictures, including cultural pictures, colonies photos, and electron microscopy photos. It is by far the most abundant oral microbiology atlas consists of the largest number of pictures. In the meantime, it also described in detail a variety of experimental techniques, including microbiological isolation, culture, and identification. It is an atlas with strong practical function. The editors and writers of this book have long been engaged in teaching and research work in oral microbiology and oral microecology. This book deserves a broad audience, and it will meet the needs of researchers, clinicians, teachers, and students major in biology, dental medicine, basic medicine, or clinical medicine. It can also be used to facilitate teaching and international academic exchanges.Neuro-Behçet’s Disease: Pathogenesis, Clinical Aspects, Treatment
By Erdem Tüzün, Murat Kürtüncü. 2021
This contributed volume provides a complete overview of Neuro-Behçet’s disease (NBD), one of the most serious manifestations of Behçet’s disease.…
It serves as a comprehensive and critical review of the current scientific literature regarding NBD, covering the epidemiology, pathology, prognosis, and treatment of the disease. This book is an essential resource for both researchers and physicians working on neurology, rheumatology, and internal medicine fields.El dilema del omnívoro: En busca de la alimentación perfecta
By Michael Pollan. 2006
En este revolucionario libro Michael Pollan uno de los escritores m s brillantes originales y…
elocuentes de Estados Unidos aborda la aparentemente sencilla pregunta de qu deber amos comer ofreci ndonos unas respuestas que tienen profundas implicaciones pol ticas econ micas psicol gicas e incluso morales para todos nosotros Qu cenaremos hoy Nos hemos confrontado a esta pregunta desde que el hombre descubri el fuego pero para Michael Pollan la manera en que la abordamos hoy en d a podr a llegar a determinar nuestra supervivencia en cuanto a especie El hecho de que seamos omn voros y podamos ingerir todo tipo de alimentos hace que nuestro acto de decidir qu queremos comer se vuelva un dilema sobre todo ante la abundancia de productos que nos ofrece el desconcertante y traicionero mercado alimenticio Cuando escogemos nuestro tipo de alimentaci n no solamente entra en juego la salud propia o la de nuestros hijos sino la de todo el medioambiente Escrito de manera excelente y profusamente argumentado El dilema del omn voro promete cambiar nuestra percepci n sobre las pol ticas alimenticias y el placer de la comidaSynthetic Gene Circuits: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2229)
By Filippo Menolascina. 2021
This volume provides clear and direct protocols to implement automated Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) into synthetic biology research. Chapters detail techniques to…
model and simulate biological systems, redesign biological systems, setting up of an automated biolaboratory, step-by-step guide on how to perform computer aided design, RNA sequencing, microfluidics -using bacterial cell free extracts, live mammalian cells, computational and experimental procedures, metabolic burden, computational techniques to predict such burden from models, and how DNA parts can be engineered in mammalian cells to sense, and respond to, and intracellular signals in general. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Synthetic Gene Circuits: Methods and Protocols aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.Anesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and the Mystery of Consciousness
By Kate Cole-Adams. 2017
"An obsessive, mystical, terrifying, and even phantasmagorical exploration of anesthesia’s shadowy terra incognita." —The New YorkerAnesthetize: to render insensibleFirst there’s…
the injection, then the countdown—and next thing you know, you’re awake. Anesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and the Mystery of Consciousness is the story of the time in between, an exploration of that most crucial and baffling gift of modern medicine: the disappearing act that enables us to undergo procedures that would otherwise be impossibly, often fatally, painful. In the past 150 years, anesthesia has made surgical intervention routine, from open–heart surgery to the facelift. But how much do anesthesiologists really know about what happens when their patients go under? Can we hear and retain what’s going on? Is pain still pain if we don’t remember it? How does the unconscious mind deal with the body’s experience of being sliced open and ransacked—and how can we help ourselves through it all?Kate Cole–Adams weaves her own personal experiences with surgery and its aftermath with the explorations and personal accounts of others, doctors and patients alike—accounts of people who wake under the knife, who experience traumatic reactions, dreams, hallucinations, and submerged memories—accounts that evoke and illuminate the provisional nature of the self.Haunting, lyrical, sometimes shattering, Cole–Adams leavens science with personal experience, and brings an intensely human curiosity to the unknowable realm beyond consciousness.Winner of the 2019 ACHE James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award! As a leader, is it possible to…
be both successful and humble? Studies show that today’s emerging leaders not only prioritize achievement over humility but also see the two as mutually exclusive. Does this signal an existential crisis for healthcare—an industry that, at its essence, is supposed to embody humility and compassion?Thankfully, no, according to Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders, which demonstrates that you can embrace humility and still be excellent at your job.The author, a healthcare professor, executive coach and consultant, gleans evidence and insights from researchers, executives, philosophers, and thought leaders. Intangibles is neither a self-help book offering prescriptive answers nor a leadership-guru memoir looking back at a lifetime of lessons learned. Rather, it offers an engaging exploration of evidence-based practices from an array of leaders in different settings.The book’s stories, interviews, and research findings will appeal to readers of every stripe and career stage, from undergraduate students in healthcare administration to early careerists and even seasoned CEOs.Part 1 introduces the four intangible leadership traits: humility, compassion, kindness, and generosity. Part 2 explores each trait in detail, and part 3 tackles the traits through the lenses of gender, age, and self-improvement.Along the way, the book explores many intriguing questions: Is humility viewed as weakness? Can leaders balance kindness with a strong personality? How do men and women differ in their perceptions of these traits? Are there generational differences in how leadership is perceived? Can these characteristics be learned?In the end, Intangibles concludes that high-performance in leadership can be achieved when humility is combined with ambition, and compassion with strength.