Net positive outcomes for nature

Palliative care's positive outcomes.

Timely, safe and patient-centered, palliative care meets quality standards.

Factors Predicting Positive Outcomes

Nurse staffing effects on patient outcomes: safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals.

BACKGROUND Nurse staffing has been linked to hospital patient outcomes; however, previous results were inconsistent because of variations in measures of staffing and were only rarely specific to types of patient care units. OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between nurse staffing in general and intensive care units and patient outcomes and determine whether safety net status affects thi...

Positive Interaction of Social Comparison and Personal Responsibility for Outcomes

We formulate and test a model that allows sharp separation between two different ways in which environment affects evaluation of outcomes, by comparing social vs. private and personal responsibility vs. chance. In the experiment, subjects chose between two lotteries, one low-risk and one high-risk. They could then observe the outcomes. By varying the environment between private (they could obse...

Essentials for childhood: promoting healthy outcomes from positive experiences.

The field of child maltreatment prevention is undergoing a transformation. Clinical practice is moving toward the promotion of factors that support optimal child development and broadening its focus to include the healthy outcomes that arise from positive childhood experiences. In January 2014, the Centers for Disease Control held a kickoff meeting in Atlanta to begin state-level implementation...