The objective of the article is to explore the impact quality management systems and quality assurance activities in nursing homes have on clinical outcomes. The results are based on a cross-sectional study in 65 Dutch nursing homes. The management of the nursing homes as well as the residents (N = 12,377) participated in the study. Primary survey-data about the implementation of quality manage...

BACKGROUND Aging in place is the crucial object of long-term care policy worldwide. Approximately 15.6-19.4% of people aged 15 or above live with a disability, and 15.3% of them have moderate or severe disabilities. The allocation of home nursing care services is therefore an important issue. Service providers in Taiwan vary substantially across regions, and between rural and urban areas. There...

 In this paper by use of mathematical modeling of an observer [14,15] the notion of relative information functional for relative dynamical systemson compact metric spaces is presented. We extract the information function ofan ergodic dynamical system (X,T) from the relative information of T fromthe view point of observer χX, where X denotes the base space of the system.We also generalize the in...

Correspondence: Lela M. Holden, 55 MDG/SGN, 2501 Capehart Road, Offutt AFB NE 68113-2160, USA. E-mail: [email protected] HOLDEN L.M. (2005) Journal of Advanced Nursing 52(6), 651–657 Complex adaptive systems: concept analysis Aim. The aim of this paper is to explicate the concept of complex adaptive systems through an analysis that provides a description, antecedents, consequences, and ...

the purpose of this paper is a comparative study of information technology management phd programmes at the world top universities. so, the top five rankings of universities were identified. then the top universities in the world generally and information systems/information technology field were identified too. 19 related fields were investigated. the titles of the courses of them were documen...

N Nu ur rs si in ng g H Ho om me e Q Qu ua al li it ty y I In nd di ic ca at to or rs s: : T Th he ei ir r U Us se es s a an nd d L Li im mi it ta at ti io on ns s The views expressed herein are for information, debate, and discussion, and do not necessarily represent official policies of AARP. FOREWORD The question of how to measure and improve the quality of care in nursing homes has challeng...

BACKGROUND The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a patient care information resource for clinicians and nursing documentation is an essential part of comprehensive patient care. Ensuring privacy and the security of health information is a key component to building the trust required to realize the potential benefits of electronic health information exchange. This study was aimed to manage nursi...

It is often argued that Nursing Minimal Data Sets (NMDSs) have advantages for the nursing profession. The NMDSs that have been developed and applied in some countries have many features in common, but there are differences in purpose, content, sampling, collection approach, and developmental stage as well. This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of data sets of nursing practice, an...