AIM to analyze nursing care practices at a Specialized Outpatient Care Center from the perspective of an integrative health care activity. METHOD Interviews with 24 nursing professionals were undertaken. For data analysis, Thematic Content Analysis as proposed by Bardin was applied, resulting in the following themes: the team size and its commitment to health care; professional practices and ...

The majority of older adults receive health care in primary care settings, yet many fail to receive the recommended standard of care for preventive services, chronic disease management, and geriatric syndromes. The Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE) model of primary care for low-income seniors and their primary care physicians (PCPs) was developed to improve the quali...

results the findings of this study showed that in most selected countries, primary care services were provided by the private sector and the public sector has been mostly functioning as a supervisor in this area, but in iran, primary care services were provided by the government. the findings of this study also showed that hospital services in iran and selected countries (second and third level...

In health care settings, individuals from different disciplines come together to care for patients. Although these groups of health care personnel are generally called teams, they need to earn true team status by demonstrating teamwork. Developing health care teams requires attention to 2 central questions: who is on the team and how do team members work together? This article chiefly focuses o...

Gesondheidswerkers is bewus van die konsep en voordele van spanwerk maar in werklikheid word die beginsels daarvan selde toegepas. Deur spanwerk word die kennis en vaardighede van elke lid saamgevoeg om die mees effektiewe oplossing vir ’n pasiënt se probleem te vind. Dit is noodsaaklik dat elke lid aanvaar word as individu wat ’n unieke bydrae kan lewer. Die geneesheer is tradisioneel die leie...

Background There are currently many changes taking place in the health care system in the United States. Major transformations occurring in primary care settings strive to improve efficiency and effectiveness of health promotion and prevention activities, coordination of patient care, and management of chronic diseases. Team-based care is a major component of primary care redesign. The purpose ...

I was entering the second quarter of my fellowship and I knew just enough palliative care to be both cocky and dangerous. I had mastered the opioid dose conversions in the first couple of months and also knew how to prescribe most palliative care medications appropriately. In fact, I felt that this palliative care business was pretty easy overall and I was beginning to enjoy myself. It was basi...

Heart failure is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality, resulting in substantial health-care costs. Clinical pharmacists have an opportunity to reduce health-care costs and improve disease management as patients transition from inpatient to outpatient care by leading interventions to develop patient care plans, educate patients and clinicians, prevent adverse drug reactions,...

A health care team is like a sports team, except for instead of points we are dealing with people’s lives. Like any great team, it is essential to know the roles and responsibilities of each of the players and to have trust in one another. It is vital to have that team learn together, and practice together so that when the game truly matters they can each play their best with trust and understa...

You will practice high-tech health care in a variety of settings — from clinics and small hospitals, to field medical units, to any of the many Army medical facilities, including San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. And this is only part of the adventure. Imagine participating in a humanitarian mission in a foreign country or providing health care to our Soldiers fighting ...