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Incident reporting is considered an important source of risk management data for identifying and addressing the causes of errors that occur in health-care organizations. However, the effectiveness of incident reporting in accurately identifying risk may be influenced by variables in the structure and design of incident reporting systems. Several variables, including data bias, system usability, non-standardized terminology and coding, and deficiencies in combined data analysis can reduce risk data accuracy.

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To implement best practices through research utilization, nurses need to read, interpret, and understand literature formatted with evidence-based practice language and statistics. Hypothetical examples highlight 7 terms and their formulas. A scenario to personally calculate such evidence-based practice statistics can be used to enhance personal effectiveness and to teach others.

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An epidemic disease - a major cause of chronic disability - congestive heart failure adversely affects the health of millions. Congestive heart failure is the most frequent cause of cardiovascular hospital admissions and shares a significant responsibility for the high cost of healthcare. Despite medical and technological advances, studies show that the treatment of heart failure is suboptimal.

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Hospitals are constantly besieged with congestive heart failure admissions. Current studies show that the advent of the B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) rapid assay as a quick and easy blood test is beneficial to nurses in confirming the diagnosis of heart failure. B-type natriuretic peptide is a neurohormone produced by the failing heart in response to increased volume and cardiac overload.

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A Subcommittee on Integrative Practices was created in response to a request from the New Mexico Board of Nursing for assistance in addressing the public's questions about the use of complementary and alternative modalities (CAM) therapies. The Subcommittee reviewed key holistic nursing documents including the American Holistic Nurses Association Standards of Practice, AHNA Core Curriculum, and Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice as well as information from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. A World Café process was utilized to explore the purpose and goals of the Subcommittee and to derive a language that would unify and promote understanding of integrative nursing practice.

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Deterministic, probabilistic, or fuzzy? A primer on the search algorithms that drive MPI quality.

J AHIMA

September 2005

College of Information Systems and Technology, University of Phoenix, California, USA.

MPI quality relies on the sophisticated algorithms that drive patient lookup. As health information exchange gains momentum, accurate and complete record matching will be more critical than ever.

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Fetal membrane inflammatory cytokines: a switching mechanism between the preterm premature rupture of the membranes and preterm labor pathways.

J Perinat Med

January 2005

The Perinatal Research Center, Women's Health Research and Education Foundation, University of Phoenix, Nashville Campus, Nashville, TN 37203, U.S.A.

Inflammatory cytokines are involved in both preterm labor and preterm premature of the membranes pathways; however, the interaction between TNF-alpha and its receptors may dictate the clinical outcome of pregnancy.

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Prematurity is the third leading cause of perinatal death, and preterm premature rupture of the membranes (pPROM) is associated with approximately 20-50% of all preterm births. The etiologic factors described for pPROM and preterm labor (PTL) are the same, although the clinical presentation (pPROM vs PTL) differs among patients. The reason for this disparity is unknown and poses a therapeutic dilemma.

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Aim: Develop a compositional terminology model for nursing orders that would conform to the existing standard health level seven (HL7) messaging standard for clinical orders. Develop and evaluate the set of attributes needed for a pre-coordinated concept for a single nursing order, using a replicable three-step modeling process.

Results: A terminology model for nursing orders was developed using empirical data.

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A 42-item MMPI-2 scale classified 97.5% of 201 clinic outpatients into groups reporting or not reporting prior emotional abuse.

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Patient delays in the preoperative area are frustrating to patients, staff members, and physicians. These delays result in indirect costs that waste resources and decrease revenue. The purpose of this project was to determine whether implementation of rapid process improvement methodology would decrease preoperative patient delays.

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Case management redesign in a managed care system: one company's experience.

Manag Care Q

April 2003

Case Management Program, Presbyterian Health Plan, University of Phoenix, Albuquerque, NM, USA.

Strategies for redesign are necessary in successful managed care organizations as the member population grows and changes. This article presents a redesign project initiated by a managed care plan located in the Southwest region of the United States, where the rural frontier blends with metropolitan cities in a culturally diverse population. The focus of this project is the redesign of the Health Services department in which case management resides.

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Sense of belonging and new graduate job satisfaction.

J Nurses Staff Dev

April 2002

Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Phoenix-Online, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

This study investigated the relationship between sense of belonging and job satisfaction in the new graduate RN. Ninety-five new graduate RNs answered a survey about demographic information and work setting, as well as their satisfaction and sense of belonging in the work environment. McCloskey-Mueller's Satisfaction Scale and a modified version of the Hagerty-Patusky Sense of Belonging Instrument were used.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved more than 100 drugs and devices in 2001.

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Hospital experiences often are punctuated with pain related to common procedures, such as venipuncture. An alternative to venipuncture involves obtaining samples from an existing peripheral vascular saline lock device. To validate such a collection, this study compared the accuracy of serum chemistry tests performed on samples taken concurrently from the saline locks and by phlebotomy.

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134 undergraduate students of the history of psychology from 1998 through 2000 were requested to name three psychologists in order of importance, eminence, or influence within as well as outside the discipline of psychology. Salient was confirmation of Sigmund Freud as outranking other psychologists by a wide margin.

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1. The estimated prevalence of behavioral disorders among adults in the United States is 29.5%, affecting more than 52 million individuals each year.

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Programs designed to ensure high quality performance, whatever name they are given, have the same basic elements. They measure compliance with established standards, provide feedback, institute changes as necessary to improve outcomes, and measure again. The first steps include determining which programs need evaluation and identifying the standards.

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The authors used vignettes to solicit each participant's estimate of the likelihood of help and his/her recommendation for or against helping a student who needed to borrow another student's class notes. The study had a 2 (Hindu vs. Muslim participant) x 2 (participant's gender) x 2 (liking vs.

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