Download or read book Competency Management for the Obstetrics Unit written by Adrianne E. Avillion and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Customizable, electronic versions of all the skill sheets can be found on the CD-ROM accompanying the book.
Download or read book Evidence based Competency Management for the Obstetrics Unit written by Barbara A. Brunt and published by Hcpro Incorporated. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you don't have to spend time researching evidence-based competencies to assess your obstetrics unit nurses' skill sets! Author Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, has taken her best-selling series and cited each competency with solid, reputable evidence so you can benchmark your staff against industry standards.
Download or read book Evidence Based Competency Management for the Obstetrics Unit written by ProQuest and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competency Management for the Operating Room written by Adrianne E. Avillion and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competency Management for the Operating Room is a complete competency program created specifically for assessing, validating, and documenting the skills of your OR nurses. This resource has everything you need to meet and exceed the competency requirements of the JCAHO and other regulatory bodies. Within its pages, you'll also find many helpful tips and strategies for effectively assessing and evaluating the training needs of your staff.
Download or read book Competency Management for the Medical surgical Unit written by Adrianne E. Avillion and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competency Management for the Emergency Department written by Adrianne E. Avillion and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competency Management for the Emergency Department is a complete competency program created specifically for assessing, validating, and documenting the skills of ED nurses. This resource addresses topics and skills needed to meet and exceed the competency requirements of the JCAHO and other regulatory bodies. Also includes helpful tips and strategies for effectively assessing and evaluating the training needs of ED nursing staff.
Download or read book Evidence Based Competency Management System written by Barbara A. Brunt and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-03-28 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation End your struggle to assess, validate, and document the competency of your nurses. Assess nurses in five key specialties Now you don t have to spend time researching evidence-based competencies to assess your nurses skill sets! Author Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, has taken her best-selling toolkit and cited each competency with solid, reputable evidence, so you can benchmark your staff against industry standards. "Evidence-Based Competency Management System: ""Toolkit for Validation and Assessment, "Second Edition, ensures you have everything you need to meet and exceed evidence-based competency requirements. This binder and CD-ROM pair is a complete evidence-based competency program created specifically for assessing, validating, and documenting the skills of your nurses. You ll find proven tips and strategies for effectively evaluating the training needs of your staff. This toolkit will bring you the evidence-based solutions you need to ensure safe patient care in the: Medical-surgical unit Operating room Emergency department Obstetrics unit Intensive care unit What s included? This proven and easy-to-use resource provides: 206 evidence-based competency skill sheets, plus 29 role-related checklists we ve done the work for you by putting together ready-to-use assessment skill sheets 150 pages of invaluable information to help you develop or revamp your competency assessment program Best practices for selecting annual competencies for validation The Competencies Analyzer spreadsheet to help you document and track staff skills A CD-ROM containing each skill sheet ready for you to implement or customize for use in your facility today "Evidence-Based Competency Management System: ""Toolkit for Validation""and Assessment, "Second Edition, is jam-packed with expert advice to help you: Schedule and organize competency assessments Develop an evidence-based competency assessment program Recognize the differences between mandatory annual training and competency validation Maintain a consistent validation system Keep up with new competencies Table of Contents at a glance: Chapter 1: Why is competency validation required? Chapter 2: What is competency validation? Chapter 3: Include competency validation in job descriptions and the performance-evaluation process Chapter 4: Train staff to perform competency validation Chapter 5: Keep up with new competencies Chapter 6: Using your skills checklistsLearning objectives: Design a competency plan to effectively assess employee competence Identify advantages of competency-based education Describe methods of validating competencies Recognize the benefits of incorporating competency assessment into job descriptions and performance evaluation tools Discuss the key elements required of performance-based job descriptions Develop a training program to train staff to perform competency assessment Maintain consistency in a competency validation system Identify steps for effective program documentation Recognize the essential qualities needed by competency assessors List potential categories for new competencies Identify best practices for implementing new competencies Discuss dimensions of competencies Differentiate between orientation checklists and skill checklists "
Download or read book Evidence based Competency Management for the Medical surgical Unit written by Barbara A. Brunt and published by Hcpro Incorporated. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you don't have to spend time researching evidence-based competencies to assess your medical-surgical unit nurses' skill sets! Author Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, has taken her best-selling series and cited each competency with solid, reputable evidence so you can benchmark your staff against industry standards.
Download or read book Critical Thinking in the Obstetrics Unit written by Shelley Cohen and published by Hcpro Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurses must manage complex situations on a daily basis. the ability to think critically is crucial to patient care and to reducing medical errors. Applying the critical thinking process into their daily routines will allow nurses to make effective and safe clinical decisions. Critical Thinking in the Obstetrics Unit: Skills to Assess, Analyze, and Act is a new, easy-to-read resource that explains the principles behind critical thinking and how to encourage nurses to use critical thinking methods. This book provides strategies for managers and nurse educators to use in developing critical thin
Download or read book Birth Settings in America written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any other country in the world, yet outcomes are worse than other high-resource countries, and even worse for Black and Native American women. There are a variety of factors that influence childbirth, including social determinants such as income, educational levels, access to care, financing, transportation, structural racism and geographic variability in birth settings. It is important to reevaluate the United States' approach to maternal and newborn care through the lens of these factors across multiple disciplines. Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice reviews and evaluates maternal and newborn care in the United States, the epidemiology of social and clinical risks in pregnancy and childbirth, birth settings research, and access to and choice of birth settings.
Download or read book Obstetric Anesthesia Clinical Updates written by Eugenio Daniel Martinez-Hurtado and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, we have witnessed significant advances in obstetric anesthesia, providing greater safety for the mother and the fetus, as well as an improvement in pain management procedures during labor. This volume presents updates in obstetrics and gynecology that are reflective of the changes in the demographics and associated clinical presentations of gynecological pathologies. It compiles state of the art information on the subject in 20 chapters contributed by more than 50 experts in obstetric anesthesia. The main objective of this volume is to inform and update readers about the different aspects essential to the practice of anesthesia and analgesia during pregnancy, labor, cesarean section and puerperium. The contents also include information about the management of pregnant women with different pathologies and high-risk pregnancies. The authors believe that it is essential for all anesthesiologists to be aware of the latest advances and well-contrasted scientific evidence that will allow them to carry out their usual clinical activity. The volume approaches the subject in a clear and didactic way for the benefit of all professionals involved in this field, including anesthesiologists, gynecologists, obstetricians, surgeons, clinicians and allied healthcare service providers.
Download or read book Collaborative Practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics written by Richard Waldman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaborative care has been used successfully in obstetrics and gynecology for years. This issue reviews the basic collaborative model, that is collaboration among ob/gyns, midwives, and family physicians, and includes articles on successful birth center practice, secrets to a successful collaboration, and collaboration in today's environment. Dr. Waldman is past-President of ACOG, and his co-editor, Dr. Kennedy, is President of ACNM.
Download or read book Maternal Critical Care written by Marc van de Velde and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the challenges of managing critically ill obstetric patients, with chapters authored by intensivists/anesthesiologists and obstetricians/maternal-fetal medicine specialists.
Download or read book Skills for Midwifery Practice E Book written by Ruth Bowen and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skills for Midwifery Practice is the go-to book for all midwifery students who need to learn what to do in a range of situations, how to perform a skill, and why they need to do it in a certain way. Written by midwifery educators Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor, the book makes learning easy with background information, learning outcomes, helpful diagrams and lists to represent the skill flow. It explains the underlying physiology associated with pregnancy and childbirth, and clearly defines the nature and extent of current practice. This version is fully updated and referenced throughout to provide a detailed evidence base to support learning and further study. It is ideal for midwives in training, qualified midwives returning to practice, as well as other members of the obstetric healthcare team. - Clear and logical – easy to follow and understand for training midwives - Accurate, up-to-date evidence base that is relevant to contemporary midwifery practice - Each skill contextualized with background, indications and contraindications to support both clinical practice and study - Learning objectives and end-of-chapter self-assessment exercises allow readers to monitor their progress New to this edition - Latest guidelines and standards - New information on resuscitation and other emergencies - Now in full color throughout - Expanded chapter on the use of standard precautions in light of the global pandemic - Developed discussion of alternative feeding methods
Download or read book Shnider and Levinson s Anesthesia for Obstetrics written by Maya Suresh and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in a fully updated Fifth Edition, Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics, continues to provide the comprehensive coverage that has made it the leading reference in the field. The rising number of Cesarean births and the more advanced age of first-time mothers in the United States have brought with them an increased risk for complications, making the role of the obstetric anesthesiologist increasingly important. Inside you'll explore... * Maternal and Fetal Physiology builds your understanding of placental transfer of drugs. * Fetal Assessment covers the basics of antenatal assessment and intrapartum monitoring. * Anesthesia and Analgesia addresses the anesthetic considerations of vaginal and Cesarean delivery. * Neonatal Well-Being--including neonatal resuscitation and neonatal injury. * Management of Obstetric Complications helps minimize the risks posed by abnormal positioning, intrapartum fever, and antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage. * Management of Anesthetic Complications addresses the special problems related to obstetric anesthesia, including embolic events and intubation problems. * Management of the Parturient with Coexisting Disorders prepares you for the special challenges faced when treating mothers with hypertensive, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic, or other disorders. * Difficult and Failed Intubation: Strategies, Prevention, and Management of Airway-Related Catastrophes addresses the airway related maternal mortality, predictors of difficult airway and strategies to manage the unanticipated difficult airway as well as the critical airway with increasing hyoxemia. NEW to the Fifth Edition... * New editorial team * New full-color format * New sections on Assessment of the Fetus; Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery; Neonatal Well-Being: Old and New Concepts; Ethical, Medical, and Social Challenges and Issues; Maternal Safety, Difficult and Failed Intubation, Morbidity, and Mortality; and Anesthetic Considerations for Reproductive, In-Utero, and Non-Obstetric Procedures
Download or read book Obstetric and Gynecologic Hospitalists and Laborists An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics written by Brigid McCue and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ob/Gyn Hospitalist, the newest subspecialist in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, has the potential to improve patient safety, patient and provider satisfaction, workforce challenges and clinical outcomes. Programs are exploding across the country, mirroring the growth of the internal medicine hospitalist programs 10 years ago. Ob/Gyn hospitalist jobs are the most sought after in the field. We will present the history of the Ob/Gyn Hospitalist movement, available evidence to date supporting Ob/Gyn Hospitalists, and where we believe the field is going.
Download or read book Obstetrics and Gynecology A Competency Based Companion written by Michael Belden, MD and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to teach you to think like a more experienced clinician, Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Competency-Based Companion, by Michael Belden, MD, places as much value on process as it does on content. This unique resource features a case-based organization that hones in on essential knowledge in obstetrics and gynecology. Its convenient pocket-sized format enables you to review the material on the go, and online access via Student Consult enhances your study of the material and exponentially boosts your reference power. Provides high-yield core information essential to rotations in a pocket-sized, portable format. Uses a color-coded system that places core information in a framework of the ACGME Core Competencies. Offers self-assessment activities throughout to promote retention and application of knowledge, including access on line to your own competency-based portfolio tools and competency-specific learning modules (Vertical Reads). Features ACGME Core Competencies enabling you to integrate evidence-based medicine, continual self-assessment, and cognizance of interpersonal skills into your daily routine. Includes features such as "Speaking Intelligently” and "Clinical Thinking” in each chapter to help you see the "big picture.” Presents "Teaching Visuals”-an interactive teaching device designed to reinforce visual concepts. Equips you to perform a more in-depth review of obstetric and gynecological topics with "Clinical Entities” that link to top references in the field. Includes access to Student Consult at www.studentconsult.com, where you'll find the complete text and illustrations of the book online, fully searchable . "Integration Links" to bonus content in other Student Consult titles . Self-Assessment Competency Log . Professors Pearls that provide cases with questions and annotated answers . Vertical Reads . and much more!
