Nurse managers have a direct impact on the quality of care provided by staff nurses. Bette Case Di Leonardi remembers one nurse manager she encountered at a major urban medical center early in her ...
The Nurse Management of Care Transitions specialty track prepares nurses at the master's level to improve health outcomes through clinical coordination and management of patient care transitions both ...
Many aging adults face challenges managing daily tasks and medical needs, increasing the demand for specialized care. Nurse care management helps prevent medical errors, ensures appropriate care, and ...
Patients with complex illness face a bewildering array of specialty and primary care providers, as well as home and long-term care services and supports. Care arrangements may be especially confusing ...
Thomas S. Bodenheimer ([email protected]), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Rachel Willard-Grace, University of California San Francisco. Caring for people with ...
Risk-stratified care management is a cornerstone of patient-centered medical home models, but studies on patients’ perspectives of it are scarce. We explored patients’ experiences with care management ...
As frontline caregivers, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) are an important part of any health care team. LPNs typically manage basic patient care; although in some facilities, they can get extra ...
Nurses bring more than clinical skill to their shift. They support the unit, carry the tempo of the team, and the heartbeat of care. When they leave, the absence is felt immediately. And for the nurse ...
Most nurses, not just specialist nurses, will routinely encounter people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in their care. Although there is no cure for this progressive respiratory disease, ...