Individual trust development in computer mediated teamwork

Facilitated group collaboration is evolving into a new generation in Web 2.0 using new technology such as online group systems. Building trust is vital to group collaboration. Risk, benefit, utility value, power and interest are six factors that influence individual trust development. This paper further develops the Scale Balance Model based on the Individual Trust Development Model in order to investigate individual trust development in facilitated group collaboration. There is a two stage investigation using a survey from face-to-face student groups with Web based group system support. The model is used to analyse the individual trust development in the sample. The results of applying the improved model can help give feedback and advice for future collaboration research. Copyright 200 ACM

Reducing Patient Harm from Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Quality Improvement Project

Abstract Problem: The Institute of Medicine’s seminal report on patient safety, To Err Is Human led to widespread effort to improve the safety of patients. Healthcare-associated safety problems, which include healthcare-associated infection (HAI), account for far more considerable morbidity and mortality than “never events”. The first harm to be addressed as part of the “No Preventable Harms” campaign was catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). Context: The microsystem is a 20-bed mixed medical surgical intensive care unit. Unit assessment at the beginning of the quality project indicated that there were 2 CAUTIs attributed to the unit in a span of 6 months. CAUTI is associated with approximately $15,000 to each patient care cost and increase length of hospital stay for an additional 5 to 7 days. Intervention: To realize effective changes in the ICU and evaluate the action plan, changes are tested by incorporating patient lines on the multidisciplinary rounds (MDR) script to discuss accurate indication and date of insertion of the indwelling catheter. The staff nurse will articulate accurately the indication and confidently obtain an order to remove the catheter if the indication no longer exists during MDR. If the indwelling catheter is clinically indicated, the nurse ensures the bundles are in place such as presence of securement device, maintain an unobstructed flow, maintain drainage bag below level of the bladder, perform hand hygiene before and after patient contact and lastly, provide a labeled collection container for the patient. Measures: The outcome measure for this project is to decrease the number of CAUTI in the ICU from 2 (April 2017 data) to 0 and further decrease the standardized infection ratio (SIR) of 1.48 by 50%. Compliance with catheter indication and or early removal when indication no longer exists would be the process measure, expecting 90% of compliance through random chart audits and MDR observation. Results: The percent of ICU patients with accurate indwelling catheter indication during MDR is improving, but not yet stable. This requires on-going monitoring and feedback to ensure a standardized and reliable process. A positive trend indicates that non-indicated catheters are identified and discontinued during MDR and with regards to percent of ICU patients compliant with the CAUTI prevention bundle does not have enough data to establish a trend, but performance is moving in a positive direction indicates increasing compliance to the CAUTI bundle. Conclusion: The last CAUTI in the unit was in November 2017. Solidifying the interventions into clinical practice will deter the development of CAUTI and supports this positive trend. Engaging staff and providers to reduce CAUTI rates to near zero requires a multidisciplinary approach and using the MDR as the venue commenced integration of the CAUTI prevention process into the front-line staff’s daily routine. The data shows promise in standardizing the approach during MDR rounds to prevent CAUTI and a potential spread of practice to other units. In conclusion, the unit aims to decrease the standard standard infection ratio by 50% thus preventing CAUTI respectively

The Complete Plus-Minus: A Case Study of The Columbus Blue Jackets

A new hockey statistic termed the Complete Plus-Minus (CPM) was created to calculate the abilities of hockey players in the National Hockey League (NHL). This new statistic was used to analyze the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2011-2012 season. The CPM for the Blue Jackets was created using two logistic regressions that modeled a goal being scored for and against the Blue Jackets. Whether a goal was scored for or against the team were the responses, while events on the ice were the predictors in the model. It was found that the team\u27s poor performance was due to a weak defense and severe underperformances by key players

Evidence synthesis on the occurrence, causes, consequences, prevention and management of bullying and harassment behaviours to inform decision making in the NHS

Background Workplace bullying is a persistent problem in the NHS with negative implications for individuals, teams, and organisations. Bullying is a complex phenomenon and there is a lack of evidence on the best approaches to manage the problem. Aims Research questions What is known about the occurrence, causes, consequences and management of bullying and inappropriate behaviour in the workplace? Objectives Summarise the reported prevalence of workplace bullying and inappropriate behaviour. Summarise the empirical evidence on the causes and consequences of workplace bullying and inappropriate behaviour. Describe any theoretical explanations of the causes and consequences of workplace bullying and inappropriate behaviour. Synthesise evidence on the preventative and management interventions that address workplace bullying interventions and inappropriate behaviour. Methods To fulfil a realist synthesis approach the study was designed across four interrelated component parts: Part 1: A narrative review of the prevalence, causes and consequences of workplace bullying Part 2: A systematic literature search and realist review of workplace bullying interventions Part 3: Consultation with international bullying experts and practitioners Part 4: Identification of case studies and examples of good practic

Olympic and International Level Sports Coaches’ Experiences of Stressors, Appraisals, and Coping

The aim of this study was to use the cognitive-motivational-relational theory (CMRT) of stress and emotions as a lens to explore psychological stress with Olympic and international level sports coaches. In particular, the study aimed to explore situational properties of stressors and coaches’ appraisals to address voids in the published literature. Guided by my constructionist epistemological position that contains traces of post-positivism and my relativist view of reality, I conducted semi-structured interviews with six women and nine men. I applied abductive logic during latent thematic analyses to organise and analyse the data. The findings suggest that the coaches experienced many stressors that related to 10 themes (e.g. athlete concerns, performance) and that these stressors were underpinned by seven situational properties (e.g. ambiguity, imminence, novelty). The coaches reported challenge and threat appraisals and, to a lesser extent, benefit and harm/loss appraisals. The ways of coping that were discussed with the coaches related to seven families of coping (e.g. dyadic coping, support seeking) that each play a different role in adaptive processes. Collectively, the findings shed new light on the explanatory potential of situational properties and appraisals and go some way towards understanding coaches’ diverse experiences. The CMRT was a useful framework for understanding high level coaches’ stress transactions and, thus, could be used in future research with this unique population. Coaches, practitioners, and researchers should attend to the ways that coaches appraise and cope with stressors to facilitate their adaptation to the potentially stressful nature of coaching at the highest levels

The Beacon, August 23, 2010

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The importance of teamwork in libraries / Hajah Norsham Muslim

A Changing Environment Issues that affect academic libraries from mid 198O's till today a External environment a Lower levels of budgetary support from government • Sky - rocking inflation in serials industry a The value of the dollar/ringgit on world market • Automation was an accomplised goal for large libraries but managers not happy with the quality and level of access that early system provide • Students more assertive in demands for improved services • Faculty more outspoken about their needs from the library

The Lumberjack, April 18, 1984

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Las Vegas Optic, 10-04-1911

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