Achieving a New Standard in Primary Care for Low-Income Populations -- Case Studies of Redesign and Change Through a Learning Collaborative

Describes four case studies that focus on improving patient care delivery systems through learning collaboratives that were undertaken by New York City's nonprofit Primary Care Development Corporation

Phaeacian Dido: Lost Pleasures of an Epicurean Intertext

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On Black Athena: Ancient Critiques of the 'Ancient Model' of Greek History

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A Series of Portraits

The series of paintings created for this thesis exhibition represents a portion of the youth population in America today

Developing strategic learning alliances: partnerships for the provision of global education and training solutions

The paper describes a comprehensive model for the development of strategic alliances between education and corporate sectors, which is required to ensure effective provision of education and training programmes for a global market. Global economic forces, combined with recent advances in information and communication technologies, have provided unprecedented opportunities for education providers to broaden the provision of their programmes both on an international scale and across new sectors. Lifelong learning strategies are becoming increasingly recognized as an essential characteristic of a successful organization and therefore large organizations have shown a preparedness to invest in staff training and development. The demands for lifelong learning span a wide range of training and educational levels from school-level and vocational courses to graduate-level training for senior executive

Tale Of Two Mergers: A Case Study In Leading Change

The case study examines P Pharmaceuticals’ horizontal merger experiences; first with S Pharmaceuticals, and later with U Pharmaceuticals.  The case compares and contrasts each merger process from leading and communicating the change effort to the resultant transformations in corporate culture.  As the case study unfolds, the aftermath of leading change and the resulting corporate merger outcomes are discussed

The Effects of Nursing Education on Decreasing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for 40% of all nosocomial infections in the United States, affecting nearly 900,000 patients per year. The indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) is a widely utilized device in modern hospital environments, yet they are not always used appropriately in hospital settings and can result in prolonged use and improper management, increasing risk of infections and length of stay. Nurses are the primary champions to promote preventative measures, provide patient education, and evaluate evidence-based practice (EBP) strategies to decrease CAUTIs. The purpose of this study was to determine if nursing education on EBP guidelines could decrease CAUTI rates in hospitalized patients on a medical surgical unit. A quasi-experimental, one group, before-and-after design was used to evaluate changes in CAUTI rates before and after the educational intervention in a hospital in the southeastern United States among staff of 63 nurses. The baseline unidentified CAUTI rate of the selected population was provided by the organization prior to the educational intervention. There were 55 nurses who attended the educational session and the post-CAUTI rate was evaluated 1 month after the educational intervention. At the end of the study period, analysis of CAUTI rates were conducted using a chi square test to evaluate whether there was a significant difference in the CAUTI rates. A statistically significant difference was found in the pre-to post-CAUTI rate (p \u3c 0.05). The results of this study demonstrated that educating nurses on the CDC- recommended EBP guidelines and providing them with leadership supports significantly decreased CAUTI rates on a medical surgical unit. These findings suggest that using an effective approach to decrease CAUTI rates can create social change and initiate additional planning strategies for all healthcare settings

Misconceptions Of Employee Turnover: Evidence-Based Information For The Retail Grocery Industry

Employee turnover rates are higher in the retail grocery industry in comparison to other industries.  This level of turnover produces demoralizing effects on the grocery industry’s profitability.  The lack of evidence-based information regarding causes of employee turnover may result in senior level leadership within the retail grocery industry formulating retention strategies based upon conjecture.  Basing retention strategies on turnover misconceptions may be costly and actually fail to reduce turnover.  For these reasons, this study sought to fill the knowledge gap by providing the grocery industry with evidence-based information on the topic of employee turnover.  In an effort to provide a better understanding of the factors that support an engaged workforce, data from 151 frontline retail grocery employees’ gathered perceptions of their work environment, burnout, and turnover intentions.  The participating employees represented one grocery chain in Western New York.  The key finding was that value conflicts have a strong, statistically significant relationship with cynicism, which in turn increases the likelihood for employee turnover.  Making use of this evidence-based information may help in creating strategies for a more engaged workforce and retaining the most valuable employees

The Council of Fisheries and Ocean Librarians/Conseil des Bibliotheques de Peches et Oceans--twenty five years and still going strong

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