District Nursing Services in Northern Ireland Follow Up Regional Report (PDF 1080 KB)

District Nursing Services in Northern Ireland Follow Up Regional Report

District Nursing Services in Northern Ireland Regional Summary (PDF 1.92mb)

District Nursing Services in Northern Ireland Regional Summary Health Services Audit

District Nursing Services Follow Up Study (PDF 1079 KB)

December 2005 - main findings in relation to referrals, quality of nursing, caseload management, deployment and twilight services

Nursing Services for the Acutely Ill Child in NI (PDF 216 KB)

Report of a Working Group

Department of Human Services Administration, FY 2007

These Facts sheets have been developed to provide a multitude of information about executive branch agencies/departments on a single sheet of paper. The Facts provides general information, contact information, workforce data, leave & benefits information, and affirmative action data. This is the most recent update of information for the fiscal year 2007.

Department of Human Services Administration, FY 2008

These Facts sheets have been developed to provide a multitude of information about executive branch agencies/departments on a single sheet of paper. The Facts provides general information, contact information, workforce data, leave & benefits information, and affirmative action data. This is the most recent update of information for the fiscal year 2007.

Agency Fact Sheet, Department of Human Services: Administration, FY2009

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Agency Fact Sheet, Department of Human Services: Administration, FY2011

This document produced by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services has been developed to provide a multitude of information about executive branch agencies/department on a single sheet of paper. The facts provides general information, contact information, workforce data, leave and benefits information and affirmative action data.

Análisis de contexto organizativo de la práctica enfermera. El Nursing Work Index en los hospitales públicos

El contexto organizativo para la prestación de cuidados incluye los factores organizativos y estructurales que facilitan la práctica profesional enfermera y tienen un impacto significativo en los resultados de los pacientes y de los centros. Objetivo: analizar el contexto organizativo para la prestación de cuidados en los hospitales del sistema público de salud. Método: los datos se recogieron en los talleres organizados por la Coordinación de Enfermería del Institut Català de la Salut, empleando un cuestionario que contenía los elementos del Nursing Work Index-Revised. La estrategia de análisis es eminentemente descriptiva, incluyendo también la exploración de la correlación entre las subescalas del instrumento. Resultados: se analizaron 405 cuestionarios. El resultado principal del estudio indica un bajo grado de desarrollo del contexto organizativo en los hospitales estudiados. Los factores organizativos más desarrollados son la"Autonomía" y el"Control sobre la práctica enfermera". Los factores organizativos menos desarrollados incluyen el"Reconocimiento profesional" y la"Formación". Ninguno de los factores evaluados obtuvo una puntuación sobresaliente. Conclusiones: el Nursing Work Index-Revised es una buena herramienta para efectuar una estimación aproximada del contexto organizativo para la prestación de cuidados. Los gestores deberían hacer una profunda reflexión sobre el coste de no considerar los aspectos que facilitan la práctica enfermera en los hospitales.

Management decision-making in nursing

This study developed a new, valid and reliable evaluation instrument to measure the level, type and pattern of management decisions of fifteen nursing students. The management decision score achieved using this instrument was correlated with two psychological determinants of management decision making: creativity and problem-solving ability. The instrument was a written patient management problem in case format, answered by a free form written response. The student responses were classified for type of management decision according to the sub-categories of technical, inter-personal, environmental and unique. Using statistical analysis a significant difference was found in the type of management decisions most frequently selected by the study sample. The students predominantly selected technical type decisions. This preference for one type of management decision may be due to a number of psychological and environmental factors. These factors may program and mold the type of management decisions student nurses make early in their career. Low but positive correlations were found between the total management score and the two psychological tests. This finding supports the authors cited in the literature who state that although creativity augments the type of management decision making, it is not present or encouraged widely in the nursing profession. These factors are worth considering when the profession becomes concerned over ritualization and lack of individuality in patient care. The tool is easy to administer, lends itself to a variety of professional settings and shows promise with further refinement for computer application.

Nursing staffs' perceptions of a generic service manager position

The recent reengineering within the health care industry has challenged many assumptions regarding traditional structures and roles. Within a product-line management structure, the traditional viewpoint that those who manage patient care areas must have a nursing background, is an example of one such assumption being challenged. The nursing profession is often seen as the greatest obstacle to the implementation of a product-line management structure and generic manager positions (does not require a nursing background), due to the perceived loss of professional identity. This qualitative study focused on how nursing staff within a chronic care and rehabilitation facility perceived a generic service manager position. Focus groups were conducted in three phases, over a 14 month period of time. The data collected from the focus groups were then coded according to common themes. Each phase was analyzed independently, with the study concluding with an analysis and interpretation of the collective results. The results of this study revealed a significant shift in how the nursing staff perceived their professional identity and accountability in light of the implementation of the generic Service Manager position. Initial reactions of personal and professional vulnerability and resentment were seen to transform into an increased ability to explicitly articulate the role of nursing. Changes in behavior that were described included: increased consultation and collaboration with other

Sale of Carson City silver dollars by the General Services Administration : hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, August 19, 1980.

Mode of access: Internet.

Controls over vocational rehabilitation training services need improvement, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare : report to the Congress /

Date on cover: May 5, 1977.

The U.S. General Services Administration's fiscal year 2003 Capital Investment Program : hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, June 5, 2002.

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Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration : hearing before the Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on examining proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, focusing on the importance of substance abuse prevention, July 15, 2003.

Shipping list no.: 2004-0105-P.