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C Reavis

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PubMed1999

Priori outcomes: oxymoron or practice plan.

This assessment helped shape the practice of a nurse administered mobile clinic serving three rural communities. Needed services were identified and existing services were customized to improve the overall health of the communities. With the dynamic state of health care systems, each practice is subject to influence by managed care and populations who, in turn, respond with changes in need, resources, and adaptation to the system dynamics. Nurse practitioners struggling to match resources and patient needs could use a similar research design to assess their practice, discover significant relationships, and redesign practice plans to fit specific practice settings.

Community Health Planning↗
PubMed1999

Back injury in primary care: three sides of the coin.

Low-back pain is the most common job-related injury in the United States. This diagnosis is often accompanied by complexities that make effective treatment options varied and inconclusive. The primary care nurse practitioner who manages industrial injuries must consider 3 perspectives: the patient, the employer, and the practitioner providing care. This research study compares 2 treatment options: conservative and active physical rehabilitation for the patient with an acute first-time low-back injury. Recommendations are made for customizing treatment plans to individual practice settings.

Absenteeism↗
PubMed1998

Critical thinking's role in perioperative patient safety outcomes.

Despite education, training, tools, and standards, patient safety issues continue to be of concern when it comes to perioperative care. The problem of intraoperative injuries, therefore, may lie in perioperative nurses' implementation of safety measures that require critical thinking. This qualitative study lends insight into the critical thinking or decision-making processes of nurses who implement these perioperative safety measures. Findings from this data analysis have led to perioperative recommendations that may enhance patient safety outcomes.

Humans↗