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K Hearn

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PubMed1998

Working hours. Minute stakes.

The working time directive has major implications for NHS employers. Many NHS employers believe current systems for recording hours worked will not meet the directive's requirements. The introduction of leave entitlement for bank and agency nurses is likely to cost the NHS an extra 40 m Pounds or more a year. The directive does not currently apply to junior doctors. But if, as expected, they are brought within it, the implications for the NHS are huge.

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PubMed1993

Critical care unit design, Part III: Establishing operations.

Last-minute details are checked and rechecked as a new critical care unit moves into its final phase of development. Adequate preparation involving orientation, education, budgets and open house activities assures a smooth transition.

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Reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction with home pre-operative bowel preparations.

The results of a home-based preoperative bowel preparation, with and without the support of home care services, are compared with hospital-based preoperative bowel preparation. Length of stay, morbidity, and mortality rates; issues of patient satisfaction; and demographics are reported. The method and tools used in planning, implementing, and evaluating the home preoperative bowel preparation program are also shared. Other issues discussed are the healthcare market forces that promote an increased value of care. Economic and patient satisfaction considerations by employers, payers, and patients; the increasing influence of patient choice on healthcare provider selection and care setting preferences; the nursing workforce issues related to the impending shortage; and issues of regulatory and accrediting agencies are also discussed.

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