Doctor of Health Administration January 16, 2008
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The doctor of health administration (DHA) is designed to facilitate the development of highly advanced health care leaders who can influence the shaping of policy and more effectively address the health delivery demands of their organizations and the citizens they serve.
This program meets the intellectual and career development needs of senior healthcare and health policy executives who are actively engaged as leaders in health services organizations, and is offered on an extended weekend basis so students can continue their professional work while completing their academic studies. Program graduates will:
- Be able to apply the tools and techniques necessary to ensure organizational responsiveness and sustainability
- Develop new and enhance present leadership roles for the evolving healthcare industry
- Be able to analyze and apply systematic problem-solving methods toward visible, lasting performance improvements
- Develop skills that will enhance organizational systems with real-world strategies based in sound organizational theory
- Build long-term, mutually beneficial professional relationships with other healthcare leaders
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Overview January 15, 2008
Posted by Jennifer - RN, MSN in : DocHubCollege , add a comment Accredited Nursing Degrees at MyNurseDegree.comThe Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) helps graduates deliver quality care, be effective members of the health care teams in collaboration with other health care professionals, and function as patient advocates within the legal and ethical parameters defined by the profession.
Masters of Health Administration January 14, 2008
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A Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration prepare individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. It includes instructions in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services.
Bachelors of Nursing January 11, 2008
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The Bachelors of Nursing program serves as the foundation for collaborative care through direct care delivery, leadership and management roles in nursing, and progression to graduate studies. An ability to delegate care and work in an interdisciplinary team is integral to this approach. A typical undergraduate nursing education is built upon a solid foundation of general education requirements that includes course work in the foundational knowledge areas of communication, culture and history, mathematics, behavioral, natural and social sciences. Courses and laboratory experiences in the major reflect a community-oriented approach, which are applied across the continuum of care and throughout the lifespan. The curriculum and progression of learning experiences prepare the graduate to meet health promotion, restoration and rehabilitative needs of clients.
Minorities in Medical Professions Needs to Be Boosted January 10, 2008
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According to a 2004 survey from the American Association of Medical Colleges, only 3.5% of
New York State Nurses Association and The United American Nurses Ends Partnership January 9, 2008
Posted by Jennifer - RN, MSN in : DocHubCollege , add a commentThe New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has announced that it is disaffiliating from the United American Nurses (UAN), the national union formed by state nurses’ associations in 1999.
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Nursing Informatics January 8, 2008
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According to William Goossen, author of the article Nursing information management and processing: a framework and definition for systems analysis, design and evaluation:
- Using a discourse about motives for computerized systems,
- Analyzing, formalizing and modeling nursing information processing and nursing knowledge for all components of nursing practice: clinical practice, management, education and research,
- Investigating determinants, conditions, elements, models and processes in order to design, and implement as well as test the effectiveness and efficiency of computerized information, (tele)communication and network systems for nursing practice, and
- Studying the effects of these systems on nursing practice.”
MBA in Healthcare Management January 7, 2008
Posted by Jennifer - RN, MSN in : DocHubCollege , add a commentMBA is an always popular masters program, but here is a brief description of the MBA in Healthcare Management:
The Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Health Care Management (MBA/HCM) is designed to provide students with the business management skills needed to manage successfully in today’s health care delivery systems. The MBA/HCM program emphasizes the identification, analysis, and solution of complex management problems with a foundation of health care concepts and decision models that will support the variety of management roles that can be seen in today’s health care environment. The MBA/HCM specialization is based upon courses in health care organizations, health care finance, quality and data base management, health care infrastructure, and health care strategic management.
Medical Informatics January 5, 2008
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Medical informatics or Health informatics is the intersection of information science, computer science and health care. It deals with the resources, devices and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health informatics tools include not only computers but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems.
Masters in Nursing – Nurse Midwifery January 3, 2008
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A nurse midwife is an advanced practice registered nurse who has had training in obstetrics and works under the supervision of an obstetrician. Some nurse midwives can have their own private practice, but most work in hospitals, family planning centers, and the public health service. Duties often include:
- Evaluating patients’ conditions and test results.
- Educating women about reproductive health issues.
- Conducting pelvic exams, breast exams, and Pap smears.
- Assisting women with labor and childbirth.
- Providing some neonatal care.
