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Nursing management consists of the performance of the leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. It includes ...
Clinical governance is a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within the National Health Service (NHS) and private sector health care. Clinical governance became important in health care after the Bristol heart scandal in 1995, during which an anaesthetist, Dr Stephen Bolsin , exposed the high mortality ...
Authors of the Policy Governance model say it is a paradigm shift from the traditional practice of governance and that it provides a clear differentiation between governance and management responsibilities in organizations. [4]: 2–3 [5]: 65–67 [6]: 12
When discussing governance in particular organizations, the quality of governance within the organization is often compared to a standard of good governance. In the case of a business or of a non-profit organization , for example, good governance relates to consistent management, cohesive policies, guidance, processes and decision-rights for a ...
The term “unwarranted variations” was first coined by Dr. John Wennberg when he observed small area (geographic) and practice style variations, which were not based on clinical rationale. [5] The existence of unwarranted variations suggests that some individuals do not receive adequate care or that health resources are not being used ...
The American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance (The center) is a membership based organization that is affiliated with the AHA. Founded in 2004 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Center members include more than 500 hospital and health system boards and other organizations that serve the health care sector. [1]
The Journal of Nursing Management is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal covering advances in the discipline of nursing management and leadership. It was established in 1993 by Anthony Palmer, [1] and is published by John Wiley & Sons. The journal is currently edited by Fiona Timmins (Trinity College Dublin). [2]
In the modern world, there are a number of nursing specialities. Professional organizations or certifying boards issue voluntary certification in many of these specialties. Advanced practice nursing