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Deep Attention Model for Triage of Emergency Department Patients [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 Optimization of patient throughput and wait time in emergency departments (ED) is an important task for hospital systems. For that reason, Emergency Severity Index (ESI) system for patient triage was introduced to help guide manual estimation of acuity levels, which is used by nurses to rank the patients and organize hospital resources.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster +4 more
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Providing palliative care education: Showcasing efforts of asian nurses
Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2018 Most of the world's population lives in Asia. Prevention and detection of cancer, as well as ensuring equitable access to cancer care for all Asians remains a major public health issue and requires governmental involvement and dedicated resources ...
Pam Malloy +4 more
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Optimizing Nurse Scheduling: A Supply Chain Approach for Healthcare Institutions [PDF]
Vol. 20 No. 6s (2024)When managing an organization, planners often encounter numerous challenging scenarios. In such instances, relying solely on intuition or managerial experience may not suffice, necessitating a quantitative approach. This demand is further accentuated in the era of big data, where the sheer scale and complexity of constraints pose significant challenges.
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Specialist tissue viability services: a priority or a luxury? [PDF]
, 2014 During the 1980s, the number of tissue viability nurses (TVNs) rose steadily in the UK, in response to mismanagement of patients with wounds (Fletcher, 1995).
Cawthorne, Julie +3 more
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Comparative Analysis of National and Regional Models of the Silver Economy in the European Union [PDF]
, 2016 The approach to analysing population ageing and its impacts on the economy has evolved in recent years. There is increasing interest in the development and use of products and services related to gerontechnology as well as other social innovations that ...
Klimczuk, Andrzej
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Drinking Water Policy: A Realist Review
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures have a deep, enduring connection to water. However, since Australia's colonisation in 1788, water management has shifted, creating ongoing issues for these communities. Notwithstanding the universal recognition of safe drinking water as a human right, significant inequities persist, particularly ...
Margaret Apolima Fono +8 more
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Promoting Age Equality in the Delivery of Health Care [PDF]
, 2005 Research across Europe suggests that most health care systems are ill-equipped to address the needs of the ageing populations they are meant to serve. Modern health care systems were founded on the principles of acute care and are dominated by a focus on
Suzanne Wait
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, 2012 Virtue ethics is often proposed as a third way in health-care ethics, that while consequentialism and deontology focus on action guidelines, virtue focuses on character; all three aim to help agents discern morally right action although virtue seems to ...
Beauchamp T. +10 more
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