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BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Health systems have long been interested in the best practices for staffing in the acute care setting. Studies on staffing often focus on registered nurses and nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
Jessica Ziemek +7 more
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Facts and Controversies About Nurse Staffing Policy: A Look at Existing Models, Enforcement Issues, and Research Needs [PDF]
, 2007 Examines state-mandated nurse-to-patient ratios as a policy model for solving staffing problems and ensuring patient safety and quality of care, as well as patient classification systems and pay-for-performance models.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior +7 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee +9 more
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Estimating health workforce needs for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings
Human Resources for Health, 2006 Background Efforts to increase access to life-saving treatment, including antiretroviral therapy (ART), for people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings has been the growing focus of international efforts.
Fullem Andrew +4 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek +13 more
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A Comparative Analysis of the Effect of the Integrated Library System on Staffing Models in Academic Libraries [PDF]
, 2013 This analysis compares how the traditional integrated library system (ILS) and the next-generation ILS may impact system and technical services staffing models at academic libraries.
Fitzgerald, Moira, Fu, Ping
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego +10 more
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Flexible nurse staffing based on hourly bed census predictions [PDF]
, 2012 Workload on nursing wards depends highly on patient arrivals and patient lengths of stay, which are both inherently variable. Predicting this workload and staffing nurses accordingly is essential for guaranteeing quality of care in a cost effective ...
Bakker, P.J.M. +4 more
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Innovative Waterway-Waterway Transfer Service Models and Experience for Container Logistics in China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone: A Case Study of Taicang Express Line [PDF]
Journal of International Logistics and Trade, 2019 Developing waterway-waterway transfer is an important path for Shanghai's container logistics to innovate service models. Taicang Express Line, a typical case of service model innovation, plays an important role in elevating the standing of Shanghai Port
Wang Paopao, Jihong Chen
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