Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G J Weber.
Healthcare economics has caused dramatic changes in resource assessment, utilization, and reorganization in hospitals. To address the mismatch between demand and resources and to ensure quality at the bedside, staff members at a 354-bed acute care facility designed and implemented the Collaborative Care Model (CCM). The authors describe this theory-based, collaborative, multidisciplinary professional practice model.
Employed mothers must constantly juggle and balance the multiple roles they face on a daily basis, which can be overwhelming and may adversely affect well-being and health. Findings are presented from a naturalistic-inquiry study that explored how employed mothers with preschool-age children experience positive well-being in their lives. Interviews were conducted with 16 mothers who worked full time and had at least one preschool-age child living at home. Findings included seven categories reflective of experiential well-being: mutuality, spirituality, child-centeredness, acceptance, happiness, security, and enrichment of the world. Results of this study are anticipated to contribute to a foundation for theory development and subsequent theory testing for promoting well-being.
In today's rapidly changing practice, nursing diagnosis is a central and imperative process within nursing practice. However, a review of literature reveals many ambiguities in the description and application of nursing diagnosis. This lack of understanding of how nursing diagnoses function is the reason that many clinical nurses and educators do not use nursing diagnoses as the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) originally intended. Consequently, breakdowns in communication and continuity of care occur at all levels within the health care system. The author discusses descriptions and integration of nursing diagnoses in eight major nursing texts which can be a reference in selecting an appropriate resource for learning.