Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G N Bodinsky.
Although the governing of medical conduct has always existed, medical ethics has become an issue to be addressed in the 1990s. The purpose of this article is to address the dilemma of reinserting a feeding tube in a patient whose wishes are unclear and whose family and physicians are in conflict. By presenting a case study, the author encourages the reader to resolve this dilemma on a personal level.
Now that you have hired the most qualified individual for the job and now that this person is aware of the departmental goals, how do you as manager assure that these expectations are met? A comprehensive orientation program is the answer.
Appropriate staff numbers are directly associated with the provision of safe patient care. Providing safe patient care is a concern shared not only by managers but by staff members as well. By using the information found in this article from relative value to daily diary time studies, the department manager will have the knowledge to ascertain the correct number of personnel needed to perform the work required.