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April 3, 2013 | Feature
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Methodology Issues in Implementation Science
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four case studies on recommendations to advance implementation science.
Regulation of Medical Devices in the United States and European Union
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Both the United States (U.S.) and the European Union (E.U.) employ different systems and regulation policies on the approval and marketing procedures for medical devices. This article looks at their differences, challenges they face, and offers reco ...
Hospital Determinants of Emergency Department Left Without Being Seen Rates
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Lower socioeconomic status of patients and certain hospital structural characteristics make it more likely that people leave the emergency department without being seen.
Recent Research About Nursing, December 2011
December 18, 2011 | Story
New studies reveal that a growing share of outpatient visits are being handled by NPs and PAs, and examine ways to encourage hospital workers to wash their hands more frequently.
Measuring the Quality of Care Related to Pain Management
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new approach to measuring pain management enhances methods for examining the effects of nursing on patient outcomes and can improve understanding of how nurses make a difference in the lives of individuals with pain.
Redeeming Hollow Promises
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The reliance on discretionary spending for American Indian/Alaska Native health care has produced a system that is insufficient and unreliable and is associated with ongoing health disparities. Moreover, the gap between mandatory spending on a Medic ...
Reexamining Organizational Configurations
February 1, 2004 | Journal Article
During the 1990s, the health care community developed a taxonomy to define the structures and strategies of newly emerging health care organizations. Since the 1990s, however, health care has undergone significant changes, and the differences in hea ...
Elucidating the Relationship Between Negative Affectivity and Symptoms
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
More than 20 years of research confirms a positive association between trait negative affect (NA)—moody, nervous or easily stressed personality trait—and physical symptoms in patients. However, the meaning of this association remains unclear. In thi ...
Democratizing Science Movements
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The current article interrogated the phenomenon of ‘democratizing' science via social movements. Democratizing science movements were defined as integrating perspectives from lay people with science knowledge in the political decision-making process ...