Nursing Staff
Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in an organized facility, institution, or agency.
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.
Medical Staff, Hospital
Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital.
Medical Staff
Professional medical personnel who provide care to patients in an organized facility, institution or agency.
Staff Development
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.
Dental Staff
Personnel who provide dental service to patients in an organized facility, institution or agency.
Health Personnel
Inservice Training
Medical Staff Privileges
Those rights or activities which are specific to members of the institution's medical staff, including the right to admit private patients.
Nursing Homes
Questionnaires
Professional-Patient Relations
Residential Facilities
Homes for the Aged
Geriatric long-term care facilities which provide supervision and assistance in activities of daily living with medical and nursing services when required.
Patient Care Team
Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient.
Psychiatric Aides
Allied Health Personnel
Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.
Organizational Policy
A course or method of action selected, usually by an organization, institution, university, society, etc., from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions and positions on matters of public interest or social concern. It does not include internal policy relating to organization and administration within the corporate body, for which ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION is available.
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient.
Organizational Culture
Quality of Health Care
Qualitative Research
England
I'm sorry for any confusion, but 'England' is not a medical term and does not have a medical definition. England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, known for its rich history, cultural heritage, and contributions to medical science. However, in a medical context, it may refer to the location of a patient, healthcare provider, or research study, but it is not a term with a specific medical meaning.
Great Britain
Program Evaluation
Emergency Service, Hospital
Assisted Living Facilities
Morale
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Educational programs designed to inform nurses of recent advances in their fields.
Interviews as Topic
Workload
Focus Groups
A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.
Employee Incentive Plans
Efficiency, Organizational
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.
Nurses
Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.
Health Care Surveys
Data Collection
Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.
United States
The term "United States" in a medical context often refers to the country where a patient or study participant resides, and is not a medical term per se, but relevant for epidemiological studies, healthcare policies, and understanding differences in disease prevalence, treatment patterns, and health outcomes across various geographic locations.
Hospital Design and Construction
The architecture, functional design, and construction of hospitals.
Faculty
The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in an educational institution.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).
Burnout, Professional
Health Facility Environment
Physical surroundings or conditions of a hospital or other health facility and influence of these factors on patients and staff.
Time and Motion Studies
Hospital Administrators
Managerial personnel responsible for implementing policy and directing the activities of hospitals.
Clinical Competence
The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
Professional Staff Committees
Committees of professional personnel who have responsibility for determining policies, procedures, and controls related to professional matters in health facilities.
Organizational Innovation
State Medicine
Guideline Adherence
Communication
Hospital Units
Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.
Patient Satisfaction
Infection Control
Hospitals, Teaching
Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.
Program Development
The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development).
Health Services Research
The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
Primary Health Care
Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)
Hospitals, Public
Community Health Centers
Facilities which administer the delivery of health care services to people living in a community or neighborhood.
Psychiatric Department, Hospital
Administrative Personnel
Total Quality Management
Residential Treatment
A specialized residential treatment program for behavior disorders including substance abuse. It may include therapeutically planned group living and learning situations including teaching of adaptive skills to help patient functioning in the community. (From Kahn, A. P. and Fawcett, J. Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 1993, p320.)
Models, Organizational
Pilot Projects
Inpatients
Persons admitted to health facilities which provide board and room, for the purpose of observation, care, diagnosis or treatment.
Long-Term Care
Medical Audit
Geriatric Nursing
Nursing care of the aged patient given in the home, the hospital, or special institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric institutions, etc.
London
I'm sorry for any confusion, but "London" is a place name and not a medical term, so it doesn't have a medical definition. It's the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, known for its rich history, culture, and landmarks. If you have any questions related to health or medicine, I'd be happy to help answer those!
Leadership
Disease Outbreaks
Practice Management, Medical
Cross-Sectional Studies
Patients' Rooms
Professional Competence
Hospitals, General
Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients.
Personnel Loyalty
Community Health Services
Ambulances
A vehicle equipped for transporting patients in need of emergency care.
Nursing Audit
A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of nursing care.
Nurses' Aides
Allied health personnel who assist the professional nurse in routine duties.
Health Facility Administrators
Managerial personnel responsible for implementing policy and directing the activities of health care facilities such as nursing homes.
Occupational Health
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.
Hospitals, Pediatric
Special hospitals which provide care for ill children.
Risk Management
The process of minimizing risk to an organization by developing systems to identify and analyze potential hazards to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences, and by attempting to handle events and incidents which do occur in such a manner that their effect and cost are minimized. Effective risk management has its greatest benefits in application to insurance in order to avert or minimize financial liability. (From Slee & Slee: Health care terms, 2d ed)
Hospitals
Health Promotion
Scotland
I'm sorry for any confusion, but "Scotland" is not a medical term and does not have a medical definition. Scotland is one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, located in the northern part of Great Britain. If you have any questions related to healthcare or medical terminology, I would be happy to help answer those!
Patient Safety
Cooperative Behavior
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient
The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from health professional or health care worker to patients. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.
Nursing Administration Research
Research concerned with establishing costs of nursing care, examining the relationships between nursing services and quality patient care, and viewing problems of nursing service delivery within the broader context of policy analysis and delivery of health services (from a national study, presented at the 1985 Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (CGEAN) meeting).
Hospitals, Animal
'Animal hospitals' are specialized medical facilities primarily dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of sick, injured, or adopted animals, providing advanced veterinary services, surgeries, and intensive care units, often staffed with trained veterinarians and support personnel.
Patient Care
Delivery of Health Care
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Information Systems
Computer-based systems for use in personnel management in a facility, e.g., distribution of caregivers with relation to patient needs.
Libraries, Medical
'Medical Libraries' are repositories or digital platforms that accumulate, organize, and provide access to a wide range of biomedical information resources including but not limited to books, journals, electronic databases, multimedia materials, and other evidence-based health data for the purpose of supporting and advancing clinical practice, education, research, and administration in healthcare.
Patients
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Nursing
The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients admitted to the emergency department.
Group Homes
Housing for groups of patients, children, or others who need or desire emotional or physical support. They are usually established as planned, single housekeeping units in residential dwellings that provide care and supervision for small groups of residents, who, although unrelated, live together as a family.
Hospitals, University
Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.
Referral and Consultation
Health Services Accessibility
Medical Receptionists
Individuals who receive patients in a medical office.
Medical Errors
Errors or mistakes committed by health professionals which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in diagnosis (DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS), errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of surgical procedures, in the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings. Medical errors are differentiated from MALPRACTICE in that the former are regarded as honest mistakes or accidents while the latter is the result of negligence, reprehensible ignorance, or criminal intent.
Hand Disinfection
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.
Rural Health Services
Health services, public or private, in rural areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care.
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Health Plan Implementation
Health Education
Patient-Centered Care
Design of patient care wherein institutional resources and personnel are organized around patients rather than around specialized departments. (From Hospitals 1993 Feb 5;67(3):14)
Family Practice
A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.
Hospital Communication Systems
The transmission of messages to staff and patients within a hospital.
Hospitals, District
Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area.
Intellectual Disability
Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)
Nursing Care
Care given to patients by nursing service personnel.
Occupational Exposure
Professional Autonomy
Internship and Residency
Programs of training in medicine and medical specialties offered by hospitals for graduates of medicine to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities.
New South Wales
A state in southeastern Australia. Its capital is Sydney. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770 and first settled at Botany Bay by marines and convicts in 1788. It was named by Captain Cook who thought its coastline resembled that of South Wales. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p840 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p377)
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital
Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of services provided for obstetric and gynecologic patients.
Interior Design and Furnishings
Education, Continuing
Social Work
Clinical Protocols
Occupational Health Services
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Diffusion of Innovation
Medical Laboratory Personnel
Food Service, Hospital
Pathology Department, Hospital
Pediatrics
Disaster Planning
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Caregivers
Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability. They may provide the care in the home, in a hospital, or in an institution. Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients.
Interdisciplinary Communication
Communication, in the sense of cross-fertilization of ideas, involving two or more academic disciplines (such as the disciplines that comprise the cross-disciplinary field of bioethics, including the health and biological sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences and law). Also includes problems in communication stemming from differences in patterns of language usage in different academic or medical disciplines.
Needlestick Injuries
Intensive Care Units
Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over
'Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over' refers to the maximum number of hospital beds equaling or exceeding 500 that are medically staffed and equipped to provide patient care and accommodation within a healthcare facility.
Intermediate Care Facilities
Institutions which provide health-related care and services to individuals who do not require the degree of care which hospitals or skilled nursing facilities provide, but because of their physical or mental condition require care and services above the level of room and board.
Animal Technicians
Assistants to a veterinarian, biological or biomedical researcher, or other scientist who are engaged in the care and management of animals, and who are trained in basic principles of animal life processes and routine laboratory and animal health care procedures. (Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)
Costs and Cost Analysis
Organizational Objectives
Community Mental Health Services
Radiology Department, Hospital
Community-Institutional Relations
Patient Isolation
The segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.
Health Manpower
The availability of HEALTH PERSONNEL. It includes the demand and recruitment of both professional and allied health personnel, their present and future supply and distribution, and their assignment and utilization.
Appointments and Schedules
The different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, waiting times, waiting lists for hospitals, walk-in clinics, etc.
Australia
Housekeeping, Hospital
Dissent and Disputes
Differences of opinion or disagreements that may arise, for example, between health professionals and patients or their families, or against a political regime.
Prospective Studies
Emergencies
Health Policy
Nursing Assessment
Evaluation of the nature and extent of nursing problems presented by a patient for the purpose of patient care planning.
Documentation
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.