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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462890803321

Autore

Penner Susan J

Titolo

Economics and financial management for nurses and nurse leaders [[electronic resource] /] / Susan J. Penner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2013]

ISBN

0-8261-1050-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/33621

Soggetti

Medical care

Nurse administrators

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of: Introduction to health care economics & financial management / Susan J. Penner. c2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Overview; Textbook Features; Suggestions for Faculty; Suggestions for Students and Practitioners; Reference; Acknowledgments; Reviewers; Part I: Overview of Economics and Health Care; Chapter 1: Economics of Health Care; Historical Context of Health Care and Nursing Economics; Health Care Costs; Health Care Economic Concepts; Economics and the Nursing Workforce; Conclusion; References; Crossword: Chapter 1-Economics; Chapter 2: Health Insurance and Fee-for-Service Financing; Health Care Coverage and the Uninsured

Flow of Health Care Funding, 2010 Health Insurance History and Costs; Private Insurance and Cost Concerns; Healthy or Unhealthy?; Reimbursement Mechanisms; Principles of Health Insurance; Government Health Insurance Programs; The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; Conclusion; References; Crossword: Chapter 2-Insurance; Chapter 3: Managed Care and Performance Measurement; Historic Foundations of Managed Care; Principles of Managed Care; ACOs Compared to MCOs; Primary Care Utilization and Financial Measures; Performance Measures for Inpatient and Ambulatory Care; Conclusion

References Crossword: Chapter 3-Managed Care; Part II: Budgets and Budgeting; Chapter 4: Measuring Nursing Care; Rules and Conventions



for Reporting Indicators; Categories of Indicators; Measuring Nursing Care in a Nurse-Managed Health Center; Measuring Nursing Care in an Inpatient Nursing Unit; Conclusion; References; Crossword: Chapter 4-Measuring Nursing Care; Chapter 5: Reporting and Managing Budgets; Reporting Operating Budgets; Managing Operating Budgets; Health Center and Inpatient Unit Budgets; Operating Budget Case Examples; Conclusion; References

Crossword: Chapter 5-Budget Managment Chapter 6: Budget Planning; Budget Planning and the Nurse's Role; Strategic Planning and Budget Linkage; Budget Forecasting; Planning the Operating Budget; Closing a Program; Conclusion; References; Appendix 6A: Worksheet for Annual Operating Budget Preparation, Projected for Two Years; Crossword: Chapter 6-Budget Planning; Chapter 7: Special Purpose, Capital, and Other Budgets; Special Purpose Budget; Product Line Budget; ECR; Capital Budget; Cash Flow Budget; Budget Relationships and Linkage; Conclusion; References

Crossword: Chapter 7-Capital and Other Budgets Part III: Financial Analysis and Making a Business; Chapter 8: Cost-Finding, Break-Even, and Charges; Cost-Finding; Break-Even Analysis; Prices and Pricing; Pricing Methods; Classification and Coding Systems; Conclusion; References; Crossword: Chapter 8-Cost-Finding, Break-Even, and Charges; Chapter 9: CBA, CEA, CUA, and CER; CBA; Discounting, Discount Rate, and Present Value; CEA; CUA; QALY; CER; Conclusion; References; Appendix 9A: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Evaluating Adult Outpatient Asthma Education February 8, 2013

Appendix 9B: A CEA for Proposed Alternative Interventions to Postprocedure Surgical Pain Reduction December 3, 2012

Sommario/riassunto

This is a key health care financial management textbook designed to build the economics and financial management skills nurses and nurse leaders need to use daily. This second edition provides several new features that will add to its value as a timely and highly relevant text for RN-to-BSN, BSN, and MSN students in a variety of academic nursing programs. It is aligned with the standards established by AONE, AACN, and other health care professional organizations for economics and financial management education. The text has been significantly revised to simplify its content and to be useful wi



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465939903321

Titolo

Blackwell's five-minute veterinary consult clinical companion Small animal toxicology / / Lynn R. Hovda [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-119-03652-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (987 p.)

Collana

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult

Disciplina

615.900724

Soggetti

Veterinary toxicology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Small Animal Toxicology; Dedications; Contents; Contributor List; Preface; ORGANIZATION AND FORMAT; KEY FEATURES; About the Companion Website; section I Clinical Toxicology; chapter 1 Decontamination and Detoxification of the Poisoned Patient; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; Ocular Decontamination; Dermal Decontamination; Inhalant Decontamination; Injection Decontamination; Gastrointestinal Decontamination; Effectiveness of Emesis Induction; Recommendations for Home Emesis; Emetic Agents; VETERINARY EMETIC AGENTS; Apomorphine; Xylazine; Gastric Lavage (Fig. 1.1); Whole Bowel Irrigation (WBI)

Activated Charcoal (AC)Cholestyramine; Cathartics; Fluid Therapy; Surgical Decontamination; CONCLUSIONS; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 2 Emergency Management of the Poisoned Patient; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; ABCDs of the Poisoned Patient; Circulation; Dysfunction; SUPPORTIVE CARE AND TREATMENT; Monitoring and Supportive Care; Fluid Therapy; Cardiovascular Support; Gastrointestinal Support; Neurological Support; Analgesics/Sedatives; Miscellaneous Treatment; CONCLUSIONS; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 3 Antidotes and Other Useful Drugs; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW

Chemical AntidotesFunctional Antidotes; Skeletal Muscle Relaxants;



Pharmacological or Physiological Antidotes; COMMENTS; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 4 Identification and Management of the Unknown Toxicant; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; PERTINENT INFORMATION; History; Physical Exam; Diagnostics; TOXIDROMES; Cholinergic Toxidrome; Anticholinergic Toxidrome; Sympathomimetic Toxidrome; Serotonin Toxidrome; TREATMENT PLAN; Consultation with Animal Poison Control Center; Decontamination; Case Management; Neurological Signs; Gastrointestinal Signs; Respiratory Signs; Cardiovascular Signs

Toxicological TestingCONCLUSIONS; Suggested Reading; chapter 5 Laboratory Diagnostics for Toxicology; INTRODUCTION; Historical Information; Clinical Signs; Clinical Laboratory Evaluation; Necropsy Lesions; Chemical Analysis; GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR DIAGNOSTIC EFFORT; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; section II Specific Toxins & Toxicants; Alcohols and Glycol Ethers; chapter 6 Alcohols; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; ETIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; Mechanism of Action; Pharmacokinetics - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion; Toxicity; Systems Affected; SIGNALMENT/HISTORY; Risk Factors

Historical FindingsLocation and Circumstances of Poisoning; CLINICAL FEATURES; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTICS; Clinical Laboratory; Pathological Findings; THERAPEUTICS; Detoxification; Appropriate Health Care; Antidotes; Drugs of Choice; Precautions/Interactions; Nursing Care; Follow-up; Activity; Prevention; COMMENTS; Client Education; Patient Monitoring; Expected Course and Prognosis; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 7 Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycol; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; ETIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; Mechanism of Action

Pharmacokinetics - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion