Abstract Aims To examine the impact of burnout on self‐efficacy, outcome expectations, career interest and nurses’ intentions to leave profession organization. Background Burnout is associated with nurse turnover. Research clarifying underlying mechanism may provide a novel means mitigate Design This study uses cross‐sectional design proportionate stratified sampling. Methods Data were collected from sample nurses in one medical centre northern Taiwan during February ‐ March 2017. included...

This study examines the impacts of mentor-mentee rapport on willingness to mentor/be mentored, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, career interest and subsequently nurses' professional turnover intention.Workplace relationships, whether positive or negative, influence nurse within an organisation. Yet little is known about effects mentoring intentions leave nursing profession.A cross-sectional, survey-based research design was used collect data from a large medical centre in Northern...

This manuscript assesses the returns to hiring an attorney represent individual who holds exempt-eligible assets when filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A panel of closed asset case filings was collected over years 2016-2021 from Public Access Court Electronic Records (PACER) system in Eastern District Washington State. The study results indicate that filers with record, and report payments Court, can shield 83.3 percent through exemption process, compared overall sample mean 68 percent....

Abstract Using a national data set, this paper looks at the efficiency of physician practices, focusing on scopes service by comparing single specialty groups and multispecialty groups. An analysis using DEA indicates that there are scope inefficiencies from combining different types providers into practice. Most inefficiency is due to technical rather than allocative reasons. In addition, we find larger practices able capture efficiencies scope, but incur scale. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley...

Purpose. Exploratory factor analysis is used to identify latent factors for public health interventions. The most popular retention criterion, the eigenvalue greater than one (EVG1) rule, leads of more warranted. use parallel (PA) as a criterion recommended. Design. Environmental that are likely affect propensity individuals walk identified. Results from PA compared with those obtained by using EVG1 rule. Setting. Telephone survey data were collected three communities (spanning 12 counties)...

To demonstrate that real-time, telepharmacy-based asthma educational services are feasible and to support the efforts of local primary care prescribers improve patient outcomes.The lead investigator (a pharmacist, physician assistant, certified educator) identified an independent community pharmacy with telehealth capabilities in a rural area high prevalence asthma. Working pharmacy, education program was developed based on National Asthma Education Prevention Program guidelines. It...

Student enrollment in colleges and universities has increased markedly during the last three decades. Between Fall 1970 2000, all degree-granting institutions rose from 8.5 million to about 15.1 students. Simultaneously, there been a proliferation of developmental skills programs higher education institutions, largely response an increasing proportion underprepared college This paper presents some empirical evidence effectiveness reading courses offered at midwestern, regional, four-year...

'Cream skimming' refers to choosing patients for some characteristic(s) other than their need care, which enhances the profitability or reputation of provider. Under capitation fixed payment schemes, this often means less ill patients. We present a new methodology measure cream skimming by hospitals. Our approach also provides hospital's gain in productive efficiency caring with lower illness severity. Using panel Washington state hospitals, we find evidence that hospitals do practice...

Abstract This paper examines the interrelationships among debt policy, dividend and ownership structure using a simultaneous equation framework. Our approach allows us to test both convergence of interests theory entrenchment theory. Using sample publicly traded South Korean manufacturing firms, we find that policy have positive impact on policy. We also are positively related structure. findings support between management theory, explain why many studies found conflicting results.

The authors present a methodology that measures improvement in customer satisfaction scores when those are already high and the production process is slow thus does not generate large amount of useful data any given time period. used these techniques with from midsized rehabilitation institute affiliated regional, nonprofit medical center. Thus, this article functions as case study, findings which may be applicable to number other healthcare providers share both mission challenges faced by...

Purpose Medical bankruptcies occur when an individual experiences acute or chronic health event, and the costs of care exceed individual’s ability to pay. In such cases, typically files for bankruptcy. There is extensive literature that estimates prevalence medical bankruptcy, but studies either select a population whose extremely expensive chooses ad hoc thresholds bankruptcy categorizations. both biased. The purpose this paper estimate actual in manner avoids these limitations....

Aims The purpose of this study is to examine how the interaction between nurse openness and work experience related patient safety. Background No has yet examined interactions these, jointly impact Methods This adopts a cross-sectional design, using self-reported experience, perceived time pressure measures safety, was conducted in major medical centre. sample consisted 421 full-time nurses from all available units Proportionate random sampling used. Patient safety measured frequency common...

Results of a study medication "quality-related events" (QREs) at critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in telepharmacy project are reported. Rates and types QREs (i.e., all drug therapy problems requiring pharmacist intervention) were evaluated 17 CAHs receiving services from central order-entry site the North Dakota Telepharmacy Project (NDTP). During 17-month study, remote pharmacists used technology to review orders prepared CAH sites, identify address QREs, code clinical...