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Job Termination Study, Violet G. Miller

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This job termination study was done to find out the number of terminations and the reasons given for these terminations in a selected hospital. It was also done to determine the factors that were responsible for the decision of the employee to terminate. Both job related and non job related factors were studied. By studying these reasons and factors, nursing service administration may come to a better understanding of those areas within the working unit and relationships that need to have further study.

The method of study was the descriptive survey. The study had two sources of data, and two …

Identification In The Preparation And Administration Of Medications, Anna J. Yuhasz

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to: (1) determine specific factors that contributed to medication errors during the identification process of medication preparation and administration, and (2) present these findings as an aid to minimize or eliminate factors which contribute to medication errors.

To conduct this study the descriptive survey was used. Seventeen medication nurses were observed on three medication rounds. A total of 688 patient contacts and 933 prepared medications were observed and tabulated. The tool of research used to collect data was an observation check sheet developed for this study.

The data collected were analyzed under two broad …