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The Ccmc's National Study Of Case Manager Job Descriptions: An Understanding Of The Activities, Role Relationships, Knowledges, Skills, And Abilities, H. Tahan, Diane Huber
The Ccmc's National Study Of Case Manager Job Descriptions: An Understanding Of The Activities, Role Relationships, Knowledges, Skills, And Abilities, H. Tahan, Diane Huber
Diane Huber
Defining the roles and functions of case managers is crucial in today's healthcare environment and necessary for the case management field. One way to address this issue is through the examination of case managers' job descriptions used in various healthcare organizations. The study reported herein used qualitative analysis procedures and the latent class cluster analysis method to examine a national sample of 1028 job descriptions of case managers. The study identified the activities, role relationships, knowledge, skills, and abilities of case managers working in varied settings. It also described the changes that occurred in the practice of case management, based …
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part Ii, H. Tahan, W. Downey, Diane Huber
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part Ii, H. Tahan, W. Downey, Diane Huber
Diane Huber
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) conducted its third case managers' role and functions study in 2004 for the purpose of validating the currency and relevancy of the certified case manager examination. The results of this study are shared in an article of 2 parts. Part I, which was published in the previous issue of this journal, discussed the process the CCMC used for the development of the Case Managers' Role and Functions Survey Instrument and the identification of new 6 essential functions and 6 knowledge areas that describe case management practice. These findings were based on the survey …
Catastrophe And Nursing Turnover: Nonlinear Models, C. Wagner, Diane Huber
Catastrophe And Nursing Turnover: Nonlinear Models, C. Wagner, Diane Huber
Diane Huber
Creating a culture of retention is one antidote to high costs of nurse turnover. However, nurse turnover behavior has proven to be largely uncertain and unpredictable. A new approach to analyzing nurse turnover attitudes and behavior is discussed. A cusp catastrophe nonlinear model of nurse turnover is presented as having usefulness for the prediction of turnover for managerial decision making in nursing care delivery systems. Viewing nursing from the perspective of nonlinear dynamics can create new strategies for effective and efficient nursing services.
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part I, H. Tahan, Diane Huber, W. Downey
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part I, H. Tahan, Diane Huber, W. Downey
Diane Huber
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) conducted its third case managers' role and functions study in 2004. The purpose of this research was to validate the currency and relevancy of the certified case manager examination. The results of this study are shared in 2 parts of an article. Part I discusses the process the CCMC used for the development of the Case Manager's Role and Functions Survey Instrument (CMRFSI). The research leads to the identification of 6 new essential functions and 6 new knowledge areas, which describe case management practice. These findings were based on the survey of a …
Use Of Nursing Assistants: Staff Nurse Opinions, Diane Huber, M. Blegen, J. Mccloskey
Use Of Nursing Assistants: Staff Nurse Opinions, Diane Huber, M. Blegen, J. Mccloskey
Diane Huber
Use of assistive nursing personnel generates fear, uncertainty and lack of trust in many RNs, yet most agree that "help is needed." The nursing profession must develop minimum standards, a code of ethics and appropriate preparation for nursing assistants. They are here to stay!