Patient Care - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

"I can do patient care on my own": autonomy and the manager role.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: An internal medicine (IM) residency program redesigned its second year, the Manager Year, to restore balance among autonomy, supervision, and clinical competence. This study examined the response of residents and some supervising attendings ... Read more...

Patient draping and endotracheal tube positioning during facelift surgery.

29 Jun 2009 A comprehensive approach to facial rejuvenation often requires facelift surgery combined with ancillary facial procedures. This may require prolonged operating time under general anesthesia or conscious sedation. When general anesthesia is used, ... Read more...

[Data collection perspectives from patient care in general practice]

9 May 2009 GPs in Denmark have a unique civil registration system with personal ID-numbers, a patient list system and a gatekeeper function. A piece of software (Data Capture) has been developed to automatically collect and send prescriptions, lab tests, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Care - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• "I can do patient care on my own": autonomy and the manager role. 30 Oct 2009
• Economic factors in nephrology: Core Curriculum 2009. 30 Aug 2009
• Patient draping and endotracheal tube positioning during facelift surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• Asthma: code for every service you provide. 29 Jun 2009
• Declining stroke rates in southern Brazil: a positive result of socioeconomic development? 29 Jun 2009
• Growth in care provided by hospitalists. 23 Jun 2009
• Growth in care provided by hospitalists. 23 Jun 2009
• How is my patient doing? Evaluating hospitalized patients using continuous vital signs monitoring. 30 May 2009
• Clean care is safer care. 30 May 2009
• [Data collection perspectives from patient care in general practice] 9 May 2009
• Does comparative-effectiveness research threaten personalized medicine? 5 May 2009
• Teaching first-year medical students to apply evidence-based practices to patient care. 29 Apr 2009
• Tocilizumab and missed personalized medicine opportunities for patients with rheumatoid arthritis? 29 Apr 2009
• Personalized medicine: a transformative approach is needed. 26 Apr 2009
• Whole person care: encompassing the two faces of medicine. 12 Apr 2009
• Four important steps toward 21st century care for patients with cancer. 11 Apr 2009
• Reviewing doctors online. 30 Mar 2009
• Growth in the care of older patients by hospitalists in the United States. 10 Mar 2009
• Psychosocial issues and mental health treatment recommendations for patients with hepatitis C. 27 Feb 2009
• Patient safety: anesthesia in remote locations. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Patient Care'

Definition: The services rendered by members of the health profession and non-professionals under their supervision for the benefit of the patient. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p269)

Descriptor UI: D005791

Alternative terms: Patient Care; Care, Patient;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.760; N02.421.585;

History Note: 98; use explode 1975-97

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; not a synonym for NURSING CARE: nursing care is only one type of patient care