the aim of present study was to determine the impact of two different icu management model, open and semi closed, on resources utilization in intensive care unit.retrospective cohort analysis using data from hospital database was applied to compare the effect of icu management model on icu length of stay and bed disposition of 1064 patients admitted to the general icu of imam khomeini hospital ...

abstract ba ckground: high level of stress in intensive care unit nurses affects the quality of their nursing care. therefore, this study aimed to determine the effects of a stress management program on the quality of nursing care of intensive care unit nurses. materials and methods: this study is a randomized clinical trial that was conducted on 65 nurses. the samples were selected by stratifi...

background : despite many progresses in the improvement of care status and the management of acute coronary syndrome, cares quality is far from the desirable conditions. today, due to the great emphasis on resources management, costs control, the effectiveness of patient care, improving quality and responsibility, the good patient care is necessary. two dimensions are referred for improving the...

For the first time ever in the Federal Republic of Germany a mediation procedure on a waste management concept has been carried out. It took place in Neuss in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The interdisciplinary project group, "Environmental Mediation", from the Science Centre Berlin for Social Research (WZB) was one of the initiators of the mediation project. It conducted ...

The emergence of internet based computing made it possible to put innovative ideas into practice in many areas including knowledge management. This theoretical perspective paper discusses the importance of knowledge management (KM) initiatives in higher education and tries to give a different structure of knowledge management in higher education through internet based computing perspective. The...

The present investigation is a case study of Lucknow, the main metropolis in Northern India, which succumbs to a major problem of municipal solid waste and its management. A qualitative investigation using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis (SWOT) has been successfully implemented through this community participation study. This qualitative investigation emphasizes the li...

BACKGROUND Considering the importance of healthcare waste management, following the ratification of the Waste Management law in 2005 and the subsequent approval of its executive bylaw in 2006 and finally the healthcare waste management criteria passing by the parliament in 2008, a review on the status of healthcare waste management is needed to implement the mentioned law properly. FINDINGS I...

Waste management in the UK has long made extensive use of economic instruments. They take three forms: landfill tax, packaging waste recovery notes and tradeable allowances for biodegradable municipal waste. Whether they are efficient and effective are important questions but so also is whether they are legitimate. This involves consideration of the legitimacy of the institutions that design an...