This article is based on sections of a paper entitled 'The Hospital Service-Today and Tomorrow' and on the introductory address when it was presented on May i9, i960, at the annual conference of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. At a very early stage in planning the rebuilding of a hospital or department it is necessary for the staff who work in that hospital-the medical, nursing, technic...

Background and objectives: Non-ergonomic computer work has emerged as a significant cause of musculoskeletal disorders among employees of health care organizations.  Given the negative impact of such disorders on quality of work life, safety, and performance of hospital staff, there is a need to evaluate the exposure of this staff to the ergonomic risks associated with the comp...

OBJECTIVE Work engagement is a new concept in the field of psychology and human resource management. Increased vitality and enthusiasm is a social phenomenon that brings work engagement for society. This study aimed to evaluate work engagement and its determinants in Kermanshah hospitals' staff. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 387 hospital administrative, clinical, paracli...

In this research we investigated the extent to which Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) use ICT to deliver business services and train staff. We performed literature review on ICT for business service delivery and staff skills development in MFIs. We next investigated the actual ICT usage by MFIs in Uganda with focus on ICT literacy, business applications, and planning. We used questionnaires to ...

Introduction Intravenous fluids are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the hospital setting and yet the practice continues to fall short of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, with significant gaps in staff knowledge exposing patients to heightened morbidity and mortality. Aim Following the 2013 publishing of updated NICE guidelines on intravenous fl...

BACKGROUND The Joint Commission standards on pain management address the documentation of assessment and reassessment. Yet, little has been published to describe when and how nurses perform and communicate reassessment of pain. In 2005, the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics (UWHC) was inconsistently reassessing pain after interventions, and documented reassessments were primarily confi...

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire that can distinguish features of organizational culture for patient safety across subgroups such as hospitals, professions, management/non-management positions and units/wards. METHODS We developed a Hospital Organizational Culture Questionnaire based on a conceptual framework incorporating items from a review of exi...