Developmental Psychology for the Health Care Professions: Part 1--Prenatal Through Adolescent Development. Behavioral Sciences for Health Care Professionals.

1982 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 737-737
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Achenbach
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
Health Care Professions

Nurses and Prescriptive Authority: A Legal and Economic Analysis

1989 ◽  
Vol 15 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 245-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Harrison Hadley
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Legal Authority ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
Prescriptive Authority ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
History Of

This article identifies twenty-six jurisdictions where nurses have been granted legal authority to prescribe drugs. The jurisdictions are divided into two groups: those where nurses have authority to prescribe without the supervision of a physician and can therefore function as substitutes for physicians; and those where nurses may prescribe only in collaboration with a supervising physician, and are thereby limited to functioning in a complementary role.The issue of prescriptive authority is discussed within the context of regulating the practice of nursing, and more generally, the health care professions. The article reviews the history of Nurse Practice Acts, focusing upon the Connecticut statute and the economic implications of this statutory approach. It is argued that the law should promote the use of nurses as substitutes for physicians whenever appropriate.The article concludes with a two-part proposal for reform: an “authorized prescriber” statute requiring health care professionals desiring to prescribe drugs to pass an examination testing their knowledge of pharmacology and drug therapy; and the elimination of the “unauthorized practice” provisions of the statutes regulating all health care professions. The proposal promotes economic efficiency by eliminating artificial constraints on the substitutability of labor in the provision of health services.

Education Research in German Non-Medical Health Care Professions compared to International Developments: a Bibliometric and Content-Related Publication Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Kuka ◽  
Jan P. Ehlers ◽  
Michaela Zupanic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
Publication Analysis ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
German Health ◽  
Medical Health Care ◽  
Medical Health

Abstract Background In Germany academic degree programs for non-medical health care professions (nursing, physical, occupational and speech language therapy, midwifery) have been established only recently, even if they play a key role in today´s complex patient-centered health care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the development and current state of German education research in these professions as well as to conduct a comparison to international research activities in this field.Method To achieve these objectives a bibliometric and content-related publication analysis was performed from 2008 to 2017 in four international high-impact journals. Based on appropriate inclusion criteria (bibliographical and biographical criteria, focus on first and last author, original study) and their development into a coding scheme, articles were recorded systematically and results analyzed quantitatively and content-wise. Group comparisons between German and international health care professions as well as interdisciplinary comparisons between the individual professions were performed.Results On the whole, 11.891 articles were analyzed for participation of the respective target groups, either as first or as last author. Of these, 164 original studies met the inclusion criteria with 157 publications pertaining to international and only seven to German health care professionals. The majority of authors belonged to the discipline of nursing science (n=138). North America (36.63%), Australia (18.32%) and Asia (14.85%) rank among the regions that publish most frequently. Publications by German health care professionals are rare but showed an overall high level of quality.Conclusion International publication activities by non-medical health care professionals have been on the rise in recent years. Specific funding measures as well as transnational and interdisciplinary collaborations may be potential ways of strengthening and expanding education research in countries with only young academic experiences.

scholarly journals Job satisfaction among health care workers: the role of gender and age

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1314-1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Carrillo-García ◽  
María del Carmen Solano-Ruíz ◽  
María Emilia Martínez-Roche ◽  
Carmen Isabel Gómez-García
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
Overwhelming Evidence ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Taking Action

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the influence of gender and age on the quality of the professional lives of health care professionals at a university hospital. METHOD: a total of 546 professionals completed a general questionnaire that measured sociodemographic variables and evaluated job satisfaction using a scale adopted from the NTP 394 Job Satisfaction scale and translated into Spanish. RESULTS: overall, 77.2% of the professionals surveyed were satisfied with the work they perform. With regards to gender, we found overwhelming evidence of the feminization of practically all health care professions included in the study, with higher levels of job satisfaction among women than men. Regarding age, 20-30-year-olds and professionals over 61 years old showed higher satisfaction levels than did middle-aged professionals. Higher levels of dissatisfaction were reported by professionals between 41 and 50 years old. CONCLUSIONS: we were able to detect the influence of gender and age on the level of job satisfaction, finding significant associations between job satisfaction and both of these variables. Generally, women expressed more satisfaction than men, and elderly professionals showed higher satisfaction compared to younger professionals. Management policies should focus on taking action to correct the conditions that produce dissatisfaction among certain groups of employees.

Effects of an Interprofessional Project on Students' Perspectives on Interprofessional Education and Knowledge of Health Disciplines

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa S. Jutte ◽  
Fredrick R. Browne ◽  
Marie Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Health Care Professions

Context: Interprofessional education (IPE) is encouraged in health care education in the hope that it will improve communication among future health care professionals. In response, health professional education programs are developing IPE curricula. Objective: To determine if a multicourse interprofessional (IP) project impacted students' knowledge and views on other health care professions, as well as their attitudes toward IPE. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Four university classrooms. Patients or Other Participants: Eighty-one undergraduate students (32 men, 49 women) from 4 introductory courses (2 athletic training sections, 41 students; 1 health administration section, 19 students; and 1 nursing section, 21 students) participated in 2 surveys and an IP project. Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants completed a modified Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) questionnaire. The faculty assigned students to an IP group with representation from each discipline. Groups were instructed to produce a presentation on an assigned health care profession. After completing the project, students completed the same modified RIPLS questionnaire. Means and frequency were calculated. Quantitative data were analyzed with analysis of variance followed by Tukey post hoc testing when appropriate. Results: After the IP project, students from all disciplines reported an increased knowledge regarding nursing, health administration, athletic training, and other health care professions in general and how their discipline differed from other health care disciplines. All students agreed that they should practice communication with other health care disciplines. Other perceptions related to IPE did not change. Conclusions: Undergraduate athletic training, health administration, and nursing students who completed an IP project reportedly increased their knowledge of health care disciplines and increased their appreciation for practicing communication among health care disciplines. Future studies should assess how increasing basic knowledge of health care professions may impact the integration of advanced IPE concepts later in one's professional education.

Determining Audience for a Health Sciences Writing Course

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret G. Marron ◽  
James E. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Intended Use

The authors, co-instructors in a health sciences technical writing course, investigated the expectations and needs of audience in the health care professions. They desired to know if health care professionals had expectations significantly different from other audiences. Through interviews, they determined the audience's reading habits, the document qualities desired by the audience, and the audience's intended use of the documents. Some of the health care professionals' expectations are similar to those of all technical writing audiences, but some are specific to health care. The authors have applied this knowledge to the teaching of their course.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Student Differences and Teaching Implications

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Janet R. Buelow ◽  
Rod McAdams ◽  
Alice Adams ◽  
Leigh E. Rich
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Care Administration ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teamwork ◽  
Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams ◽  
Interdisciplinary Health Care ◽  
Administration Students

Teamwork with individuals from multiple disciplines is recognized as a significant skill necessary for professional employment. While a variety of teaching methods for students in health care professions have been investigated and found to be generally effective in improving interdisciplinary team skills, one field - health administration - has not been included in these studies. The research presented here used two standardized instruments (with seven distinct subscales) to compare perceptions of health care administration students and clinical students regarding interdisciplinary teamwork. Three attitudes toward interdisciplinary health care teams were similar among all students - shared leadership, perceived need for cooperation, and understanding others’ values. Significant differences between administration and clinical students were found in four areas. Health administration students exhibited lower scores for: 1) believing in the value of teamwork, 2) recognizing teamwork efficiency, 3) believing their profession was perceived as competent by other health care professionals, and 4) recognizing their own lack of cooperation in teamwork. These findings reveal the diverse cultures among health care professionals and invite educators to consider the diversity of their students when implementing interdisciplinary team-teaching techniques and methods.

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