Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD: political contract

Hodges' model is a conceptual framework to support reflection and critical thinking. Situated, the model can help integrate all disciplines (academic and professional). Amid news items, are posts that illustrate the scope and application of the model. A bibliography and A4 template are provided in the sidebar. Welcome to the QUAD ...

Showing posts with label political contract. Show all posts
Showing posts with label political contract. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Nursing's Golden Ratio: Safe-Staffing:Law

individual
|
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ----------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
group - POPULATION

Care Philosophy:
Task orientation Vs Person-centred
(Reality: Hybrid that assures person-centredness?)

Individual Patient's, Friend's and Family impression

Individual Patient's, Friend's and Family experience (AND memory)

Confidence in Care
(Confidence as a Learning Environment)
 Individual Nurse's Values
Individual Patient Outcomes
PURPOSES 

Numbers - count
"40,000 missing Nursing" [RCN]
Ratios: x :: y
Staffing Research (Falls, Quality...)
Operational Research; Measures
Dependency; Chronicity; Nursing hours / day; Skill-mix; Care undone
Productive Nursing Care
Demographics: Local, National, Int.
TIME:
tasks, events, priorities, shifts
The E's: Efficiency, Effectiveness, Equity, Equality

 PROCESS
Qualitative



Duty of Care
Public awareness / sensibilities
History of Research into Staffing
(Time and Motion studies)

Direct Nursing Care
High Quality Nursing Care = The Golden Ratio

PRACTICE
Quantitative

Recruitment, Retention, Attrition
Workforce Planning
Professional Accountability
Commensurate: Policy - Law
NMC Code of Conduct
Contract of Employment
Employment T&C
Emigration Policy, Overseas Workers
Professional Bodies inc RCN, Unions ...
Nurse Administration Support
Information System - Synergy?
 POLICY



My prompt with thanks: https://twitter.com/DannGooding/status/1110929934262898689


Additional sources [ c/o @DannGooding ]

A critical moment: NHS staffing trends, retention and attrition
Health Foundation, ISBN: 978-1-911615-25-5

RCN

American Nurses Association, Nurse Staffing Literature Review

Monday, January 15, 2018

Representation of the People

individual
|
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic --------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
|
group



Representation 

of the 

People

 

An act to unite 

"The Representation of the People Act 1918 meant that a greater number and a broader mix of voices could now be heard at the polls. 100 years later, we mark the centenary of this historic Act with this UK 50p coin range. "


2018 ...
Representation of the People's 
health and social care...?


My source and image: The Royal Mint

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Do you have a spirit level? Yes, try this one...

When an individual becomes a group -

individual
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
group
Richest



Spirit
 1%








Half Global 





Population

Oxfam:
Wealth: Having it all and wanting more
Ack. Thanks to Archbishop Sentamu & Channel 4 News for reminding me of The Spirit Level book.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Self-determination: individual - group (high-low) resolution

individual
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
group


Flag of Scotland (Union Jack colours and proportion).png
Border
Binary Decision
magnanimity

Flag of the United Kingdom

Image sources:
"Flag of Scotland (Union Jack colours and proportion)" via Wikimedia Commons.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Joint Strike Care F-4(5)

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL

individual(?)











Social Reflections on Power
Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Lightning II
group - population


Image source: https://www.f35.com/assets/uploads/downloads/13661/9777287314_9a87af14da_o__medium.jpg