Healthcare At The Bedside Case Study

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The Nursing profession currently consists of more than 3 million members. It is the nation’s largest segment of the health care labor force. The importance of their contribution to a medical system is concealed in the fact that they span many domains - from hospitals & health clinics to public health centers. Their varying educational attainments allow serving the miscellaneous needs of the communities ranging from direct patient care to scientific research. Many studies have shown that, coupled with the capable leadership, nurses can improve the efficiency of hospital care. In particular, Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) program initiated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which ran from 2003 to 2008, produced a statistically