What is the role of the nurse in implementing The Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following online resources: 1. Key Features of the Affordable Care Act: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/index.html 2. Health Care Transformation: the Affordable Care Act and More: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/HealthSystemReform/AffordableCareAct.pdf What are the […]

Determine the total variance between the planned and actual budgets for Patient Day

Budgeting is an important activity within every healthcare organization. The particular challenges encountered, however, can vary depending on the type of organization. A state or federally funded organization, for example, will likely have a budget that is allocated to it, and it needs to follow specific guidelines on how the money can be used. A […]

What are the physicians trying to accomplish through buying the same EHR product as their hospital? What are the pros and cons?

Chapter 16 Electronic Health Records Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIT, CPEHR, FHIMSS Real-World Case Community Hospital has a single-vendor hospital information system (HIS) that provides typical financial and administrative information systems services, including laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy information systems, and order-entry/results review. Other ancillary departments such as dietary, physical therapy, nursing, and others are […]

Using the PICOT format, formulate two Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) questions that pertain to your project focus.

Consider an advance practice nursing care problem or issue to explore relating to your intended DPI Project. Conduct a search using CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), OVID, or Sage Research Methods databases to find appropriate empirical resources regarding nursing intervention research that apply. General Requirements Use the following information to ensure […]

How is rationing defined and what criteria are offered to ration care?

The concept of rationing healthcare is dealt with on a daily basis. Healthcare rationing in the United States exists in various forms. Access to private health insurance is rationed based on price and ability to pay. Those not able to afford a health insurance policy are unable to acquire one, and sometimes, insurance companies prescreen […]

what is acute psychosis.

Introduction what is acute psychosis. 2. symptoms of psychosis. 3. Indicate the nursing care techniques nurses can use as treatment and care for such patients. include also ways nurses can counsel and console close family members. stabilizing techniques and management methods that can be used for acute psychosis.

Identify and clarify policy issues and problems, their causes, their current and future effect on the community, and how problems become part of the policy agenda

Policy Paper Objectives: Identify and clarify policy issues and problems, their causes, their current and future effect on the community, and how problems become part of the policy agenda; Explore factors involved with the issue while remaining objective; Identify key stakeholders in the issues and their relationships to possible outcomes; evaluate policy potentials and effectiveness; […]