Now that gay marriage is legal in most states, is the more conservative institution of healthcare positioned for this change?
DQ7: Please share your research, experience, and thoughts: In today’s society, we are dealing with a New Era, health care access and coverage for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community in the United States are on the rise. While these changes are expected to increase health insurance coverage and access for LGBT individuals […]
Have illnesses become so complex that we need to be “experts” in one specific system?
In healthcare we have become more specialized and more divided. Each unit seems to have a specific focus and no longer are general Med-Surg floors taking up the bulk of acute care facilities. Using what we’ve learned this week discuss if you believe this is a good thing or a bad thing for the nursing […]
Research a health care organization or a network that spans several states within the U.S.
Assignment Health Organization Case View Rubric Due Date: Apr 08, 2018 23:59:59 Details: Research a health care organization or a network that spans several states within the U.S. (Example: United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Healthcare, etc.). Harvard Business Review Online and Hoover’s Company Records, found in the GCU Library, are useful sources. You may also find […]
What other assessments are necessary for this patient?
D.F. is a 37-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department after having a seizure. Subjective Data PMH: Seizures, unknown type Headache Housewife Feels weak No loss of consciousness Objective Data Vital signs: T 37 P 72 R 18 BP 114/64 Lungs: clear all bases O2 Sat = 100% CV = heart rate regular, positive […]
Discuss what the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is and its significance to health information technology.
For this assignment, you are asked to perform the following tasks: 1. Describe the evolution of healthcare information technology by identifying key technological advancements in each decade, beginning with the 1960s, that had a direct impact on healthcare administrative and clinical functions. 2. Which decade do you feel was most significantly related to advances in […]
Consider a healthcare organization with which you are familiar with and explain the difference between cash and accrual accounting in healthcare setting.
Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English and should follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific in-text citationsfrom this week’s Learning Resources. Refer to the Pocket Guide to APA Style to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Initial postings must be 250–350 words (not […]
Evaluate the outcomes of therapeutic nursing interventions and plan further interventions accordingly.
#6 Demonstrate an ability to reflect on interpersonal and interactional processes with individuals, families, and groups and critically analyze own role in relation to them. #8 Evaluate the outcomes of therapeutic nursing interventions and plan further interventions accordingly. JOURNAL 5 TOPIC Clinical expertise, patient values, optimum safe care DIRECTIONS Complex and even “simple” nursing interventions […]
discuss the screening ability and healthcare planning challenges when bringing in new technology to the healthcare market
The use of electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) for screening of asymptomatic high risk cardiac population to assess for developing coronary heart disease is a new low risk alternative to the traditional invasive heart catheterization. The cardiac CT is recommended by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) as a secondary prevention test to screen prior to […]
Does the theory or model target individual, group, family, community, or population level change?
Assignment: Duldt’s Theory of Humanistic Nursing Communication (THNC) Describe the theory or model. When was it developed? What was the sociocultural context of the theory or model? What are its concepts? 4.What are its strengths and its limitations? Does the theory or model target individual, group, family, community, or population level change? Would the theory […]
How might these factors translate to the usability, implementation, and outcomes of other informatics technologies?
Assignment: Application: Design Considerations and Workarounds When nurse informaticists are tasked with identifying the most appropriate technology to meet a specific need within a health care setting, there are many questions that must be asked. Consider the following scenario: Riverdale Hospital has come under recent scrutiny for their medication procedures. Many times, paper medication records […]
Why is normal saline used for wound care to post-op patients instead of using povidone-iodine? Which is more suited as best practice to prevent infection?
Professional Portfolio Why is normal saline used for wound care to post-op patients instead of using povidone-iodine? Which is more suited as best practice to prevent infection? You will be required to identify a nursing problem or issue that relates to the specialty area of practice in which you are completing your clinical placement for […]
Determine two specific service categories that you believe are common factors of competition among nursing homes
1) Competitor Analysis” Please respond to the following: • Examine service categories commonly provided by nursing homes. Determine two specific service categories that you believe are common factors of competition among nursing homes. Justify your response. • Analyze the main service area factors for healthcare organizations factors. Suggest two consumer factors and two service area […]