What do we mean when we say that the long-term care system is reimbursement-driven?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The following are the Discussion Questions found at the end of this chapter along with answers to those questions. 1. What do we mean when we say that the long-term care system is reimbursement-driven? 2. Who is covered by Medicare? Medicaid? • Medicare: • Medicaid: 3. What long-term care services does […]
What comparisons can be found between the university Mission and Domains/CON Mission and Program Competencies
What comparisons can be found between the university Mission and Domains/CON Mission and Program Competencies (for your selected specialty track, links located in the Course Materials) with the AACN’s Essentials for Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing (link located in the Week 1 Topic Materials)? Explain your rational.
Describe one situation you have encountered where your actions were guided by the Nursing Code of Ethics.
Describe one situation you have encountered where your actions were guided by the Nursing Code of Ethics. If you have never encountered such a situation, imagine a possible situation you could face in the future. Link this experience to one of the elements in the code of ethics found at http://www.nursingworld.org/codeofethics.
How could the career planning process help you to be successful in an advanced nurse role?
In this unit you will learn about the importance of creating a career plan for yourself. Nursing is a universal profession which touches human life from conception to death in so many ways. The nursing shortage has received a great deal of interest by the nation in response to concerns about safe and effective healthcare […]
Describe a department or unit within a health care organization using systems theory terminology. Include a description of inputs, throughput, output, cycles of events, and negative feedback.
To prepare: • Review the Meyer article, “Nursing Services Delivery Theory: An Open System Approach,” in this week’s Learning Resources. Focus especially on the information presented in Table 1 (p. 2831) and Figure 2 (p. 2833). • Reflect on your organization or one with which you are familiar. Within a particular department or unit in […]
What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?
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 […]
Explain the approach you will take to ensure adequate nutrition for the newborn, with or without breastfeeding
You are the registered nurse performing a health assessment on a newborn infant. From the functional health pattern portion of the assessment, you learn the mother is reluctant to breastfeed her baby. How do you respond? Explain the approach you will take to ensure adequate nutrition for the newborn, with or without breastfeeding. Provide rationale […]
What is the nature of nursing practice? • What is the social purpose of nursing?
As the demand for knowledge, technical savvy, compassion, and leadership increases in the field of nursing, it is important to determine what is fundamentally important to you in delivering the best nursing care. By reflecting on your values, morals, and what brought you to the profession originally, you should be able to articulate your own […]
When should the patient return for a follow-up exam, if needed?
Stent Graft for Abdominal aortic aneurysm 1. What should the patient be aware of to alert the physician to a complication after the procedure? 2. When should the patient return for a follow-up exam, if needed? 3. Will the patient have to modify their lifestyle in any way after this procedure?
describe how a researcher would ensure that this principle would be protected for participants of a research study.
Protection of human subject participants in nursing research – In Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2015) textbook Box 22.1 on page 516, select one (1) of the Fifteen Ethical Principles of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. Describe the importance of the selected principle to ethical research. In addition, describe how a researcher would ensure […]
write your responses to each question as one narrative rather than separating your responses by question number.
Review the following case study and complete the questions that follow. For this assignment, write your responses to each question as one narrative rather than separating your responses by question number. Include an introduction and a conclusion. Submit your answers using APA format, well-written sentences, and detailed explanations. Your analysis must be scientifically sound, necessary, […]
describes how to use the method of ethical decision making, reviewed in the module, to help resolve this ethical dilemma.
A 88-year-old male patient is admitted to the ICU with terminal kidney cancer. He is confused and disoriented, very skinny and appears underfed, and is covered with bruises, which are common in patients with liver disorders. His daughter, who is a naturopathic physician, insists that she can cure her father by administering unknown substances, some […]