The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Alicia Rodgers HSA 505 – Health Services Planning and Marketing Dr. Gwendolyn Francavillo October 23‚ 2011 Abstract There have many attempts to reconstruct our nation’s health care system. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ better known as Health Care Reform‚ is a federal law that was passed on March 23‚ 2010. This statute was passed in order to guarantee medical care and insurance coverage to all Americans; reduce costs of coverage;
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Politics‚ Legislation‚ and Implications to Patient Care Abstract There are constant changes to laws and legislation regarding patient care and safety. The purpose of this report is to inform the reader of recent and upcoming changes to legislation that may affect nursing care of patients. Research by L. Aiken‚ et al. and A. Tourangeau‚ support the need for higher education of registered nurses. Their research proves that patient outcomes are improved when registered nurses carry
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Delivering patient care is intertwined with communication and person centred care. It entails understanding that healthcare professionals put patient’s needs at the centre of the whole process of their care. However‚ care is achieved by providing patients with the best treatment for their illness‚ give them the choice of treatment‚ respect their decision making and maintain confidentiality of their information (NMC‚ 2010). My observations during practical placement in care of the elderly ward in
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Patient Care Plan Student: Michelle Brook | Patient Initials: R.PAge: 85 m/ f Female | Admitting DiagnosisAcute/Chronic Kidney Failure | Nanda Dx and Statement: | Goals:Short Term/Long Term | Nursing Interventions | Rationales | Evaluation:Goals met? | Risk for excess fluid volume related to inability of kidneys to excrete fluid and excessive fluid intake as evidenced by edema‚ hypertension and shortness of breathSubjectiveR.P said “ouch” when touching areas with edema (feet and
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Patient Advocacy Analysis Chenfang Li‚ Nan Zhou‚ and Yin Lin Florida International University Introduction A patient advocate may be present for healthcare appointments and alert the healthcare provider about patient compliance issues. He or she may separately assist the healthcare provider and support staff with potential issues and communication challenges. The patient advocate is
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Patient advocacy is a big part of nursing. According to How To Be An Advocate‚ (2009) advocacy is defined as “one that pleads the cause of another‚ one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal‚ or one that supports or promotes the interest of another” (pg. 2). Nurses are the forefront as advocates for our patients. It is our duty as nurses to stand up for our patients and ensure that they are receiving the care they should and support their decisions holistically. Nurses have the most
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The Author will describe the nurses role and discuss individualised patient care based around legal and ethical frameworks that guide and govern nurses in their roles as healthcare professionals. A five stage process to nursing care is one framework use to deliver this care and consists of assessment‚ diagnosis‚ care planning‚ implementation and evaluation and is an on-going‚ continuous cycle that only ends when goals are achieved and homeostasis is restored‚ or reasonable expectations of health
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competency for healthcare providers. The utilization of informatics has become the main stream approach for nursing care today. This fifth core competency is directly intertwined with the four previous competencies that have been outlined by the IOM. Patient centered care is the first of the core competencies. Utilizing informatics can assist nurses in providing patient centered care by decreasing the amount of time spent on documentation and searching for data. For example‚ by having an electronic
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effective patient-centered care even in the presence of cultural conflict (Campinha-Bacote‚ 2011). As a future nurse educator‚ my role will encompass assisting students to provide patients culturally competent care “... even when the patient’s health beliefs‚ practices‚ and values are in direct conflict ...” with that of the student or medical team to achieve positive patient outcomes (para. 1). Two concepts discovered are that patient-centered care and cultural competency aim to provide patients high-quality
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CULTURAL RELATIVITY: THE ROOT OF CAUSE CONFLICT IN NIGERIA Nigeria is a multicultural nation with over 250 ethnic groups. Human beings are product of culture. Culture has made people what they are. Culture is the totality of experience of people in a given environment. Culture is complex whole of the people- this complex whole includes the beliefs‚ habits‚ modes and attitude of people. Culture is the result of interaction of people in a particular environment and the interpretation of their experiences
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