Consultant Report M. C. B NYU University December 07‚ 2010 Abstract This report was prepared for DM who is the Patient Care Director of 5 Central. In the attached report I evaluated the performance of 5 Central – an antepartum unit at Hospital. Taking into account the role that patients‚ family members and healthcare professionals share‚ I evaluated the performance measures used on 5 Central. My assessment of the unit involved assessment of various performance reports and conducting
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2 3. One of the unusual aspects of OB is the global fee that encompasses the antepartum‚ delivery‚ and postpartum period of normal pregnancy. The initial blood history‚ physical examination‚ blood pressure‚ weight‚ fetal heart tones‚ routine analysis‚ and monthly visits up to twenty-eight weeks gestation‚ biweekly visits‚ thirty-six weeks gestation‚ and weekly visits until delivery are all included in antepartum care. Delivery services should include hospital admission with history and physical
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Antepartum care Purposes physical and psychic preparation genetic risk identification associated diseases treatment immunization Basic principles Pregnancy is not a disease Mental preparation is necessary Good nutrition Early detection and treatment of illnesses Adjustment to physical limitations of pregnancy Education of the couple about normal and abnormal events Avoidance of substances harmful to the fetus Pre-conception care History drug‚ alcohol‚ tobacco
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Preterm Births: Blaming the Mother In our society‚ there seems to be a common misunderstanding about preterm births and what causes them. A preterm birth is defined as a birth that occurs less than 37 weeks into the pregnancy. According to a survey done by Dr. Holly Massett in New York (Public Perceptions‚ 2003) “ 65% of the women surveyed blamed the women for not taking care of herself.” People are quick to assume that the mother’s behavior is the one to blame for early deliveries. Although
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1 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2011 Edition Exercise Answer Key Lou Ann Schraffenberger‚ MBA‚ RHIA‚ CCS‚ CCS-P‚ FAHIMA 2 This book includes ICD-9-CM changes announced in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rules‚ as published in the May 4‚ 2010 Federal Register available online from http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a100504c.html. Any additional changes to these codes may be obtained at the CMS Web site or in the Final Rule for IPPS in the Federal Register when it
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RN 1. RN EXIT V- 5 FALL 2008 1. COMMUNITY HLTH – CARDIOVASCULAR – CV DISEASE AFRICAN AMERICAN =Set up a clinic for cardiovascular diet‚ 2. COMMUNITY HLTH / FUNDAMENTALS / PROFESSIONAL ISSUES – BASIC NURSING SKILLS / SAFETY / LEGAL / ETHICAL – OSHA MANDATES 3. COMMUNITY HLTH / MEDICAL SURGICAL – MUSCULOSKELETAL – OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION=exercise‚ increase vit D calcium‚ roller skating and roller blading COMMUNITY HLTH / MEDICAL SURGICAL – NEUROLOGICAL / PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
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codes in an inpatient and outpatient setting. 2. You’ve started your first day at Venture Outpatient Surgery Center. Explain how you would code an operative report. 3. Discuss coding for obstetrics‚ including items covered by the global fee for antepartum and postpartum periods of normal pregnancy. Part B: Answer each of the following items in two to five sentences. Each answer is worth four points. 1. Explain the importance of a fee schedule and the factors it’s based on. 2. Why would a coder
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accepted a job as a nurse after graduating. Nine years‚ and a lot of joy‚ tears‚ and learning in between‚ I continue to call this place my home. There is much satisfaction in being part of the continuum of care of women and families during the antepartum‚ labor and delivery‚ and the postpartum period‚ as well as the care of her newborn baby‚ and for some women‚ before and after gynecological surgeries. This mostly happy area of practice is not immune to tragedy‚ and the to have ability to be with
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Symptoms • Pallor • Fatigue • Dizziness • Shortness of breathe on exertion • Pale mucous membranes • Fainting • Palpitations • Tachycardia Cause • Dietary deficiency • Numerous pregnancies • Menorrhage • Chronic infection • Antepartum haemorrhage • Postpartum haemorrhage Physiological Anaemia of Pregnancy During pregnancy there is an increase in the maternal plasma volume‚ by up to 50%. This haemodilution causes a drop in the Hb. This is NOT pathological. Iron Deficiency
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The career I chose was a nurse midwife. Tasks of being a midwife are to monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat‚ taking external uterine measurements‚ identifying fetal position‚ estimating fetal size and weight‚ initiate emergency interventions to stabilize patients‚ provide prenatal intrapartum‚ postpartum‚ or newborn care to patients‚ explain procedures to patients‚ etc.The career cluster the nurse midwife is in is health science‚ along with many other careers. Health science
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