Discussion The desire to transform the United States healthcare system from one that promotes higher volumes of care at higher costs to one that promotes high-quality care at reduced costs led to the idea of pay for performance and public-reporting quality initiatives. (Calikoglu 2012) Studies have shown patient benefits resulting from pay for performance initiatives to be varied, and one of the key determinants in that variation is the healthcare setting itself. Another key determinant is the design
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Running head: SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT EVALUATION Spiritual Assessment Evaluation Steven Atilano Grand Canyon University August 18, 2012 Spiritual Assessment Evaluation Spirituality has been part of nursing from its’ infancy. Initially, nursing care of the sick, was provided by monks as part of a religious order. Florence Nightingale who is credited with revolutionizing modern nursing was said to have chose the profession, because God called her to serve (Nursing-Theory.org, n.d.). Nightingale
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The Benefits of a Baccalaureate Prepared Nurse Baccalaureate prepared nurses are entering the nursing profession now, more than ever before. This is a result of extensive research that has been conducted and has evaluated the benefits of hiring nurses who have their bachelor’s degree. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why nurses are encouraged to obtain their BSN. In the United States, there are approximately 3 million nurses working in the healthcare industry. This makes nursing one of the
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Educational Preparation Lindsey Schnoor Grand Canyon University: NRS-403V Professional Dynamics August 23, 2014 Nursing is a profession that has been around for a very long time. While there was not a formal education program when nursing was in its infancy, the need for higher and continuing education has grown exponentially. There are many pathways to choose to enter the field of nursing. Healthcare has had many changes and much advancement. The field continues to evolve on a daily basis
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practitioner is required (Smith, 2009). Personal Experience Example of how an ADN versus BSN nurse would treat a CHF patient. A specific patient case I reviewed, was readmitted to a hospital again within thirty days with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. The ADN trained nurse could administer drugs, perform daily weights, ensure that the patient followed a cardiac diet, but was strictly task oriented (The Future of the Associate Degree in Nursing Program, 2013). The BSN trained nurse,
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Heart Valve Replacements: Requirements and Evolution Advanced Structural Aspects of Biomaterials Fall 2013 Sonia Travaglini 1 , Hao Ji 1 , Yangxin Chen 1 , Sofia Cafaggi 2 , Britta Berg-Johansen 2 C215 & 2 BioE C222 Advanced Structural Aspects of Biomaterials University of California, Berkeley 1 ME Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY---------------
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OF MICE AND MEN John Steinbeck is an American novelist. He was born on the 27th of January 1902 in Salinas California and died in the 20th of December 1968 of heart disease and congestive heart failure at the age of 66. He was of German, Irish and English descent. He was a college dropout from Stanford University back in 1925 and was a manual laborer before he started to achieve his success as a writer. The story takes place in a stream near Salinas River and in the ranch it the Salinas Valley of
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Case Study Patient age range: Mid 70’s Allergies: enalapril (hives); iodine containing compounds (hives) Diet: Regular Diet Activity: Skilled Therapy Mobility Group: Ambulate to bedside commode with assist of 2. Diagnosis: Arterial Occlusion; Thrombosed Popliteal Aneurysm (acute obstruction) Presenting Symptom(s): The patient’s chief complaint was left leg pain from the left knee down to the left foot. When asked the patient he was unable to appropriately respond to the
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mining and power generation include the following:[3] Reduction in life expectancy (particulates, sulfur dioxide, ozone, heavy metals, benzene, radionuclides, etc.) Respiratory hospital admissions (particulates, ozone, sulfur dioxide) Congestive heart failure (particulates and carbon monoxide) Non-fatal cancer, osteroporosia, ataxia, renal dysfunction
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Nicole Smith @02659641 Informative Speech Multiple sclerosis (MS) includes an immune-mediated process in which a strange reaction of the body's immune system is steered against the central nervous system. Inside the central nervous system, the immune system assaults myelin, and in addition the nerve strands. The damaged myelin structures scar tissue called sclerosis, hence where the disease receives its name. At the point when any piece of the myelin sheath or nerve fiber is harmed or decimated
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