1 Introduction Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa/The Nursing Council of New Zealand (‘the Council’) under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (‘the Act’) is the responsible authority that governs the practice of nurses. The principle purpose of the Act is to protect the health and safety of members of the public by providing mechanisms to ensure health practitioners are competent and fit to practise their professions. The Council sets and monitors standards in the interests
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Health Care Law and Regulations University of Phoenix Louise Underhahl HCS 545 Health Care Law and Ethics 2012 Health Care Law and Regulations One of the areas that are currently affecting the Health Care industry is Regulatory agencies. There is much dissatisfaction over the current state of healthcare in the U.S. Within all of our organizations, regulatory agency surveys are conducted to better the organizations as well as its employees. The purpose of the regulatory surveys is
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Women’s Nightmare: Fistula Meron Vallery University of Maryland University College Dr. Gemeinhardt HCAD 600 Oct 26, 2012 Abstract Since in the United States and Europe Fistula was eradicated in the beginning of twentieth century, if you ask women and men about fistula they would not know. To answer what fistula is to know how many kinds there is. There are two kinds of fistulas. The first is obstetric fistula which is a devastating illness that affects young girl who suffers from prolonged
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unaddressed health issue increases the risk of producing an accumulation of health-related anxieties. When oral health problems addressed, other chronic conditions may be improved during the process and ignoring dental needs may lead to huge future concerns (Choi, 2011). The lack of dental care coverage offered for low-income populations is a health disparity, and the affected populations will face many challenges for accessing dental care (MacDougall, 2016). About two-thirds of Americans request care from
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2012 to 2020. Below introduces four ways to begin a lifelong career as a nurse. Volunteer Volunteering in a health care organization is a great way to learning basic nursing skills. For example, a hospital volunteer will come into contact with many types of health care professionals, ranging from pediatricians to anesthesiologists to nurse managers. Therefore, volunteering in any health care organization is an excellent networking tool. Once the student has volunteered for a sufficient time, they
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into nursing skills in recognising clinical deterioration of patients in acute care setting in Saudi Arabia Introduction Acute care nurses are expected to demonstrate skills with regards to early detection of deterioration in patients and seek for emergency support. This is indispensable for delivering safe patient care, and thereby to save lives (Cioffi 2009). Nevertheless, ensuring patient safety in acute care setting is still a challenge in the healthcare system in Saudi Arabia (Aldossary
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reporting Medicare fraud and abuse. When Medicare was enacted in 1965, there was minimal federal and state oversight. Health care reimbursements were based upon the honor system. Health care providers and organizations almost immediately began to abuse the system. In the early 1970’s, Congress conducted a series of congressional investigations and hearings spanning health care fraud and abuse. In 1977,
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Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center Case Study Analysis Abstract Arroyo Fresco (AF) currently provides services through eleven clinics and four mobile service vans across western Arizona. The three counties that are served through AF provide high quality primary care and preventative services to demographic areas with diverse geography, culture, income, and other varying factors (“Arroyo Fresco,” 2006). The facility guides its decision making process for organizational strategies with
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Reporting Practice and Ethics HCS/405 Health Care Financial Accounting June 29, 2015 In order to function properly, every company or organization should have a financial plan in place. Health care organizations are part of the service industry and are no exception and cannot successfully operate without proper financial management. Financial management involves the managing of organizational funds in order to meet organizational goals and plays an important role in helping organizations work
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Administrative Ethics Paper Natalie Hires HCS/335 Jodie Ausloos April 22, 2010 One of the major current issues in healthcare these days is affordability. With the rising health care costs it is causing the cost of health insurance to be unreachable to a lot of people and families. With the rising costs of health care it is forcing health insurance companies to raise their prices and stipulations for their clientele. This is causing a lot of health insurance
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