Running Head: Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Regulation of Nursing Practice and Legal Aspects Marie Alexandre University Of Phoenix HCS/430 - LEGAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE: REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE Instructor: LENORA SMITH July 4th 2011 Running Head: Professional Regulation and Criminal
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Canyon University December 22, 2012 On March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), otherwise known as “Obamacare” was passed. This legislation was brought about due to the need to allow more Americans access to affordable, safe healthcare. As a result of the impending passage of this legislation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (referred to as the IOM or IOM report hereafter)
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Nursing has been around for many of years that started off by military men and nuns taking care of the wounded in times of war. Back then it was not a respected profession and was more for the low class, poor, uneducated types of women with who took care of the sick. The conditions were poor and undesirable. Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing, who came from upper class family found a calling for nursing and paved the way in which nursing is today. Nightingale not only used evidence
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Watson's Theory of Human Caring Aubrey Thomas NUR/403 February, 18th 2013 Stephanie Merck Watson's Theory of Human Caring A few weeks ago I was assigned to provide care for Mrs Tevez an 82yrs old female of Spanish origin who spoke very little English. Mrs.Tevez had a cervical fracture that resulted from a fall at home. Her admission to hospital was for immobilization with a cervical collar and bed rest pending possible surgery. She was considered a high risk patient because of the possibility
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licensure to practice as an RN and are capable of going into and being successful in any type of patient care setting. Let us compare the associate and bachelor degree and see if there are any differences or similarities. Some studies show that the BSN prepared nurse can have better patient outcomes. We will look at an example of a clinical situation to show if there is a difference in the care of the patient between an association degree RN and a baccalaureate degree RN. Mildred Montag was a nurse
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“Nursing Future” Education Impact on Nursing Practice Grand Canyon University: NURS-430V 6/4/2016 “Nursing Future” Education Impact on Nursing Practice The Institute on Medicine (IOM) released a document in 2010 entitled: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” The group that arranged this report were made up of professionals who recommended and helped shape legislation and health care policy (“Professional Accountability,” 2011). The document guided health care improvement
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CHALLENGES OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN NURSING INTRODUCTION An effective employee is a combination of a good skill set and a productive work environment. Many factors affect employee performance that managers need to be aware of and should work to improve at all times. These include a lack of recognition of employees who are performing well, quality performance outcomes and an absence of a formal performance management system and poor working conditions (Awases, Bezuidenhout & Roos, 2013)
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COMPARISON OF PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Comparison of Public and Community Health University of Phoenix NUR/408 Michelle Hogsed July 7, 2014 . Comparison of Public and Community Health Public and community health work simultaneously as well as separately to protect the populations of the world. Public health focuses on the health of an entire nation and community health focuses on health and wellness of various communities. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that
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Heritage Tool Assessment Grand Canyon University Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion Heritage Tool Assessment There are challenges with cultural diversities and competencies in the United States, as we have grown into a melting pot of many different cultures and ethnicities. Nurses make a positive difference in a patient’s life every day by providing high quality healthcare. But now, in the 21st century, nurses are providing that quality within an increasingly multicultural
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Introduction Traditionally the nursing metaparadigm involves four core concepts: nursing, health, person and environment. However, as the discipline is constantly evolving, a more adaptable viewpoint may better encompass the various aspects of the metaparadigm. This essay will be comparing and contrasting the core concepts of nursing that are seen in two different articles; one that conforms to the more traditional metaparadigm concepts and a second which has a more open point of view. After careful
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