AFT Task 4: Periodic Performance Review Accreditation Audit Case Introduction The accreditation process is designed to assist healthcare establishment to identify and enhance the patient’s safety and the quality of service delivery. This paper presents a review of the readiness Nightingale Community Hospital for accreditation audit. The paper comprises of a periodic performance review of the establishment. The review has focus of several priority areas. These areas include; assessment and care;
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Biochemistry: Task 5 Christi Corder 000356780 November 1, 2015 A. There are three sources of fatty acids in the body. One of these sources is adipose tissue, in which adipose tissues release tissue fatty acids. Another source is the liver, which makes fatty acids, which travel through the bloodstream. Dietary fat is also a source. Three stages are involved in the breakdown of fatty acids to produce ATP. These are beta oxidation, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain
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------------------------------------------------- Task 1: Executive Summary Assessment Code: AFT2 Executive Summary: Nightingale Community Hospital Joint Commission Compliance Standards for Communication Focus Area Recently there has been much media focus on preventable medical errors. Any google search will produce a multitude of news articles that all report that preventable medical errors is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Poor communication plays a role
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Professional Roles and Values Project A. Regulatory agencies are government related agencies that are responsible for exercising authority in a supervisory capacity. One example of a regulatory agency is the State Board of Nursing, which is a government regulated agency. The State Board is responsible for the public health and welfare, by assuring that licensed nurses provide safe and competent care. Regulatory agencies, such as the Board of Nursing, regulate my practice by enforcing that
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BDT1 Task 1 Task 1 Health Data Structures, Usage, and Data Collection Tools The author has worked in the healthcare industry for eighteen years. Healthcare is full of data, data on patients, data that is kept in medical records, data that is stored on diagnosis, and quality data to name a few. For all the different ways to use data, there are also many types of data. Aggregate data is data without any identifiable information. This means that the identity of the patient is unable to be
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The challenges facing the Intelligence Community (IC) in modern day consists of two types: those specific to the mission and those practically complex. Both types must be considered when seeking to improve intelligence analysis.1 The IC is adjusting from the Cold War era to the different difficulties of the 21st century. This shift requires moving from one core “target” to many diverse targets, from threats to national survival to threats to specific U.S. targets, and from demands for general information
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (222 E VAN BUREN AVE SUITE 615) R3ST Healthcare Cyber Compliance Solutions announces they are making the HIPAA compliance process easier, faster and less expensive for healthcare providers. A fundamental requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule #69 involves conducting an annual HIPAA Security Risk Assessment. R3ST Healthcare Cyber Compliance Solutions has made risk assessment and Cyber Security Compliance easier and less complicated for their clients. Whether a client needs assistance
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Mr. Davis is eligible for COBRA coverage. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Recovery Act (COBRA) was passed by congress in 1986. This act allows former employees, their spouses, and their dependent children who were previously covered under their employers group health insurance plan to temporarily continue coverage after their employment has ended. To meet qualifications for continued coverage the employer must have had at least 20 employees, and the employee cannot loose their job as a result
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Part 1 Law of Conservation of Mass: New Knowledge Changes the Course of Research In the late-17th century, scientists believe that a substance called phlogiston is released in the process of burning a substance. (Wikipedia.org, 2016). • Georg Ernst Stahl applied the name phlogiston to J.J. Becher’s 1660 hypothesis (Britannica.com, 2016) In 1775, French chemist Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier : • Disproved the existence of phlogiston (American Chemical Society International Historic Chemical Landmarks
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A. Discuss how an understanding of nursing-sensitive indicators could assist the nurses in this case in identifying issues that may interfere with patient care. An understanding of nursing sensitive indicators would assist all nurses in identifying the underlying problem that has the potential to cause patient harm and a negative patient outcome. In this case, the redden area was an indication that the patient is at risk for developing a pressure ulcer in that area. Actions such as repositioning
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