Patient Care Essays (Examples)
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Patient Safety Nursing Skills And COPD
According to a study by Aiken (et al., 2017), there is a direct correlation between a more highly skilled nursing workforce and lower patient mortality, higher patient satisfaction, better quality of care, patient safety, and a reduced rate of other poor medical outcomes. To gather the quantitative data to establish this association, the researchers used representative … reduced rate of other poor medical outcomes. To gather the quantitative data to establish this association, the researchers used representative samples from acute care hospitals in Belgium, Finland and Switzerland. They controlled for unrelated patient and hospital variables which could have impacted the results. In all of the wards, nurses were responsible for providing direct care to patient.
The findings are interesting, because despite the fact that different nations have different educational standards for their nurses, the link between quality of …
The findings are interesting, because despite the fact that different nations……
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Aiken, L.H., Sloane, D., Griffiths, P., Rafferty, A., Bruynee, L., McHugh, M. …Sermeus, W. (et al., 2017). Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care. BMJ Quality & Safety, 26:559-568.
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Patient Input And Scientific Merit
Scientific Merit Paper: patient Input
This qualitative study of Doekhie (et al., 2018) demonstrated scientific merit in advancing the knowledge base of the extent to which elderly, … qualitative study of Doekhie (et al., 2018) demonstrated scientific merit in advancing the knowledge base of the extent to which elderly, chronically ill patient can have a role in exercising oversight over their care. As more and more of the population base is classified as geriatric, facilitating patient autonomy and improved mental health becomes more and more critical. This is one of the reasons the study employed a qualitative approach, to … and improved mental health becomes more and more critical. This is one of the reasons the study employed a qualitative approach, to allow patient to have direct input into shaping the trajectory of their care to the maximum extent possible. The article did not have an underlying theory, however, such……
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Clarke, P. N., Allison, S. E., Berbiglia, V. A., & Taylor, S. G. (2009). The impact of Dorothea E. Orem’s life and work: An interview with Orem scholars. Nursing Science Quarterly, 22(1), 41–46. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6250873/
Doekhie, K. D., Strating, M., Buljac-Samardzic, M., van de Bovenkamp, H. M., & Paauwe, J. (2018). The different perspectives of patients, informal caregivers and professionals on patient involvement in primary care teams. A qualitative study. Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy, 21(6), Retrieved from:
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Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
PPACA
Two provisions in the PPACA (patient Protection and Affordable care Act) that impact my current nursing practice are 1) the call for increased access to care and 2) the call for more preventive care. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its Future of Nursing report stated that nurse practitioners should be allowed to practice to the full … O’Brien (2003) pointed out, Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners (APRNs) were trained to take the place of the physicians who were leaving the primary care field for specialized medicine. Nurses were trained and educated to be able to provide primary care—the same kind of care that physicians provide. And yet in many states they are not permitted to practice independently of physicians. As a result there is a … in many states they are not permitted to practice independently of physicians. As a result there is a serious limitation on access to……
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IOM. (2010). The future of nursing. Retrieved from http://nacns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/5-IOM-Report.pdf " target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">
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US Healthcare Reimbursement And Insurance Issues
care Insurance and Reimbursement
Medical Insurance Products and Services
Health and medical insurance represent an insurance coverage form that disburses operation and clinical treatment … insured. Such insurance may either reimburse insured individuals for the money they put into treatment for injuries or disease or may directly pay care practitioners. It is commonly a part of the compensation packages offered by organizations to their employees for attracting quality recruits (IMedPub, 2020). It … organizations to their employees for attracting quality recruits (IMedPub, 2020). It constitutes one means by which individuals in different nations pay for their care needs. When individuals hailing from poor backgrounds without any financial risk protection get sick or injured, they encounter the following difficulty: they may … from poor backgrounds without any financial risk protection get sick or injured, they encounter the following difficulty: they may either make use of care services, further impoverishing themselves by……
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Araujo, M. (2020). Health and medical insurance differences: HMO, PPO, POS, EPO. Retrieved from https://www.thebalance.com/health-and-medical-insurance-2645378
Bertram, M. Y., Lauer, J. A., De Joncheere, K. D., Edejer, T., Hutubessy, R., Kieny, M. P., & Hill, S. R. (2016). Cost-effectiveness thresholds: pros and cons. Bull World Health Organ, 94, 925–930. http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.164418926
Dey, P., & Bach, P. B. (2019). The 6 functions of health insurance. The JAMA Forum, 321(13), 1242-1243. DOI:10.1001/jama.2019.2320
Ho, A. (2015). Health insurance. Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298022702_Health_Insurance
IMedPub. (2020). Health insurance. Retrieved from https://www.imedpub.com/scholarly/health-insurance-journals-articles-ppts-list.php
Maruthappu, M., Hasan, A., & Zeltner, T. (2016). Enablers and barriers in implementing integrated care. Health System & Reform, 1(4), 250-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2015.1077301
Sekhri, N. (2000). Managed care: The US experience. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(6), 830-844. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78(6)830.pdf
Strata Decision Technology. (2020). Healthcare and hospital capital budget. Retrieved from https://www.stratadecision.com/healthcare-and-hospital-capital-budget/
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The Karen Ann Quinlan Case Legal Aspects Of Healthcare
… in a persistent vegetative state that her parents sought to intervene and end what they saw as her unnecessary suffering. According to Quinlan’s patient, chances of their daughter returning from the state she was in were slim at best. Thus, to end her suffering, the said parents … Quinlan be switched off (Rosenthal, 2018). Quinlan’s parents proceeded to seek the intervention of the court following the refusal by doctors at the care facility to heed to their request. It is this move that set the stage for what came to be an intense national debate … the appointment of a guardian. As a matter of fact, the AMA Code of Medical Ethics points out that in situations that involve patient with no surrogate and are incapable of making decisions, the ethics committee ought to be consulted by physicians on key decisions (Singer, 2013). … guardian is granted legal authority……
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Drane, J.F. (1994). Clinical Bioethics: Theory and Practice in Medical Ethical Decision-making. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield.
Holland, S., Kitzinger, C. & Kitzinger, J. (2014). Death, treatment decisions and the permanent vegetative state: evidence from families and experts. Med Health Care Philos., 17(3), 413-423.
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice (2019). The Story of Karen Ann Quinlan Made Headlines! Retrieved from https://www.karenannquinlanhospice.org/about/history/
Mizzoni, J. (2011). Ethics: The Basics. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Rosenthal, M.S. (2018). Clinical Ethics on Film: A Guide for Medical Educators. New York, NY: Springer.
Singer, P. (2013). A Companion to Ethics. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
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How Healthcare Policy Impacts Advanced Practice Nursing
How care Policy Impacts APN
Explanation of how care policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession
The role of APN is to provide primary, specialty, and acute care through assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of those who seek care services. care policies are meant to improve care services, and thus, they affect the APN profession. However, the specific effect of any policy depends on the specific policy (Taft & Nanna, … depends on the specific policy (Taft & Nanna, 2008). For example, one of the policies that affected the APN profession was the Affordable care Act (ACA). This act, at its core, was to provide care to the marginalized, to those with chronic sicknesses, and at the same time, more care from the hospital in favor of patient.
Because of the nature of the ACA, the APN profession was impacted through the increment of persons seeking care. There were more-……
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Choi, P. P. (2015). Patient advocacy: the role of the nurse. Nursing Standard (2014+), 29(41), 52.
Flemming, P. L. (2017). Building a Climate of Change with a link through Transformational Leadership and Corporate Culture: A Management key to a Global Environment. International Journal of Business and Social Research, 7(1), 44-55.
Gerber, L. (2018). Understanding the nurse\\\\\\\\\\\\'s role as a patient advocate. Nursing2019, 48(4), 55-58.
Lathrop, B., & Hodnicki, D. R. (2014). The Affordable Care Act: Primary care and the doctor of nursing practice nurse. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 19(2).
Metz, S., Piro, J. S., Nitowski, H., & Cosentino, P. (2019). Transformational Leadership: Perceptions of Building-Level Leaders. Journal of School Leadership, 29(5), 389-408.
Taft, S. H., & Nanna, K. M. (2008). What are the sources of health policy that influence nursing practice?. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 9(4), 274-287.
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Healthcare In The US Vs Healthcare In The UK France And India
Comparing the U.S. Health care System to Other Countries
The US health care system compares favorably to some other countries in terms of long-term costs but unfavorably to others in terms of quality of care. However, statistics about costs can be misleading because there are administrative costs and long-term care costs; there are also tax payer costs in countries like the UK and Japan, where health care has been nationalized. So household expenses may seem high in the US but in the UK they are also high if one takes … also high if one takes into consideration how much they are taxed to pay for universal coverage. This paper will compare the health care systems of the US, UK, Japan, France and India to see how they well they stack up.
Coverage
Coverage in the US is … how they well they stack up.
Coverage
Coverage in the US……
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Carroll, A. & Frakt, A. (2017). Best health care system. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/18/upshot/best-health-care-system-country-bracket.html
CMS. (2010). Annual statistics. Retrieved from https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/proj2008.pdf
IOM. (2010). The future of nursing. Retrieved from http://nacns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/5-IOM-Report.pdf " target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">
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Health Care Reform
Introduction
The concept of care reform has to do with the process of changing health systems in the US so as to make it accessible to all American … and measures put in place to safeguard the little steps made towards great and positive change in future. Private companies control the US care system; that is a fact that makes reform all the more challenging (Nikolai, 2019). In order to fix the broken care system, many problems will have to be addressed. The main problems can be split into three. The quality of the care is a serious issue. Accessing care remains the elephant in the house. The issue of bad practices taking root in the American care system is already in the public domain. Other problems that could pass as secondary are largely related to the three main issues. This … three issues by offering tools that can be……
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Barrett, S., & Hammond, J. (2009, September 20). Key Elements of Healthcare Reform. Retrieved from Insurance Reform Watch: https://www.insurancereformwatch.org/basic/key.shtml
Nikolai. (2019, November 20). Healthcare Reform: What It Is and Why We Need It. Retrieved from National Institute of Health Policy: https://www.nihp.org/healthcare-reform-what-it-is-and-why-we-need-it/
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Alzhemier S Prevention Healthcare
… consequences of dementia are such that minor effects on cognitive decline or on the incidence of dementia may have a significant impact on care costs and the general encumbrance of dementia
There is no hypothesis or research question
The key concepts and terms noted include mild cognitive … and B12 and folic acid as adjunctive treatment with a cholinesterase inhibitor in Alzheimer’s disease: a 26-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in Taiwanese patient. Clin Ther 29, 2204-2214.
The problem is centered on a single clinical question, which comprises of four key constituents: patient (population), Intervention, Comparison, Outcome – PICO Question. The main problem in question is the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, also referred to as dementia, … disease. Prevention of the illness’ onset or advancement would give rise to public health and societal benefits. The four key constituents are:
P (patient): Men and women with normal cognition……
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Abraham, R. P., Denton, D. A., Al?Assaf, A. S., Rutjes, A. W., Chong, L. Y., Malik, M. A., & Tabet, N. (2015). Vitamin and mineral supplementation for prevention of dementia or delaying cognitive decline in people with mild cognitive impairment. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (10).
Kwok, T. C. Y., Lam, L. C. W., Sea, M. M. M., Goggins, W., & Woo, J. (2012). A randomized controlled trial of dietetic interventions to prevent cognitive decline in old age hostel residents. European journal of clinical nutrition, 66(10), 1135.
Dangour, A. D., Whitehouse, P. J., Rafferty, K., Mitchell, S. A., Smith, L., Hawkesworth, S., & Vellas, B. (2010). B-vitamins and fatty acids in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer\\'s disease and dementia: a systematic review. Journal of Alzheimer\\'s disease, 22(1), 205-224.
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Effectiveness Of In Home Monitoring Of CHF Patients
… that approximately one million hospitalizations linked to congestive heart failure occur annually. Most of these hospitalizations arise from worsened congestion among already diagnosed patient. The United States spends approximately $32.7 billion on congestive heart failure annually. Martirosyan et al. (2017) states that readmission rates for this condition … billion on congestive heart failure annually. Martirosyan et al. (2017) states that readmission rates for this condition remain high as nearly 20% of patient are readmitted within 30 days and nearly 50% within 6 months. This paper aims to present a quality improvement project toward lessening re-hospitalization … within 30 days and nearly 50% within 6 months. This paper aims to present a quality improvement project toward lessening re-hospitalization rates of patient diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
Problem Discussion
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a cardiovascular disorder characterized by periods of stability and instability (Martirosyan … Deterioration of CHF is linked……
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Bashi, N., Karunanithi, M., Fatehi, F., Ding, H. & Walters, D. (2017, January). Remote Monitoring of Patients with Heart Failure: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(1). DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6571
Conn, N.J., Schwarz, K.Q. & Borkholder, D.A. (2019). In-Home Cardiovascular Monitoring System for Heart Failure: Comparative Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7(1). DOI: 10.2196/12419
Gonzalo, A. (2019, August 22). Nola Pender: Health Promotion Model. Retrieved May 18, 2020, from https://nurseslabs.com/nola-pender-health-promotion-model/
Idris, S., Degheim, G., Ghalayini, W., Larsen, T.R., Nejad, D. & David, S. (2015). Home Telemedicine in Heart Failure: A Pilot Study of Integrated Telemonitoring and Virtual Provider Appointments. Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 16(2), 156-162.
Khodaveisi, M., Omidi, A., Farokhi, S. & Soltanian, A.R. (2017, April). The Effect of Pender’s Health Promotion Model in Improving the Nutritional Behavior of Overweight and Obese Women. International Journal of Community-based Nursing and Midwifery, 5(2), 165-174.
Kohn, M. S., Haggard, J., Kreindler, J., Birkeland, K., Kedan, L., Zimmer, R., & Khandwalla, R. (2017). Implementation of a home monitoring system for heart failure patients: A feasibility study. JMIR Res Protoc, 6(3). DOI: 10.2196/resprot.5744
Martirosyan, M., Caliskan, K., Theuns, D., & Szili-Torok, T. (2017). Remote monitoring of heart failure: Benefits for therapeutic decision making. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 15(7), 503-515. DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2017.1348229
Ong et al. (2016, March). Effectiveness of Remote Patient Monitoring After Discharge of Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(3), 310-318.
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