Medicare was designed to provide healthcare to a specific population at a time when many of the elderly seemed unable to afford healthcare. Based on your understanding of the topic, answer the following: · Does the above statement remain true today, especially with many people staying in the workplace long after what was previously considered…
The Joint Commission encourages accredited healthcare organizations to use sampling to measure performance, where appropriate. Because they are statistically significant and simple to apply, what does your text state about the recommended sample sizes (US Department of Veterans Affairs 2012)?
Create a 15-minute oral presentation (3–4 pages) that examines the moral and ethical issues related to triaging patients in an emergency room. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: •Competency 1: Explain the effect of health care policies, legislation, and legal issues on health…
Our text states, “Combining computers with cooperative learning strategies promotes greater quantity and quality of daily achievement, more successful problem solving, and higher performance on factual recognition, application, and problem-solving text items than do computers and competition or computers and individualized learning.” With that in mind, explore the Microsoft Lesson Plans website (or another website…
Read the assigned research article for this week. Identify the descriptive statistics that are reported in the article. How can a nurse leader use descriptive statistics to justify a course of action? What descriptive statistics do you routinely use in your practice? Nurses Perception of Family Presence During Resuscitation by Kelly Tudor Explore…
When you compound chemotherapy products, there are special safety regulations we must follow. All chemotherapy drugs are considered hazardous drugs and therefore have special handling procedures. Explain the procedures for handling chemotherapy products including: Personal protective equipment Disposal Spill clean up Labeling What are the risks associated with not following safety procedures established for handling…
Have you ever traveled abroad and asked for directions from someone who did not speak your own language? Perhaps you unsuccessfully attempted to use Google Translate or tried gestures and hand signals to communicate your request. The ability to communicate in the same language greatly increases the likelihood of shared understanding. In health care,…
Write a 750-1,000 word paper analyzing Woterstorff’s reflections in Lament For a Son. In addition, address Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, as they are expressed throughout Lament for a Son, and respond to the following questions: How does Wolterstorff find joy after his loss? What is the meaning and significance of death in light of the…
For this discussion: Refer to Chapter 7 of your Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion text and review the case study on page 189. WHICH IS: The rate of teen pregnancy is rising in a culturally diverse community in which an estimated 25 percent of the population are immigrants. In addition, the community…
There are two major forces acting against each other when it comes to government healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. On one end, you have the forces pushing to privatize the programs and to relinquish the government’s role in providing healthcare. On the other end, you have the forces wanting to expand these types…
Respond to the following: Explained why the increased prevalence of sickle-cell disease among African Americans has more to do with the environmental factors than the skin color or other phenotypes used to define races. (10) Described other examples of balanced polymorphism. (10) Identified a population group (other than African Americans) with a high prevalence of sickle-cell…
Organizations in industries outside of health services that are most commonly identified as tightly coupled include nuclear power plants and aircraft carriers (Roberts 1990). Health services, however, are not contained within a single organization; rather, services are provided by a complex variety of interdependent organizations (i.e., social structures; see Chapter 1). Within these organizations, nested…