A new initiative has been introduced to educate nurses, health care workers, and social services workers on how to prevent workplace violence where you work. Write a 750–1,000-word article on workplace violence and prevention measures for the hospital employee newsletter. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies…
Discussion- Risk perception is influenced by many factors. Reflect on your personal and professional life and share with the class an example of an experience that you have had that had a profound impact on your perception of risk. For example, consider someone who was seriously injured in an automobile accident and was not wearing…
In clinical settings, some of the most common questions that patients ask are Why do I have this? What caused this disorder? Will it ever go away? These emotional questions can be difficult to ask and to answer. However, for patients to come to terms with their diagnoses and adhere to treatment plans, they must…
1. Locate your assigned Nursing Theorist on the Nursing Theory Student Assignment list. Contact your instructor if you have any questions, or if your name is not located on the list. 2. Locate and review information related to nursing theorist using the SCF Library resources (see below). 3. Create a PowerPoint presentation according to outline…
How are politics at work different from the politics that inhabit local, state, and federal government? To what extent are politics at work influenced by politics associated with local, state, or federal government?
Patient satisfaction data instruments Patient satisfaction data instruments Numerous vendor-designed and home-grown instruments have been used in the past in an attempt to capture patient satisfaction data. Unfortunately, the methods had little comparability between sites of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) jointly…
One of the trends marking the continuing transformation of the U.S. health care industry is the dramatic increase in the pace of competition. The heightened competition is taking place among hospitals, health plans, physician groups, and drug companies, and between physicians and hospitals, and hospitals and health plans. Listen to the Looking Ahead: The Future…
The U.S. population continues to diversify, increase in average age (primarily due to baby boomers), and to be influenced by national legislation (e.g., Affordable Care Act, Medicare Modernization Act, HITECH Act). Select a specific type of health care organization. Which market segments pose opportunities for growth, and which pose threats to the organization’s survival? Provide…
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines: · In the space provided, write each term’s definition as used in health care. You must define the term in your own words; do not simply copy the definition from a textbook. · In the space provided after each term’s definition, provide an explanation that illustrates the…
No one is immune to the rising costs of health care. Consider the following news stories: “In 2008, the average premium for a family plan purchased through an employer was $12,680, nearly the annual earnings of a full-time minimum wage job” (Halle & Seshamani, 2009, Introduction, para. 1). “President Obama’s health care law is putting…
On the basis of your understanding of CHIP, create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document on the HSC3030 Political Challenges of the CHIP political challenges regarding the CHIP. Your report should be created using the following guidelines: · Review at least two articles on the given topic, and write a review…