HIPAA and Nursing Catherine L. Workman University of Phoenix Jul. 26‚ 06 To discuss how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has affected my nursing practice today we must first discuss the Act itself. The protection and privacy of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) which became law in ‚1996. Subtitle F of Title II of HIPAA‚ entitled "Administrative Simplification‚ "requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adopt
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relation to your development in the Nursing field‚ one will have to define these two terminologies. Personal development means to include activities that improve awareness‚ can develop potential that will ultimately enhance the quality of life. Medical colleges advocate personal development plans as a basis for continuing professional development. Whereas‚ reflective reasoning is where a nurse can apply learning and insights of others into their own work. In nursing courses students learn through lecture
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss conflict management‚ a personal weakness within my nursing practice that needs improvement. Conflict management was chosen due to my introverted personality‚ which makes the thought of resolving a conflict in the workplace intimidating and stressful. Five peer-reviewed articles were analyzed to determine what research suggests when dealing with conflict in nursing. Strategies will be included in the context in which I will use in my future career as a registered
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Madison Williams 1. Read page 115 Discriminating between truth and nontruth . After you have read this give an example that you have experienced that fits both truth and nontruth. - An example of a truthful situation would be when I was lost on the way to visit an old friend of mine and I stopped at a business and asked directions‚ The cashier gave me helpful direction and even showed me on a map which way to go‚ this truth was from the best of her knowledge of the city I was traveling through
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interpersonal is the relationship between the other human being. To be able to have effective interpersonal skills‚ it is important to have knowledge and a good practice of verbal and non-verbal communication methods. Both methods are very essential in nursing profession particularly in dealing with or interacting with patients and with their families. Verbal is about the paralinguistic; tone of voice‚ emphasis and manner. In my personal view‚ the kinds of verbal communication differentiate depending on
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INTRODUCTION The aims of the assignment is to examine how the reflective account or our experience of facilitating learning opportunities assessing and teaching a student will help the future development with in the mentor or practice teacher role. In order to achieve this teaching session‚ educational theories. The formulation of a lesson plan wills be included focusing on my objectives rational for my action. In assessment session a brief Introduction will be given on relevant theories
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among a few or many different people. The more obvious need for teamwork and collaboration is for the relationship between co-workers. Not necessarily just with nurses‚ but also nurse’s aides‚ certified nursing assistants (CNA’s) or anyone else helping with everyday patient care‚ like nursing students. There are a lot of responsibilities that come with caring for patients and it can take a toll if everyone is not helping each other. As with any other situation where there are multiple “hands stirring
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I have always identified with nursing. Ever since I was a small child‚ I have been keenly interested in this field. Now as an adult‚ I can envision myself stepping into the role of becoming a nurse. Why? Because it is in my nature to seek out people needing help and those who know me well describe me as nurturing and caring. Throughout high school and my 2 years of college thus far‚ I have been credited with being that person younger students looked to for guidance and direction‚ and it is also part
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As nurses we all know how to measure a patients vital signs and what they are used for. We have blood pressure‚ pulse‚ respirations‚ and temperature. All of the previous are objective they can be seen and quantified some way. However‚ the fifth vital sign “pain” is a relative and subjective term. It can’t be measured on any scale expect by what the patient tells us‚ we as healthcare providers can’t see it. We can only trust what our patient is telling us‚ and we can’t say otherwise. A person who
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Throughout the history of nursing‚ training of those entering the field has varied from rudimentary to extensive. In the 19th century‚ training for nurses was minimal and there was no set curriculum (Nursing Timeline of Historical Events‚ 2014). With the nursing focus shifted from caring for the sick and dying‚ to caring for ill people and providing preventative care for well people‚ the training for nurses has also changed. This discussion will focus on the differences in competencies of nurses
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