The Evolution of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Tree Princess Jones Trends in Nursing Practice The Evolution of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery With the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the influx of complex patients expected to accompany it‚ nurses will soon be taking on a more active role in patient care. This paper will discuss how the role of nurses’ in the evolving health care system will be crucial in post ACA era in providing quality care across the continuum across the
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status‚ demographics‚ and ethnicity. It should be no surprise that minorities in the United States receive unequal treatment from the healthcare system. On the contrary‚ it is well known that many illegal immigrants are able to obtain free medical services as soon as they enter this country. This essay will analyze the many disparities in the healthcare system and strategies for making improvements. Illegal Immigrants and Free Healthcare Many illegal aliens cross the border in hopes of receiving
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Canada’s health care system “can be described as a publicly-funded‚ privately-provided‚ universal‚ comprehensive‚ affordable‚ single-payer‚ provincially administered national health care system” (Bernard‚ 1992‚ p.103). Health care in Canada is provincial responsibility‚ with the Canada Health act being a federal legislation (Bernard‚ 1992‚ p. 102). Federal budget cuts‚ has caused various problems within Medicare such as increased waiting times and lack of new technology. Another problem with Medicare
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The Chief Nursing Officer at any institution has the responsibility to acts as a leader and spokesperson for its nurses. They must have a strong work ethic‚ dedication‚ and stout moral character. Chief Nursing Officers‚ also known as CNOs have a profound impact on the everyday duties of their nursing staff. They primarily establish nursing policies and procedures‚ manage budget‚ and participate in important decision making in regards to nursing services at board meetings. Based on the excerpt presented
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Benner’s Theory: From Novice to Expert Nursing is a theory-based practice that is continuously evolving and developing. It is an exceptional profession in which the experience of the nurse is the most important aspect to professional growth and development. The development of Patricia Benner’s theory‚ novice to expert has been used to direct clinical practice and transform the view of the nursing profession. Benner applied various experiences within her study of the nursing profession to describe the
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Failure to follow nursing standards of care is one of the six major causes of nursing malpractice. These standards may be part of a state nurse practice act‚ the hospital procedure and policies‚ a job descriptions‚ or recommendations of a professional national nursing organization (Reising‚ 2007). Examples in general nursing include (Reising‚ 2012): • Failure to follow proper safety protocols established by the health care facility • Failure to give certain medications in a timely and reasonable
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Staffing Levels on Nursing Quality and Care In recent years‚ the healthcare industry has seen a significant decline in the quality of patient care it provides. This has been the result of reduced staffing levels‚ overworked nurses‚ and an extremely high nurse to patient ratio. The importance of nurse staffing in hospital settings is an issue of great controversy. Too much staff results in costs that are too great for the facility to bear‚ but too little staffing results in patient care that is greatly
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Care Planning Proforma 5NH008 Patient/Client…………………………………………………………………………………… PBL Group/Site/Facilitator………………………………………………………………… Problem/Need Outcome Nursing Care Interventions Evaluation Write a problem statement identifying an actual or potential need How does this impact on the patient/user? Ensure this statement is personalised Patient problems should have been identified with the patient/carer/parent following holistic assessment Identify a short term and long term goal
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ways to define efficiency in the health care system. The different structures of the health care systems around the world give rise to discrepancies in the definitions present. Yet such definitions all share common elements. Hence a unanimous statement of what efficiency is should be adopted to allow the fair evaluation of health care systems internationally. Efficiency should be simply defined as the balanced relationship between the inputs to health care and the maximized outputs that are generated
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spiritual needs of patients is a key component in the nursing process. A compassionate and thoughtful nurse can make a patient feel more secure‚ making it easier for him to express his spirituality. The participation of both patient and health care provider is vital in promoting spiritual health. The main focus of a spiritual assessment is to gather information regarding the patient’s spiritual needs in order incorporate them into the plan of care‚ so as to treat the patients as a whole. In this essay
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