Running head: 1 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Tricia E Topping University of Phoenix NUR/440 Karen Harriman April 16‚ 2012 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper 11/13/12 8:13 PM http://www.scribd.com/doc/104725000/Assessment-Tools-Analysis-Paper Page 2 of 12 April 16‚ 2012 2 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Assessment tools are used in nursing to enhance the overall assessment phase of the nursing process. The assessment tools that I have selected to analyze are: The Spiritual Well- Being
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Introduction to healthcare Healthcare in United States has been a topic of discussion for many generations. Improving the quality and quantity of life is why healthcare delivery has evolved from the traditional family doctor providing the majority of the care to a team of healthcare professionals across a continuum of care. In the past‚ health care was designed to focus on the major health problems like epidemics. In addition‚ technology to handle the predominant health problems was virtually nonexistent
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Summary………………………………………………………………………….1 Population and Health Status…………………………………………………………………………………………..1 Demographic characteristics of population……………………………………………………...2 Mortality‚ Infant mortality data‚ causes of death………………………………………………...3 Related information (such as on quality of life); analysis………………………………………..3 Availability of Health Services…………………………………………………………………...4 Basic organization/general description of services institutions‚ providers of care………………..4 Issues related to access……………………………………………………………………………
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accomplishment derives from the Paleolithic era. These beginnings of mankind could be considered our most important. The first tools were developed‚ stone tools used to shape wood‚ dig for food‚ or weaponry. The progression in tools shows the growth in thinking‚ first using objects for tools then creating tools to fit a certain need such as sharpening stone for cutting. Tools were used to fashion weapons like a bow and arrow. Man learned how to make fire with friction for heat and cooking food (Baldwin)
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Understanding Quality Information * Quality improvement is finding different outlets to execute plans on improving an already in place process. Chapter four in “The Healthcare Quality Book” by Keith Warren outlines and explains quality improvement. Warren applies it to the health care and gives different case studies to explain it. Quality improvement evolves different factors to properly execute any plans for the new process. Warren helps the reader understand the healthcare foundational frameworks
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Phase One Individual Project Ernestine.Robles1 Colorado Technical University Online HIT201-1104B-02 Professor Sherry Miller November 21‚ 2011 (Microsoft Office Media‚ 1998) Healthcare Reimbursement Medical coding is an important process‚ in which descriptive information (patient medical records) is reviewed‚ and assigned detailed numeric‚ or alphanumeric diagnosis‚ and procedure codes’‚ for the purpose of reimbursing hospitals’‚ or physicians’ offices’‚ for services’ rendered (Ehow.com
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cholesterol are not adequately controlled (National Committee for Quality Assurance‚ 2003). Risk-adjusted morality rates vary high in numbers for plenty of Medicare patients. Deaths and injuries are caused by preventable medical errors such miss diagnosis and prescribing incorrect medication. The legislation of this policy is to identify the factors that are contributing to quality problems and what can be done to elevate to resolve the issues. Quality problems are usually underuse‚ misuse‚ or overuse. The
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Sociology and Healthcare Health-care is a sociological institution within the American Culture. Health-care has many different aspects that pertain to patients‚ care givers and governmental approach to supply healthcare to all citizens. Sociology is the “scientific study of social behavior and human groups.” (Schaefer‚ 2009) Sociology plays a large role in how Americans look at our health-care systems and approach health and illness in one’s own life. Health-care has many different definitions
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Everybody concurs that healthcare must be accessible to all citizens‚ but the debate on whether the United States should adopt a universal health system still rages. According to the Institute of Medicine (2002)‚ the U.S. is the only developed country that does not guarantee that its citizens have health care coverage. President Obama pledged to reform the country’s healthcare system by increasing health coverage and reducing expenses. Opponents of the universal healthcare law assert that the state
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avoid unnecessary test and procedures‚ but provide high quality care. (Gold‚ 2013) -Nurse Managed Health Clinics (NMHC) emphasize health promotion‚ education and disease prevention. It is a facility which is based in a community and staffed with advanced practice nurses as leaders. It provides primary healthcare services to the community. (Kovner & Walani‚ 2010)
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