factors that contribute in developing other conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (Temple Health Jeans Hospital‚ 2012). Due to this‚ it is vital for the nurses to have enough understanding regarding obesity. Nurses play an important role as patient’s advocate and educator to facilitate patient with up to date information for patient to make a right decision regarding their own health. Obesity is a vast topic so in this essay I will particularly focus on adult bariatric surgery as a treatment
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Managed care is any arrangement in health care in which an organization like HMO or another type of doctor-hospital network or an insurance company acts as intermediate with the individual that is seeking care and the physician. The intention of managed care is to eliminate facilities and services that are no longer needed or useful and also to reduce costs. In managed healthcare their insurance plans are very different from the fee- for-service‚ or FFS‚ insurance plans. In the
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Ethics Case Study Ethics Case Study "Jerry McCall is Dr. William ’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him
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children. The Act also includes the support of children with disabilities who‚ when they reach the age of 18‚ come under the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. The Children Act also helps those who have custody over the children. ( i.e. If the parent divorce and they do not know who has rights of the child/children.) It promotes anti-discriminatory practice by laying out the final law in regards to who has custody over the child. The Court will only make an order if it is better for the child than
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terms glossary selected which are suitable in mental health unit. The 4 keys words have the following; empathy‚ informed consent‚ resilience and continuity of care. These 4 keys words have reflected many times in my previous worked as an assistance nurse with an ACT agent known as Rubies Nursing ACT. In this role‚ I have cared for both moderate and highly mental ill patients at the ageing facilities and in the hospital facilities. However‚ as a nurse it was vital to have applied the central knowledge
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Assignment 1 The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast the current literature related to advanced nursing practice. And to relate this literature to my practice and the role of the palliative care nurse across clinical settings. In my current role as a pain nurse specialist‚ I am involved in the care and management of patients with intrathecal (IT) catheters mainly for patients with intractable cancer pain. Patients who have been tried and failed on escalating doses of various opiates
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experience in managed care is important and will be able to use technical and strategic skills to meet the negotiation process. Managed Care Payer Manager Participates in developing the strategic course for acute care hospitals and ancillary care providers in accordance with Company’s and Region’s overall guidance in such areas as delivery system redesign‚ health care reform and strategic pricing and recovery approaches; and for successful operations between Company and Managed Care Organizations‚ including
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Nowadays for all health care professional including nurses Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is an expected core competency irrespective of discipline. EBP is necessary to integrate the best research with clinical expertise and patient value to establish best health outcomes (Winters & Echeverri‚ 2012). This essay will describe concise outline of Evidence based practice. Further it will discuss necessity of EBP into nursing practice and how EBP will helpful to improve the quality of care. The possible role
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NURSING EXAMPLE A Summary of Proposed Research Program for Master of Philosophy Title: The Delivery of Quality Nursing Care: A Grounded Theory Study of the Nurses ’ Perspective Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore and describe the delivery of quality nursing care from the perspective of practising nurses working in the acute public hospital setting of Western Australia (WA). The study will examine the actions and interactions attributed to quality‚ and factors identified as enhancing
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driving a change in the scope of practice. There are various reasons for this change in the role of healthcare providers. Health care has undergone many advancements in technology. With all these advancements‚ the workload expectations of health care professionals now somehow inner lap with different roles. As a result of this‚ many health care professionals are now expected to undergo continuous education and cross training. Another reason for the change in scope of practice in health care is the
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