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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Element: Prevention of pressure ulcers This essay is going to explore the nursing process with regard to the prevention of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are a widespread and often underestimated health problem in the UK. They occur in 4-10% of patients admitted to hospital (Ward et al‚ 2010). This essay‚ using case study 4‚ will explore the holistic nursing process‚ and also the biological‚ sociological‚ psychological and ethical issues regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers. Lily
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you know that there is 126‚ 000 nursing positions unfilled in hospitals across the country ( Jackson‚ 2006) and the average nurse is 46 years of age? ( Alexandra‚ 2006). The public needs to see that the shortage of nurses is a major issue that is only going to get worse if something is not done about it. It has been shown that since the beginning of the shortage there has been an increase in mortality rates due to a increase of poor patient care. If this nursing shortage continues it will only
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Module Title Introduction to Nursing Module Code NURS07022 Cohort September 2013 Assignment Title Introduction to nursing workbook Assignment Date 03/12/13 Word Count Words 1587 Part 1 Learning outcome 1 With reference to credible and relevant evidence‚ discuss your accountability as
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC‚ 2008) highlight that the care of patients must be a priority and to treat them as individuals. In order to achieve this nurses must use a systematic technique known as the nursing process when planning and delivering care. It originated in the USA and was introduced the UK in the 1970’s in an attempt to move nursing away from traditional and task oriented care‚ to more evidence based and holistic approach to care (Castledine‚ 2011). It was clearly defined in
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THE IMPACT OF THE NURSING SHORTAGE The Impact of the Nursing Shortage Cori University of Phoenix Contemporary Issues and Health Policy NUR 478 Deborah W. Ayers-Facilitator Jun 21‚ 2006 The Impact of the Nursing Shortage The nursing shortage has had a cyclical pattern in the United States for many years. There have been brief periods of time with too many nurses and even longer periods with too few nurses. Previous efforts to increase the nursing population have been made in the
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general obligation to exercise reasonable care in providing information (Beauchamp &ump; Childress‚ 2009). Informed consent plays a critical role in health care. Without adequate way for healthcare providers to deliver information‚ many patients will have no basis for any kind of decision making (Beauchamp &ump; Childress‚ 2009). Informed consent is a legal as well as an ethical issue of autonomy in regard to a patient’s treatment (Rich‚ 2008). Essentially‚ informed consent is respect for a patient’s
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obvious deficiency in the application of theory in nursing practice. This paper will include a discussion of how nursing practice is affected by the use of nursing theory. I will provide evidence in relation to how theory based practice relates to the core competencies of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. I will discuss a journal article that reinforces the gap of nursing theory in nursing practice‚ and interview colleagues regarding the
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Assignment 1: Nursing Story and Reflection Name: Date: 16th‚ May This is the story of my previous experience in nursing back in 2001‚ which I would like to share with you. I used to work in the out- door patient of the chemotherapy department as a Registered Nurse in Pakistan. The hospital name is “Fatima Memorial Hospital”. The department was short of nurses and I was alone on the floor. There was a problem in maintaining the routine work according to the policies and
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Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 101: Transition into Nursing Winter A 2015 District Nurses’ Perceptions of the Concept of Delegating Delegation is critical in the nursing field. You need to know what tasks can be delegated and to whom. As a certified nursing assistant I am one of the many people who are delegated tasks regularly from someone higher in charge‚ such as a nurse. The nursing journal read was on the delegation of medication administration from nurses to nursing aids in the home
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