Dismantling The Affordable Care Act

 Regardless of political affiliation (which is beyond the scope of this course), most will agree that the endless tug of political influence on any primary healthcare structure is a negative force. You, as an executive nurse leader, are tasked with fulfilling the mandates of the Act, yet the dismantling that has already occurred, and the uncertainty about what…

That Is The Questions Below And We Will Use The Article And CASP Checklist

   Assignment Respond to this prompt following rubric guidelines as posted: 1. State your overall appraisal of this article (include/exclude/seek further info) and provide a rationale of ~2-3 paragraphs, citing evidence from the article, as to why you think the article is appropriate to include or not in the making of a clinically-based decision. In…

Federal Health Strategic Plan – 400 Words

Focus area: use health IT to support the business requirements of alternative and innovative health delivery and payment models, specifically ICD10CM. Part 1 For your assigned focus area, identify the initiative goal aligned with your assigned government initiative with policy implications for health informatics.  Provide a brief description of the initiative and a current summary of the…

Budgeting Exercise

 We have noted that the actual production of the budgetary documents is not likely to be a responsibility of the nurse executive. The complexity of the entire budgetary process, informed by strategic planning, actualized in an ever-changing environment, and under pressure from an endless list of stakeholders, must be a collaborative process. Consider again, the…

Quality Improvement Project

You are an assistant director of nursing in a long-term care facility. Design a system wide improvement project (QI project) using innovation, best practice, and data while maintaining a cost effective strategy. Identify your improvement to address in this course.  Use this tool to help you strategize and incorporate your thoughts.  https://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/QI-Project-Charter.aspx Your QI Project…

Case Study- End Of Life

Case #1- SymptomsMs. Smith: Anorexia/Depression/Anxiety Ms. Smith is an 85-year-old woman with end-stage cardiac disease in a home hospice program. She has been very comfortable, not experiencing any other symptoms, and has been quite functional until the last two weeks. Her family contacts the home hospice nurse concerning her lack of appetite, “continual sadness,” and…

identifying ethical dilemmas in professional nursing practice.

  As you begin your first clinical site rotation, the preceptor asks you about the ethical treatment of clients with Alzheimer’s disease. You are not sure of how to respond, so she suggests you review the Belmont Report. You see that this report has three principles: beneficence, justice, and respect for persons. Select one of…