Review the Institute for Safe Medication Practices website in the Learning Resources. Consider the process of writing prescriptions. Think about strategies to avoid medication errors.

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American writer Nikki Giovanni once said: “Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts” (Goodreads, 2012).  Whenever you make an error when writing a prescription, you must consider the ethical and legal implications of your error—no matter how seemingly insignificant it might be. You may fear the possible consequences and feel pressured not to disclose the error. Regardless, you need to consider the potential implications of non-disclosure. How you respond to the prescription error will affect you, the patient, and the health care facility where you practice. In this Assignment, you examine ethical and legal implications of disclosure and nondisclosure of personal error.

Consider the following scenario:

You are working as an advanced practice nurse at a community health clinic. You make an error when prescribing a drug to a patient. You do not think the patient would know that you made the error, and it certainly was not intentional.

To prepare:

  • Consider the ethical implications of disclosure and nondisclosure.
  • Research federal and state laws for advanced practice nurses. Reflect on the legal implications of disclosure and nondisclosure for you and the health clinic.
  • Consider what you would do as the advanced practice nurse in this scenario including whether or not you would disclose your error.
  • Review the Institute for Safe Medication Practices website in the Learning Resources. Consider the process of writing prescriptions. Think about strategies to avoid medication errors.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:

  • Explain the ethical and legal implications of disclosure and nondisclosure. Be sure to reference laws specific to Virginia.
  • Describe what you would do as the advanced practice nurse in this scenario including whether or not you would disclose your error. Provide your rationale.
  • Explain the process of writing prescriptions including strategies to minimize medication errors

Analyze the extent to which this emergency might affect the quality of care provided to the patients and the unimpeded operation of the organization.

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Assignment 5: Public Health Preparedness
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

You have just been hired as a new Vice President of quality and safety for a full-service 600-bed government healthcare organization.  Within your first month on the job, the national security threat level has been raised to Imminent, which means there is a credible, specific, and impending terrorist threat against the United States, and your facility may be directly impacted. The Chief Executive Officer has requested an immediate six to eight-page report of your proposal for handling such a situation.

Note: You may create and /or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

  1. Examine the existing procedures related to at least four (4) of the ten (10) essential public health services. Focus on the principal effects that these procedures will have on your hospital during the emergency.
  2. Specify the importance of continuing to evaluate patients, as stipulated by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), during the emergency.
  3. Detail three (3) measures that you would use in order to maintain the electronic medical record system during the emergency.
  4. Defend your position on the decision to accept health insurance during the emergency as a potential source of income for the facility. Provide support with at least three (3) examples that illustrate your position.
  5. Analyze the extent to which this emergency might affect the quality of care provided to the patients and the unimpeded operation of the organization.
  6. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Examine information management and health care records and how the legal reporting requirements impact health care.
  • Analyze the impact of healthcare financing and health insurance on healthcare access, quality, and cost.
  • Analyze the influence of health policy and health reform on healthcare access, quality, and cost in the U.S.
  • Analyze tort reform and healthcare quality.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in healthcare policy, law, and ethics.

Describe the facility in terms of size, organization, types of patients, and average length of stay. What type of facility is it? What types of licensure and accreditation do they have?

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Discussion: Healthcare and Patients

Identify a facility in Virginia by looking on the Internet. Find out as much as you can about the facility including the types of services that it offers.

Describe the facility in terms of size, organization, types of patients, and average length of stay. What type of facility is it? What types of licensure and accreditation do they have?

 

Do they provide ambulatory care or acute care? Did your findings surprise you?

150 words

What legal implications may affect the marketing initiatives of this healthcare system?

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Pediatric care

 

Briefly discuss the following:

 

What interests you about the healthcare system you selected?

What legal implications may affect the marketing initiatives of this healthcare system?

Discuss a real-life healthcare system that matches the system you selected (e.g., name, services, demographics, location, size, ownership, etc.)

What marketing principles and/or theories have they applied? Are these yielding successful results?

 

150 word count

How should the nurse incorporate these concepts into health promotion of clients in community settings?

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Describe how the concept of multifactorial etiology relates to the natural history of disease and the different levels of prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary). How should the nurse incorporate these concepts into health promotion of clients in community settings? How should the nurse approach client risk in these health promotion activities?

Describe descriptive or comparative statistics appropriate for your health care problem •Describe statistical tests that could be used to analyze the data

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Select the population, sample size, and data collection methods appropriate for your problem statement and research question. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper describing how you will select your target population; your sample size; and your data collection methods. Include the following information in your paper: •Rationale for identified target population •Method for determining appropriate sample size •Describe rationale for selecting the data collection methodology. •Describe descriptive or comparative statistics appropriate for your health care problem •Describe statistical tests that could be used to analyze the data

1. Explain why members of these groups cannot advocate for themselves or why advocating for these groups would be beneficial.

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Concepts in Community and Public Health – Tools for Community Health Nursing Practice

What is the difference between a group “at risk” for poor health and a group considered a “vulnerable” population? Provide an example of a group at risk and a group considered a vulnerable population.

1. Explain why members of these groups cannot advocate for themselves or why advocating for these groups would be beneficial.

2. What would you advocate for?

3. What risk are you taking as a community health nurse when advocating for the aforementioned groups?

Explain how culture, ethnicity, and social background may affect your health care plan and what strategies you would put in place to address these concerns.

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For this assignment, select a vulnerable population in your community and explain how health care can be affected by cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds. Create a plan to promote health and wellness within your chosen population, using (and correctly citing) information from this week’s study activities and any additional resources that you find on your own as you research your chosen population.

For your assignment:

Identify your population, and explain why this specific population within your community qualifies as at-risk.
Identify health concerns for this at-risk population.
Identify existing resources in your community that serve and promote health for this specific underserved, at-risk population.
Identify high-quality electronic sources of health care information to address the needs of your chosen population.
Create an evidence-based plan to promote health and wellness in this at-risk population.
Explain how culture, ethnicity, and social background may affect your health care plan and what strategies you would put in place to address these concerns.
Follow the guidelines of APA writing style, using correct grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Evaluate your work by reviewing it for clarity and logic.
Correctly format citations (in-text and in your Reference list) using APA style.
There is no page minimum on this assignment as long as all information is included.

Consider your current professional role. How might your personal attributes and interests help you to be successful in your selected functional area? What skills might you wish to develop to better position yourself for success?

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Informatics Functional Areas 

 

Informatics is one of the most diverse disciplines in health care. Many nurses have been able to capitalize on their informatics knowledge and interests to carve out new roles within their own health care setting.  As you embark on your own informatics career path, it is important to be aware of the vast possibilities that await you. One of the best sources to begin your investigation is the American Nurses Association (ANA). The ANA recognizes that nursing informatics titles have little standardization across health care settings. As such, they have categorized the roles of informaticist into nine functional categories:

 

  • Administration, Leadership, and Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Compliance and Integrity Management
  • Consultation
  • Coordination, Facilitation, and Integration
  • Development of Systems, Products, and Resources
  • Education and Professional Development
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Information Management and Operational Architecture
  • Policy Development and Advocacy
  • Quality and Performance Improvement
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Safety, Security and Environmental Health. (ANA, 2015, pp. 18-34)

    In this Assignment, you first consider the various functional areas as outlined by the ANA. You then examine your personal attributes and interests as you consider your future as a nurse informaticist.

    To prepare:

 

  • Review the nine functional areas for nurse informaticists as identified by the ANA.
  • Select the functional area in which you are most interested. Then, conduct additional research to identify the general responsibilities and duties associated with nurses working within this area.
  • Consider your current professional role. How might your personal attributes and interests help you to be successful in your selected functional area? What skills might you wish to develop to better position yourself for success?

    To complete:

    Submit a 4- to 5-page paper on Saturday 06/11/2016 by 12pm noon  in APA format  with 6 references that addresses the following:

 

  • Identify the nursing informatics functional area in which you are most interested.
  • Summarize the general responsibilities and duties of nurses who work within this functional area.
  • Explain how your personal attributes, interests, knowledge, and nursing background will help you thrive within this area.
  • Propose three overarching skills you could develop to become more effective in this functional area. Justify the importance of each skill by providing applicable examples. Cite your resources as appropriate.

     

     

     

 

Required Resources

 

Readings

 

  • Saba, V. K., & McCormick, K. A. (2015). Essentials of nursing informatics (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
    • Chapter 1, “Historical Perspectives of Nursing Informatics”

      In this chapter, the authors explain the transition from paper-based records to electronic records. The chapter provides an overview of the historical events that contributed to the rise of electronic health records.

  • Liaw, S.-T., & Boyle, D. I. R. (2010). Primary care informatics and integrated care. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151, 255–268.
    Retrieved from the Walden University databases.

    This article discusses how the health care field can be reformed by increasing access to information across organizations and professionals. The authors of the article justify the need for this reform and provide guidance on how it can be achieved.

  • Mitchell, J. K. (2011). Nursing informatics 101: Using technology to improve patient care. ONS Connect, 26(4), 8–12.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    The emergence of nursing informatics in health care is the main topic of this article. New trends in informatics are discussed, as well as the certification process, nurse education, and the implementation of new systems to support patient care.

  • Morath, J. (2011). Nurses create a culture of patient safety: It takes more than projects. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 16(3).
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    The author of this article emphasizes the need for nurses to develop skills for improving care and embracing new health care innovations. The author also describes the connection between individual nursing practice and the system-wide success of informatics.

  • Reiner, B. I. (2011). Improving healthcare delivery through patient informatics and quality centric data. Journal of Digital Imaging, 24(2), 177–178.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    In this article, the author analyzes the impact of the movement towards digitized medical data on patient care. The author discusses how this movement places more responsibility and empowerment on the patient.

 

Media

 

  • Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012b). Dual nature of informatics systems. Baltimore: Author.

    Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.

    In this week’s media presentation, Gail Latimer, Dr. Patricia Button, and Dr. Roy Simpson discuss one of the most important aspects of informatics: the collection and aggregation of health information. The electronic health record (EHR) is discussed, as well as the nurse’s roles in working with EHR systems