How is rationing defined and what criteria are offered to ration care?

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The concept of rationing healthcare is dealt with on a daily basis. Healthcare rationing in the United States exists in various forms. Access to private health insurance is rationed based on price and ability to pay. Those not able to afford a health insurance policy are unable to acquire one, and sometimes, insurance companies prescreen applicants for pre-existing medical conditions and either decline to cover the applicant or apply additional price and medical coverage conditions. Access to state Medicaid programs is restricted by income and asset limits through a means test and to other federal and state eligibility regulations. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that commonly cover the bulk of the population restrict access to treatment via financial and clinical access limits.
Using the South University Online Library, find a current article (no more than two years old) on rationing issues in healthcare. The article should also be peer-reviewed.
Note: Peer-reviewed refers to articles reviewed and approved by authors’ professional peers who are experts on the topic being discussed.
After reading your article, summarize its contents and the main theme discussed. Then, answer the following questions:
• How is rationing defined and what criteria are offered to ration care?
• Discuss and apply at least one of the major ethical theories to the issue and the ethical decision-making process to the issue.
• What do you feel the impact of the issue in the article will be on the healthcare industry? What can be done to ensure rationing is done fairly?
• Discuss the major codes of ethics of the stakeholders involved in the issue and how these codes will affect the decision-making process and the final decision.
• Examine and discuss the impact that the issue and the final decision will have on the stakeholders involved.
• Discuss any potential policy implications for the issue and the final decision.

Define the epidemiology of the disease or condition for the selected vulnerable population using the epidemiological triangle.

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Write a 1,650- to 2,100-word paper based on your clinical research of epidemiology.
Although many other vulnerable populations and diseases or conditions exist, we will focus on a limited list for the purposes of this assignment.
Select one population and one disease or medical condition of interest from the following lists:
Vulnerable Population: HOMELESS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
•Diseases, conditions Or chronic illnesses for these populations might include the following: Drug addition, alcoholism, Diabetes, Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis, etc.
Define the epidemiology of the disease or condition for the selected vulnerable population using the epidemiological triangle.
Analyze the steps and methods of epidemiology based on information you gather:
•Routine data (e.g., demographic, census, birth, death, and surveillance records)
•Research data (e.g., medical and health records)
•Epidemiological data (e.g., surveys specific to your topic)
Analyze the chosen population and disease or condition by:
•Conducting a comprehensive assessment of the population and disease, and analyze how characteristics of these selections influence population vulnerability.
•Analyzing how cultural considerations may impact health issues for the selected population.
•Analyzing legal and ethical considerations that must be addressed when working with the selected population.
•Analyzing how to manage potential conflict with personal values and biases during the interaction with populations that have different values.
Analyze how evidence-based nursing can guide the decision-making process for the topic chosen.
Analyze the relationship between the disease or condition and various levels of prevention.
•Feasibility of prevention
•Evaluation of prevention
Cite at least eight peer-reviewed references (you may not use your course textbooks) to support your analysis.

what is acute psychosis.

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Introduction what is acute psychosis.
2. symptoms of psychosis.
3. Indicate the nursing care techniques nurses can use as treatment and care for such patients.
include also ways nurses can counsel and console close family members.
stabilizing techniques and management methods that can be used for acute psychosis.

Finds the best available research evidence related to the clinical questions,demonstrate ability to find appropriate resources

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Module assignment: Consider the following problem situation: You are caring for an elderly patient diagnosed with pneumonia. While in hospital, he has developed a stage II pressure ulcer and you are providing wound care as ordered by the physician. The current order is for DUODERM dressing every 3 days with saline for wound cleansing. The gentleman’s wife is concerned that leaving for three days will delay wound healing and cause complications.
Use the information in the above scenario to complete the elements of
PICO :
Can we answer in written in point form please…
1. Identifies a relevant problem situation ( nursing / practical nursing)
2. Uses PICO and formulates ans answerable clinical question related to professional practice. Problem/Intervention/comparison /outcome
3. Finds the best available research evidence related to the clinical questions,demonstrate ability to find appropriate resources
4. Assess the evidence – Use the categories of how,who,what,where and why to assess the quality and applicability of the found resource.
5.Applies the evidence ( research) to nursing/health care practices. Integrate the information from the evidence into a discussion of the problem situation/clinical question and present a logical intervention, conclusion or recommendation based on the evidenced presented.
My clinical question ? ” Will elderly gentleman with Pneumonia & ulcer has delayed wound and complication, if not dressing change for 3 days, or we need to change daily ? ” * We need to answer the clinical question ?