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Identify departments or functional areas that would be involved in reporting to regulatory entities.

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Regulatory Requirements, Leadership, and Risk Management

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and the institution of the  Inpatient Prospective Payment System of 2007 were sentinel events for  health care leaders with respect to quality management and regulatory  compliance. The creation of Present on Admission (POA) and “never  events” accountability required health care leaders to change processes  and to assess and manage potential risks. Additionally, these events  required leaders to effectively intervene for assurance of quality care  or risk denial of payment for services (Youngberg, 2011, pp. 70–71, 78).  The era of accountable care organizations was driven by policy change.

Review the Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) list from Appendix 7-B on page 79 in your Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety text.

Imagine that you are the risk manager of an accountable care  organization. Select one never event from the list on page 79 and  describe how you would institute proactive monitoring for POAs. For this  discussion:

  • Describe how you would intervene when an HAC occurred.
  • Identify departments or functional areas that would be involved in reporting to regulatory entities.
  • Describe problem resolution.
  • Describe how you would use the data from the lesson learned for organizational improvement.

An outline format is acceptable for this discussion as long as you  include in-text citations. Distinguished posts will describe, in 1–3  sentences, the role of a risk manager and briefly define an accountable  care organization, using a government or other credible industry source.  Additionally, distinguished posts will include a short 3–5 sentence  summary on how to create a culture to enhance voluntary, non-punitive  reporting of “never events.” Include a minimum of one peer-reviewed or  best practice resource.

Initial posts should be based upon peer-reviewed, evidence-based  literature. In your post, include at least one APA-formatted in-text  citation and accompanying, congruent APA-formatted reference. Your  source can be a course textbook, assigned reading, or other scholarly  source.

Reference

Youngberg, B. J. (2011). Principles of risk management and patient safety. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Response Guidelines

Respond to the posts of other learners according to the Faculty  Expectations Response Guidelines. If possible, respond to one learner  who has a perspective, background, or goals that are similar to yours,  and to one learner whose perspective, background, or goals are  different. Peer responses should be substantive and need to include one  peer-reviewed source that aligns with the discussion thread. You may  feel free to add an additional source that is new or provides a  completely different perspective. “I agree” and “Thanks for sharing your  insights” are examples of responses that do not contribute content for  enhanced learning and are unacceptable. The goal is quality, substantive  feedback that demonstrates higher order critical thinking and  evaluation of peers’ initial posts.

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Research and Resources

Being part of a close community of people who share your interests  can be a great advantage to your professional and intellectual  development.

This course requires you to discover and utilize peer-reviewed and  professional resources for discussions and assignments. For this  discussion’s initial post, please share the complete citation of an  article or resource you have discovered. It could be an interesting  source but one not yet used in the course. Provide a brief summary of  the content and what search terms or tactics you used to find this  resource. How useful was the resource? Will it be something you will  continue to refer to throughout the course or in your professional work?  If the resource was not what you needed for your research, would you  recommend it for someone else’s topic?

Response Guidelines

Respond to the posts of other learners according to the Faculty  Expectations Response Guidelines. If possible, respond to one learner  who has a perspective, background, or goals that are similar to yours,  and to one learner whose perspective, background, or goals are  different. In your responses, ask questions or share search terms. This  is a chance for you to discuss the scholarly research process and the  successes you have or obstacles you may encounter.

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describe the relationship between theory and nursing practice and how you could implement theory into nursing practice.

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Nursing Assignment: 2 Parts

Part one:

Discussion Question: Think about your unique nursing practice specialty area and the population you serve. Is there a clear connection to practice and theory in your specific nursing specialty area? In this discussion post, you will describe the relationship between theory and nursing practice and how you could implement theory into nursing practice.

  1. Describe why nursing theory is important to today’s nursing practice.
  2. How would you select and introduce a nursing theory or model into your nursing practice?

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.

Part two:

Assignment:

Case Study:

Mrs. Adams, a 68-year-old widow who was referred to case management upon discharge from the hospital based on her physician’s recommendation that she is not able to care for herself independently. Her diagnosis is diabetes, hypertension, and breast cancer. She is 5 days’ post-op from a right sided mastectomy. Mrs. Adams apartment is located in a low income area of the city where crime is prevalent. Upon assessment by the Community Health Nurse, Mrs. Adams apartment was in disorder with minimal airflow or light. Her cloths appeared unchanged and she had no food in the apartment. The small apartment also housed 3 cats and a small dog who Mrs. Adams considers family since the death of her husband 1 year ago. Mrs. Adams complains of pain and draining from her surgical site and a broken air conditioner.

  •  describe the relationship between theory and nursing practice and how you could implement theory into nursing practice. What are the five essential components?
  • What would be an appropriate plan of care be for Mrs. Adams? How would you prioritize the care plan?
  • Apply Nightingale’s Environmental Theory to an area of your nursing practice? What patient population would benefit from this approach? Support this practice change with at least one evidenced-based article.

The assignment should be completed in APA format, as an essay of between 1000 and 1500 words. The paper should include at least 3 outside references and the textbook. The paper should be in APA format with a title page, level headings, and reference page.

Discuss the physiological factors related to the skin, hair, and nails describing variations in hair abnormalities and nail problems. 

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Please, answer the following question in 2-3 paragraphs, the answer requires two references:  1). from peer-reviewed Nursing Journal not older than 5 years, and 2). from the following text book:

Title: Nursing Health Assessment – A Best Practice Approach.

Author(s): Jensen, S (2015)

Publisher, Edition:Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2nd Ed.

ISBN 13: 978-1451192865;

APA format is required.

Discuss the physiological factors related to the skin, hair, and nails (for example: apocrine glands secrete fluid when the body undergoes exercise and emotional stress) and describe variations in hair abnormalities and nail problems.

conduct a literature search to identify evidence-based strategies to best address the health behavior in your target population and create a program/intervention plan

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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT BELOW:

By now, you have identified and done some literature search on your Module 1 Session Long Project (SLP) topic/health behavior and target population. In short, you have assessed the need for a program or intervention to address the health behavior you previously identified.

For Module 2 SLP, you will again conduct a literature search utilizing peer-reviewed journal articles, books, professional organization articles, etc., to help you identify evidence-based strategies to best address the health behavior in your target population and create a program/intervention plan.

Write a paper (3 pages in length) summarizing your findings on evidence-based strategies and a workplan to address the health behavior. A workplan sample can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/state_programs/pdf/workplans.pdf

The following items will be assessed in particular:

  1. Using the same topic you have chosen from Module 1 SLP, develop a program goal and at least two objectives (1 learning objective and 1 behavioral objective) for your target population. Your objectives must be specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, and time-phased (SMART). Make sure that you have read the required readings on SMART objectives before developing your goal and objectives.
  2. Based on your literature search, provide a summary of evidence-based strategies that have been shown effective in promoting or reducing the behavior in your target population.
  3. Identify two evidence-based strategies that you will use to implement your program or intervention. Provide an explanation why you have chosen these strategies and defend your choices.
  4. For now, include a workplan table with your goals, objectives, and activities/strategies. NOTE: Other parts of the workplan such as the data measurement tools, timeframe, responsible person, and measures of success will be completed in the next module SLP.
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