PMHNP, 6665

 Assessing Neurocognitive Disorders (Dementia and Delirium)” 

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Discussion 7 MIN

Discussion 7

Antonio was recently hired as a team leader for a busy cardiac step-down unit. Nursing responsibilities of the team leader, in addition to patient care, include meeting daily with team members, reviewing all admissions and discharges for acuity and length of stay, and documenting all patients who exceed length of stay and the reasons. At the end of each month, the team leaders are required to meet with unit managers to review the patient care load and team member performance. This is the last week of the month, and Antonio has a meeting with the unit manager at the end of the week. He is 2 weeks behind on staff evaluations and documentation of patients who exceeded length of stay. He is becoming very stressed over his team leader responsibilities.
1. Why do you think Antonio is feeling stressed?
2. Make a to-do list for Antonio.
3. Develop a time log for Antonio to use to analyze his activities.
4. How can Antonio organize and streamline his work?

Submission Instructions:

  • Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
  • You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.) 
  • All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
  • Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday,

Literature Review

 

A literature review analyzes how current research supports the PICOT, as well as identifies what is known and what is not known in the evidence. Students will use the PICOT question from the earlier “PICOT Question” template and information from the “Literature Evaluation Table” assignment to develop a review.

Using eight peer-reviewed articles, write 750-1,000-word review that includes the following sections:

  • Introduction section (including PICOT Question)
  • A summary of the purpose of the studies
  • A comparison of sample populations
  • A synthesis of the studies’ conclusions (when looking at all of the studies together, group the conclusions by themes )
  • A summary of the limitations of the studies
  • A conclusion section, incorporating recommendations for further research

You are required to cite a minimum of eight peer-reviewed articles to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric.

Week 8 Discussion Health Policy and Ethics Nr503 Reply

 Paulina Kluszczynska

Week 8 Discussion: Bill CS/SB 7016 — Health Care

          Bill CS/SB 7016 — Health Care become effective March 21, 2024, in Florida state. The CS/SB 7016 — Health Care Bill was designed by the Fiscal Policy Committee and Health Policy Committee. This Bill is a big part of the initiative “Live Healthy” which the main goal is to increase access to health care services for very fast-growing Florida population (The Florida Senate, 2024). It is a very complex bill containing multiple provisions such as:

  • The Telehealth Minority Maternity Care Program – which increase access to health care providers via telehealth for minority ethnic groups
  • Mobile Response Teams – is a provision extending access to obtain behavioral health during behavioral crisis
  • Charitable Care at Free Clinics – a provision that increases the maximum income range from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level to increase access to charitable free clinics to eligible population
  • And many more programs and regulations that will enhance the growth of health care centers and medical personnel (The Florida Senate, 2024).

          According to the Nursing Code of Ethics Provision 8 nurses should cooperate with other health care professionals and advocate for reduction of health disparities and to protect human rights (ANA, 2015). This Bill will significantly increase access to healthcare services for underserved populations. Florida has been experiencing intense population growth ranging from 350,000 to 375,000 yearly and become third most populated state in the US with over 23 million permanent residents with addition of seasonal residents and tourists (U.S.News, 2024). Florida has also the highest rate of people over the age 75 reaching 10% of permanent residents (U.S.News, 2024). These are very alarming numbers, as the growth of the health care system to meet demands will be very challenging. It can significantly increase the disparities in obtaining quality health care.

          Access to health care is one of many determinants of health (Artiga, S., & Hinton, E., 2018). Telehealth is developing rapidly, and it has great potential to positively influence patients’ health outcomes especially in rural and undeserved areas where access to healthcare providers is very limited (Curley, 2020). It is also one of the Heathy People 2030 goals to increase access to high quality healthcare by using technology and improving health and decreasing hospitalization rate (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2023) This Bill will allow more undeserved people to have access to free preventive, primary and behavioral healthcare.

References

American Nursing Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses. American Nurses Publishing. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/Links to an external site.

Artiga, S., & Hinton, E. (2018). Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved December 16, 2024, from https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-determinants-in-promoting-health-and-health-equity/Links to an external site.

Curley, A.L. (2020). Population-based nursing: Concepts and competencies for advanced practice. (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2023). Healthy People 2030. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/health-care-access-and-quality/increase-proportion-adults-who-get-recommended-evidence-based-preventive-health-care-ahs-08Links to an external site.

The Florida Senate. (2024). CS/SB 7016—Health Care. Retrieved December 16, 2024, from https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/BillSummaries/2024/html/3515Links to an external site.

U.S.News. (2024) Florida’s Population Passes 23 Million for the First Time Due to Residents Moving From Other States. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-07-23/floridas-population-passes-23-million-for-the-first-time-due-to-residents-moving-from-other-statesLinks to an external site.