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EMTALA
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requires hospitals with emergency departments to provide a medical screening examination to any individual who comes
Nurse Practice Act
The NPA is the law for governing nursing practice in each state and is used for guidance to action.
The ability to make your own decisions without being controlled by anyone else.
what is autonomy?
HIPAA
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
Violation examples?
What happens after a bill becomes a law?
Regulations are written for implementation
Goal of the Affordable Care Act
Goal: to give everyone access to health care
State Board of Nursing
The State Board of Nursing protects the health and safety of the citizens. Issue nursing licenses.
The obligation to not to harm the patient
What is nonmaleficence?
QSEN
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute
How do you decide who to contact? Federal, state, or local
What is the problem, who does it impact?
NDNQI
National Database for Quality Indicators
What are some differences between older and younger nurses?
Older nurses are more focused on loyalty and longevity than younger nurses.
A group who looks at all aspects of a case and give recommendations for care
Ethics committee
Root Cause Analysis
determine deviations from standard practice and/or system problems led to the event.
Empathy vs. Sympathy
Empathy is shown in how much compassion and understanding we can give to another. Sympathy is more of a feeling of pity for another
Never Event
Examples:
Unions... Pros/ Cons ?
Pros: eliminate mandatory overtime for nurses, generally higher pay, more protection for nurses
Cons: Unionized nurses need to go on strike if the union calls for one, decisions are seniority-based and not performance-based, including pay raises
Sunset legislation
Quality Improvement vs. Quality assurance
QA measures compliance against certain standards, typically focusing on individuals, whereas QI is a continuous improvement process
What are important pieces to include in hand off report?
Examples??
Medicaid
"Financial aid" for healthcare... varies by state
Type of power that employs the use of force, threats, and other forms of coercion to stimulate an outcome
Coercive power
Sentinel Event
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof.
Incident report
When, where, how, why
A leadership style where leaders rely on rewards and punishments to achieve optimal job performance from their subordinates
Transactional leadership