Nursing and the Law
This factor has had the most influence on changes in nursing practice.
What are ECONOMIC ISSUES?
This program evaluation measure assesses whether necessary resources are available to continue the program.
What is SUSTAINABILITY?
Promoting client’s rights and self-determination is the priority of this nursing role.
What is ADVOCATE?
This is one of the main problems in ensuring quality for healthcare in the United States.
What is DIFFERENCES IN DATA COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION?
This finding is interpreted as a positive PPD in an immunocompromised client.
What is 5MM OF INDURATION?
The use of Telehealth requires the client to have at least long distance telephone service or this.
What is a COMPUTER WITH INTERNET ACCESS?
The problem identification phase of case management most closely corresponds to this phase of the nursing process.
What is DIAGNOSIS?
A program that provides diabetes management is an example of this level of prevention.
What is TERTIARY PREVENTION?
What is FOCUSING ON THE CLIENT AND TEAMWORK?
This legal document allows a client to designate another person to make healthcare decisions if the client cannot.
What is a DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY?
The group responsible for determining the scope of practice for RNs.
Who are STATE LEGISLATORS?
This factor explains why not every client receives case management.
What is TIME INTENSIVE?
This federal agency is the most influential in public health activities.
What is THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES?
This factor led to the development of the National Health Quality Improvement Act.
What is THE RISING NUMBER OF MALPRACTICE CLAIMS?
This finding in a client recently released from a correctional facility would cause the nurse to interpret the PPD as positive.
What is 10MM OF INDURATION?
A nurse meeting with a senator to lobby for passage of a bill to increase funding for vulnerable populations is working with this branch of government.
What is THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT?
These are the steps of program management.
What are ASSESS, PLAN, IMPLEMENT and EVALUATE?
This is a fundamental principle guiding the public health nurse's practice.
What is THE CRITICAL INTERACTION OF LOCAL-STATE-FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP?
This type of audit includes reviewing client records on a monthly basis to determine whether pain assessment protocols were followed.
What is a RETROSPECTIVE AUDIT?
This is the most common vector-borne illness worldwide.
What is MALARIA?
This agency is responsible for implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal public health codes and ordinances as well as providing essential public health programs to a community.
What is LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT?
The primary goals of case management include ensuring that care coordination occurs across the continuum, to emphasize evidence-based clinical decision making and this.
What is MANAGING RESOURCE USE AND CONTROLLING EXPENSES?
This woman is famous for creating public health nursing in the United States.
Who is LILLIAN WALD?
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) differs from traditional Quality Assurance (QA) because while QA focuses on client care, CQI focuses on this.
What is SYSTEM ISSUES?