Staffing Models
What is patient acuity?
Intensity of care required
Standardized plan of care
Clinical Pathway
Goal of Diagnosis related groups (DRG's)?
Decrease length of hospital stay
The nurse provides personal hygiene, administers medications, educations the patient, and provides emotional support. What nursing care delivery system is this?
Total Patient Care
Goals of nursing care delivery models
cost effective
improve quality and safety of care
recognize importance of patient outcomes
Four Advanced Practice RN Roles
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Midwife
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nurse Practitioner
Nursing model- where there is a RN team leader that coordinates smaller groups of personnel to provide care
Team Nursing
What is census?
Number of patients
What is the purpose of HIPAA?
Keep patient's health info private/confidential
Nursing Model- Staff assigned to certain tasks to complete for groups of patients rather than specific patients
Functional Nursing
YES!! Staff must have certain clinical competencies/education/skills. If you do not know how to do a certain task you can refuse.
What is a DPOA for Health Care?
Durable Power of Attorney--allows patient to name a person who can make health care decisions for him or her
Primary Nursing
Which patient has higher acuity
1: 98 yo, pneumonia, dementia, requires 2 person assist to ambulate
2: 69 yo, pneumonia, ambulates independently,
1
Largest health insurance program in the US
Medicare