Nursing 4105 Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy

Walden University Nursing 4105 Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Topic 5, Discussion Question 1: Health Care Is a Privilege and Not a Right While health care services are arguably moral right, there is no consensus on whether medically it’s a privilege or a legal right. Yet, it’s not necessary to define the distinction between a privilege and a legal right before the state defines the minimum core obligations of the health insurance. Although it’s a legal right to access afforda...

Walden University NURS 4105: Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Topic 3 Assignment 5 Epidemiology in Public and Global Health Article Summary The article chosen for the summary is Lifestyle factors in the prevention of Covid-19 by authors Klaus W. Lange and Yukiko Nakamura. Lange and Nakamura address specific modifiable lifestyle factors that may reduce the severity of disease in the population. Because Covid-19 is unlikely to disappear soon, the focus should be on improving the followi...

Walden University NURS 4105: Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Topic 3 Assignment 4 Oregon SB 0579 Oregon’s Senate Bill 579 (2019) is an addendum to Oregon’s existing Death with Dignity Act of 1997. Oregon SB 579 addresses the 15-day waiting period (between the initial and follow- up request) required for the voluntary administration of lethal medication. Oregon SB 579 waives this 15-day waiting period for patients who request lethal medication and the patient’s physician has con...

Walden University NURS 4105, Advocacy Through Health Care Policy Topic 3, Assignment 2 Staffing Ratios and the Triple Aim Initiative Many hospitals today are striving to provide care and stay financially solvent. Since the cost of nursing is a hospital’s most significant expenditure, cuts in staffing are often made to save money. But is it economical? Many would disagree and among them are the nurses. When management is asked to hire more staff the reply is often, “It is not in the...

Walden University Nursing 4105: Advocacy through Healthcare Policy Topic 3. Assignment 1 Nurse Staffing Ratios and Patient Safety Nurse patient ratios are a leading cause of patient safety issues. When a nurse is overwhelmed with a high nurse to patient ratio, there is an increased chance of mistakes and adverse events. The Nurse Staffing Act has been proposed, and some states have enacted their regulations to decrease the ratios to improve nurse burnout and safety for patients. If the ...

Walden University NURS 4105 Advocacy Through Health Care Policy Topic 3, Assignment 3 Patient Safety and Quality of Care Through Meaningful Use The quality and approach of patient care has evolved throughout the years. Health care systems have discovered how to implement changes to allow improvement to quality and safety by eliminating errors. The promotion of this change lies with healthcare providers, system leadership and the patients, families and caregivers (Schroeder, 2019). In 200...

Walden University Nursing 4105, Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Week 3, Discussion Question 1:

Walden University Nursing 4105, Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Topic 2, Discussion Question 1: The Cost of Health Care The policy discussed in this paper is the use of medicinal marijuana in the state of Colorado. In 2000 the state of Colorado appealed the Colorado state constitution to legalize medicinal marijuana (Monte, Zane, & Heard, 2015). Patients may receive a prescription for medicinal marijuana for Cancer, Glaucoma, HIV or AIDS ("Colorado Department of Public Health & Envi...

Walden University Nursing 4105, Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Topic 2, Discussion Question 1: In what ways can an understanding of health care financing better equip nurses to be more effective advocates?

Walden University NURS 4105: Advocacy Through Healthcare Policy Assignment 4: Healthcare Financing and Medical use of Marijuana: Healthcare financing refers to the various mechanisms which are laid down by the government with the aim of aiding in the payment and settlement of bills of people regarding the maintenance of their health (Wollmann & Marcou, 2010). The governments often set aside funds which are aimed at financing the health care initiatives of its citizens and residents. ........