Nursing Documentation and Malpractice Law HCS/545 Health Law and Ethics May 31, 2010 Mary Nell Cummings Nursing Documentation and Malpractice Lawsuits Proper medical documentation can prevent liability issues and malpractice lawsuits. The focus on my paper will concentrate on nursing documentation and malpractice lawsuits. I presently work for a home health care agency. The entire staff throughout the company was recently informed of increased Medicare denials and possible lawsuits as results of inadequate documentations. A series of education training of documentation was implemented to help reduce episodes of Medicare payment denials and self-protection through adequate documentation.
Treatment plan “Approximately 28%–58% of individuals with heart failure (HF) suffer from cognitive impairment, commonly identified as difficulty with concentration and/or memory” (Bauer, Johnson, & Pozehl, 2011 p. 577). Mr. P needs a treatment plan that he will be able to adhere, considering his cognitive decline. His wife should be included in his treatment plan and will have to become a leader from now on. When Mr. P admitted to the emergency department, nurses provide basic care in order to sustain life. Nurses should be recording vital signs, order appropriate laboratory work ups, put Mr. P on oxygen via cannula, put him on I&O, administer prescribed medications, and strict daily weights.
Factors Associated with Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 34(11), 1146. doi:10.1086/673465 | Background Information | The stated purpose of the article was to identify factors associated with hand hygiene conformity. As stated by Kowitt (2013) hand hygiene is considered the most important measure in preventing hospital-acquired infections which in 2004 related to about 99,000 deaths, affecting 1.7 million patients with a cost of $6.5 billion to the healthcare system. In the abstract, it is stated that these factors were tracked over four years and involved over 161,526 observations of hand hygiene compliance. This initiative was to see if factors are reliable in increasing compliance rates among all categories of hospital workers.
Alzheimer’s Society Charity Alzheimer’s society is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. About 20,000 members of the Alzheimer society charity have personal experience of dementia, and as carers, health professionals or people with dementia themselves, and their experience help to inform the work. The charity is leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. There are 800,000 people with dementia in the UK with numbers set to rise to one million by 2021. The society’s fight for a better world for people will all types of dementia takes a wide range of forms.
It’s important to observe mental status changes and functional status changes, this can determine how well the patient can take care of themselves and deal with their health promotion on their own. Altered cognition is not a normal part of aging and the nurse may need to pay close attention to the possibilities of the onset of dementia. Activities of daily living include everything we do during our normal day to properly take care of ourselves and as we get older these tasks may become more difficult. Nurses need to assess how well a patient can see or hear, vision and hearing loss can be quite debilitating to performing ADL’s and it’s the nurses job to make sure our patient is in a safe environment and that they have proper vision/hearing care with proper strength prescriptions for their glasses or hearing assessments. It is very important to remember that hearing and vision loss is normal with aging and that when we perform our assessments we should talk slowly and annunciate clearly so the patient can understand any direction or education that is given (GCU, 2012).
TABLE OF CONTENTS TERMS OF REFERENCE 2 METHODOLOGY 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 INTRODUCTION 3 MAIN BODY/FINDINGS 4 WHAT IS DEMENTIA, WHAT THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR FOR THE OLDER PERSON WITH DEMENTIA 4 EXPLORE THE PERSONS NEEDS IN RELATION TO THE CONDITION 5 WHAT THE ROLE OF THE CARER AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN ASSISTING THE PERSON WITH DEMENTIA, WHAT PRACTICES NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED, WHAT CARE SETTING ARE AVAILABLE 6 STATE THE CURRENT APPROACHES TOWARDS DEVELOPING QUALITY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA 8 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 ADDITIONAL READING 11 TERMS OF REFERENCE The purpose of this report is based on “Case study 2-Linda” as requested by LMETB Health Care Support course as part
In the given case study, for instance, future provision of moderate sedation and additional backup must remain a mandatory exercise. Second, involves gathering of data and available evidence as a means of highlighting the occurrence of events, a behavior, or even condition (Clark &Taplin, 2012). According to most hospital regulations and ethics, when a patient begins to exhibit complications, it is upon the nurse and the ED physician to note the symptoms and offer appropriate treatment. Further examination of this scenario reveals a number of hazards/errors, i.e., shortage of qualified nurses, unfamiliar with appropriate medication dosages, the current procedure for conscious sedation was not followed, and the most fundamental hazard is the inability of the staff to prioritize and inform the administration (Nursing Supervisor) of the situation in the ED. The emergency department still failed to abide by medical ethics of practice.
Good morning/afternoon, today I’m going to be giving a talk on Dementia. I’m going to be focusing on the symptoms, medication, how it effects the patient and their families and any support available. Here’s a hand out with a brief itinerary… What is dementia? Dementia is a common syndrome associated with a decline in memory and mental abilities. Dementia affects approximately 800,000 people in the UK alone.
The Alzheimer’s association has made improving the quality of care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and expanding access to home and community based services top priorities. They have also endorsed several important pieces of pending legislation that will help with the rising cost of the caregiving system. Currently, there are seven out of ten people with Alzheimer’s disease living at home and families are in need of support with annual rising cost of health care needs. Although hope for Alzheimer’s seems bleak, there are still some strides that can be made. A better understanding of the disease, improved healthcare and treatment, and huge discoveries in science to delay the onset and prevention of the disease can lead to a future where Alzheimer’s is just a memory.
A related case will also be constructed, presenting a relation to the concept but will not contain the critical attributes. The paper will eventually construct a contrary case portraying what the concept is not. Significance of the concept Based on the work of Kang and Yang (2013) the concept of self-efficacy remains significant in developing effective policies for patient education and interventions. Part of a nurse’s daily routine, includes educating patients about medications and procedures, management of disease symptoms and disease