Jerry was accused of a medical malpractice because of prescribing a refill without the authorization of a physician. There were many legal and ethical issues that affected the decision Jerry made in ordering the prescription refill, and the knowledge of right and wrong deterred Jerry from deciding to refill the prescription. There are several methods and types of values at hand that Jerry could have used to help him make an ethical decision. Determining the appropriate course to take when faced with a difficult ethical dilemma can be a challenge, but it is always important to engage in a carefully considered ethical decision-making. Everyday health care workers around the world are faced with tough decisions.
All the steps and guidelines for everything are kept in a PowerPoint I made that is basically a step by step tutorial on what to do for each thing. 1.2 Explain the purpose of planning work, and being accountable to others for own work. Planning is essential to manage your time in a constructive way to complete the actions to be carried out. Planning helps to be organised on a day-to-day, weekly and monthly basis. While planning you have to obtain as many details about the piece of work you are doing to enable you to produce your work as efficiently as possible.
ICD-9-CM Coding MIBC-236 Advanced Billing Abstract The medical field is one that is always changing however there are key elements that come in play when coding records from the hospital, and/or physician’s office. In order to for a practice to thrive and be successful, the physician biller must be sure that all records are billed properly to include the actual coding. One of the most important aspects of billing is the actual coding of the record and the ICD-9-CM code attached to the record. Let us take a look at a few things regarding ICD-9-CM coding such as the historical perspective, policies and procedures associated, patient impact, and employment outlook/challenges associated with the field of coding. History Sir George Knibbs, the Australian statistician has credited Francois Bossier de LaCroix with being the first person to attempt classification of diseases and this was published under the title “Nosologia Methodical”.
Perhaps the biggest impact that the Impact on Nursing (IOM) report had on the nursing profession in general was creating an awareness of what is needed. Some changes in the right direction have been made, but most of the literature seems state, or at least suggest, that not enough has been done, or, given the widespread shortage of nurses, or can be done. For this reason, even more change is needed in the areas of nursing education, nursing practice, and nursing leadership. One of the areas of greatest concern when it comes to the future of nursing is education. There is a shortage of nurses, and not enough seats in nursing education programs to allow for everybody who applies to nursing school to be able to pursue a degree in nursing.
Unit 34 1.1 By making sure that I have attended all training and keep myself up dated. By making sure I update support records, risk assessments and care plans. By making sure accident forms and first aid training are completed. 1.2 Carrying out and reviewing risk assessments for all of the activities we do and places we visit ensures that thought and concern is given to how we do things every day. This way I ensure risks concerning activities are minimised and therefore reducing the risk of injury or harm to the individual and myself.
Chapter 2: Case Assignment Saint Leo University Mark Pate July 5, 2014 The potential problems that the Interwest Healthcare CEO, Cynthia Manzoni have many constraints and not a lot of opportunities. The potential source of the problem or problems can be from many different sources. These potential problems can be caused by the firm’s management information system, lack of training for hospital staff, hospital staff time constraints, and motivation for hospital staff to enter data correctly. Whatever the potential problem is for the date input not being completed, it would be very important to analyze the complaints of both sides. It is important to analyze the different dynamics to these potential problems.
When it comes to goals and mission, Performance Management affects the organization directly. In order to be a successful company, they need to meet their objectives and also be able to assess the performance of their employees and the comparison of the organizations and its goals. It is crucial to set goals and initiatives to make sure that all employees are working toward the same outcome. The problem with this case study is that the hospital was facing a lacking of direction because their initiatives was not widely accepted by the current employees. The employees were unable to see their role as part of the mission of the hospital and its relation to patient care.
It is discouraging that nurses would sacrifice team building to save time. The article states, “they believed team building is very time consuming and that their organizational culture doesn’t support it.” This is a skill and topic that needs to be considered for future managerial nurses. Team building is an integral part of this healthcare environment. On an educational level, perhaps these team-building programs need to be developed in order to expose these nurses in training to such an important skill set. Even just implementing these skills at an educational level would make a difference as nurses enter the work
Accuracy is 100% essential for this type of document. A miss-spelt medical word or incorrect name can change the whole meaning someone's medical results and this could have major implications for the person and the company. Therefore checking of this type of document requires extra care and normally is checked by another person before being distributed. MINUTES Will include the title of the meeting, the date it was held, the names of the people who attended and were absent i.e. apologies, The main issues discussed will then be listed and what action needs to take place.
Six Step Process with an Ethical Dilemma Nurses face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis anywhere they practice. In nursing an ethical dilemma can be caught between conflicting duties and responsibilities to your patients, your employer, and to yourself. There is no right answer to an ethical dilemma. As a nurse when finding yourself in an ethical dilemma you ask yourself “are you supposed to do what is right by your employer, but is it right? Or did you help the patient?” As a nurse you want to help the patient in every situation.