Review of Current Healthcare Issues If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption? Social Determinant such as environment/community, education, access/quality to healthcare? These and many...
Purpose Providing our patients with information to enable them to make positive choices in their own health care is a vital role of the respiratory therapist. In this motivational interview, you will converse with a live "patient" (can be a friend, family member, colleague, etc. -...
Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly. Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and...
Choose one of the three topics listed below on which to record a 5-minute "mini lecture" that provides a succinct and high-level overview of the topic. Post a link to the Discussion thread to give your peers access to your mini lecture and follow up...
Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to...
Post an explanation of how competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients, may impact the development of policy. Then, describe any specific competing needs that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected. What are the impacts, and how might...
Construct and present a ten-minute PPT (approximately five slides including the title slide) that tells the story of a particular chaplain or group of chaplains in history. Your story of about 250 words per slide within the notes section is much like a script that...
Patient dumping or turfing is a systemic problem in our healthcare system. Usually associated with hospitals or providers refusing to treat certain patients, this frequently results from inadequate insurance, complex diseases and diagnoses, complex mental health issues without bed space, or inadequate social safety nets...
As we continue to explore different modes of learning, it's important to consider the strengths and limitations of online learning. Some classes may not be well suited for an all-online format, while others may benefit from a self-paced approach. Please share your thoughts on the...
In this essay, you will evaluate the extent to which healthcare services in your specific geographic area (use your ZIP code for specificity- NAME YOUR actual CITY where you live) are offering telehealth and remote monitoring options. You will analyze the impact of these services...