You now have an idea of the role of the APRN, and legal/professional issues in prescribing. As a future nurse practitioner, you have the authority, based on your state nurse practice act, to prescribe medications for the patients for whom you will provide care, and the responsibility of prescriptive authority is more than just simply writing a prescription correctly. 

 

Support all posts with at least 2 cited peer review references within 5 years of publication (references cannot be older than 5 years).

 All posts are to be written in APA 6th edition format as required by the university.

 

Assignment #1: Management Tools for Health Care Organizations to Comply with Patient’s Legal Rights (12.5 points)

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From the list below, choose one topic and identify two specific legal obligations that a specific health service organization has to its patients and then write a paper discussing all the areas listed in the outline following this subject list.  Include a cover page and a list of references at the end of the paper.  Paper will be double spaced and be approximately 4-5 pages in 12 point New Times Roman font.

• The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
• Elder abuse Mandatory Reporting
• Child abuse Mandatory Reporting
• HIV Mandatory Reporting
• The False Claims Act- the civil penalties
• TB Mandatory Reporting
• Proper treatment of environmental hazards.
• Medical error-Critical Incident
• False credentials of health care personnel
• Medical Charting violations
• Violation of HIPAA – confidentiality
• Failure to treat patients in a timely manner
• Failure to maintain required Staffing ratios
• Patient Choice and treatment consent

Note: Outline:  Must use the headings from the outline below in your paper and the paper must be in narrative form not outline or bullet format. A penalty will be deducted from paper if underlined headings not used in your paper. 

1. Official Title of the Law or Laws:  

State the official title of the federal and/or state law, the statute and section number.  Must be either a federal statute or state statute and you must cite both if applicable. Thus if there is both a federal and state law that covers your subject picked then you must cite both. Do not assume that there is just a federal and or state law. In most cases there is both a federal and state law. You must use the laws cited in this section throughout the rest of the paper.

1. Health Care Organization’s Obligations to meet Patients’ Legal Rights: 

Describe in detail two specific legal obligations, required by the federal and or state law, that a health care organization owes to its patients.  Include the specific law citation that describes the patient’s rights.  Use in-text citations for all statistical references. 

1. Consequences for Non-Compliance: 

First, discuss in general the civil and criminal consequences from either the federal and or state law. List the two legal obligations from the previous section, then discuss two (2) specific consequences from the federal and or state law, one consequence for each legal obligation, for the organizations’ non-compliance. Then for each consequence you must research and discuss one relevant real life case. In other words, you must discuss one (1) consequence for each legal obligation and have one real life researched case for each consequence. See outline below. Cases must be found via the internet or print media or from personal real life experiences.  In other words, what would happen if the organization neglected to meet its obligations to its patients? Be specific. Provide the specific Federal and or state law citations to back up your claim of the consequences.   Provide link to source of information. 

1)     Legal obligation 1 

• One specific consequence  
• One real life case

2)     Legal obligation 2 

• One specific consequence  
• One real life case

1. Health Service Organization Management Actions to meet Legal Obligations for Patients’ Rights:

Describe in detail three (3) specific management actions, within your control as a health care manager that you would institute, to ensure the health care organization complies with its obligations to protect the patients’ rights. Be specific as to each management action you would personally institute and why. No general comments.  These actions may include specific uses of technology, procedures, human resource training, and other management tools. 

1. Conclusion: Summary of your findings above.
2. Reference List [APA Format] 

• First, discuss what is meant by the term “successful aging.” Define successful aging and use at least one (1) example to describe it.
• Next, how do factors such as temperament, genetics, age, gender, health, social relationships, race/ethnicity, health behaviors, and socioeconomic status influence successful aging? Discuss at least three (3) of these factors. What can people do (at the individual level) to maximize the likelihood that they will age well? 
• What is intergenerational conflict? What are some examples of how this plays out in society? Define intergenerational conflict using at least two (2) examples in your discussion.
• Lastly, how do gender and racial bias threaten the well-being and health of older adults? Provide at least two (2) specific examples from your readings.

 

In this written assignment, select one cultural factor such as health beliefs, language, perception of time, environment control, etc. (see textbook reading) and apply it to a selected ethnic group. The paper will include the following:

1. One impact on medication preparation. Explain.
2. Two impacts on medication administration. Explain.
3. Two potential adverse reactions. Explain with rationale.
4. One possible issue in adherence to medication regimen. Explain how this can be overcome.

The paper should be no more than 3 pages. Use APA Editorial Format for all citations and references used

  Vertigo is a sensation that comes on suddenly and makes the patient feel like they are spinning or that the inside of their head is spinning. Some other symptoms associated with this condition include dizziness, loss of balance, nausea, and vomiting (Mayo Clinic, 2018).
The cause for this condition may be unknown. Possible causes of this condition could be related to a blow to the head, damage to the inner ear, or an association to migraines. If this condition has a severe headache, vision changes, a fever, extremity weakness, or trouble speaking with it, seeking medical attention is warranted. If the patient mentions these other symptoms, a referral would be appropriate (Mayo Clinic, 2018).
       Some treatment options for vertigo include canalith repositioning and surgical interventions, Canalith repositioning is the process of slowly positioning the head in different ways. The hope of this process is to help loose particles return to the semicircular canals of the inner ear. Surgery could be used to add a bone plug to the inner ear where the dizziness is originating (Mayo Clinic, 2018).
Lightheadedness
       Feeling lightheaded differs from vertigo in that lightheadedness is more a feeling of being dizzy or that one might faint. If someone has this feeling mixed with severe headache, vision changes, slurred speech, seizures, chest pain, or extremity numbness or weakness, seeing a provider is necessary. The causes of dizziness range from inner ear troubles, to medication reactions, possible cardiac conditions, infection, or even blood sugar related issues. Determining the cause of dizziness is needed in order to determine the best possible treatment needed. Treatment could be related to medication education or alteration, treating blood sugar, or treating something else (Mayo Clinic, 2018). 

                            Reference
Mayo Clinic. (2018). Dizziness. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dizziness/symptoms-causes/syc-20371787

Mayo Clinic. (2018). Vertigo. Retrieved from
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vertigo/symptoms-causes/syc-20370055