Entries by Daphne Hanson

Difference between licensing and credentialing.

1. What is the difference between licensing and credentialing? 2. Is there a relationship between nursing education, nursing burnout, and patient mortality? What can managers do to minimize nursing burnout? 3. Health care services in the U.S. have been improving for decades, but in many instances, racial and ethnic minorities receive fewer health care services, […]

Promoting an inter-professional environment.

Promoting an inter-professional environment. The nurse practitioner is employed in a newly created attending role on an inpatient unit. To promote an inter-professional environment. The nurse practitioner: A. assign  a role for all staff members in improving patient outcomes. B. Discusses the resistance directly with physicians C. Educates staff members on the role of  a […]

Evaluation and management code.

Evaluation and management code To comply with regulations for third-party payor reimbursement and documentation, a nurse practitioner correlates: A. Evaluation and management code with history examination and medical decision making. B. Health outcomes with physical examination findings and plan of care. C. Medication orders and treatment plan with electronic billing. D. Patient privacy with informed […]

Impact of nurses on our nation’s health care system

Review at least one of the articles at the link below exploring the impact of nurses on our nation’s health care system. https://nursing.jnj.com/nursing-news-events/nurses-leading-innovation/#.V7McFxJ8GSI -What did you learn from the article(s)? – What did you already know? -Did anything surprise you?  If so, what and why? -What did you agree/disagree with?  Why? -How do you think nurses […]

Components of evidence critical appraisal.

Components of evidence critical appraisal. How do I go about answering this assignment? Based on the five systematic reviews (with or without meta-analysis) critically appraised by your group, your group evidence table provides key elements of appraisal for each of the individual studies. Your assignment here is to provide an overall synthesis/summary of the evidence […]

Recognizing RELEVANT Clinical Data

SKINNY Reasoning Part I: Recognizing RELEVANT Clinical Data History of Present Problem: Jared Johnson is a 10 year-old African-American boy with a history of moderate persistent asthma. He is being admitted to the pediatric unit of the hospital from the walk-in clinic with an acute asthma exacerbation. Jared started complaining of increased chest tightness and […]