Effectiveness of healthcare policy

Every state has its health policy while others are enforced from the federal government. How is it possible to assess the effectiveness of a healthcare policy? Which method do you think is the most effective and why?

Disaster health crisis

Public health is often described as the science and art of promoting health and preventing diseases for the whole societyor a specific segment of society. But it is also a safeguard for the population when events occur, such as natural disasters, infectious disease and unsafe practices threaten health and wellness.

  1. Hurricane Katrina

answer the questions below, and then educate your peers on the event, focusing on the response to the “disaster” and the need for public health safeguards.

Give a brief explanation of the situation/disaster/public health crisis. What happened? When did this occur? Why did this happen?

  1. Who was harmed? How widespread were the health issues? Was this local, state, national or international?
  2. What government/national/international agencies responded? Was the response effective? What could have been done to improve the response?
  3. What was the response? What were the financial implications(what was the cost?)? Were there issues of trust with the public related to the government response?
  4. What safeguards were put in place so this does not happen again? Were there legislative /policy changes?

Change in project implementation

Describe how the nurse informatics specialist would communicate a change in project implementation/go-live in a health center to key stakeholders like users and/or departments if there were project issues preventing the project from going live on the date and time originally planned.

Nurse informatics specialist

Nurses are urged to add extra professional courses since hospitals have various departments that require a nurse with some skills. Identify two key activities the nurse informatics specialist must assess to ensure a successful “go-live” activation.

Failed weaning attempt

A 76-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has been on ventilatory support for 4 days, since he had an acute myocardial infarction. The ventilator settings are VTrate 8 breaths/min;. ABG results on these settings are:. The patient currently meets all criteria for weaning and is placed on a t-piece. Within 10 minutes he develops restlessness, tachycardia, rapid, shallow breathing patterns, and diaphoresis. Thedrops fromto, and the pulmonary artery occlusion pressure rises from 12 to. The patient does not complain of chest pain and has no dysrhythmias. What do you think is responsible for the failed weaning attempt? What changes would you make for the next attempt at weaning?

Health policy on resourcing

What is the impact of health policy on resourcing (for example, nonhuman means of healthcare delivery such as funding, technology, and capital assets)? What about human means of healthcare delivery? What steps can Congress and state legislatures take to alleviate a serious national shortage of skilled providers? Research suggests medical errors have been linked to inadequate staffing (i.e., quantity and quality of skilled personnel). What steps would you take to mitigate shortages?

 

 

Causes of fetal tachycardia

Which medical intervention is often the cause of tachysystole during labor? Explain some causes of fetal tachycardia? Name and explain a condition that could lead to fetal anemia (there are several that could fit this category and lead to a sinusoidal pattern).

 

Fetal scalp electrodes

Explain when is it appropriate to use: Fetal scalp electrodes (FSE) and Intrauterine Pressure Catheters (IUPC)? Can you think of some situations in which the placement of internal monitors might be contraindicated?

Government support during crisis

  1. In your opinion, how can local or state governments better support healthcare professionals during a health crisis and after a health crisis?
  2. How can colleges and universities help health agencies? Think of students majoring in a health-related field who need real-world experience, etc.

Signs of using ice drug

Fatima provides support to people with care needs who live in the community. Aziz is one of the people she supports. Fatima usually helps Aziz do his grocery shopping, pay his bills and participate in various community activities of his choosing. Fatima has noticed that Aziz has developed sores on his face and arms and is constantly picking at his skin. His pupils are enlarged and he paces around the house the whole time she is there. The worker is aware that the signs she is seeing are the same as the ads on television related to people who use drugs such as ice.

How can Fatima support Aziz? List at least four things Fatima can do. (Approx. 80 words that you can present in a bullet point list if you wish).