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The RN is developing a plan of care for a 35-year-old female, newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Assessment findings include: the patient is teary and states, “I haven’t been sleeping since the diagnosis.” The patient doesn’t make eye contact, has difficulty sitting still and her voice is trembling. Her mucous […]

How would you describe the CMS-HCC risk adjustment system? Does it use prior utilization, physiological, and demographic information to determine payment rates? How?

A 25-year-old Arab American man is one day post-operative following vascular surgery. There have been no post-surgical complications. He tells his family that he is “in terrible pain”, and he reports ratings of 2 to 3 on 0-10 numeric rating scale to the nursing staff. He requests pain medication every […]

Discuss why deprofessionalization in health care does not eliminate the original profession. Discuss if this is likely to change in the future.

Evaluate the factors that contribute to a health care leader’s issues, while identifying information gaps and considering alternative scenarios in Case 19 and 21

Evaluate the effectiveness of different leadership approaches in facilitating collaborative professional relationships across disciplines, supporting all judgements with appropriate references to theory or best practices Case 19 and Case 21