Do you think the role of finance in the healthcare services industry has increased or decreased in importance in recent years? Why?  

Conduct a search using the CSU Online Library, and locate an article that focuses on a current challenge or challenges in healthcare finance. The article you choose should be at least three pages in length and cover topics from the required readings in this unit.   After reviewing the article, analyze the information, and recommend […]

Describe the ethical theories and principles influencing healthcare decisions.   Scenario   As a member of the Nursing Ethics committee in your organization you have been asked to create a poster presentation for the nursing staff breakroom for display during the upcoming Nurses’ Week. You look forward to this opportunity to share how ethical principles, […]

Identify ethical dilemmas encountered in professional nursing practice.   Scenario   You are a member of your organization’s ethics committee. As a nurse preceptor and member of the ethics committee, you have been asked to do a presentation at the upcoming orientation to educate new nursing hires on ethical dilemmas they may encounter in nursing […]

1) Which of the following is a recognized function of skeletal muscle?   A) produce movement   B) maintain posture   C) maintain body temperature   D) All of the answers are correct.   2) Muscle tissue, one of the four basic tissue groups, consists chiefly of cells that are highly   specialized for   […]

Comprehensive Health Assessment   During this advanced health assessment course, remember the Vision is to become a master’s prepared certified nurse as a NE, NL, or FNP so keep that goal in the forefront of your mind during this course. We will be looking deeper into health assessment, health promotion, and health prevention. Read the […]

A 50-year-old man comes to your office for a routine physical examination. He is a new patient to your practice. He has no significant medical history and takes no medications regularly. He states his father died at the age of 73 of a heart attack. His mother is alive at the age of 80. She […]

Analyze ethical and nursing informatics practice standards within the context of healthcare delivery.   Scenario   You are a nursing manager of the education and innovations department at a large nonprofit academic medical center. You work at the flagship hospital and there are three additional campuses and several affiliated facilities throughout three additional states. Therefore, […]

Differentiate the impact of various communication technologies on safety and quality improvement   Scenario   You are a staff nurse voted as the nursing delegate to sit on the Emerging Innovations Steering Committee. In preparing for your first committee meeting you have read through the last year of meeting minutes and determined what the past […]

Analyze how evidence-based practice influences healthcare technology.   Scenario   You are a nursing case manager working in a 100-bed community hospital in a rural setting. Many patients are elderly with chronic health conditions and have several factors that impair their timeliness of follow-up appointments for chronic care management. The specific difficulties reported by patients […]