Part 4 Impact of regulatory guidelines on the delivery of care

Part 4 Impact of regulatory guidelines on the delivery of care

You are a nursing supervisor in a small rural healthcare facility. Explain how each of the following scenarios will challenge your ability to deliver quality care and manage risks; discuss specific regulatory guidelines that may apply and explain your approach to mitigating each. Write out the following information as a report you will present to the administrative leadership about the negative implications of these issues.

• A shortage of three certified nursing assistants (CNAs) due to influenza and one registered nurse (RN) scheduled leave for a family wedding (2–3 paragraphs) Response provides two appropriate explanation of how to mitigate the impact of shortages of healthcare workers on the delivery of quality care and the management of risk for each scenario presented
• Changing reimbursement rules have a negative impact on revenue that will potentially eliminate the budget for planned renovation to the patient rooms equipped with a winch to lift patients over 200 lbs. (2–3 paragraphs) Response provides two appropriate explanation regarding how to mitigate the potential impact of changing reimbursement rules for Medicare on the delivery of quality care and the management of risk for each scenario presented.

Part 5 Is healthcare a right or privilege?

Provide your opinion about whether healthcare in the U.S. should be is a right or a privilege. Apply ethical standards and state and federal laws to support your position.  Write your position as though you are sharing it through a blog post or letter to the editor of a local paper.  (1–2 pages). Response is written substantively and thoroughly related to these topics.