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As nurses we complete physical assessment on a routine basis, even though they are typically focused assessments. What type of technology have you seen utilized in your assessment process that assists in your effectiveness to communicate findings both orally and written format? If no technology, how do you ensure effective communication for assessment findings?
DQ1 UMBO – 3, 5

Assignment Instructions
Prepare a revenue cycle plan for a community hospital. Include the following information in your plan:
Introduction
Evaluation of clinical data required for payment and reimbursement systems (PPS, DRG, RBRVS, RUGs, VBP, Billing/insurance plans).
Explanation of chargemaster and claims management applications and processes.
Assess the effect on healthcare finance of revenue management (cost reporting, budget variances).
Summarize revenue cycle management and reporting processes (CCI, X12N).
Evaluation of the severity of illness and how it impacts the healthcare payment systems.
The format of this plan is like a policy and procedure but is a longer document. Compile your document based on the findings and collection of information for each of the requirements.

Domain IV. Revenue Cycle Management
IV.3. Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies.

In this written assignment, identify one specific contemporary issue or trend that you are interested in learning more about. Choose from the categories below.
Global Healthcare and Nursing
Healthcare Reform
U.S. Healthcare Financing
Nursing’s Role in the U.S. Healthcare System
Integrative Healthcare
Nursing Leadership and Management
Nursing Education
Nursing Practice
Nursing Professionalism
Advancing Nursing as a Profession
Client Access to Care
Delivering Client Care
Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Collaboration
Ethical Practices in Healthcare
Quality and Safety in Healthcare Delivery
Health/Nursing Informatics
In a PowerPoint® presentation (no more than five slides not including the title and reference slides), include the following information:
Describe the issue you chose.
Discuss two significant facts about the issue.
Support the facts identified with at least one credible source.
Include the credible source(s) with your PowerPoint®.
References must be cited in APA format, 7th edition.
Resource:
How do I know if a source is credible?

Discuss the principles of research and evidence-based practice and how to effectively implement them for advanced practice nurses.
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.
You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.

To answer this week’s discussion questions will require that you read three articles on dual processing theory and reducing diagnostic errors. You are expected to apply the course readings mentioned below (these can be found in the Week 4 Assigned readings) YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION QUESTION WITHOUT READING THE ASSIGNED ARTICLES, See the questions outlined below.
Djulbegovic et al. (2012)
Monteiro et al., (2019)
Pierret (2016
Case: 1:
Chief Complaint: “Pain in Right Side” A 40-year-old man presents to his primary care provider (PCP) with right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain for 2 days. The pain is described as “sore” and rated 4 on 1 to 10 pain scale. The pain is intermittent and not worsening. He reports food does not seem to make it better or worse. No nausea or vomiting or diarrhea or constipation are reported.
Vital signs: heart rate, 75; blood pressure, 122/78; respiration rate, 15; afebrile.
Examination: No acute distress. Abdomen: mildly tender on palpation at RUQ; no masses, hepatomegaly or splenomegaly.
Diagnosis: Gallbladder disease.
Plan: Abdominal ultrasound with reflexive cholescintigraphy (hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid) scan within 1 week. Patient instructed to call provider if worsening symptoms occur. He is also told to avoid any fatty foods or alcohol consumption. The patient is agreeable to plan.
Follow-up: Two days after the initial visit, the patient calls his PCP with worsening RUQ pain. Ultrasound imaging was scheduled for later that day. Patient then started having shortness of breath while at home and went to the local emergency department (ED). Computed tomography angiography of the chest revealed a right-sided pulmonary embolism. Patient did not have any family history of clotting disorders and no recent surgery, immobilization, or travel. Patient had been on testosterone injections for several years for low testosterone levels, and this was not updated in his medical record at his PC
Case 2
Chief Complaint: “Fever and Sleepy” A 3-year-old girl presents with her mother to a walk-in clinic with fever, nasal drainage, and fatigue for 2 days. She was observed hiding her head into her mother’s chest during the examination.
Presentation occurred during flu season. The clinician had 6 positive flu tests that day, all with similar symptoms, but most including a cough.
Vital signs: heart rate, 125; respiration rate, 20; blood pressure, 100/72; temperature, 100.8F.
Examination: Lungs clear, heart rate regular, no murmur. Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat: normocephalic, conjunctivae clear, tympanic membrane without bulging or redness, pharynx normal, nares normal with clear drainage, tonsils 1þ, no erythema or exudate. Patient did not want to look at the clinician in a brightly lit room. The patient was lethargic and had limited tearing when crying. Rapid flu test: Negative.
Diagnosis: Presumptive seasonal influenza.
Plan: Supportive care, including encouraging fluids, Over the counter acetaminophen for fever, and age-appropriate antiviral medication for the flu was prescribed.
Follow-up: Parents were unable to keep her fever down over the next 1 day, and she progressively became more lethargic. Patient was taken to the ED, and a diagnosis of viral meningitis and dehydration was made. Patient spent several days in the hospital, but did completely recover.
Describe the Dual Process Theory and Reasoning Process and how it applies to making decisions for the advanced practice nurse.
What are cognitive dispositions to respond? How are these applied in the APN setting.
Describe cognitive debiasing?
Describe how Type 1 (System 1) and Type 2 (System 2) processes and strategies can be applied to each case to help the NP make decisions and to decrease potential diagnostic error?
What considerations for change to practice should the NP consider in each situation as a way to decrease the chance of future diagnostic and care decisions.
Please be sure to adhere to the following when posting your weekly discussions: all discussion posts must be minimum 250 words, references must be cited in APA format 7th Edition, and must include minimum of 2 scholarly resources published within the past 5-7 years.

One impact on medication preparation. Explain.
Two impacts on medication administration. Explain.
Two potential adverse reactions. Explain with rationale.
One possible issue in adherence to medication regimen. Explain how this can be overcome.

Concept Map 3
John Henry is five years old. He was a fussy baby who was difficult to soothe. Now attending his third preschool, he is in jeopardy of being dismissed again for his refusal to follow the rules and for his angry outbursts. He argues with his peers every week and refuses to cooperate with his teachers’ requests. He is disobedient at home as well and seems to annoy others deliberately.
Concept Map Information
What is the Main diagnosis for Mary Rose?
What are the Key symptoms?
What differential diagnoses did you consider and why?
What is your treatment recommendation and why?
What is the Prognosis?
PLEASE CREATE A CONCEPT MAP TO ANSWER THE ABOVE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE CASE STUDY AS WELL ABOVE. REMEMBER THAT Concept maps are visual representations of information. They can be charts, graphic organizers, tables, flowcharts, Venn Diagrams, timelines, or T-charts. USE ONE OF THESE FORM FOR THIS CONCEPT MAP
DUE DATE JUNE 13,2023
ORIGINAL WORK NO MORE THAN 10 % PLAGIARISM

Directions:
Initial Post:
For your initial post, select one current nursing quantitative research article that may be translated into evidence-based practice. Review the article and complete the worksheet provided. Your analysis will include the required elements of the research process. Identify the steps or elements of the study. Determine the strengths and limitations of the research study including the components of rigor. Evaluate the credibility and meaning of the study findings. Attach the completed worksheet to your initial discussion post.
Module 04 Discussion Worksheet.docx
Competency: Compare research methodologies
Review the article that you selected and complete the following analysis. Be sure to include the permalink for the article you selected.
What is the identified research problem? Does the author include the significance and background of the problem?
Did the author clearly articulate the research purpose? What was the purpose of the research?
Identify the study methodology.
Did the article include a relevant review of the literature? Explain.
Describe the theoretical framework for the research study?
What are the research objectives, questions, hypotheses, and procedures identified in the article?
Describe the results of the study along with identified strengths and limitations.Include appropriate terms for rigor in quantitative research
Discuss the findings including relevancy to clinical practice.
Permalink for the article selected.
References
Replies to Classmates:
Review the quantitative articles selected by a minimum of two classmates. Access the article through the permalink provided in the worksheet.
Describe one area of the critical appraisal you found incomplete including a supporting rationale
Describe one area of the critical appraisal which provided new knowledge.
Describe the new knowledge gained including how you will apply in future critical appraisals of research.
Resources
How to read an article
Where do I find permanent links?
How do I find quantitative nursing articles?
How do I find articles about nursing best practices?
SON Research Guide
Quantitative Studies
Please make your initial post by midweek, and respond to at least two other student’s post by the end of the week. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

How your work environment prepares and responds to emergency preparedness (you may choose natural or man-made emergencies)?
How do you see health policy impacting nursing practice in preparing for emergencies?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.

Competency
Prioritize nursing care strategies for clients with cardiovascular disorders.
Scenario
Cardiac disease a one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Since it is so prevalent, you want to ensure your co-workers are fully prepared to care for patients. You are hosting a lunch to provide a refresher on heart disease and how to care for patients. During the lunch, you will present a PowerPoint Presentation to your co-workers.
Instructions
Choose one of the cardiac diseases that we covered in the last two modules. Within your presentation include:
Provide a detailed overview of the disease process
Diagnosis
Treatment
Multidimensional care including risk reduction, health promotion, and nursing interventions specific to the disease process