NURS 3160 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bilirubin, Nursing Assessment, Medicare Advantage
3 Dec 2018
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Review: medicare, federal program as of 1965, provides healthcare to the elderly (65+, same care to everyone, several programs (part a: hospital care, part b: professional services, part c: Increased staffing in icu reduced instances of failure to rescue. Impact of low health literacy: increased disparity in healthcare, including filling out complex forms, locating providers and services, and understanding basic health information for self-care. National patient safety goals for 2017: reduce infections, increase patient identification symptoms, reduce suicides, increase attention to alarms. Identify patients correctly, improve staff communication, use meds safely, use alarms safely, prevent infection, identify patient safety risks, prevent mistakes in surgery. Common risks of hospitalization: hospital acquired infections, pneumonia, thrombosis, medication error, falls, decubitus ulcers, dvt, uti, bleeding after surgery, wound infections. Effective teams are: high reliability teams , teams work interdependently toward a shared goal, make good decisions under high stress and communicate well.
