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In the health care system, there are a lot of codes that help diagnose, treat, and discharge patients daily. Codes help nurses

Witnessing the patience, strength, and compassionate attributions that nurses convey within their care was remarkable. Having the opportunity to make a positive difference in the life of another human being was a very overwhelming and humbling experience for me. Therefore, these encounters set the foundation towards my pursuit of a nursing career.

Inadequate nurse staffing is commonly cited as a factor in unanticipated hospital events (ANA, 2015), whereas higher staffing levels are related to lower rates of negative patient outcomes (Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act [RNSSA] of 2015, 2015; MN study links nurse staffing to patient outcomes, 2015). For example, inappropriate nurse staffing can result in increased infections such as pneumonia, shock, cardiac arrest, and urinary tract infections (Stanton, 2004), longer hospital stays, medication errors, falls, injuries, and death (ANA, 2015; Stanton, 2004).

It is unconceivable the very few people (out of the countless people on this earth) I have met through my journey of becoming a nurse; I’ve been fortunate enough to have crossed paths with a handful of individuals who have advanced my personal growth (till this day none know how they assisted in this process). A unique individual Ms. Grant removed the shades from my eyes. She gave me the power to believe in me, she provided me with tools necessary to meet my true self. With her instruction I emerged into the woman I am today. A brilliant Professor who let me in on a little secret: the impossible is possible. A fascinating Co-worker who showed me how not to take no for an answer. He taught me the meaning of when one door closes one must gain access to a window. An incredible boss, Mrs. Logan she encouraged me to see beyond the horizon. It was this spectacular person who showed me how not to get distracted by the

The implementation of Rapid Response Teams is becoming a commonplace in U.S. During a patients become deteriorating RRT teams is called to the bedside to immediately assess and treat the patient. Early treatment can prevent the patient to transfer ICU, cardiac arrest. Our unit stepdown ICU always get chance to call RRT and save more life and treat in the bedside. When I took my break in nursing in 2006, it was not familiar for me, but when I came back after 10 years it is very helpful for me to save a patients life. Last week I called twice RRT for two different patients. First COPD patient with o2 saturation 85 we called RRT and pt was fluid overload. Treat with diuresis and nebulization pt condition improved. Second patient with SVT HR -140/HR.

This standardized dialect is also pertinent for medical schooling and teaching in addition to clinical research and studies conducted by scholars, scientists, and physicians by providing a valuable foundation for domestic and coast-to-coast operation evaluations. CPT is used to describe doctor’s services, a vast amount of administrative services in addition to operating services executed in medical facilities, treatment care centers, and outpatient divisions. Providing support for clerical duties and functions such as processing medical claims and initiating strategies and procedures for the evaluation of clinical care is another cause of relevance for CPT. The system also meets the need for tracking trends and identifying improvements, plus progression goals and scaling the value of healthcare services received by patients. The CPT coding system provides physicians throughout the United States with a consistent method for classifying and coding clinical procedures which in return provides a more efficient tool for recording and reporting task that were completed. Physicians, scholars and payors, have been dependent upon CPT to interconnect with other fellow associates, patients,

An accurate and specific documentation of universally accepted set of codes are important for the protection of healthcare providers as well as increased reimbursement for services received. These codes are for the validation of which services the patient received from their health care provider ( (Page, 2009). Having the correct codes in place insures the provider with the information needed by the health insurance carrier. Maintained by the AMA (American Medical Association), this universal numeric assignment is also used for developing guidelines for medical care review as well as data collection for medical education and research (Scott, 2013).

She or he also needs to be familiar with how to use the International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes, the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, and the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG), which is used to reimburse hospitals for inpatient stays. These stays are for patients who may have severe injuries, might need more extensive care, or may require admission for twenty four hours, or longer depending on how severe the severity of his or her diagnosis. The in-patient coder will then assign the accurate codes to the medical diagnoses and treatment plans for the in-patient facilities. Next, the coder will then continue to monitor the inpatient stay and must perform coding services for every day that the patient is in the hospital until being

Whilst on my community placement for one of my initial spokes, I arranged to spend the morning with the district nurse on her rounds, to gain an insight into her role within the community and find out first hand exactly what her job entails.

This was the most rewarding experience, and it made me realize I wanted to help these ill ndividuals on a everyday basis. Being able to bring a smile to thier face's was not only bringing happiness, but also help them to heal their mind, body, and soul. Although I can attain my nursing degree at the community college level, I have decided to transfer to a four year institution because I want to further my education beyond an

In order for a patient’s insurance claim to go through correctly, you (as a medical assistant) need to code correctly. In the medical field coding is used to identify diagnoses patient’s have and services provided for them. The codes are then submitted to the patient’s insurance company, so the patient does not have to pay full price for services.

Studies have found that coded data collected with a sole focus on reimbursement can poorly affect the use of the data for other purposes. Coded data goes farther and does more than ever before, making it imperative that professionals stay up to date of many rapid changes. One of the biggest changes is the expansion of coding from its traditional role of translating narrative clinical text into diagnosis and procedure codes. Coded data are now used for purposes such as severity adjustment, quality of care assessment, patient safety evaluation, public health surveillance, and decision support process development. Coding must meet an emerging need to capture healthcare data in a standard format that has universal meaning and can be applied both at the individual and aggregate levels. With this expansion come additional new responsibilities, such as entry of health information into a database and the need to understand how the quality and accuracy of the data are

Since the implementation of ‘EARLY SAVE’, the number of MET Calls of Pre ‘EARLY SAVE’ has increased from 160 to 360, which is a 125% increase. . A higher sample size correlates with positive effectiveness because more patients could be saved since action to treat the deteriorations could be taken earlier. Additionally, the hospital is

As the largest group of health care professionals, nurses hold the key to effective health care system change. Without the nurses and their leadership skills and expertise, we know that the efforts to address the challenges facing the healthcare system will be in vain. So much of what nurses do directly addresses health care reform goals concerning better quality care for more people at a lower cost. Throughout the years nurses have made a tremendous effort to reduce the rates of medical errors,

his project is dedicated in honor of all the nurse s who work diligently at the bedside, under innumerable challenges, to maintain the safety of patients. You are always willing to accept changes and adapt to an ever-evol ving healthcare system. You work tirelessly day and night to run the healthcare syst em smoothly. You are the frontline, regardless of the situation. Thank you for all that