HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This act regulates how, when, and where client information can and cannot be shared. Failure to abide by HIPAA guidelines can result in severe consequences Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of basic human needs is used as a guiding principal in the health care field. The order of levels within the hierarchy are, psychologic, safety and security, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization. It is important to know what need the clients has in order to give specific care to meet that need. The nursing process follows five chronological steps. The steps are assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. These steps are necessary for nurses to follow
