The Healthcare Interface and RN’s
The healthcare profession consists of many members with nurses making for the largest amount of staff; the health field can only function properly by the daily interaction of nurses and various personnel. The structure of the healthcare system is highly dependent on nurses, nonetheless the organization would not function without the other members involved. The increase of diabetes, obesity, and the rise in life expectancy, has increased the need for personnel in the health organization, especially, a registered nurse (RN). A nursing assistant, nurse aide, patient care aide, are all unlicensed care personnel, and are subordinates of the registered nurse. Unlicensed nurses or assistants, cannot …show more content…
The nurse will instruct the subordinates such as assistant and LPN, on how and when to report, what observations are to be reported and recorded, and patient concerns. The RN will assess the understanding of the subordinates and will offer guidance, while supervising the work of the …show more content…
The referral pattern is in relation to the care a specialist is able to provide. For cost factors, some clinics and/or patients will seek the care of an NP; the utilization of NP’s is beneficial as NP’s have the capability of providing care in an effective, quality, and equal care as that of an MD. However, advanced nurses can be scrutinized, the critique is whether an NP can measure in quality and effectiveness as MD’s. Studies have shown that the savings in cost are present, the problem lies in insufficient studies that cannot conclude whether the NP can be recognized as a Primary Care Physician. According to (Cole, Mackey & Veeser) “the need for more sophisticated and detailed studies related to referral patterns of NPs is apparent. These future studies must necessarily focus on more specific data related to NP referrals as they relate to doctors collaboration, costs associated with those referrals, and other reasons than those described here of why NPs refer patients to other resources for care” (1998, para.
The healthcare profession consists of many members with nurses making for the largest amount of staff; the health field can only function properly by the daily interaction of nurses and various personnel. The structure of the healthcare system is highly dependent on nurses, nonetheless the organization would not function without the other members involved. The increase of diabetes, obesity, and the rise in life expectancy, has increased the need for personnel in the health organization, especially, a registered nurse (RN). A nursing assistant, nurse aide, patient care aide, are all unlicensed care personnel, and are subordinates of the registered nurse. Unlicensed nurses or assistants, cannot …show more content…
The nurse will instruct the subordinates such as assistant and LPN, on how and when to report, what observations are to be reported and recorded, and patient concerns. The RN will assess the understanding of the subordinates and will offer guidance, while supervising the work of the …show more content…
The referral pattern is in relation to the care a specialist is able to provide. For cost factors, some clinics and/or patients will seek the care of an NP; the utilization of NP’s is beneficial as NP’s have the capability of providing care in an effective, quality, and equal care as that of an MD. However, advanced nurses can be scrutinized, the critique is whether an NP can measure in quality and effectiveness as MD’s. Studies have shown that the savings in cost are present, the problem lies in insufficient studies that cannot conclude whether the NP can be recognized as a Primary Care Physician. According to (Cole, Mackey & Veeser) “the need for more sophisticated and detailed studies related to referral patterns of NPs is apparent. These future studies must necessarily focus on more specific data related to NP referrals as they relate to doctors collaboration, costs associated with those referrals, and other reasons than those described here of why NPs refer patients to other resources for care” (1998, para.