Many policy and protocols are initiated with evidence based practice and is significant when implementing a new or revision of policies. Identification of a problem is key to the process of policy making and is the first step to implementing or changing of a policy (Finkelman & Kenner, 2013). The following step is to learn more about the problem that needs to be addressed. This is done…
Stakeholders holders in this policy include residents of Texas, physicians, APRNs, Insurance companies, State and federal health agencies, and professional organization like ANA( American Nurses Association, Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice (CNAP), Texas Nurse Practitioner’s Association (TNP). First of all, APRN has to bring the practice problem to the steering committee of Texas region ANA committee. APRN can involve in this committee by requesting to testify and the result of this…
There are a number of reasons why it is critically essential to conduct both a process evaluation and an impact evaluation to help provide insights as to why a particular project may have failed. For example, in the legal domain, legal systems normally operate through diverse legal processes some of which may include designation of the team responsible for creating laws, designating officials for applying the laws as well as the ones for enforcing it. According to many experts, the successful…
Security Policy A workstation policy provides standards for access to information inside the facility in a controlled manner, respecting guidelines set by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines to properly ensure workstation security within healthcare companies. Workstation security policy ensures the security of information on the workstation and information accessed by the workstation. Additionally, this policy…
there should be a time that policies and procedures should remain the same until they can be evaluated to see if they work or need to be revised to be more efficient in completing the mission. I believe that taking over a department having numerous policies and procedures has more of an advantage than that of one with very few. If I were to inherit a department, I would prefer to take over a department with policies and procedures that were numerous. By having numerous policies and procedures it…
1. Discuss the purpose of an Information Security Policy and how it fits into an effective information security architecture. Your discussion should include the different levels of policies and what should be covered in an information security policy. A security policy should fulfill a multitude of purposes which a few are: Protecting people, information and setting the rules for behavior by all company personnel. Authorizing security personnel to monitor, probe and investigate. Defining…
Consumers of pharmaceuticals are affected by a number of factors that can alter and dictated their cost. The EpiPen increased its price by about $500 from the year 2007 to 2016, without the price being influenced by shortages or inflation (Babcock). The change that occurred…
DSM panel members and the pharmaceutical companies and the co-ordination between the APA and NIMH. The DSM panel is creating new diagnosis, which might lead to a beneficial situation for the DSM panel members who have financial affiliations with pharmaceutical companies. Moreover, it benefits the pharmaceutical industry since more diagnoses mean more sales and development of medicine. Therefore, the conflicts of interest between the DSM panel members and the pharmaceutical companies leads to an…
1.1. Background: It is well known that pharmaceutical companies offer various gifts and incentives to physicians to prescribe their drugs. What are the advantages and positive aspects of this collaboration? And what are the negative aspects? Are the doctors really influenced? Does this influence affect prescribing proper drugs for patients? Can this interaction lead to a biased decision for therapy? In which limit are these interactions ethically and lawfully approved? Is receiving incentives…
I chose one online link that is individual variations in drug responses for this week through the class lesson. Other medical conditions, cultural factors, lifestyle, race and ethnicity are all variables influence individual response to the medication administration. Recommended dosage and treatment if it is determined that can be a reason to be changed to achieve the desired effect must be considered such individual variation. Progress must include this knowledge to provide the appropriate…