Assignment: Fundamentals Of Nursing RUA Ppr

Assignment: Fundamentals Of Nursing RUA Ppr

Assignment: Fundamentals Of Nursing RUA Ppr

We Can but Dare We?

The current evolving technology especially in social platforms has made the internet pervasive in society. Nearly everyone across the world currently owns a smartphone or a tablet for communication among other purposes. Healthcare providers, just like any other person, have adopted this trend, and tend to even pose such gadgets in the healthcare setting. In as much as social media helps in making the world seem like a small market, it can also harm society if not used appropriately. For instance, cybersecurity has been a great challenge in the evolving healthcare system trying to keep up with the dynamic technology, such as electronic health records. Consequently, healthcare personnel have a set of legal and ethical obligations required when taking care of patients. Such obligations include observing and respecting the patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality, which can be undermined by sharing patients’ information over social media (Garner, 2018). As such, this paper evaluates a case study of a nurse who undermined a patient’s privacy over social media, and the legal obligations outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in addition to the advantages and disadvantages of using social media.

HIPAA, Legal, and Regulatory Discussion

            Various professional bodies have established legal and ethical principles to guide the use of technology such as social media among other internet platforms while still in a healthcare setting or generally at work. According to the HIPAA, the relationship between a healthcare worker and the patient is based on the privacy and confidentiality of the information shared. Patients tend to be free and open with healthcare workers knowing that the information shared will never reach a third party without their consent. HIPAA outlines all the legal and ethical requirements to be observed by healthcare personnel when using social media (Health Law Institute & Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2019). The act has also emphasized on organizations to establish measures aimed at safeguarding the privacy of their patients’ data. Healthcare organizations are thus required to adopt an encrypted electronically protected healthcare information (ePHI) to avoid access by unauthorized personnel.

Consequently, strict penalties have been put in place for those who breach or violet the rules established in the HIPAA. Healthcare workers face a fine of between $100 and $1,500,000 upon being found guilty of breaching the HIPAA rules depending on the severity of the violation. Some are even jailed for up to 10 years (Weaver, Ball, Kim, & Kiel, 2016). Such violations include sharing pictures and videos of patients in the workplace, sharing any form of PHI without the patient’s consent, and posting “gossips” regarding a patient even without mentioning the patients’ names among others. Other than the legal deprecations, hospitals, among other healthcare businesses, can face adverse challenges as a result of breaching patients’ privacy. For instance, patients might develop a phobia towards that specific healthcare facility, not being able to trust the credibility of their employees. This will be bad for business, making it another reason for organizations to reinforce the implementation of legal and ethical requirements set to safeguard the patient’s privacy.

Scenario Ending and Recommendations

            The selected case scenario displays how social media made a nurse share patient’s information out of impulse. The nurse was quite aware of the implications but still went ahead to take the patient’s photo. She even went further to share the photo with a friend, which is prohibited by the HIPAA regulations. When taking care of patients, nurses, just like any other healthcare worker, are required to observe all the legal and ethical obligations as outlined in the code of practice. Among these, patient’s privacy and confidentiality come amongst the most crucial aspects (Garner, 2018). The HIPAA clearly outlines the use of social media and other internet platforms for healthcare personnel, especially when at work. Amongst them, taking pictures while still in the healthcare setting is greatly prohibited. The nurse in the case study started violating the HIPAA regulations by taking the patient’s picture. Sending it to her friend only worsened the situation. Therefore, she is liable to the set penalties for her actions.

Violating the HIPAA regulations by the nurse exposes the healthcare setting at hand, and this possesses potential harm to its reputation and inflicts tremendous financial penalties if the patients decide to take legal action. As such, the specific hospital must educate all its healthcare employees on the importance of observing the HIPAA regulations on the use of social media and protecting patient’s privacy to avoid such reparations (Weaver, Ball, Kim, & Kiel, 2016). Strict measures should also be put at the organization level to deal with employees who undermine patients’ right to privacy.

Advantages and Disadvantages

            Despite the strict measures put towards the use of social media among other internet platforms for healthcare workers, technology has done a tremendous job in promoting the efficiency and quality of care provided. For instance, social media has enhanced teamwork towards evidence best practice in care provision, as clinicians from different disciplines can share ideas in the shortest time possible (Fearing et al., 2017). Consequently, social media through live platforms has enhanced distant learning keeping healthcare workers equipped with updated information regarding current practice. Lastly, healthcare personnel, through social media, have been able to borrow practices from different care settings by sharing their experience on patient outcomes.

However, social media has undermined the competence of healthcare professionals in several ways. A patient privacy breach is at the top of this list, with most clinicians misusing social media by sharing patient’s information without their consent, even when they know that it is against the HIPAA regulations (Weaver, Ball, Kim, & Kiel, 2016). Consequently, some clinicians tend to rely on social media to make some clinical decisions, which require one on one evaluation of the patient.

Conclusion and Reflections

Handling patients in the current healthcare system that is full of technology is quite challenging. Healthcare personnel are however required to take keen consideration regarding the ethical and legal aspects of a patient, such as observing their privacy and confidentiality at all times. The use of social media, and sharing patient data through such a platform to unauthorized personnel, is prohibited at all levels. Just like in the case scenario provided, the nurse overshadowed the patients’ right to privacy and is thus liable to face the necessary legal penalties. Despite the desire to fit into the normal lifestyle of their peers, nurses among other healthcare personnel, are required to exhibit high-level professionalism, and observe all the required regulations when taking care of a patient, even when not being observed. To avoid such an occurrence in the future, all healthcare personnel are required to undertake frequent training on the ethical use of social media among other social platforms when in a healthcare environment (Garner, 2018). Healthcare organizations must also outline strict measures on how to handle those who breach any hospital rules and remind their employee frequently, for better adherence outcomes.

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Garner, W. (2018). FERPA, HIPAA, and Other Privacy Concerns in Online Education. In T. Bastiaens, J. Van Braak, M. Brown, L. Cantoni, M. Castro, R. Christensen, G. Davidson-Shivers, K. DePryck, M. Ebner, M. Fominykh, C. Fulford, S. Hatzipanagos, G. Knezek, K. Kreijns, G. Marks, E. Sointu, E. Korsgaard Sorensen, J. Viteli, J. Voogt, P. Weber, E. Weippl & O. Zawacki-Richter (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 519-523). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved November 13, 2020 from .

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Health Law Institute, & Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, (2019). The 2019 Health Law Institute. Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education.  https://www.minncle.org/seminar/1027551901

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Weaver, C. A., Ball, M. J., Kim, G. R., & Kiel, J. M. (2016). Healthcare information management systems: Cases, strategies, and solutions. Cham: Springer. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319207643

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Assignment Guidelines NR224 Fundamentals – Skills

RUA: Patient Safety Goals Revised 07/22/18

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Required Uniform Assignment: National Patient Safety Goals

PURPOSE This exercise is designed to increase the students’ awareness of the National Patient Safety Goals developed by The Joint Commission. Specifically, this assignment will introduce the Speak Up Initiatives, an award- winning patient safety program designed to help patients promote their own safety by proactively taking charge of their healthcare.

COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

CO #2: Apply the concepts of health promotion and illness prevention in the laboratory setting. (PO #2)

CO #8: Explain the rationale for selected nursing interventions based upon current nursing literature. (PO #8)

DUE DATE Week 6

POINTS 50 points

REQUIREMENTS 1. Select a Speak Up brochure developed by The Joint Commission. Follow this link to the proper

website: https://www.jointcommission.org/topics/speak_up_campaigns.aspx

2. Write a short paper reviewing the brochure. Use the Grading Criteria (below) to structure your critique and include current nursing or healthcare research to support your critique.

a. The length of the paper is to be no greater than three pages, double spaced, excluding title page and reference page. Extra pages will not be read and will not count toward your grade.

3. This assignment will be graded on quality of information presented, use of citations, and use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.

4. Create the review using a Microsoft Word version that creates documents with file names ending in .docx. This is the required format for all Chamberlain documents.

5. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the Q & A Forum in Canvas or directly with your faculty member.

6. APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper- and lowercase, bold, centered).

a. Introduction b. Summary of Brochure c. Evaluation of Brochure d. Conclusion

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PREPARING THE PAPER The following are the best practices in preparing this paper.

Read the brochure carefully and take notes. Highlighting important points has been helpful to many students.

1) Title page: Include title of your paper, your name, Chamberlain College of Nursing, NR224 Fundamentals—Skills, faculty name, and the date. Center all items between the left and right margins, beginning approximately 3 inches from the top margin.

a. NOTE: This style of cover page is required by the college and is a variance of APA formatting.

2) Use the CCN library or online library to find current nursing research that supports your findings. 3) The brochure you select must be properly cited in the body of your paper and on the reference list. 4) The brochure selected must be submitted with your work.

DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description

Introduction 3 6 This first part of your paper should be one paragraph that includes the brochure title, date published, and your understanding of who the information would benefit.

Summary of the brochure’s recommendations

10 20 Summary of brochure must include 1. main topics discussed; and 2. how communication between patients and healthcare providers

is encouraged.

Evaluation of the brochure

20 40 Critique the brochure. Include a full one- to two-page critique that answers all of the following questions.

1. What was done well, and what could have been improved in the brochure?

2. Why did this topic interest you? 3. Was the information provided in the brochure beneficial? Could

you incorporate it in your patient education? 4. Was the information presented clearly? 5. Did current nursing or healthcare related research support the

information presented in the brochure? 6. What population or individuals does this article apply to (i.e.,

who will benefit the most from this brochure)? Who else can use this information?

7. Will this information increase patient safety? Defend your answer.

Conclusion 5 10 An effective conclusion identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of your report. Minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of following the brochure’s advice to a person at risk.

Clarity of writing 10 20 Use Standard English grammar and sentence structure. No spelling or typographical errors (typos) are present. The paper is organized around required components, using appropriate headers.

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APA format 2 4 All information taken from another source, even if summarized, must be cited in the paper and listed in the references using (APA sixth ed.) format.

1. Document setup 2. Title and reference pages. 3. Citations in the text and reference page.

Total 50 100%

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GRADING RUBRIC Assignment Criteria Outstanding or Highest Level of

Performance A (92–100%)

Very Good or High Level of Performance B (84–91%)

Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance C

(76–83%)

Poor, Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance F (0–

75%)

Introduction

3 points

Introduction provides a full and complete identification of the brochure, including the brochure title, date published, and understanding of who the information would benefit.

3 points

Partial identification of required elements OR introduction contains no required elements OR no introduction

0–2 points

Summary of the article

10 points

Summary is complete and thoroughly covers all required elements.

10 points

Summary is complete and is missing no more than one required element.

9 points

Summary is complete and is missing no more than two required elements.

8 points

Summary is incomplete or not included and is missing more than one required element.

0–7 points

Evaluation of the Article

20 points

Critique of article demonstrates critical thinking and answers all required questions and supported findings with current nursing research.

19–20 points

Critique demonstrates basic understanding of article, answers all but one of the required questions, and/or does not support findings with current research.

17–18 points

Critique demonstrates basic understanding of article, answers all but two or three of the required questions, and/or does not support findings with current research.

16 points

The critique of the article is poor, lacks critical or original thinking, and fails to answer two or more questions

0–15 points

Conclusion

5 points

Original explanation is well evidenced and developed.

5 points

Original explanation is present and well evidenced, yet not well developed.

4.5 points

Original explanation is present, though not well evidenced or developed.

4 points

Conclusion is omitted, OR no original explanation is present in conclusion.

0–3 points

Clarity of writing

10 points

Paper has excellent use of Standard English, showing original thought, has no spelling or grammar errors, and is well organized.

10 points

Paper has some evidence of own expression and competently uses language, no more than two spelling or grammar errors, and is well organized.

9 points

Paper has some evidence of own expression and competently uses language, no more than four spelling or grammar errors, and is well organized.

8 points

Language needs development. There are five or more spelling and/or grammar errors, and paper is poorly organized.

0–7 points

Assignment Guidelines

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APA, grammar, spelling and/or punctuation contain multiple errors, and/or many citations are missing.

0 points

Paper has three to five errors in APA format, grammar, spelling, and syntax and/or one–two citations are missing.

1 point 2 points

Paper correctly follows APA format with no more than two types of errors. APA format

2 points

Total Points Possible = 50 points

Assignment: Fundamentals Of Nursing RUA Ppr

Assignment: Fundamentals Of Nursing RUA Ppr

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.