Nursing Quality, Costs, and Financing

Nursing Quality, Costs, and Financing

Work type:   Research paper

Format:         APA

Pages:            3 pages ( 825 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)

Subject or discipline:         Nursing

Title:   Quality, Costs, and Financing

Number of sources:           3

Paper instructions:           

Collegial/scholarly writing is expected (including spelling, grammar, and sentence structure); use standard APA formatting for in-text citations and the reference list .

Remember you must include your own thoughts and you must cite all non-original thought (i.e. cite content from the textbook to support your responses in each section of the grid). Your assignment should not be more than 50% non-original thought. (Remember to check the % of Originality/Similarity provided by Turnitin; if more than 50%, you should revise your assignment and re-submit.)

In your own words, describe how the point of care nurse can impact quality. (example should not come from the textbook

In your own words, what do you consider as organizational characteristics?

Where does Nursing fit in the quality-costs-payment scheme of healthcare?

In your own words, describe what the point of care nurse can do to impact patient satisfaction. (example should not come from the textbook)

What is the role of the nurse manager as part of a healthcare system in maintaining balance between quality, costs, and payments?

Student ________________________

Assignment: Week 11, Quality, Costs, and Financing Assignment

** 2 things which may help you as you complete this assignment:

  • Definition of quality, structures, processes, and outcomes
  • The Nursing Role Effectiveness Model found in Jones, Finkler, Kovner & Mose [5th Edition] on page 87, 1st column

Collegial/scholarly writing is expected (including spelling, grammar, and sentence structure); use standard APA formatting for in-text citations and the reference list .

Remember you must include your own thoughts and you must cite all non-original thought (i.e. cite content from the textbook to support your responses in each section of the grid). Your assignment should not be more than 50% non-original thought. (Remember to check the % of Originality/Similarity provided by Turnitin; if more than 50%, you should revise your assignment and re-submit.)  

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Define quality(may come from the textbook)  
In your own words, describe how the point of care nurse can impact quality.(example should not come from the textbook)  
Define structures(may come from the textbook)  
In your own words, what do you consider as organizational characteristics?  
Define processes (may come from the textbook)  
Define outcomes (may come from the textbook)  
Where does Nursing fit in the quality-costs-payment scheme of healthcare?  
In your own words, describe what the point of care nurse can do to impact patient satisfaction.(example should not come from the textbook)  
What is the role of the nurse manager as part of a healthcare system in maintaining balance between quality, costs, and payments?