Course Outcome covered in this Assignment:

MN507-2: Explore financial models of reimbursement and their effects on patients and health care providers.

Directions  STATE ( FLORIDA)

For this Assignment, you will distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid. Your paper must include the following topics:

Provide a brief history of both Medicare and Medicaid.
Define the populations that they are intended to serve.
Determine whether your state has expanded Medicaid.
Articulate the reasons that states choose not to participate in Medicaid expansion.
Analyze your role in your specialized area of nursing practice when interfacing with Medicare and/or Medicaid recipients.
The word count for your paper, excluding the title page and references page, will be 8001200 words. You must include a minimum of (5) different scholarly references.

Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing Assignment should:

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
use APA formatting and citation style.
Submitting your work

You will submit your Assignment to the appropriate Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

Using the information from the case study below, discuss the following issues from the perspective of an APN role:

Practitioner

Standards of care what were the standards of care that were violated? Who was responsible for the violations?

In your role as an practitioner, what risk management steps needs to be taken before or after the incident to alleviate the issue?

Page length should be 3-4 pages exclusive of cover page and references.

Support your paper with a minimum of three scholarly references.

Case Study: Malpractice Action Brought by Yolanda Pinellas

Yolanda Pinellas is a 21-year-old female student studying to be a music conductor. She was admitted for chemotherapy. The medication Mitomycin was administered by intravenous infusion through an infusion pump.

During the evening shift the infusion pump began to beep. The RN found that the IV was dislodged and discontinued the infusion, notified the physician and provided care to the infusion site. The patient testified that a nurse came in and pressed some buttons and the pump stopped beeping. She was groggy and not sure who the nurse was or what was done. The documentation in the medical record indicates that there was an infiltration to the IV.

Two weeks after the event, the patient developed necrosis of the hand and required multiple surgical procedures, skin grafting, and reconstruction. She had permanent loss of function and deformity in her third, fourth, and fifth fingers. The patient is alleging that because of this, she is no longer able to perform as a musical conductor.

The risk manager had noted when doing chart reviews over the last 3 months prior to this incident that there were issues of short staffing and that many nurses were working double shifts, evenings, and nights then coming back and working the evening shift. The risk manager also noted a pattern of using float nurses to several units.

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary;
utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors; and
review APA formatting and citation information found in the Academic Success Center, online, or elsewhere in the course.
Your writing Assignment should:

follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
use APA 6th edition formatting and citation style.
How to Submit:

Submit your Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.