Healthcare Delivery 2023 Flashcards
Exam 1
JUSTICE IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS:
What does the principle of justice state?
The principle of justice states that there should be an element of fairness in all health care decisions:
JUSTICE IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS:
The principle of justice states that there should be an element of fairness in all health care decisions: like what?
regarding burdens and benefits
equal distribution of resources and new treatments
responsibility for medical practitioners to uphold applicable laws and legislation when making choices.
HEALTHCARE POLICY
Policies: What are they?
Policies: set of principles that govern an action to achieve a given outcome, or guidelines that direct individuals’ behavior toward a specific goal
HEALTHCARE POLICY
Public Health policies are decisions that impact who?
Public health policies are decisions that impact the health of an individual, a family, and a population or community
HEALTHCARE POLICY
The U.S. healthcare system is a system of what?
The U.S. healthcare system is a unique system of both independent and collaborative power and action by both federal and state governments.
HEALTHCARE POLICY:
What are policies evaluated by:
Policies are evaluated for effectiveness, cost containment, and overall costs and benefits
POLITICAL PROCESS:
What is it?
Process of influencing the allocation of resources needed to enable policy and involves the strategies needed to achieve the desired goals
POLITICAL PROCESS
What does policy making involve?
Policy-making takes a great deal of effort, time, and commitment.
POLITICAL PROCESS
Policy-making takes a great deal of effort, time, and commitment.
What does it include:
Setting an agenda
Policy formulation
Policy adoption
Policy implementation
Policy assessment
Policy modification
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON NURSING POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
Mid-‘70s and early ‘80s:
Political involvement of nurses
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON NURSING POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
1976:
Important year of advocacy
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON NURSING POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
1990s:
Nurses included in healthcare policy formation
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE?
Personal and professional political involvement of nurses
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE:
What must nurses be knowledgable about?
Nurses must be knowledgeable about issues, laws, and policy
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE:
Why is nurse-informed political involvement:
Who are they? What are they aware of? How are they positioned?
Direct caregivers
Awareness of patient safety and satisfaction, access to services, clinical outcomes, and health disparities
Positioned to see impact of policy on individuals
HOW TO BE POLITICALLY INVOLVED?
Evidence-based practice examples
HOW TO BE POLITICALLY INVOLVED?
Nurses’ milestones in policy development have contributed to: what?
Quality outcomes
Decreases in cost
Expanded access
Major differences to the health of the nation
NURSING INVOLVEMENT:
What does it include:
Professional nursing organizations
Nursing involvement challenges and barriers
NURSING INVOLVEMENT:
Professional nursing organizations include:
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
International Council of Nurses
NURSING INVOLVEMENT
Nursing involvement challenges and barriers
Not enough time to get involved
Heavy workloads with understaffing Perception of powerlessness Gender issues Political action breaching family time Anxiety with public speaking Lack of knowledge in legislative process Fear of retaliation