NUR 3846 Florida National University Patient Advocacy Procedure Case Study

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Students will critically measure the readings from Chapters 20, 21 in your textbook. This assignment is planned to help you examination, evaluation, and apply the readings and strategies to your Health Care organization, and its legal aspects.

You need to read the PowerPoint assigned for week 7 and develop a 3-4 page paper reproducing your understanding and capability to apply the readings to your Health Care organization and finance. Each paper must be typewritten with 12-point font and double-spaced with standard margins. Follow APA style 7thedition format when referring to the selected articles and include a reference page.

Book:Title: Legal Essentials of Health Care Administration, Third Edition Author: George D. Pozgar ISBN: 978-1284172560

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Case Study Challenge Outline
1. Patient Advocacy Procedure
2. Acquiring a personal advocate form
3. HIPAA release form.
4. Producing advance directives
5. Determination of available Financial resources
6. Shortcomings in Patient advocacy
7. Responsibilities of Employees in Patient Advocacy
8. Social Workers
9. Nurses
10. Doctors
11. Indirect health care providers
12. Conclusion
13. References


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Getting sick may turn out to be traumatizing. Illness marks a stressful period that patients,
as well as their families, go through. Since a patient may not be at their best when sick, there
arises a need to have a person who can advocate for their interest. According to Altun and Ersoy
(2003), an advocate is any person who can support, believe, promote, Speak on behalf, and
campaign for the patient's interests. They clarify diagnostic tests and procedures, treatment
choices and ensuring the wishes of the patients are followed.
A research done by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(2013) established
that individuals stay healthier when they and their families are actively engaged in their care,
understand their options, and make choices that work for their lifestyles.
Patient Advocacy Procedure
According to Pozgar (2009), the procedure is followed when determining and identifying
a patient advocate. Firstly, the patient sh...


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