Outline on Ebola
The nurse’s role in preventing morbidity/mortality in our communities, in relationship to global health and health care costs (covers historical topics on Ebola).
(Please fill out at least TWO ideas under EACH heading on your specific topic to be organized and utilized at a later date)
Assessment:
Briefly describe your specific area of the presentation topic:
At Risk Patient Population:
Relevance: (Statistic on incidences, number of people affected etc.).
How it affects global health:
Treat:
Healthcare economics (prescriptions, procedures, advance directives and effects of the ACA, CMS)
Health Care Costs: About how much does it cost the US to cover incidences, About how much does it cost the person to be diagnosed and treated.
Client-centered and culturally competent (nurse’s role in promoting safety)
Nursing Leadership (as team member, in staff management and in advanced practice role
Communication and teamwork (improving quality)
Teach:
(Highlight the most important teaching points related to your specific topic, teaching to patients AND other members of the collaborative team).
Systems thinking (training and education for quality improvement)
Communication and family/patient education (improving quality)
The Nurse Practice Act (state by state)
Legislative acts or proposed legislation as it affects the topic (US or State)
- American Nurses Association Standards of Practice
- American Nurses Association Code of Ethics (patient advocacy & social justice)
Individuals may present information from journal articles, official reports/websites, and interview data, even case reports may be permissible (in some cases)
