Brian Macharia, Author at Nursing Term Papers

August 27, 2018

discriminating against any individual for good faith complaints relating to the care, services, or conditions of the hospital or of any related facilities.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Prohibits a hospital from: (1) taking specified actions against a nurse based on the nurse’s refusal to accept an assignment for such a reason

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Allows a nurse to object to, or refuse to participate in, any assignment if it would violate minimum ratios or if the nurse is not prepared by education or experience to fulfill the assignment without compromising the safety of a patient or jeopardizing the nurse’s license.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Gives nurses the right to act as the patient’s advocate by initiating action to improve health care and by giving the patient an opportunity to make informed health care decisions.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Directs HHS to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs incurred in providing services to Medicare beneficiaries that are attributable to compliance with such ratios.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Requires HHS to develop a transparent method for establishing nurse staffing requirements above minimum ratios.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Sets forth whistleblower protections against discrimination and retaliation involving patients or employees of the hospital for their grievances, complaints, or involvement in investigations relating to such plan.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Requires each participating hospital to establish a hospital nurse staffing committee which shall implement such plan.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Nursing

August 27, 2018

Requires each participating hospital to establish a hospital nurse staffing committee which shall implement such plan.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a…

Brian Macharia

discriminating against any individual for good faith complaints relating to the care, services, or conditions of the hospital or of any related facilities.

Prohibits a hospital from: (1) taking specified actions against a nurse based on the nurse’s refusal to accept an assignment for such a reason

Allows a nurse to object to, or refuse to participate in, any assignment if it would violate minimum ratios or if the nurse is not prepared by education or experience to fulfill the assignment without compromising the safety of a patient or jeopardizing the nurse’s license.

Gives nurses the right to act as the patient’s advocate by initiating action to improve health care and by giving the patient an opportunity to make informed health care decisions.

Directs HHS to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs incurred in providing services to Medicare beneficiaries that are attributable to compliance with such ratios.

Requires HHS to develop a transparent method for establishing nurse staffing requirements above minimum ratios.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit.

Sets forth whistleblower protections against discrimination and retaliation involving patients or employees of the hospital for their grievances, complaints, or involvement in investigations relating to such plan.

Requires each participating hospital to establish a hospital nurse staffing committee which shall implement such plan.

Requires each participating hospital to establish a hospital nurse staffing committee which shall implement such plan.

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