wellness

WELLNES JOURNAL ACTIVITY: HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS

This activity will focus on: Emotional, Social, Occupational and Environmental Wellness

Case Study : Amina Ahmed, an experienced nurse, recognizes the importance of understanding Medicare coverage guidelines for the hospital's financial success. She understands that modern nursing requires extensive knowledge of healthcare reimbursement and economic factors to ensure high-quality client care. However, Amina is concerned as the hospital's patient satisfaction scores have recently dropped by 20% in several areas, including her in-patient telemetry unit.

Answer the following Questions:

1. Explain how a decline in patient satisfaction scores can challenge Amina’s social and emotional wellness?

2. What strategies could Amina use to address the wellness challenges identified in Question 1?

3. Occupational wellness involves finding personal satisfaction and enrichment in one's work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. How can a unit not meeting HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) scores or facing budget constraints adversely impact Amina’s occupational wellness?

4. What strategies could Amina utilize to enhance her occupational wellness? Explain how these strategies would be beneficial.

5. What strategies could Amina implement to improve the wellness of the unit she works on? Explain how these strategies would be beneficial.