Critical Care Information Systems

The critical care costs at hospitals are so costly that it is bankrupting many families and causing so much stress that the survivors are having heart attacks. So, even if critical care systems are able to save the person, the family is bankrupt or the individual ends up on state aid. It is a travesty to see the critical care system so messed up and all the plans to fix it are simply unworkable. Expecting the government to foot the bill, can only raise medical taxes and cause prices to rise in critical health care system.

One night in the hospital in intensive care can cause the medical bills to sky-rocket. Indeed any non-essential medical treatments within the intensive care setting, can add thousands of dollars an hour to one's medical bill. Often, hospitals in the past have given treatment for non-related or non-life threatening issues to patients in critical health care. From an ethical point of view this is quite alarming. If someone is literally on their death bed, in a comatose state, where life and death are on a razor's edge, hospitals have given critical cares such as removing the appendix, kidney stones or other unnecessary treatments.

The critical care system costs are already outrageous and absolutely out of control, but adding non-essential treatments or unnecessary operations or excessive tests to boost the billing or get more money from the government is highly unethical, yet it goes on to this day. According to some people, well insurance will pay for it or the government will pay for health care. But, if people are a taxpayer they should know that they are paying for it and if they are also a consumer they should know why their medical insurance costs are so darn high. The critical health care system is broken; this is only one of the abuses we see.

Critical health care systems are concerned about containing costs, ensuring patient and family satisfaction and improving quality of care. Pediatric critical care system benefits by having access to these higher level specializations. Some specialty physicians, such as pediatric cardiologists, recognize that employing a pediatric NP may support the expansion of his or her present practice. However, not all professions will necessarily be helpful of a merger between the CNS and the NP roles; some Physician Assistance may recognize the new Advanced Practitioner role as a threat to their current positions.

Moving forward with this proposed merger will need restructuring at the academic and institutional systems. Educational administrators will be required to find modern and developed ways of facilitating the enrollment process for nurses who wish to progress from pediatric critical care system, toward advance practice nursing. Offering these critical care courses via distance education or through evening courses, may facilitate the nurse's ability to pursue professional development and career advancement, while at the same time balancing work, family and school. Beyond physiology, pharmacology, pathology and diagnostics, the APN is expected to be knowledgeable in the areas of counseling, health promotion, and management of common pediatric conditions from birth through adolescences.

• Juliana Breckinridge
• 29/12/2008, 2:59 PM
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