ARTICLE CRITIQUE

Article Critique: Billing of Nursing Procedures at an Intensive Care Unit



Article Critique: Billing of Nursing Procedures at an Intensive Care Unit

Introduction

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of the study, that is “Billing of Nursing Procedures at an Intensive Care Unit”, is to have estimation of billing of the procedures of nursing at an ICU. Moreover, the purpose of the study is also to know what amount of revenues intensive care unit produces through nursing. These phenomena are important to study as these concerns will help and guide in having more clear understanding of the nursing procedures as the billing concerns are vital and imperative to study. The reason of such statement is that through the estimate of billing, the revenues can also be recognized which guides towards the estimation of revenues of nursing procedures at ICU.

Problem Statement

The study particularly focuses on the estimation of the revenues nursing procedures make for every patient that comes at an adult ICU of a general private hospital in Sao Paulo City in two consecutive months that are May and June. Moreover, the study also focuses on the estimation of the percentage of total billing of ICU that corresponds to the nursing procedures in two consecutive months that are May and June.

Literature Review

In the selected article, no past the theories and studies are described which is considered as an important element of the research study. The reason of this statement is that these past studies or theories show the authenticity of the results as the results can be compared with the past studies. On the other hand, from the article, it seems that the guidance has been taken from past studies, but they are not descr4ibed in this article. Moreover, out of nine sources, six sources are from the last 10 years and three sources are from last five years.

Study Framework

The framework of the study is based on various variables; however, in the study six important variables are directly relation to the objectives of the study that are Billing from nursing prescription procedures, material, labor, billing from medical prescription procedures, material and labor.

Research Objectives

The research objectives of the study include the following which reflects the key aims of the study;

To find out what amount of revenues are being generated over the period from the patients at ICU.

To find out, what percentage of ICU billing through nursing procedures are being generated over the period.

Study Variables

The variables that are incorporated in the study in the relation to the objectives of the study include the following;

Billing from nursing prescription procedures

Billing from medical prescription procedures

Billing from nursing prescription procedures - Material

Billing from nursing prescription procedures - Labor

Billing from medical prescription procedures - Material

Billing from medical prescription procedures - Labor

Attributes and Demographic Variables

The attributes and demographic variables for the study include the following;

Medical Prescription Procedures

Nursing Prescription Procedures

PD

Enterai diet

Peritoneal dialysis

Pacemaker

Inhalation

Dextro

NEC

ECG

Enteroclysis

NGC

lUC/INUC

Cardiac debit

Installing VAMP

Trackcare

Humidifier filter

Pulmonary capillary pressure

Dressings

Air mattress

Ostomy cleaning

Compression stockings

Thermal blanket

Aspirating

Limb warming

Hydrocoloid

Bath gloves

Transp. films sacrum

Egg crater mattress

Comfort massage

Transp. films heels

Ice pack

Dextro

Oral hygiene

Limb restraining

Placing uripen

Lubricating lips

Research Design

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