NRS 440V Week 2 Assignment: Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models

NRS 440V Week 2 Assignment: Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models

As the country focuses on the restructuring of the U.S. health care delivery system, nurses will continue to play an important role……….

Write an informal presentation (500-700 words) to educate nurses about how the practice of nursing is expected to grow and change. Include the concepts of continuity or continuum of care, accountable care organizations (ACO), medical homes, and nurse-managed health clinics.

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Share your presentation with nurse colleagues on your unit or department and ask them to offer their impressions of the anticipated changes to health care delivery and the new role of nurses in hospital settings, communities, clinics, and medical homes.

In 800-1,000 words summarize the feedback shared by three nurse colleagues and discuss whether their impressions are consistent with what you have researched about health reform. Minimum three scholarly references required for this assignment.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models

Introduction

Nurses need to be prepared for the changing landscape of health care delivery. The following are some examples of how nurses can prepare for this change:

Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models

The health care delivery models have changed. Nurses must be prepared to meet the complex needs of clients in today’s diverse health care environments and provide safe, quality care. Nurses also need to lead the change in health care by being innovative and creative when developing new solutions for improving patient outcomes, reducing costs, and enhancing satisfaction with their experience.

Critical Thinking/Clinical Judgement

Critical thinking and clinical judgement are two of the most important skills for nursing practice. To be able to think critically, you must have an understanding of the different ways in which people think, as well as how their cognitive processes work. For example, if a patient comes in with chest pain and has difficulty breathing, it may be more appropriate to use a diagnostic tool like an ECG (electrocardiogram) than just relying on your own judgment alone.

Critical thinking also includes being able to weigh evidence from both sides when making decisions about what kind of treatment plan would best meet the needs of each patient based on all available information at hand—and then implementing that plan effectively after considering all possible outcomes! This requires careful planning ahead so that each step is taken thoughtfully and carefully before moving forward further down this pathway towards success; failure only occurs due not having adequately planned ahead beforehand.”

Teamwork/Collaboration

Teamwork and collaboration are two key skills that nurses need to achieve their goals. Teamwork is about working with others, whereas collaboration is about working together with a common goal in mind. These are important for patient safety, quality improvement, and other aspects of nursing care delivery models.

Collaboration has been shown to improve patient outcomes by providing better communication between caregivers (Nurses) who work together on projects that have personal meaning for them individually or collectively as members of a team (e., “Team”). Collaboration also helps nurses feel more engaged at work because they can see results from their efforts quickly instead of waiting months or years before seeing any tangible results from all their hard work!

Role of Nurse as a Leader

Nurse leaders are the key to improving quality and outcomes. In a healthcare system, nurses play an important role in guiding the patient through their treatment experience, advocating for patient needs, ensuring safe environments and providing education and support to patients.

Nurses are also leaders in their clinical areas of expertise – whether that be in acute care or geriatrics; pediatric health (infants through adults); mental health (psychiatric beds)/ addictions services; labor & delivery/ postpartum units; surgical units/ medical/surgical wards; medical offices where primary care physicians work with specialists such as cardiologists or orthopedics surgeons).

Nurse leaders can help lead change within organizations by developing strategies that reflect new ideas about how best to deliver care while maintaining safety standards set forth by federal agencies such as CMS’ Affordable Care Act or other regulations regarding pharmaceuticals used by hospitals across America

Quality Improvement

Quality improvement is the process of analyzing the quality of care to improve it. It is a continuous cycle of improvement that involves evaluating patient outcomes, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to improve their quality. The goal is not just to meet minimum requirements but rather to strive for excellence in the delivery of services through continuous improvement efforts. Quality Improvement can be defined as “the systematic application with the aim of improving patient care through systematic observation, analysis and feedback” (Gallagher & McDaniel). This can include looking at;

• How well do we deliver service?

• Are our processes efficient enough?

• What are we doing right?

Safety

Nurses are expected to practice safely. Nurses must be accountable for their actions, report unsafe situations and be proactive in preventing errors.

The nurse has an ethical responsibility to ensure that patients receive a safe environment in which they can be cared for effectively. This includes implementing policies, procedures and equipment that promote optimal patient care while maintaining an appropriate balance between efficiency and safety (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses [AACN], 2001).

Informatics and Health Care Technologies

Informatics and Health Care Technologies

Informatics is the application of computers, software and data to a wide range of activities in health care. It involves making information available through electronic means such as computerized billing systems, patient records management and communication networks. Informatics can help improve quality and safety by providing better access to clinical data; reduce costs by reducing errors; increase patient satisfaction through improved communication between providers; improve outcomes by using evidence-based guidelines when making decisions about care delivery models or protocols.

Evidenced Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research

Evidence-based practice is a systematic process used to determine the best course of action for an individual patient. The evidence base is the foundation for evidence based practice and consists of research studies that answer a question, such as:

• Is this treatment effective or not?

• Does this medication work better than another one?

The nurse uses evidence from these questions to develop care plans that are based on scientific knowledge and clinical experience. When nurses implement these plans in their practices, they create measurable outcomes for patients by improving health outcomes (e.g., fewer hospital admissions).

Patient-Centered Care

Patient-centered care is a model of care that focuses on individual patient needs. It is based on the belief that patients are the experts in their health care and should have a voice in decision-making about their treatment options. This philosophy promotes shared decision making between patients and health care providers, which can lead to better outcomes for both parties.

When practicing patient-centered models, nurses need to be able to understand each patient’s values, preferences and beliefs about their illness or injury so they can provide them with an appropriate plan for recovery or rehabilitation (e.g., improving mobility). Nurses also need skills related specifically toward listening effectively so they can understand what’s going through someone else’s head while working together as an entire team towards achieving common goals such as improving quality of life through rehabilitation programs like physical therapy sessions after surgery; getting back into regular activities after being off work due to illness/injury etcetera.”

Nurses must be prepared to meet the complex needs of clients in today’s diverse health care environments.

In today’s diverse health care environments, nurses must be prepared to meet the complex needs of clients in a variety of settings. The nurse-client relationship has been described as an “emotional bond” between two individuals who share a common goal and purpose.

Nurses must be prepared to use their critical thinking and clinical judgment skills to provide safe patient care. In addition, nurses must work in teams with other healthcare professionals (e.g., physicians or pharmacists) who have specialized knowledge related to the type or severity of illness being treated by the nurse at any given time.

These challenges are not unique—they are also common challenges faced by all practicing nurses today!

Conclusion

The role of the nurse is changing to meet the needs of a diverse population. Nurses need to be prepared to apply their knowledge and skills in today’s complex health care environments, while maintaining patient safety standards. We need nurses who can think critically, collaborate with their peers and other members of the healthcare team, use technology to improve quality of care delivery, create innovative ways for patients report their own health concerns so providers can take appropriate action as needed throughout any given day at work or home when caring for loved ones or themselves.