Question

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1. When thinking about the forces that are changing healthcare, what are some ways that nurses could take advantage of emerging technologies in health care and information systems? Think about the various things that you have seen or heard about in Sentara Healthcare.

2. In Sentara Healthcare System, some of the hospitals are Magnet Hospitals, and others are preparing to achieve this status. As a new graduate, what are some reasons that you believe that achieving Magnet status is important to provide services that are "best practices" and improving shared governance?

3. On the various units that you have had clinical experiences, can you identify the nursing care delivery system that existed? Do you think a different delivery care system would have been better?

4. What are the pros and cons of case management, primary nursing, team nursing, and functional nursing?

Answer 1

1, Technology development in health care improved Quality life for patient..Technological changes made nurse work easier..this improvement helps communicating staff with others,it provide advanced care for patient and made patient satisfaction and engagement with their health condition..
sentara health care 125 years history innovation made compassion and community benefit..it is diverse not-for -profit family provide integrated service to improve health care..disciplinary strategy,shared best practices,transformation of primary care by clinical integration and strategic growth..Sentara health care in norfolk VA,reached HIMSS analytics stage 7 for electronic health record system implementation ,it is in top 1 recent in the country for EHR adoption..EHR adoption made profit with $53 million per year this is due to decreased length of stay,increased efficiency and other process improvement..The health system improve the quality by implementation,nurse spends more time with patient bedside and improving care..Health system computer have smart screen saver displaying color-coded patient room number to help nurse for better monitor patient condition..This also indicate patient health vitals,lab results..mobile devices by EHR availability provide patient with comprehensive information and services related to health..This helps patient to know about their procedure schedule,make connection with provider,education videos to improve their self care..
2, Magnet status helps nurses to deliver excellent patient outcome..nurse have more job satisfaction,low staff nurse turnover rate and proper grievance resolution..As s new graduate it helps for them in data collection and decision making in patient care delivery..magnet nursing can evaluate nurses,help them to shape research-based practice,encourage them and reward them in nursing practice..
3, Traditional care models have dominated in inpatient nursing care,i feel primary care system would be better because it mix nursing professionals in total nursing care and primary care helps patient -oriented delivery care..Primary care model named nurse responsibility for planning and implementation of care with patient work alone for patient,family..in that nurse work closely with colleagues and their professionals groups..This primary care better way to organize nursing care delivery..it support nursing profession,autonomy,job description and independent decision-making..
4, case management:
Pros:
Case management over see cost effective,unnecessary expensive ,provide correct information for patient choice with affordable option..
Cons:
when case management provide high attention to patient it made them to get confusion regarding their care..more work burden to look after all level.
Primary nursing:
pros:
It strength health care professional to provide better care,patient receive individualized care it make patient satisfaction.
Cons;
staff competencies must meet the patient needs and need team member force..
Team nursing:
Pros:
It improves nurses knowledge and skills,it increase nurse job satisfaction..
cons:
Inadequate staffs and higher costs and poor outcome for patients due to reduced cost,when nurse are retained..
Functional nursing:
pros:
Patient care provided by staffs through others by senior manager,cost effective and care giver position rotated..
cons:
Staff not responsible for particular patient,there is confusion and unclear idea and medical errors occur due to less team force and less patient safety..