Acute Vs Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory and acute facilities differ in many ways. Although, they both have one major goal and that is to do what is best suited for the patient. According to the textbook, ambulatory care is the involvement of a patient who does not require an overnight stay (Gartee, 2011). Most of these facilities are filled with different types of physicians and are usually privately owned. Although they are owned by a clinician, they are managed by administrators (Gartee, 2011). Nurses have an important role in these settings, as well as most of them but in this case, they are essential to the delivery of safe, high-quality care and should not be replaced by unskilled or unlicensed team members (Paschke, 2017). Registered nurses (RNs) have expertise
that can affect the development of a patient if they do not implement quality clinical measures. RNs also in an ambulatory setting, must lead if and when the physician is not present. With ambulatory care facilities evolving, insurance companies are trying to get have their own facilities. Now hospitals are offering same day procedures such as surgeries that do not require a patient to stay but to recover comfortably at home. “Other types of ambulatory facilities include those that provide diagnostic testing, radiation therapy or physical therapy on an outpatient basis” (Gartee, 2011, p. 2). Acute care facilities are also known as hospitals. In most cases, there may be a cause for an inpatient stay. However, some of the same procedures are offered but some can be more critical than others. Unlike, ambulatory care facilities, acute care facilities are owned by different organizations and/or governments but their main goal is being able to take care of individuals and manage the financial aspects as well.
References
Gartee, R. (2011). Health information technology and management, first edition. Pearson Education, Inc.
Paschke, S.M. (2017). American academy of ambulatory care. The role of the registered nurse in ambulatory care. Nursing Economics.
that can affect the development of a patient if they do not implement quality clinical measures. RNs also in an ambulatory setting, must lead if and when the physician is not present. With ambulatory care facilities evolving, insurance companies are trying to get have their own facilities. Now hospitals are offering same day procedures such as surgeries that do not require a patient to stay but to recover comfortably at home. “Other types of ambulatory facilities include those that provide diagnostic testing, radiation therapy or physical therapy on an outpatient basis” (Gartee, 2011, p. 2). Acute care facilities are also known as hospitals. In most cases, there may be a cause for an inpatient stay. However, some of the same procedures are offered but some can be more critical than others. Unlike, ambulatory care facilities, acute care facilities are owned by different organizations and/or governments but their main goal is being able to take care of individuals and manage the financial aspects as well.
References
Gartee, R. (2011). Health information technology and management, first edition. Pearson Education, Inc.
Paschke, S.M. (2017). American academy of ambulatory care. The role of the registered nurse in ambulatory care. Nursing Economics.