It is essential to the program for the leader to collaborate with others within the hospital network and especially outside the hospital, most specifically with the Skilled Nursing Facilities. Collaboration internally assures the patients, as well as staff, have access to additional resources within the hospital network. External collaborations assure the providers have facilities with patients to see and provide care to. Collaborations must be done strategically to meet the objectives of the network efficiently. It is not efficient for the providers to work in facilities where there is a low volume of patients or the physical distance is too…
This paper will be addressing a clinical case study from the writer's current experience that illustrates collaborative nursing practice. According to Schueller and Kimbrell (2003, p. 2), "When one refers to collaborative practice within a hospital setting, they are referring to healthcare personnel working together to care for patients and families". Collaboration is defined as "working together, especially in a joint intellectual effort to achieve a desired outcome; to cooperate" (American Heritage Dictionary, 2000).…
Recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine that Advanced Nurse Practitioners provide cost efficient treatment and as competent as physicians. However, physicians and Advanced Nurse Practitioners have different roles but complement each other in patient quality care. Advanced Nurse Practitioners role in the 1960s and 1970s due to a shortage of primary care physicians in underserved areas, especially rural areas. I just don’t understand how come now it is a problem for Advanced Nurse Practitioners to practice as independent. Ken Miller, the AANP Co-president stated that 70% of patients are supportive of NPs to have more responsibilities in a statement she made last…
Communication is a very important factor within an interdisciplinary team. In order to provide quality and safe care to patients, the nurses correspond and collaborate with the staff and other healthcare personnel. Nurses are constantly updating physicians and reporting to fellow nurses the patient progress and status. Communicating frequently, exchanging information and providing feedback creates a safe working environment that is not only critical to staff, but also to the patient. Overall, effective communication leads to goal achievement. Another way a nurse can take an active contributing position within an interdisciplinary team is providing quality patient care, utilizing the nursing process: assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing contributing factor within patient care; therefore, is essential to an interdisciplinary team. The nurses critically think to resolve problems using creative, logical, and analytical processes. Data from the nursing process guides the direction of patient care, promoting quality outcomes. Within an interdisciplinary team, the nurse is constantly performing evaluation of outcomes and revisions, updating team members of patients’ status and plan of care. Moreover, utilizing the nursing process when providing patient care is indispensable to an interdisciplinary team; Because of this, nurses are…
The FNP is expected to have knowledge and skills to navigate health care delivery systems that impact patients in their care. The FNP analyzes organizational structure, functions and resources to improve the delivery of care (NONFP, 2012). The DNP- FNP is charged with providing leadership in the interdisciplinary team. Effective communication and leadership to optimize the inter-professional health care team. The specific AACN (2006) competency related to health care delivery systems is "Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes” (p. 15).…
Whilst working on my assignment, I read various journals on interprofessional collaboration (ICP), it did help me realize how important interprofessional collaboration is to the health care system. According to Alberto & Herth (2009), there is a need for faculties to incorporate interprofessional collaboration in the doctorate of nursing practice education. As a doctorate nurse practitioner it’s imperative to collaborate with other health care professionals, knowing its positive effect on patient’s safety and their health care outcomes. Most health care professional in the health care system are not trained to work as part of members in an integrated team (Johnson, 2011).…
It is unlikely that full practice for NPs will influence the physician practices negatively. According to a study by Horrocks et al. (2002) , the quality, effectiveness, safety of care offered by NPs, shows that is a safe alternative to physician care. Thus, giving full practice to the Nursing professionals would not compromise the quality of health care but would enable the NPs fully participate in bettering health care provision.…
A Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an expert clinician who works in a specialized area of nursing practice. The CNS role in hospital has extended to responsibility for collective care concerning patient populations. CNS’s are now being used for case management, identifying and correcting systems problems, assess utilization patterns, and to establish large-scale organizational quality control. The research brief, Role Delineation Study of Nurse Practitioners and…
The third and final strategy I hope to use in my learning need is work with the interprofessional team in educating nurses on the ward. Completing this final strategy will build on the interprofessional collaboration of the floor. This can be described as a way of maintaining effective teamwork in professional groups by impacting the patients, family and the health care team (Zwarentein, Goldman, and Reeves, 2009). As a future novice nurse it is important to understand the competencies related to the role I will pertain as a RN. According to the National Interprofessional Competency Framework, the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) speaks of, the competencies and how they benefit interprofessional collaboration (CIHC, 2010).…
This report clearly shows that there will be a shortage of physicians soon and that nurse practitioners (NP) will be needed to fill the gap. The report also shows that NP’s are completely capable of stepping up and taking control in the care of all patients, And that if the NP feels that the patient is too complicated She/he will send the patient to a Physician who practices within the field in which the patient needs to be seen by. The patient satisfaction…
Of the two theories I considered, the one of greatest relevance to practice was Argyle’s Theory. This theory was most relatable to experience and the logic of it made it understandable in terms of how it was applied in practice. There was nothing irrational about the way this theory worked, it was straightforward and accessible to a reader who wished to take a particular circumstance into consideration and apply the theory to it. In comparison, Tuckman’s theory was relatively vague and did not consider anything to do with how interaction took place outside of a group setting. The Communication Cycle of Argyle’s also made each stage of the process easier to consider and I could also think about how dependent each stage was on the latter or next, in terms of its potential outcome.…
Nurse Practitioners has an important occupation. They credibility are more than health care providers but they are educators, mentors, researchers, and administrators. Having all those credentials and training help advance NPs roles to make sure their professional standards are maintained. They have low health care cost because clients that see NPs have low emergency visits, shorter hospital stays, and lower medication cost. The patient reported a high level of satisfaction is greater than those of a…
As the population grows, physicians will not be able to perform at a competent level and provide complete patient care without a substantial number of nurses. Reliance on nurses is necessary to reform the health care system. Barriers such as regultatory restrictions regarding scope of practice, professional resistance by physicians, and insurance company reimbursment pactices hinder RN’s and Advanced Practice Nurse’s from practicing to the full extent of their education and compromise patient outcomes (Richard Ridge, 2011). Autonomy is an issue in some states regarding APN’s role. Some states require physician oversight to diagnose, treat, prescribe, or make referrals. Compensation for services is also an concern. Independent insurance providers, Medicaid, and Medicare compensate APN’s at reduced rates or not at all and may not cover prescribed prescriptions unless a physician signs off. Professional resistance is also an problem. The Scope of Practice Partnership lobbies against state expansion of the APN’s role stating they lack medical education, clinical knowledge and cognitive and technical skills which are acquired only in medical school ( IOM, 2011). These restrictions make it difficult to meet the demands of patient care. Outdated insurance practices also pose an obstacle by restricting insurance reimbursement to APN’s. Some…
The number of Nurse Practitioners has grown tremendously over the years. NPs provide inexpensive quality care and are known to impact patient outcomes. NPs still face issues such as autonomy and prescriptive authority. With the consensus model in place, it can help improve the future for NPs. NPs are working toward being able to practice independently and is a goal they are working toward achieving. Allowing NPs to practice independently will decrease the load of the physicians as the demand of care rises (Trossman, 2008).…
The Texas Nurse Practitioners acts as the voice of NPs in the state on improving patient access to quality care. It also ensures integrity and ethics in governance and the practice of health care. Further, the Texas Nurse Practitioners advocates for member needs and respect for inclusivity and…