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Reply DB 8 Health Care Policy was first posted on July 22, 2019 at 9:46 pm.
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Discussion Response Approx 180 Words APA

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Communication is the act of conveying information through ideas, feelings, attitudes, expectations, or perceptions by speech, gestures, writings, or behavior (Gifu, Dima, & Teodorescu, 2014).  Ineffective communication in the healthcare setting can lead to serious medical errors. Continuity of patient care occurs through clear and concise communication between healthcare professionals during handoff (Shahid, & Thomas, 2018). The writer used to work in an inpatient psychiatric unit where handoff was done quickly between shifts at the nurse’s station. There was no protocol or standard in place for patient handoff, and only verbal communication took place.  The writer experienced many occasions where the report writer received would not correlate with the patient’s actual condition. The unit was a high acuity unit meaning we had patient’s that were suicidal, homicidal, a flight risk, manipulative, and violent. Effective communication is critical in these situations to ensure the safety of the patient and employees (Marquis, & Huston, 2015).  An incident occurred regarding ineffective communication where a patient swallowed her eating utensils and had a history of consuming random items. The writer was given a verbal report about the patient at the beginning of my shift and was told that she was calm, cooperative, stable, and there are no issues to report.  The writer was not told about her history of swallowing items and that the writer needed to monitor her food tray to remove plastic silverware. The patient had to have surgery to remove the items. This situation could have been prevented with effective communication. Within the communication process, both the sender and the receiver of the message had different thoughts, ideas, and information that was exchanged (Marquis, & Huston, 2015).

Barriers to Communication

The barriers to communication in this scenario were emotional barriers and interpersonal barriers. As a new nurse, the writer was not confident in communicating with my colleagues, who were more experienced and challenging their expertise. I did not have the self-confidence and the emotional intelligence to question authority and the processes in place. Another barrier was a loss of situational awareness in which we did not understand the patient’s current condition because we were not at the bedside during handoff. The formal organizational structure is also a barrier to communication because people at lower levels of the hierarchy do not feel that they have a voice to make a difference within the organization (Marquis, & Huston, 2015).

Strategy to Improve Communication

Improving communication is critical to quality patient care and a reduction of errors (Marquis & Huston, 2015). After many mistakes due to ineffective handoffs, the psychiatric unit decided to implement the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation) as a communication tool for handoff at the Bedside. Performing the SBAR significantly reduced medication errors, falls, moreover, increased patient/employee safety and utilizing this tool created effectively communication between staff members and patients and created a sense of confidence to be able to take care of that patient without any doubts. Employees were required to walk in the patient’s room together to assess the patient and go over pertinent issues. The SBAR provides a structured format and standardized process for effective communication (Shahid, & Thomas, 2018).

References

Gifu, D., Dima, I. C., & Teodorescu, M. (2014). New communication approaches vs. Traditional communication. International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (20), 46-55.

Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Shahid, S., & Thomas, S. (2018). The situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) Communication Tool for Handoff in Health Care – A Narrative Review. Safety in Health,4(1). doi:10.1186/s40886-018-0073-1

 

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Assignment: Literature Review: The Use Of Clinical Systems To Improve Outcomes And Efficiencies

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New technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies.

Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system strategies. As these strategies are often based on technology trends, informaticists and others have then benefited from consulting existing research to inform their thinking.

In this Assignment, you will review existing research focused on the application of clinical systems. After reviewing, you will summarize your findings.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and reflect on the impact of clinical systems on outcomes and efficiencies within the context of nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
  • Conduct a search for recent (within the last 5 years) research focused on the application of clinical systems. The research should provide evidence to support the use of one type of clinical system to improve outcomes and/or efficiencies, such as “the use of personal health records or portals to support patients newly diagnosed with diabetes.”
  • Identify and select 5 peer-reviewed articles from your research.

The Assignment: (4-5 pages)

In a 4- to 5-page paper, synthesize the peer-reviewed research you reviewed. Be sure to address the following:

  • Identify the 5 peer-reviewed articles you reviewed, citing each in APA format.
  • Summarize each study, explaining the improvement to outcomes, efficiencies, and lessons learned from the application of the clinical system each peer-reviewed article described. Be specific and provide examples.

Resources:

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

  • Chapter 14, “The Electronic Health Record and Clinical Informatics” (pp. 267–287)
  • Chapter 15, “Informatics Tools to Promote Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes” (pp. 293–317)
  • Chapter 16, “Patient Engagement and Connected Health” (pp. 323–338)
  • Chapter 17, “Using Informatics to Promote Community/Population Health” (pp. 341–355)
  • Chapter 18, “Telenursing and Remote Access Telehealth” (pp. 359–388)

Rao-Gupta, S., Kruger, D. Leak, L. D., Tieman, L. A., & Manworren, R. C. B. (2018). Leveraging interactive patient care technology to Improve pain management engagement. Pain Management Nursing, 19(3), 212–221. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2017.11.002

Skiba, D. (2017). Evaluation tools to appraise social media and mobile applications. Informatics, 4(3), 32–40. doi:10.3390/informatics4030032

https://www.healthit.gov/faq/what-electronic-health-record-ehr

https://www.himss.org/library/ehr/

https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201970_27/MS_NURS/NURS_5051_WC/artifacts/USW1_NURS_5051_Dykes.pdfhttps://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201970_27/MS_NURS/NURS_5051_WC/artifacts/USW1_NURS_5051_Dykes.pdf

Rurbic:

In a 4- to 5-page paper, synthesize the peer-reviewed research you reviewed. Be sure to address the following:

·   Properly identify 5 peer-reviewed articles selected.
·   Summarize each study, explaining the improvement to outcomes, efficiencies, and lessons learned from the application of the clinical system each peer-reviewed article described. Be specific and provide examples.–

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Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:

Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.–

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Strategic Manament Of Health Care Organizations

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Introduction: The process for healthcare strategy development follows a logical sequence of steps. Decisions made at each step will have implications and consequences at successive steps in the process, so forward thinking is very important.

You are the vice-president in charge of your hospital’s strategic planning process this year. You are addressing your key stakeholders and planning participants at the first strategic planning meeting.

Your assignment is to create a minimum 10-slide PowerPoint presentation describing and explaining the six-step process for strategy development in your hospital’s healthcare strategic management action plan. Additionally, explain strategic alternatives available to healthcare organizations today.

Your presentation should adhere to the following format:

  • Slide 1: Create title slide that includes your name, the course number and date
  • Slide 2: Write a brief introduction (no more than 2 paragraphs)
  • Slide 3: Review broader strategic directions
  • Slide 4: Set strategic planning objectives
  • Slides 5 and 6: Identify actions for strategic planning objectives
  • Slide 7: Set timelines
  • Slide 8: Assign responsibilities
  • Slide 9: Determine resources needed
  • Slide 10: Determine how results will be measured
  • Slide 11: List references: Ensure you list all supporting sources for your content, which must follow correct APA style for citations and references.

As part of the presentation, you are required to use the notes section for each content slide to reinforce your presentation. You should use at least three reliable academic sources to support your presentation. One should be from the CSU Online Library, and you can use your textbook as well on your reference slide (your reference slide does not count toward the minimum slide requirement). Images and graphics, along with supporting references and in-text citations, must follow APA formatting guidelines. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citation

 

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