- PATIENT –CENTERED CARE
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| Definition: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’ preferences, values, and needs. |
Select one of the following statements to discuss Patient-Centered Care:
- Describe how diverse cultural, ethnic and social background function as sources of patient family, and community values.
- Describe how you demonstrated comprehensive understanding of the concepts of pain and suffering, including physiologic models of pain and comfort?
- Describe strategies to empower patients or families in all aspects of the health care process.
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- TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
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| Definition: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. |
Select one of the following statements to discuss Teamwork and Collaboration:
- Describe own strengths, limitations, and values in functioning as a member of a team.
- Recognize contributions of other individuals and groups in helping patient/family achieve health goals.
- Describe examples of the impact of team functioning on safety and quality of care.
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- EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICE (EBP)
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| Definition: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care. |
Select one of the following statements to discuss Evidenced-based practice:
- Base individualized care plan on patient values, clinical expertise and evidence.
- Question rationale for routine approaches to care that result in less-than-desired outcomes or adverse events.
- Differentiate clinical opinion from research and evidence summaries.
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- QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI)
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| Definition: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and est changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. |
Select one of the following statements to discuss Quality Improvement:
- Describe approaches for changing processes of care.
- Appreciate that continuous quality improvement is an essential part of the daily work of all health professionals.
- Recognize that nursing and other health professions students are parts of systems of care and care processes that affect outcomes for patients and families.
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- SAFETY
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| Definition: Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. |
Select one of the following statements to discuss Safety:
- Value own role in preventing errors.
- Describe the benefits and limitations of selected safety-enhancing technologies (such as, barcodes, computer provider order entry, medication pumps, and automatic alerts/alarms.)
- Discuss effective strategies to reduce reliance on memory.
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- INFORMATICS
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| Definition: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making. |
Select one of the following statements to discuss Informatics:
- Explain why information and technology skills are essential for safe patient care.
- Appreciate the necessity for all health professionals to seek lifelong, continuous learning of information technology skills.
- Describe examples of how technology and information management are related to the quality and safety of patient care.
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