Assessment 4 : Patient, Family, or Population Health Problem Solution

Assessment 4 : Patient, Family, or Population Health Problem Solution

Collaboration

Effective collaboration is required for the realization of the desired outcomes of care using web-based self-management interventions for hypertension and pre-diabetes. Collaboration entails ensuring that the patient and other stakeholders are actively involved in the assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluating the effectiveness of the selected interventions. Collaboration contributes to the realization of care outcomes such as patient satisfaction, empowerment, lifestyle and behavioral modification, and ownership of the self-management interventions that are used in hypertension and pre-diabetes management. Therefore, active collaboration will be promoted in the use of the web-based self-management interventions in addressing the health needs of the patient in the case study.

Communication

Communication is an essential component that will determine the realization of lifestyle and behavioral change by the patient. Effective communication skills such as open communication, active listening, and use of non-verbal cues are needed to be embraced in working with the patient in the case study. The communication should foster positive consultation between the stakeholders involved in the care process. The values, needs and preferences of the patient should be prioritized for the realization of the optimum goals of care. Therefore, open and transparent communication will be embraced to promote patient outcomes in the case delivered to the patient.

Change Management

The successful implementation of the proposed solution will require the adoption of new lifestyle and behaviors by the client. The client will therefore require support in ensuring successful implementation of change. Interventions such as active patient participation, patient education, and aligning the interventions with the aims of disease management will be embraced. Responsive strategies to address any potential resistance to change by the patient will also be embraced.

Policy

Nurses play a critical role in shaping policies that relate to the use of technologies in providing patient care. Nurses advocate for the utilization of care technologies that promote safety, efficiency, and quality of patient care. The technologies used should also align with policy provisions such as the protection of data integrity and continuous quality improvement in nursing. Therefore, the existing evidence will be reviewed to ensure that the selected web-based self-management interventions promote the provision of value-based care to the patient.

Quality of Care

Nurses strive to promote high quality care provision to their diverse patient populations. The care given should be patient-centered and evidence-based to ensure that the quality outcomes are achieved. Healthcare technologies for self-management of hypertension and pre-diabetes promote quality of care by ensuring reduction of adverse events, minimization of hospitalization rates and lifestyle and behavioral modification. Therefore, the effectiveness of the technologies informs their selection for use in the case study.

Patient Safety

The aim of any intervention in nursing is to promote patient safety in care. The care given to patients should predispose them to minimal harm and optimize its benefits in disease management and promotion of recovery. Evidence-based technologies used in self-management of chronic conditions promote patient safety by increasing the accuracy of disease monitoring and management. Therefore, the proposed solution is anticipated to contribute to positive outcomes of treatment and patient safety in hypertension and pre-diabetes management.

Costs to the System and Individual

The care provided to the patient should be cost-effective in nature. The costs incurred by the healthcare system should also be minimal. The use of web-based self-management interventions for hypertension and pre-diabetes are cost effective for the patient and system. The interventions minimize the need for unnecessary hospital visits and hospitalization rate. They also facilitate the early identification and management of potential adverse events in the care process. Patients are also empowered to take responsibility for their health. Cumulatively, the above benefits reduce healthcare spending by the patient and the utilization of healthcare resources.

Technology

Nurses and other healthcare providers have the responsibility of selecting healthcare technologies that will promote value-based care in the management of the disease. The healthcare technology should promote safety, quality, efficiency, and patient-centeredness in care. Web-based interventions for self-management of hypert