NURS FPX 4020 Assessment 4 Improvement Plan Tool Kit

NURS FPX 4020 Assessment 4 Improvement Plan Tool Kit

NURS FPX 4020 Assessment 4 Improvement Plan Tool Kit

Nurses educate the patients effectively, empower them, and motivate them through psychological distress, eventually improving their physical and mental well-being. This resource is the most valuable resource for nurses to improve the quality and safety of the patients by involving in patient education. Personalized and nurse-led interventions are necessary for quality improvement as nurses are the frontline workers, so they can assess patients’ needs and preferences, ultimately developing effective educational interventions for them.  

Ricci, L., Villegente, J., Loyal, D., Ayav, C., Kivits, J., & Rat, A. (2022). Tailored patient therapeutic educational interventions: A patient‐centred communication model. Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy, 25(1), 276–289. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13377

This study suggests using a patient-centered communication model to customize patient educational strategies according to individuals’ needs and preferences. The model integrates communication skills and is grounded in patient-centered care principles like respect and active listening. The authors also stress the importance of nurses in implementing this model since they are the front-line healthcare providers and can determine each patient’s unique needs to deliver individualized educational programs.

The model can be used to create patient education programs that improve patient outcomes, foster effective provider-patient communication, and uphold the standard of care. With the support of this piece of information, nurses can develop and carry out specialized patient education interventions, such as discharge education, in which they can assess patients’ needs. Since the patient-centered communication model is one of the strategies included in our safety improvement plan, this resource is the most beneficial and valuable for nurses.

Nurses can use this resource to create customized plans. For example, nurses can use plain language without medical jargon to educate patients with low literacy levels and language barriers. By educating patients about their medications and treatment plans, the resource can help lower the risks to their safety and enhance quality. This resource also supports the concept of better patient adherence to treatment programs, which can result in improved health outcomes. 

Wilandika, A., Pandin, M. G. R., & Yusuf, A. (2023). The roles of nurses in supporting health literacy: A scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1022803 

NURS FPX 4020 Assessment 4 Improvement Plan Tool Kit

This scoping review identified three primary roles of nurses as educators, facilitators, and caregivers. It emphasizes the significance of health literacy in achieving the best results through nursing practice. Nurses are essential in promoting health literacy because of their jobs’ frontline nature.  The review came to the conclusion that nurses can help patients access, comprehend, and make use of health information about their diseases. Thus, helping them overcome healthcare obstacles, improve the quality of care, and protect patient safety.

This resource offers a comprehensive overview of nurses’ roles in patient education, which is beneficial for nurses implementing safety improvement plan in Miami Valley Hospital, enhancing patient safety and care quality in the process. Additionally, the resource provides particular instances of how nurses can carry out efficient health literacy interventions, including family involvement, cultural competence, targeting lifestyle changes, and focusing on individual needs and preferences to foster the culture of patient education. 

Technological Integration for Patient Education 

Carini, E., Villani, L., Pezzullo, A. M., Gentili, A., Barbara, A., Ricciardi, W., & Boccia, S. (2021). The impact of digital patient portals on health outcomes, system efficiency, and patient attitudes: Updated systematic literature review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(9), e26189. https://doi.org/10.2196/26189 

This systematic review aims to evaluate the impact of pa