Leadership and Management Roles and Emerging Trends
The nursing profession is in a strategic position in the health care reforms and transition taking place and development of effective patient care models. The advent of these novel care models that aim at preventive measures and health promotion across have led to emergence of new roles among nurses and other healthcare providers. These novel positions and managerial roles include being care coordinators, primary care providers, virtual care nurses, bundled care coordinators and working in retail clinics, especially in health care deserts in rural settings (Sarkar et al., 2020). All these roles are essential since patient care continues to become complex and extending beyond the confines of healthcare settings.
Nurses are becoming primary care providers and leading the provision of care in rural settings and among different patient populations, especially vulnerable populations and communities. As health care coaches and patient advocates, they help patients set wellness goals, especially those with chronic conditions. New roles like being patient navigators ensures that patients go through their complex care journeys with increased hope and better advice from nurse practitioners (Lee & Nathan, 2018). As such, nurse leaders and managers must be visionary and use evidence-based practice interventions to enhance care delivery a. The emerging act implores nurse managers to understand the financial implications of healthcare and care for communities in a more cost-effective manner than before.
Emerging Trends in Technology and Holistic Care
Different trends will continue to define healthcare provision and care plans in the healthcare system. Among these trends include the shift to nurses as primary care providers due to a decline in primary and specialty care physician, emerging technology’s increased use, and focus on holistic care interventions. The shift to APRNs and RNs is due to the need to maintain public health coverage and increase access, especially as states continue to change laws and increase the scope of practice authority for nurses. Emerging technology will continue to define, design, and shape care provision as more patients become reliant on telehealth and telemedicine through virtual nurses and physicians (Gott, 2018). The emergence of infectious diseases and the need for increased disease surveillance and control of such spread underscore the need for better preparation among health care providers, especially nurses.
Another trend is the emergence and development of Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) as part of offering better access to holistic care. many of these settings are managed and staffed by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and registered nurses (RNs) (Sasangohar et al., 2018). These trends imply that there will continue to be a shift in the entry level into nursing with more institutions requiring baccalaureate level to be hired by hospitals and the medical homes. The use of telehealth and telemedicine applications will imply that more nurses will specialize in nursing informatics.
Conclusion
Nurses are positioned strategically to transition patient care through advocacy, advanced education, training, policy making and leadership. Nurses must keep pace with emerging delivery models to offer safe, effective, and quality care for all patients and ensure that they get the best value outcomes. Nurses should understand the emerging trends and seek effective ways to prepare strategically as critical players in the current reforms.
References
Congress.GOV. (2019). H.R.728 – Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/728/actions
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