Nursing Assessment 1 Content Print Program Evaluation. valuate a care coordination program in your unit or organization (or the hypothetical practice setting provided), and document the results of your evaluation in a report, 4–5 pages in length, to the administratio

Nursing Assessment 1 Content Print Program Evaluation

Evaluate a care coordination program in your unit or organization (or the hypothetical practice setting provided), and document the results of your evaluation in a report, 4–5 pages in length, to the administration.

 

As curators of patient care, nurses possess a unique role in ascertaining and managing the intervention processes integral to quality care. This role prepares nurses to become strategic designers of a paradigm that exhibits dedication to creating and preserving quality care.

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to evaluate an existing care coordination program as the initial step in instituting practice changes that can positively influence health and wellness outcomes.

Context

In the Institute of Medicine reports Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century (2001) and Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses (2004), nursing care was directly linked to patient safety. Years of follow-up studies have led to evidence-based changes in nursing practice and improved patient outcomes across the health care continuum.

 

Governmental and regulatory agencies have recognized that comprehensive and coordinated care helps all patients, regardless of the health care setting. Policy and legislation, based on evidence-based practice, has prompted health care teams to coordinate their efforts throughout the continuum to positively influence health and wellness outcomes.