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Ambulatory Care Nursing: Key Principles and Models, Exams of History

An overview of ambulatory care nursing, focusing on key elements, principles, and models. It covers topics such as care coordination, the chronic care model, and the affordable care act's impact on ambulatory care. The document also addresses misconceptions about ambulatory care nursing and outlines the general contexts in which ambulatory care nurses operate, including episodic/preventative care, chronic disease management, and practice operations. It emphasizes the role of rns in enhancing patient safety and care effectiveness. This resource is valuable for nursing students and professionals seeking to understand the complexities and nuances of ambulatory care nursing, offering insights into improving patient outcomes and healthcare delivery in ambulatory settings. It also explores the importance of patient support, accountability, and the integration of community resources to enhance patient care and self-management.

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  1. ElementseofeCCTM:e - Assumingeaccountability
  • Providingepatientesupport
  • Buildingerelationshipseandeagreementseamongeprovidersethateleadetoesharedeexpec- etationseforecommunicationeandecare

Developingeconnectivityeviaeelectroniceoreothereinformationepathwaysethateencourageetimelyeandeef fectiveeinformationeflowebetween

  1. Careecoordination:e NeedehighequalityereferraleoretransitioneShoulde beetimely Safe:eReferralseandetransitionseareeplannedeandemanagedetoepreventeharmetoepatientsefromemedicale oreadministrativeeerrors. Effective:ereferralseandetransitionseareebasedeonescientificeknowledgeePatientecentere d efficienteE quitable
  2. 6 eprincipleseofeCCTMeNusing:e Theseesixeprincipleseprovideeaebasiseforeestablish- eingeaneinformedeandecollaborativeecareecoordinationeprocessethateincludeseallestaff,ekeyestake holders,eandenurseeleaderseacrossetheecontinuumeofecare:
  • Knowehowecareeisecoordinatedeineyouresetting
  • Knowewhoeiseprovidingecare

Establisherelationshipsewithemultipleeentitieseandeindividualsewhoecaneworketogetheretoeimprove ecareecoordinationeandetransitionemanagementesystems

Knowetheevalueeofetechnology,eitseimpacteoneworkflow,eandetheeroleseofecareecoordinationeteamem embers

  • Engageetheepatienteandefamily
  • Engageealleteamememberseinecareecoordination
  1. TheelogicemodeleandeCCTM:e TheeLogiceModeledepictseprogrameoutcomes,ehowetheeprograme isesupposedetoeaccomplishetheseeoutcomeseandewhateisetheebasise(logic)eforetheseeexpectations. Linkseprogrameinputse(resources)eandeactivitiesetoetheeprogrameproductseandeout- ecomesewhileecommunicatingetheelogic Components: Inputs:eresourcesethategoeintoetheeprogrameActivities:eactua leeventseoreactionsethatetakeeplaceeProducts:edirectetangiblee outputeofeprogrameactivities Outcomes:eimpacteofetheeprogram;etheesequenceeofeeffectsetriggeredebyetheeprogram,eofteneexpres sedeinetermseofeshorteterm,eintermediate,eandedistaleoutcomes

inteofeaccess;

aemisconceptionethatecareetransitionseoriginateewitheaehospitalizationeratherethanerecognizingeth eemultipleecareetransitionseoccurringeamongediverseeambulatoryecareesettings;

aemisconceptionethateaemeasureeofecareecoordinationeandetransitionemanagementeisehandingep atientsewritteneinstructionseprioretoedischarge,eaesingleeinterventioneof

aehand- offebutenoteaemeasureeofeperformanceeofecareebeingecoordinatedeoretheetransitionebeingemanaged ;

aemisconceptionethatecareecoordinationeandetransitionemanagementeareediscreteepointseofecom municationeratherethaneaecontinuouseconversationewitheongoingecom-emunication;

  • aemisconceptionethateindividualsewithecomplexehealthecareeneedseareeequippedewitheself- managementeskillseandedecision- makingeskillsetoeknowewhatetoedoewhenetheireconditioneworsenseoretheyedevelopeaecomplication

aemisconceptionethateindividualsewithecomplexehealthecareeneedseseekecareeinetraditionaleprimar yecareesettings,ewhenediverseeambulatoryesettingseareeservingevulnerableepopulationseincludingeu ninsured,eMedicaid,eandegeographicallyeandeeco-enomicallyedisadvantaged.

  1. 3 eGeneralecontextseofeambulatoryecareenurses::e - episodic/preventativeecare
  • chronicediseaseemanagement
  • practiceeoperations
  1. Episodic/preventativeecare:e - Teletriage
  • Medicationerecon
  • Promoteeadherenceetoetreatment
  • HPI/patientehealthestatuse-eflagekeyefindingseforeprioritization
  1. Chronicediseaseemanagement:e - Telecommunication
  • Dischargeestrategiese-ebettereeducation
  • Earlyeidentificationeofesx
  1. PracticeeOperations:e - Guideeteletriage
  • QIeDataeanalysisepracticeeleadership
  • Prioritizingepatienteappointmenteaccesseandeserviceecoordination RNeskillsewereeviewedeasevitaletoemanageepatientefloweandecapacity,eenhanceesameedayecareeneed s,eandeaccommodateeafterehoursescheduling
  • TrainedeandesupervisedeLPNseandeMAs
  • Directedecommunityebasedeteams
  • Managedepatientenavigationecenters

vices,ewhicheincludesedefiningetheeappropriateeskillemixeandedelegationeofetaskseamongelicensede andeunlicensedehealthecareeworkers.

  • RNseareefullyeaccountableeinealleambulatoryecareesettingseforeallenursingeserviceseandeassociatede patienteoutcomeseprovidedeunderetheiredirection.
  1. Keyeelementseofeambulatoryecareenursing::
  2. Clientsewhoeareehelpedemostebyecareecoordination::e - Chronicallyeillepatients
  • SomeoneewhoedoesntehaveeeffectiveePCPe-emanyeEDevisits Whoeisefailedebyeprimaryecare?eTheequestioneiseposedethisewayebecauseeweecaneviewemostehospitali zationseasefailureseofepreventiveeprimaryecare. Aeblunteassessmentecanebeeaesimpleescaneofetheemostefrequenteuserseofehospi- tal-basedeservicese— ethateis,eindividualsewhoevisitetheeemergencyeroomefrequentlyeandewhoseeillnesseseoftenewarran teinpatientecare. Frequenteuseeisedefinededifferentlyeinedifferentehospitalesettings;esomeehospitalsesimplyefocuse onethoseewhoemadeethreeeoremoreeemergencyeroomevisitseinetheepasteyear,ewhileeothersedefinee" frequent"easefiveeoremoreeemergencyedepartmentevisitseinetheepasteyear,eandestilleothersereviewe billedeanderecoupedechargesetoeidentifyethee 10 eore 20 emosteexpensiveepatients. Sophisticatedepredictiveemodelingecanefurthereidentifyeindividualsewhoeareelikelyetoedriveehigh efutureehealthecareecosts,easedistinctefromethoseewhoseeillnesseserequireeacuteecareeforeaegive neepisode. Aneassessmenteofeambulatory- sensitiveeadmissionseiseanotherewayetoeidentifyethoseewhoecouldebenefitefromebetterecoordinate decareeandecaneindicateeinadequateeaccessetoeprimaryecare.eSeeetheeCommonwealtheCareeAllia nceemethodeonepagee 9 easeaneexampleeofeeffectiveeidentificationeandestratificationeofepatients.
  1. Assumingeaccountability:e Referralseareemoreelikelyetoebeesuccessfuleifereferringeprovidersea ndeconsultantseunderstandeeacheother'seexpectationseandepreferences,eandereferringepractice sehaveetheestaffeandeinformationeinfrastructureetoehelpepatientseandetheireinformationegetewhere etheyeneedetoego Patientseandetheirefamiliesecanehelpeensureeeffectiveeandeefficientereferralseifetheyeareeadequatelyei nformedeandesupportedetoeplayeaneactiveerole.

PCMHsemustetryetoeworkewitheareaehospitalseandeERsetoeincreaseetheelikelihoodethatetheyewillere ceiveetimely,eusefuleinformationewhenetheirepatientseareeadmittedeandedischarged. Aneimportantecomponenteofeassumingeaccountabilityeisehavingetheeabilityetoetrackereferralseandetr ansitionsetoeassureetheiresuccessfulecompletion.

  1. Providingepatientesupport:e Referralecoordinatoreshouldehelpebyeidentifyingeanyelogisticaleor efinancialebarriers Helpsegetsetimelyeappointments

10 e/e 27 Diseaseemodel: Diseaseeofebraine- eoutsideevoluntaryecontrolePrevailingemedicalemodel- ebasedeonemedicalemodel

11 e/e 27 Bio-psycho-social-spiritualemodel: Mostereflectiveeofeholisticeperspectiveeofenursinge 12 este peandediseaseemodels Intertwinedewithespiritual

  1. Applyeprincipleseofecareecoordinationetoespecificeclientechallenges.eHowewouldeaecaree coordinatorebeeableetoehelpeaeparticularecomplexeclient?:e Primaryeandeacuteecommunicating
  • MoreecomprehensiveeEMResystemetoepromoteecontinuityeofecare
  • Referraletoespecialistseandesimplifyingeissues
  • Ensuringeresourceseareeavailableefirst
  • Transportation,etelephone,ehealthyefood,ehome,
  • Simplifyecomplexityeofesystem Transitionecoaches Bridgeecareeafterehospitaledischarge Careecoordinator Promoteeselfemanagement,epatienteadvocacyeCorrecte assignmentebasedeoneskillset ReimbursementefromeMedicare
  1. *****KnowetheeelementseofetheeNIHeCleareandeSimpleeCommunicationseprocesseandebee ableetoeapplyethemetoeaeclinicaleexample.:e** 5 eStepseforeCleareandeSimpleecommunication:
  2. Determine/defineetargeteaudience,eassesselearningestyle
  3. Targeteaudienceeresearch,eassesserumors/mythseandemisinfo,edetermineefeelings,efilleinegapse ineinfo
  4. Developeconcepteforeproduct,euseeinfoefromeaudienceeresearchetoeoutlineeobjec- etives/style/format/approach,eputtingeitetogether
  5. Developecontent,evisualedefinedefeatures,etailoredetoeneedseofeaudienceetoeliteracy
  6. Pre- testeorereviseedraftematerials,emeasureeresponseeofeaudienceetoeproduct,emeasureetheirec omprehension

13 e/e 27 locatingeeasilyeidentifiableeinformationeineshort,ecommonplaceeproseetextselocatingee asilyeidentifiableeinformationeandefollowingewritteneinstructionseinesimpleedocuments e(e.g.,echartseoreforms) locatingenumberseandeusingethemetoeperformesimpleequantitativeeoperationse(primarilyea ddition)ewhenetheemathematicaleinformationeiseveryeconcreteeandefamiliar CircleetheedateeShortei nstructions ClearlyewrittenepamphletePri maryeadditione-e1+1= Identifyehoweofteneaepersoneshouldehaveeaespecifiedemedicaletest,ebasedeoneinforma- etioneineaeclearlyewrittenepamphlet.

  1. Intermediate:e - Majorityeofeadultsehadeintermediateehealtheliteracy

readingeandeunderstandingemoderatelyedense,elessecommonplaceeproseetextseasewelleasesumma rizing,emakingesimpleeinferences,edeterminingecauseeandeeffect,eand ---recognizingetheeauthor'sepurpose

locatingeinformationeinedense,ecomplexedocumentseandemakingesimpleeinferenceseaboutetheeinfo rmation

elocatingelessefamiliarequantitativeeinformationeandeusingeitetoesolveeproblemsewhenetheearithmeti ceoperationeisenotespecifiedeoreeasilyeinferred readingeandeunderstandingemoderatelyedense,elessecommonplaceeproseetextseasewellease summarizing,emakingesimpleeinferences,edeterminingecauseeandeeffect,eanderecognizinget heeauthor'sepurpose locatingeinformationeinedense,ecomplexedocumentseandemakingesimpleeinferenceseaboutetheeinf ormation locatingelessefamiliarequantitativeeinformationeandeusingeitetoesolveeproblemsewhenetheeari thmeticeoperationeisenotespecifiedeoreeasilyeinferred

14 e/e 27

  • OTCemedeinteractions
  • Readeaeprescriptionelabel
  • Chartedeterminede BMI
  • Ageerangeevaccinations
  1. Proficient:e - readingelengthy,ecomplex,eabstracteproseetextseasewelleasesynthesiz- eingeinformationeandemakingecomplexeinferences

integrating,esynthesizing,eandeanalyzingemultipleepieceseofeinformationelocatedeinecomplexedocu ments

Documenteexampleseincludeejobeapplications,epayrolle forms,etransportationeschedules,emaps,etables,eandedr ugeandefoodelabels. Quantitativeeliteracy.eTheeknowledgeeandeskillserequiredeto eperformequantitativeetaskse(i.e.,etoeidentifyeandeperformeco mputations,eeitherealone

oresequentially,eusingenumberseembeddedeineprintedem aterials).eExampleseincludeebalancingeaecheckbook,efig uringeouteaetip,ecompletingeaneordereform,eandedetermin ingetheeamounteofeinteresteoneaeloanefromeaneadvertisem ent.

  1. Basic:e readingeandeunderstandingeinformationeineshort,ecommonplaceeproseetexts readingeandeunderstandingeinformationeinesimpleedocuments locatingeeasilyeidentifiableequantitativeeinformationeandeusingeitetoesolveesimple,eone- stepeproblemsewhenetheearithmeticeoperationeisespecifiedeoreeasily inferred indicateseskillsenecessaryetoeperformesimpleeand eeverydayeliteracyeactivities Explainewhyeiteisedifficulteforepeopleetoeknoweifetheyehaveeaespecificechronicemedicalecondition,eba sedeoneinformationeineaeone- pageearticleeaboutetheemedicalecondition.eGiveetwoereasonseaepersonewithenoesymptomseofeaespeci ficediseaseeshouldebeetestedeforetheedisease,ebasedeoneinformationeineaeclearlyewrittenepamphlet.
  2. MotivationaleInterviewingeAcronym:e R-eresistetheerightingereflexe-- edontetellethemetheyreewronge-eshutedown Ue-eUnderstandept'seownemotivations,eLe- eListenewitheempathy Ee-eEmpoweretheepatient Oe-eopeneendedequestionseAe- eaffirming Re-ereflectiveelistening Se-esummarizing
  3. Motivationaleinterviewingeprinciples:e 1.eAskingepermission:eCommunicateserespectefo reclients.eAlso,eclientseareemoreelikelyetoediscussechanging wheneasked,ethanewhenebeingelecturedeorebeingetoldetoechange.
  1. Openeendedequestions
  2. Reflectiveelisteninge-
  3. Normalizinge-emanyepeopleefeelethiseway
  4. Decisionalebalancinge- eToerealizeethate(a)etheyegetesomeebenefitsefrometheirerisky/problem behavior,eande(b)ethereewillebeesomeecostseifetheyedecideetoechangeetheirebehavior.epros/cons
  5. ColumboeApproach:edeployingediscrepancies "Onetheeoneehandeyou'reecoughingeandeareeoutebreath,eandeonetheeotherehandeyoueareesaying cigaretteseareenotecausingeyoueanyeproblems.eWhatedoeyouethinkeisecausingeyourebreathing difficulties?"
  6. Statementsesupportingeselfeefficacye-eaffirmation
  7. Readinessetoechangeeruler
  8. Advice/feedbacke-efactseabouteoutcomes "Soeyouesaideyoueareeconcernedeaboutegainingeweighteifeyouestopesmoking.eHowemuchedo youethinketheeaverageepersonegainseinetheefirsteyeareafterequitting?"
  9. Summary/mirroring
  10. Therapeuticeparadoxe- eParadoxicalestatementseareeusedewitheclientseineaneeffortetoegetethemetoeargueeforethe importanceeofechanging. "Bill,eIeknoweyouehaveebeenecomingetoetreatmenteforetwo months,ebuteyoueareestilledrinkingeheavily,emaybeenoweisenotetheerightetimeetoechange?")
  11. Precontemplation- enoteready:e PeopleeinetheePrecontemplationestageedoenoteintendetoetakeeactioneinetheeforeseea bleefuture,eusuallyemeasuredeasetheenextesixemonths.eBeingeuninformedeoreundereinformedeabo utetheeconsequenceseofeone'sebehavioremayecauseeaepersonetoebeeinetheePrecontemplationesta ge.eMultipleeunsuc- ecessfuleattemptseatechangeecaneleadetoedemoralizationeaboutetheeabilityetoechange.eBothetheeu ninformedeandeundereinformedetendetoeavoidereading,etalking,eorethinkingeaboutetheirehigh- riskebehaviors.eTheyeareeoftenecharacterizedeineotheretheorieseaseresistant,eunmotivated,eoreun readyeforehelp.eTheefacteis,etraditionaleprogramsewereenotereadyeforesucheindividualseandewereen otedesignedetoemeetetheireneeds.

Noeintentioneforeactionewithine 6 emos

  1. Contemplatione- egettingeready:e Contemplationeisetheestageeinewhichepeopleeintendetoechangeeinetheenextesixe months.eTheyeareemoreeawareeofetheeproseof