SIM 440 Collaboration for Improving Outcomes Activity 9 Role and Function

SIM 440 Collaboration for Improving Outcomes Activity 9 Role and Function
SIM 440 Collaboration for Improving Outcomes Activity 9 Role and Function

Describe the roles and functions of the nurse case manager in (1) acute care, (2) home care, and (3) primary care settings.
Often the case manager is a social worker rather than a nurse.  What skills would a nurse need to have to better prepare to do a community health plan for a patient? Why are these skills important? SIM 440 Collaboration for Improving Outcomes Activity 9 Role and Function
What are some of the approaches case managers use to promote the highest quality of care with careful use of resources?  Think globally…how can palliative care and hospice services assist this strategy.

Reading and Resources

Chapter 1 in Fundamentals of Case Management Practice
Case Management Society of America
Pizzi, Michael A,PhD., O.T.R./L. (2014). Promoting health, wellness, and quality of life at the end of life: Hospice interdisciplinary perspectives on creating a good death. Journal of Allied Health, 43(4), 212-20.
Annicka G M van der,Plas, Vissers, K. C., Francke, A. L., Donker, G. A., Jansen, W. J. J., Deliens, L., & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. (2015). Involvement of a case manager in palliative care reduces hospitalisations at the end of life in cancer patients; A mortality follow-back study in primary care. PLoS One, 10(7)
Meyer, Star,R.N., B.S.N. (2012). Care management role in end-of-life discussions. Care Management Journals, 13(4), 180-3.
Review the National Committee for Quality Assurance certification criteria

Additional Instructions:

All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
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Paper

4 page paper. Include title and reference pages.

Rubric

Collaboration for Improving Outcomes- Role and Function

Description: The baccalaureate graduate nurse will contribute the unique nursing perspective to interprofessional teams to optimize patient outcomes.

Course Competencies: 1) Assess the roles of the nurse case manager in the contemporary health care structure. 3) Examine the role of case management in end of life care including ethical and legal issues.

QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care 2) Teamwork and Collaboration 3) Evidence- Based Practice

BSN Essential VI

Area
Gold Mastery
Silver Proficient
Bronze Acceptable
Acceptable Mastery not Demonstrated

Roles and Functions
Explains the roles and functions of the nurse case manager in each acute care, home care, and primary care settings
Discusses the roles and functions of the nurse case manager in each acute care, home care, and primary care settings or explains two of the three functions
Lists the roles and functions of the nurse case manager in acute care, home care, and primary care settings or explains one of the three functions
Does not address the topic

Details Skills
Fully details the skills a nurse would need to better prepare to do a community health plan for a patient.
Discusses the skills a nurse would need to better prepare to do a community health plan for a patient.
Lists the skills a nurse would need to better prepare to do a community health plan for a patient.
Does not address the topic

Details Approaches
Fully details the approaches case managers use to promote the highest quality of care with careful use of resources
Discusses the approaches case managers use to promote the highest quality of care with careful use of resources
Lists approaches case managers use to promote the highest quality of care with careful use of resources
Does not address the topic

APA, Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
No errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation.
One to three errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation.
Four to six errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation.
Seven or more errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation.

References
Provides two or more references.
Provides two references.
Provides one references.
Provides no references.

SIM 440 Collaboration for Improving Outcomes Activity 9 Role and Function
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