CARE COORDINATION PRESENTATION TO COLLEAGUES

Introduction

Hello everyone, my name is Annie Ng I have been a nurse for a little over one year. I have been asked to provide insight on the topic of care coordination with a focus on the care coordination process and how safety, ethics, policy, physiological and cultural needs affect care and patient outcomes. I will discuss effective strategies that will allow for better collaboration with patients and their families in order to achieve desired health outcomes. For my presentation today, I will be incorporating evidence-based practice from peer-reviewed literature to support my discussion and to raise awareness on a nurse’s role in the coordination and continuum of care. Effective Strategies to Achieve Desired Health Outcomes Care coordination is defined as a multidimensional concept that includes effective communication among healthcare providers, patients, families, and their care givers. It also includes safe care transitions and the facilitation between communities and the healthcare system to address medical, social, educational and other support needs that aligns with patient goals. (Swan et al., 2019) Nurses often plays the role of educators and advocates for their patients, we ensure that patients have all the information they need to make informed decisions about their care and we educate them on the importance of medication adherence and fall preventions. Every individual has different needs when it comes to care coordination. People bring predisposing characteristics that affect care coordination, such as demographics, social structure, culture and health beliefs, psychological characteristics, personal and family resources, ability to access care, self-perceived illness severity, and person-perceived need for care coordination (Vanderboom et al., 2017). In order to provide high quality care to patients, one of the most