Evidence-Based Practices for Successful Implementation of Patient Care Coordination

An evidence-based strategy can offer tried-and-true methods of care for managing elderly patients with infection. One of these is GENESIS (Generalized Early Sepsis Intervention Strategies), which focuses on recognizing infection outbreaks, determining the occurrence of infection, and determining the fatality rates associated with sepsis. GENESIS successfully mitigated the death rate by 14% (Kregel et al., 2022).

Another tactic is routine evaluation of older patients, which is strongly advised for individuals with diabetes or high blood pressure. Continuous monitoring of the patient’s essential signs, including heart rate, white cells count, and temperature checkup, can help identify sepsis early. Nursing procedures for geriatric individuals with risk indicators include hourly vital sign checks, structural input and output monitoring, and determining changing levels of perception (LeRoith et al., 2019). 

NURS FPX 6610 Assessment 1 Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Another approach is to use the sepsis six bundles, a collection of medical interventions that can reduce the likelihood of death after a person has been diagnosed with the illness. Sepsis six comprises monitoring urine production, titration of oxygen level by 94%, blood sample collection, administration of antibiotics, glucose monitoring, and initiation of intravenous fluid therapy. All of this must be completed within an hour of the assessment (Bleakley & Cole, 2020).

Benefits of Multidisciplinary Approach to Patient Care

In healthcare, a multidisciplinary approach often enhances patient care. This is because numerous healthcare providers can recognize and effectively manage a patient’s multiple concerns and enhance patient care simultaneously. This method, for instance, might have benefited Mr. Decker earlier because it would have taken into account his age and diabetes, which would have resulted in a better treatment plan for him. The multidisciplinary team for treatment of Mr. Decker must comprise of nurse with elderly care experience, psychologist and social worker to find best intervention plan.

Additionally, by assigning tasks, this method simplifies operations and reduces errors. The main cause of these medication error was not keep account of age and circumstances related to socioeconomics. This deterioration of health can be prevented by early adapting multidisciplinary team, that could have kept all the variables in check. The gaps in Mr. Decker’s care identified due to social, economic, and interprofessional variables can be minimized using an interdisciplinary strategy. According to the research, a multidisciplinary strategy can decrease readmissions by 13% by giving the patient more thorough care (Ni et al., 2019).

Conclusion

Care Coordination will help to enhance the overall quality of care toward patients. Various gaps will occur in providing quality care to Mr. Decker. To identify those gaps, a comprehensive need assessment is needed as it will help to give better solutions to resolve them. Moreover, several aspects of patient care are outlined, and evidence-based strategies are designed to enhance patient care. Furthermore, multidisciplinary collaboration will help identify gaps and enhance patient safety. 

References

Artiga, S., Orgera, K., & Pham, O. (2020). Issue brief disparities in health and health care: Five key questions and answers. Deancare.com. https://deancare.com/getmedia/e00c9856-28d0-4c63-b2c0-9bf68cadcebb/Disparities-in-Health-and-Health-Care-Five-Key-Questions-and-Answers.pdf