NURS FPX 4900 Assessment 2 Assessing the Problem Quality Safety and Cost Considerations

Moreover, the ACA has provisions in policies about pre-existing conditions like diabetes, which bound health insurers not to charge higher premium prices to these patients. Consequently, they can obtain medication for diabetes at a low price (Furmanchuk et al., 2021). This is helpful in the case of my mother’s diabetes, as exorbitant costs can be alleviated through this policy. This also facilitates hospitals as more and more diabetics will be able to manage their condition without worrying about financial constraints. The healthcare systems will tolerate less diabetes burden, leading to better allocation of resources for managing other patients and contributing to lowering costs overall in the organization. 

Nursing scope of practice describes nurses on their responsibilities, duties and activities towards patient care. These activities are governed by certain guidelines and policies. The aforementioned policy and guidelines will impact the nursing scope of practice as nurses will acquire better knowledge of managing diabetes and improve the quality of care, ultimately enhancing patient safety. The guidelines from the ADA will inform them about choosing a particular intervention that can manage diabetes and guide patient-centered care. Furthermore, the availability of financial assistance will enable patients to seek care treatment from nurses and can select an intervention for them based on their health needs and preferences. 

Strategies to Improve Quality of Care, Enhance Patient Safety, and Reduce Costs

The evidence-based strategies to treat diabetes in my mother, which will ultimately improve quality of care, enhance patient safety, and reduce costs, must be investigated and implemented. These strategies include diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) program and adherence to medication therapy. Diabetes self-management education and support program is an evidence-based strategy that can potentially improve the quality of care among patients and enhance safety. The DSMES program involves nurses who educate patients on self-management behaviors for managing their diabetes by practicing lifestyle modification where they perform regular physical activity, increase their intake of healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, and quit alcohol and smoking, which are impacting their health negatively.

The patients are further educated on monitoring their blood glucose levels and compliance with medication therapy, This holistic approach of care improves the quality of care for diabetics as the nurse directed program will develop a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship which will help nurses to provide patient-centric care and improving patient’s health conditions (Mikhael et al., 2020). Moreover, minimal complications and self-management behaviors will lead positive patient experiences. Additionally, the DSMES education will lead to patient empowerment, who will actively be in charge of their diabetes management. As a result, complications associated with diabetes will be prevented, and patient safety will be enhanced.