Family Nurse Practitioner: Promoting Change Strategies to communicate and educate stakeholders I am currently employed as family nurse practitioner and am doing my DNP at a clinic under the supervision of a medical doctor. Communicating with patients is an essential component of treatment and care. If patients cannot engage in effective self-care at home, the treatment dispensed by the clinic will be of little value. The nurse must communicate clearly and seriously

Applying Ethical Principles: To Vaccinate or Not VaccinateCase Study SummaryIn the case study, �To Vaccinate or Not Vaccinate,� a young, college-educated couple, Jenna and Chris Smith, are adamant that they do not want their newborn child vaccinated for what they regard as highly valid reasons. Despite the best efforts of the couple�s pediatrician, Dr. Angela Kerr, to convince the Smiths to have their newborn vaccinated, the couple maintains that they

Organizational Leadership and Inter-Professional Team Development This paper aims at analyzing business practices, reimbursement impact, regulatory needs and patient centered care in health care units. In the modern society, patient-centered care has become prevalent and has been embraced by top providers in the industry, ranging from regulatory agencies, policymakers, research bodies and donors. This shift (from physician to patient-centered) can be traced back to the Institute of Medicine's report of 2001.

Care for Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Long-Term Care Residents Diabetic foot ulcers are chronic wounds that negatively affect the morbidity, mortality and quality of life of diabetes patients. Diabetic patients who develop foot ulcers are at greater risk of heart attack, fatal stroke, and premature death. Unlike other types of chronic wounds, diabetic foot ulcers are more complicated and present unique treatment challenges especially when coupled with diminished tissue perfusion,

Introduction Patient-centered care is the goal of many healthcare organizations, but the ability of an organization to deliver patient-centered care is influenced by a number of factors both internal and external. Business practices, regulatory requirements, and reimbursement all can impact patient-centered care in any healthcare organization. Promoting patient-centered care requires an organizational culture committed to this paradigm, which also needs to be embedded in the mission and values of the organization. Executives

(Worcestershire Diabetes: a New model of care Stakeholder event, 2007) The continuum of care for the diabetic patient is shown in the following illustration labeled Figure 1. Diabetes: Continuum of Care Source: Worcestershire Diabetes: a New model of care Stakeholder event (2007) The continuum of care for diabetes begins at the moment that the individual is found to have diabetes and continues across the individual's health care providers and across the varying stages