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What is a primary goal of continuity of care in healthcare settings?
What is a primary goal of continuity of care in healthcare settings?
Which action is essential for achieving effective communication during client admissions, transfers, and discharges?
Which action is essential for achieving effective communication during client admissions, transfers, and discharges?
What role do healthcare providers play in coordinated care for patients with multiple chronic health conditions?
What role do healthcare providers play in coordinated care for patients with multiple chronic health conditions?
How can healthcare professionals ensure cost-effective care?
How can healthcare professionals ensure cost-effective care?
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What is an important aspect of collaboration among healthcare team members?
What is an important aspect of collaboration among healthcare team members?
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What is a key component of cost-effective quality healthcare?
What is a key component of cost-effective quality healthcare?
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Which of the following best describes the nurse's responsibility during patient transfer for continuity of care?
Which of the following best describes the nurse's responsibility during patient transfer for continuity of care?
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In the context of coordinated care, what is vital for patient involvement?
In the context of coordinated care, what is vital for patient involvement?
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Study Notes
Continuity of Care
- Essential for quality care over time, involving communication and collaboration between healthcare team members and patients.
- Requires timely identification of patient needs and appropriate transfer to the correct clinical area/level of care/facility.
- Admissions, transfers, and discharges necessitate written and oral communication between relevant healthcare personnel regarding patient status.
- Upon admission/transfer, a comprehensive assessment and care plan are developed by the receiving personnel.
Collaboration
- Essential to achieve optimal patient outcomes, involving interaction with patients, families, physicians, pharmacists, social workers, physical therapists, medical assistants, and other healthcare professionals.
- Nurses review patient care plans to ensure consistent care across disciplines.
- Collaboration involves working with other healthcare professionals, identifying necessary information to share with them, and being a resource for other staff.
Coordinated Care
- Growing emphasis on coordinated care due to increasing patient complexity (multiple chronic conditions).
- Multiple providers share patient information to prevent duplication and missed services.
- Patients actively participate in care decisions.
Cost-Effective Care
- Intelligent resource allocation is key to cost-effective care.
- High-quality care is both competent and cost-effective, including communication, teamwork, and cultural sensitivity.
- Cost-effective care utilizes hospital resources appropriately.
- Early diagnosis and lifestyle changes can reduce healthcare costs.
- Nurse practitioners can sometimes deliver more cost-effective care than physicians.
Advocacy
- Nurses support patients' rights, choices, and preferences, even if they don't align with the nurse or health team's views.
- Nurses collaborate with the patient and other healthcare professionals to uphold patient rights.
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Description
This quiz explores the critical concepts of continuity of care and collaboration among healthcare professionals. It emphasizes the importance of communication, patient assessment, and teamwork in achieving optimal patient outcomes. Test your understanding of how these elements contribute to quality healthcare.
