NURS FPX 4010 Assessment 4: Leading People, Processes, and Organizations
Moreover, compliance with best practices is an important criterion. This entails measuring adherence to evidence-based practices and protocols. Regular audits or reviews of patient care records can provide insights into how well the team follows established healthcare standards and guidelines. Lastly, utilizing established quality indicators relevant to the project’s goals, such as infection rates, medication errors, or patient safety incidents, provides a standardized way to evaluate quality and safety in patient care. When developing these criteria, referring to peer-reviewed research, best practice guidelines, and benchmarking data from similar healthcare organizations is essential. Recent literature from medical databases like PubMed, especially studies published post-2020, can provide the latest evidence and benchmarks necessary for a comprehensive and up-to-date project evaluation.
Conclusion
The proposed interdisciplinary plan at City General Hospital aims to improve the patient discharge process by using a collaborative and structured approach. The plan addresses critical organizational and patient care issues using a Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle. A baccalaureate-prepared nurse will lead this cycle and involve an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. This team-centric approach is designed to improve patient outcomes, enhance the quality of care, and ensure efficient use of human and financial resources. Not addressing the issues could lead to increased workloads, reduced staff numbers, suboptimal patient care, prolonged hospital stays, and patient dissatisfaction. The proposed plan is based on an evidence-based methodology incorporating best practices and discharge planning protocols (Burden et al., 2023). The emphasis is on improving patient care, operational efficiency, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
To implement this plan, it will be necessary to manage human and financial resources effectively. Real-world examples and best practices from similar healthcare initiatives will be used. The project’s success will be evaluated using evidence-based criteria, including improved clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, process efficiency, team collaboration, resource utilization, compliance with best practices, and quality indicators. Overall, this initiative represents a significant step towards achieving a more patient-centric, efficient, and collaborative healthcare environment at City General Hospital. It can serve as a model for other healthcare institutions facing similar challenges.
NURS FPX 4010 Assessment 4: References
Ahmad, W., Lim, Y., Hemmad, A., Telalagic, D., Partha, P., & Peter, P. (2023). Audit on delayed discharges for medically fit for-discharge patients. Future Healthcare Journal, 10(3), 117. https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.10-3-s117