NURS FPX 4030 Assessment 4 Remote Collaboration and Evidence Based Care NURS-FPX 4030 Making Evidence-Based Decisions Remote Collaboration and Evidence-Based Care
Welcome all, I am —–, and in this presentation, I will propose an evidence-based care plan for a particular patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The patient is based in rural areas with limited access to specialized pulmonary care. As the patient is 70 years old, it is difficult for the patient to travel continuously to manage his chronic condition of COPD. For this purpose, a virtual or remote collaboration with an interprofessional team approach can effectively manage his condition.
Evidence-Based Care Plan
In the Vila Health patient scenario, a 70-year-old male is suffering from COPD with symptoms of shortness of breath, chronic cough, and frequent respiratory infections. Considering his geographical area and limited access to proper healthcare, it is imperative to create an evidence-based care plan that delivers patient-centered care and improves his quality of life with chronic conditions.
The evidence-based care plan for this patient involves medication management as recommended by the pulmonologists to enhance lung function and reduce symptoms. For this purpose, educating patients about medication adherence and inhaler technique is crucial to ensure effective outcomes. Moreover, the patient will be guided about potential side effects and drug interactions to prevent the loss of effectiveness of drugs. The pharmacist will play a vital role in patient education on medication management in COPD (Li et al., 2021).
Additionally, the patient’s care plan will include regular remote pulmonary rehabilitation sessions led by respiratory therapists to ameliorate further the patient’s exercise capacity and quality of life. For this purpose, telemonitoring tools will be incorporated to track vital signs, symptoms, and activity levels between sessions (Metting et al., 2021). These data will provide valuable insights into the patient’s progress and help tailor the rehabilitation program accordingly. Furthermore, the patient will be educated on COPD management, including lifestyle management, symptom recognition, and exacerbation prevention strategies.
NURS FPX 4030 Assessment 4 Remote Collaboration and Evidence Based Care
Nurses will offer resources in the form of educational materials tailored to rural populations to address patient’s limited access to care issues. Moreover, the patient will be educated about online support groups that overcome geographical barriers to social interaction with fellow patients of COPD (Siltanen et al., 2020). The consultations will be provided in regular virtual follow-up visits with an interprofessional team to monitor the patient’s progress remotely. For this purpose, telehealth technologies or remote monitoring of pulmonary function tests and oxygen saturation levels will be implemented. This real-time data can facilitate early intervention and prevent exacerbations (Cooper et al., 2020).
Further information is required in a detailed assessment of the patient’s current functional status, such as dyspnea severity, exacerbation history, and how he is experiencing exercise tolerance. It is also uncertain whether the patient’s home environment can trigger COPD symptoms due to smoking exposure. Additionally, the patient’s financial condition is unknown, requiring further information to plan the treatment accordingly.
Ways to Use and Apply Evidence-Based Practice Model
Evidence-based practice models help create effective care plans that are substantially correct. In designing an evidence-based care plan for COPD patients, I used the Iowa model, a systematic approach to integrate the best available evidence for tailoring a patient-centered care plan (Cullen et al., 2022). This model requires formulating a clinical question, which in the present case is effective management of COPD for patients in rural areas. Multiple research questions, such as optimal medication management, remote monitoring technologies, and pulmonary rehabilitation, guided the research.
The next stage of the model is searching for evidence in which the possible questions and key terms were searched using reputable databases. The evidence was critically appraised in the Iowa model’s third stage. In this step, the evidence obtained was thoroughly criticized, and potential biases were considered to determine the strength of the evidence. The next stage involved integrating evidence obtained from research with clinical expertise. This phase helped me discuss with interprofessional team members and share the evidence to curate an evidence-based and clinically relevant plan for patients with COPD.
The positive benefits to patient outcomes resulting from the care plan can be evaluated by measuring telemonitoring data or patient-reported outcomes such as daily symptom diarie