NVT2 Task 2 Promoting Interdisciplinary Care

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NVT2 TASK THREE 1

Delegation
Molly Williams
4-25-2012
NVT2 Task 3
Western Governors University

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Promoting Interdisciplinary Care As the new nurse supervisor, the steps that I would take to promote interdisciplinary care in the clinic would be to have a preset intake process. This process would implement a series of referrals based on each patient’s needs. A prescreening would be done by LVN at the time of the first appointment. After the prescreening it would then determine if the patient needed to see anyone in the core team. If needed the first referral would be to a social worker.
The SW would address any financial or community resources help needed. The second referral
would
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Improving Quality By implementing an intake process that generates referrals, this improves the quality of care each patient would receive. It is possible that not all patients would need many referrals. By prescreening everyone, I believe it improves the quality of care they will receive.

Continuity of Care Continuity of care for each patient is achieved by the referral process. Continuity of care is important to achieve quality of care. By continuously implementing the referral process the quality of care will stay the same. It is also important to frequently review and update any policies and procedures in the referral process, as this will enhance patient care.

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Delegation and Teamwork As part of the health care team I would approach Ms. W by showing her the new intake process referral form I had created. In doing so, I feel it would open up a dialogue about how referrals can be delegated and that there is a team ready and willing to help her. I would also ask her what her goals might be for each individual patient that comes to our clinic. This would give her a sense of importance and make her skills and expertise feel
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Recommended Resource I would recommend Ms. W read an article from a nursing journal. The Online Journal of
Issues in Nursing, which is supported by the American Nurses Association. The article is titled,
Developing Delegation Skills. According to this article delegation is one of the most difficult responsibilities an RN has. Delegation includes responsibility, accountability, authority and collaboration. (Nursing World, 2010, pages 1-9) A nurse must be responsible in the decisions she makes for the patient, be held accountable for those decisions and lastly the nurse sustains the authority to make the appropriate decisions for the patients. All of that requires collaboration with her coworkers. I believe that if Ms. W reads this article she will gain new insight into nvt2 task three 4 delegation and also remember what she learned from nursing school and past nursing experience.
She can then apply it to her job and patients.

Delegation Opportunities The delegation opportunities within the clinic, given the needs of Ms. R, include

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