Nursing Proposal
One of the major gaps in nursing care, as applied to the emergency department, is the lack of knowledge which leads to medical errors. This affects various populations groups, such as stroke patients and others (Schober 2017). The knowledge gaps prevent nurses from delivering high-quality care across Australian healthcare institutions and result in poor patient outcomes and increased costs for the institutions. The purpose of this paper is to outline research for the expansion of Advanced Nursing using the participatory, evidence-based, patient-focused process for guiding the development, implementation, and evaluation of the advanced practice nursing (PEPPA) framework.
Discussion
As based on the PEPPA framework, the population is patients receiving care within the emergency department. The safe delivery of care is one of the current models employed in such settings (McGrath & Foley 2016). The key stakeholder groups include leadership and multidisciplinary teams taking care of patients; nurses are recruit participants. The need for the new model is evident since the statistics suggest that the level of error in the emergency department due to insufficient nursing education is quite high. The priority problem is a major knowledge gap as applied to stroke patients and other patient groups (Martin & Braida 2018).
The goal is to develop a new model of care to ensure this gap is addressed, which will result in improved patient outcomes and a lower level of medical errors. In the new model of care, nurses will be given hands-on training to be able to perform necessary procedures (Reichman 2018). In addition to that, neurological assessment should be ensured as well. To implement the new approach, charge nurses will communicate with newer nurses, and all specialists will interact more effectively within the interdisciplinary team.
Concluding Points
Thus, it can be concluded that the goal of the new approach may be limited to the need to address patients’ needs through coordinated care and improved collaboration. Environmental stakeholders will participate in all the processes actively so that nurses have an opportunity to function more effectively. Implementation will be designed in such a way so that the environment allows nurses to integrate into the system.
Reference List
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McGrath, J & Foley, A 2016, Emergency nursing certification (CEN): self-assessment and exam review, McGraw Hill Professional, New York, NY.
Reichman, EF 2018, Reichman’s emergency medicine procedures, 3rd edn, McGraw Hill Professional, New York, NY.
Schober, M 2017, Strategic planning for advanced nursing practice, ed. C Debout, Springer, Indianapolis, IN.