New practice approaches

Due to the people involved, the nursing profession is an extremely delicate one. The nurses and the patients are two different groups of people who are involved in nursing. Because some illnesses can be quite chronic and necessitate a great deal of attention from the caretakers, this field is sensitive (Balding, 2015). There were many lessons to be learnt from the professional capstone, particularly ones based on fresh, practical ideas for the field of health care organizations. The following are some recent developments in the field of health: Reducing the cost of health care services so as to be an advantage to the poor individuals who cannot afford the current health care costs

The mode of communication between the practitioners and the patients need to be changed. The language should be formal and easily understandable especially to the elderly patients.

Intra-professional collaboration

In any business organization, the collaboration between two groups is very important and can aid in improving the performance of that given organization. In the health care sector, collaboration is of great importance. From this professional capstone, I learned the importance of working together as professionals (Balding, 2015). Nurses and even physicians should enhance teamwork in their profession. This way, the quality of health provided by such professionals will be improved (Glickman et al., 2013). Teamwork and collaboration, especially between the health care providers and patients, should be encouraged. This enhances understanding between these two groups of individuals in the health care sector.

Health care delivery and clinical systems

The professional capstone provided assistance to different nurses on the quality of health care delivery systems that should be offered to the patients. From the professional capstone, I learned the benefits of offering quality health care services to patients. I also learned on the different clinical systems that are available in any health care organization. Above all, quality health care services and how to deliver them to the patients was the main point to be noted.

Ethical considerations in health care

In health care organizations, there are some ethical considerations that need to be implemented. For the success of health care organizations, there should be ethical considerations. Very few health care organizations have ethical considerations used in governing them (Glickman et al., 2013). From this professional capstone, the following are some of the ethical considerations that should be implemented within the organization:

Avoiding conflicts of interest within the organization. In this organization, there are usually conflicts regarding promotions, especially among different health care providers. The organization is coming up with ways of reducing such conflicts.

Balancing profits gained in the organization and serving patients

Addressing the moral distress of different patients within the health care organization

Population health concerns

From this study, there are concerns about the patients visiting the health facilities. This is because most individuals that visit health care organizations are usually aged 30-90. Research shows that 75% of all individuals suffering from chronic illnesses are in this age bracket. From the professional capstone, I learned that the main reason for such a result is due to an individual’s lifestyle, the feeding habits, diet, and even the social class that an individual belongs. In most cases, individuals from low social classes do not have enough finances to receive medical services. Therefore, organizations should come up with ways of ensuring that there is equity in the services being offered to patients regardless of the social class.

Role of technology in improving healthcare outcomes

Technology has assisted different organizations from different industries in designing proper ways of managing these organizations. Technology has also been helpful in improving the performance of these organizations since it has enhanced the effectiveness of the working force. Most heath care organizations have also adopted the use of technology in the provision of their services. This is mainly evident through the adoption of EMRs and EHRs. More than 50% of healthcare organizations have improved their performances regarding the services being offered to the patients by adopting the use of electrical medical records and electrical health records (Meyer & Massagli, 2012). These electrified medical records have fastened the rate at which health professionals provide services to the patients. From the professional capstone, I realized that most health care organizations have failed to adopt these systems due to lack of resources.

Leadership and economic models

Within the health care organization, leaders should act in a unique way. They should possess leadership qualities. Health care leaders should have good communication skills especially while communication to the patients. These leaders should form a great relationship between them and the patients. This will result in a decrease in conflicts within the organization. Great leadership in health care organizations results to quality services to the patients.

Health disparities

These are preventable differences in diseases, injury, violence or opportunities used in providing optimal health to individuals who are socially disadvantaged (Meyer & Massagli, 2012). The socially disadvantaged populations should be provided with quality services regardless of their social classes. Also, there should be equity in the health care sector. The professional capstone educated me a lot on some of the elements of quality health services.

References

Balding, C. (2015). Embedding organisational quality improvement through middle manager ownership. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 18(4), 271-288.

Glickman, S. W., Baggett, K. A., Krubert, C. G., Peterson, E. D., & Schulman, K. A. (2013). Promoting quality: the health-care organization from a management perspective. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 19(6), 341-348.

Meyer, G. S., & Massagli, M. P. (2012). The forgotten component of the quality triad: can we still learn something from “structure”?. The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement, 27(9), 484-493.