For this assessment, you will use the template provided in the Course Resources.
Considering what you have learned about APRN roles and the principles of patient self-care management previously, address the following points for this assessment in 3-4 pages not including the title or reference pages:
Describe how an APRN would involve themselves in each of the following self-care management activities:
Gather clinical data before a visit.
Set agendas for patient visits.
Help patients set health goals.
Develop action plans for achieving goals.
Track health outcomes.
Refer patients to community programs.
What APRN role(s) (i.e., certified nurse educator, nurse practitioner, nurse executive, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse informaticist, advanced practice case manager, etc), would best fit each of the activities you chose?
What intervention(s) would an APRN employ to support patient self-management for each activity you chose? For example, a nurse practitioner may use Motivational Interviewing techniques, a nurse executive may convene a task force, and a nurse educator may track outcomes and tailor educational offerings based on data. List and describe the interventions for each of the activities you chose. The AHRQ site below can support your search.
What self-care management principles listed above support the interventions you describe?
Furthermore, the Joint Commission (Battersby et al., 2010) identified the following principles of patient self-care management:
Clinical and health behavior assessments are brief and targeted
Evidence-based information is used to guide patient-clinician discussions and shared decisions
Clinicians and staff maintain a nonjudgmental approach to patients
Patients and clinicians collaboratively prioritize & set goals & action steps
Patients and clinicians collaborate, identify and solve goal-related problems
Patients work on SMS with several members of the healthcare team; the commitment to SMS is practice-wide
SMS interventions are delivered in a variety of formats (in person, by phone, online, via print materials)
The focus is patient self-efficacy
The healthcare team provides timely, active follow-up
Case management is provided for selected patients
Patients are linked to evidence-based community programs
SMS is delivered and reinforced in numerous multifaceted interventions
