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BSN440 Case Management

Module 1 Discussion

DQ1 You have been hired as a consultant by a hospital that is going to begin using case managers in the acute, home care, and primary care settings. You meet with the vice president (VP) of patient services. She tells you that the hospital tried to use case managers 3 years ago, and the project failed. She believes one of the major reasons it failed is because there was no clear position description or role description that was understood by the staff. She would like you to help develop an effective nurse case manager position description.

1. Discuss the differing roles of the nurse case manager.

2. Identify the skills needed for a nurse to enter the case manager role.

3. Describe the role of the nurse case manager in acute, home care, and primary care settings.

DQ2 Identify at least 3 local (in your community) and 3 national referral sources for helping people deal with:

Relationship issues

Family responsibilities, e.g., need for eldercare, child-care assistance, transportation

Health problems

Select one local agency to contact for further information on its services and referral system.  Provide a summary of what you learned about this agency and how the agency helps people.

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 2 Discussion

Explain how the concept continuum of care is used in case management.  Provide an example of how this concept is used in practice or within your organization.

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 3 Discussion

DQ1 How do healthcare exchanges change the concept of outpatient treatment?

DQ2 What is your opinion of linking hospital reimbursement to performance outcomes? Cite the literature.

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 4 Discussion

What are some of the approaches case managers use to promote the highest quality of care with careful use of resources?  How can palliative care and hospice service assist this strategy?

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 5 Discussion

DQ1 What new services/programs is your organization currently evaluating or performing that are assisting patients to reach their health goals?  How does this impact the bottom line of the organization?

DQ2 There are a number of components of quality indicators: accessibility, appropriateness, continuity, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, timeliness, patient perspective issues, and safety of care environment. Take one of these components and start a discussion.

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 6 Discussion

Many clinical information systems now embed practice guidelines and clinical pathways into their electronic medical record systems. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this?

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 7 Discussion

What is demand management and how does it increase consumer involvement in healthcare?  What is disease management?  How can disease management be used to further increase consumer involvement in their healthcare?

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 8 Discussion

DQ1 Have you or have you known a close friend or relative who has used case management services in the acute, primary, or home care settings?  Briefly describe the process.  Reflect on the learning in this course.  Would you change any of the process based on your learning in this course?  Why or why not?  Include a minimum of 2 scholarly references to support your answer.

DQ2 Would you consider a career as a case manager? Why or why not?  Include a minimum of 2 scholarly references to support your answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 2 Assignment  

Please use the grading rubric to create an outline of your assignment. Each section of the rubric should be a section of your final paper and could become the headings. Your assignment will be graded based on each element of the rubric. Compare each section of your paper with the rubric to ensure all elements are covered. Then, include an introduction and conclusion to tie the paper together. If you have any questions regarding the assignment, please contact your instructor using the Course Help forum.

Choose one of the following chronic diseases.  You will use the chosen chronic disease as the topic to address in each of the assignments in this course.

Hypertension

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Childhood asthma

You must use a minimum of two scholarly sources.  This paper should be  4-5 pages in length.

In Assignment One you will:

Illustrate the population.  Who are the members of this population?  Provide details, including contributing causes for the disease and/or past medical history, any familial or genetic components for the disease.

Evaluate the population, including current numbers, the seriousness of the disease, special needs to optimize health and independence.

Assess the need for formal case management.  What are the current trends in case management (as discussed in your text) that support a case management model?

Argue the potential benefits to implementing a case management model, addressing economics, quality or life/care of the patient, impact on the social life of the patient and family.

Analyze why nurses should coordinate the case management plan of care?  Based upon best practice, what specialized training and experiences would a nurse bring to this role?

Identify the other members that should be included on a multidisciplinary case management team and discuss what their role is and why they are valuable members.

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 4 Assignment  

Please use the grading rubric to create an outline of your assignment. Each section of the rubric should be a section of your final paper and could become the headings. Your assignment will be graded based on each element of the rubric. Compare each section of your paper with the rubric to ensure all elements are covered. Then, include an introduction and conclusion to tie the paper together. If you have any questions regarding the assignment, please contact your instructor using the Course Help forum.

In this assignment, you will be exploring the use of evidence-based practice and how it is incorporated into case management patient care guidelines, and pathways based on your chosen chronic illness from assignment one.  You will identify and discuss current best practices, recommended published guidelines for treating or addressing the illness, and describe how clinical pathways help to address the importance of basing case management on current practice.

Provide support from a minimum of two scholarly sources.  Paper should be 4-5 pages in length.

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 6 Assignment  

Complete the Family Support & Home Assessment \virtual simulation activity which can be found by clicking Enter Virtual Simulation.  The simulation is a required activity prior to submitting discharge instructions for your fictitious patient.

Once you enter Sentinel Hospital

Click BEGIN

You’ll enter the lobby and be led to the hospital map

Clicking SKIP will take you directly to map

Select Location: Family Services Or BSN Essential: VII. Clinical Prevention and Population Health OR VI. Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes

You will create a fictitious patient based on your family assessment and use the attached Discharge Plan Template document to create a discharge plan for that patient.  Save the Discharge Plan Template to your files.  You can type right into the document, save it, and submit for grading.  You are to complete all sections of the discharge plan:  assessment, diagnosis/plan, education needs, financial worksheet, and the reflection and conclusion.  You need to be as detailed as possible in filling out all the boxes. The reflection and conclusion section allows you to summarize the patient’s plan of care based on all proceeding information and to make recommendations for the plan of care for the patient.  Reflect on what you learned in this assignment.  What do you think about using this discharge plan, did it help you to consider areas you might not have previously included in a discharge plan?  Please follow the Example Discharge Plan provided for your guidance.  

 

BSN440 Case Management

Module 7 Assignment  

Please use the grading rubric to create an outline of your assignment. Each section of the rubric should be a section of your final paper.  Create headings for the sections of your paper using the rubric sections.  Your assignment will be graded based on each element of the rubric. Compare each section of your paper with the rubric to ensure all elements are covered. Then, include an introduction and conclusion to tie the paper together. If you have any questions regarding the assignment, please contact your instructor using the Course Help forum.

Having learned more about case management through the readings in this course and first three assignments, for the final project you are creating a plan to implement case management at your workplace.  For the first section of the rubric, what is your recommended plan for the use of case managers in your organization for patients with your chosen chronic illness from assignment one?  In the second section, identify people within your organization who are stakeholders or would support your plan.  Whose support do you need to get your plan implemented?  In the third section, identify your goals – what do you hope to accomplish with your case management plan?

Often, starting with our goals helps - it’s a backwards design.  As we think about a case management plan we are proposing for our workplace, what do we want to accomplish?  Remember – goals should be measurable.  For example, if the chosen chronic disease is diabetes, one goal may be:

Clients will have decreased incidences of hyperglycemia requiring hospitalization

Once we determine what we want to accomplish, we can begin to construct our plan to achieve the goal.  To achieve this goal, our plan may include providing education in a manner the client can understand (being sensitive to cultural needs), access to phone support, or inputting glucose readings into their electronic health record for documentation the case manager can evaluate and use to reach out to the client.

To put this plan in action, whose support would we need?  Primary Care Physicians, Utilization Review personnel, and the Chief Financial Officer would all have an interest in optimizing patient health and reducing costs.

This paper should be 6-9 pages in length with a minimum of three scholarly sources for support.