Organizational Management

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Organizational Management •

Trends in Healthcare o

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Advances in technology 

Improved diagnostics and equipment



New medications



New treatments decrease hospital stay



Computers •

Internet



telemedicine

Social changes 

Savvy consumers



Increasing number of people without healthcare



Alternative health methods



Litigation

Globalization 

Different cultures

o

Increasing number of Elderly

o

Healthcare Delivery System Changes 

Financing and Reimbursement •

DRGs



HMO



PPO



Prevention of disease



Location of services



Downsizing/ Merging of hospitals



Organizational Structure o



Nurse Manager 

RN



LPN



NA

o

Shorter pyramids are called decentralized (more decisions are made at a lower level)

o

The higher the pyramid the more centralized it is, more of the decision making is done by people who are higher up

Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery o

Private duty Nursing 

o

o



Hospital



At home

Functional Nursing (Nursing Homes) 

Med Nurse



Treatment nurse



Nursing Assistants



Clerical

Team Nursing 

o

Agency

Example: •

RN is team leader



Two LPNs



Two Nursing Assistants

Primary Nursing 

One RN responsible for plan of care over a 24 hour period (not taking care of them for the whole 24 hour period)

o



Eliminates the fragmentation of care between shifts and nurses, because one nurse is accountable for planning the care of the patient around the clock



No CNA, like in ICU

Patient-focused 

People are cross trained in different things (LPN who is IV certified)



Expanded roles (nursing assistance who are putting in catheters, accuchecks, etc.)



Case management p. 336



Disease Management





o

Not for acute care, management of a chronic disease (ex. ESRD, DM, heart failure)

o

Emphasizes prevention of exacerbations and complications by using evidence-based practice guidelines and patient empowerment strategies.

Clinical Pathways o

Care maps (ACS pathway)

o

Multidisciplinary plans of “best” clinical practice for groups of patients with a specific medical diagnosis

o

There are four essential elements of a clinical pathway: 

Has timeline outlining when specific care will be given



Categories of care or activities and their interventions



Intermediate and long term outcomes to be achieved



A variance record

How are work assignments determined? o

Patient classification

o

JCAHO requirement 

Examples: •

Budgeted nursing hours per patient per day



Patient acuity



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Staffing levels are recalculated annually



Setting staffing levels unit by unit



Adjusting staffing levels from shift to shift



Use outcomes to evaluate the plan

Fixed staffing ratios

o

8 hour shifts = 5 days a week, 7 on/ 7 off

o

12 hour shift 

3/2 split



7 on 7 off



Requires less nurses that 8 hour shifts

o

10 hour shift = 4 days a week

o

Baylor plan Weekends 32 hours = 40

Working short staffed o





Staffing Patterns

 •

Hospital Specific written staffing plan

What do you do? 

Can the remaining staff meet the needs?



Can someone from the previous shift stay over?



Call a nurse not scheduled to work to come in



Notify the supervisor that the unit needs a nurse

Consumer Relations o

Have it your way

o

You can get better results if you are sweet that if you are rude 

Caring





Cost effective



Patient centered



Avoid complaints and potential for lawsuits

What do clients want? Based on surveys o

Pain relief

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Clean room

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Food

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Confidence in their healthcare provider

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