N684 Case Management and Home Health Services Assignments

N684 Case Management and Home Health Services Assignments

N684 Case Management and Home Health Services

Module 3 Discussion

Reimbursement challenges in healthcare increase the need for case management services to reduce the cost of care, but also to ensure care is delivered in a safe and efficient manner. Conduct a literature search focused on health promotion and illness and injury prevention; identify an article that addresses the effectiveness of case management on these priorities. Summarize the article.

N684 Case Management and Home Health Services

Module 4 Discussion

Identify a situational constraint that might prevent a client from following through on a referral to an outside agency. Discuss how the case manager can take action to eliminate or minimize the effect of the constraint so that the client can benefit from the intervention.

N684 Case Management and Home Health Services

Module 5 Discussion

The home and community are increasing in importance as the recommended point of care delivery.  Identify a recent news article that supports this assertion. Summarize the article and discuss how this information will influence and support the patient and family in achieving the best possible outcomes while remaining in the community. Provide a link to the article you have chosen for this discussion post.

OR

You are a home health nurse and your agency has received a referral for an elderly male with congestive heart failure. Discuss how the determinants of health (biological, psychological, environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and health system) can influence the client’s overall health status.

 

N684 Case Management and Home Health Services

Module 6 Discussion

Choose one of the following prompts:

Home health nurses, their organization, and the home health care industry have faced many challenges in the last several years. Research trends, issues, and opportunities related to the home health care industry; identify one area for discussion and present a summary of your findings.

OR

Discuss how pay-for-quality performance initiatives are influencing home health care delivery.

N684 Case Management and Home Health Services

Module 7 Discussion

Choose one of the following prompts:

Survey the literature and identify a research article that addresses one of the following areas of study:

•             The use of advanced practice nurses in home health.

•             Preventing rehospitalization among home health care clients.

•             Fall risk identification, impact of falls, and interventions for the homebound client.

Read the article and provide a summary of the research for the chosen area of interest. Provide a link to the research article being summarized.

OR

Discuss how telehealth technology is influencing the practice of home health nurses and transforming home health agency operations.