Assignment Overview

Part 1: Case Scenario

Create
a case scenario for a patient who experiences transitions across three points
of healthcare delivery.  For example: a
patient who is admitted through the Emergency Department, rushed to surgery,
and transferred to the surgical intensive care unit; or a patient who
transitions from an assisted living facility to the hospital and then to a
long-term acute care facility.  These are
just two examples, however you can be creative as you create the case scenario.

The
case scenario should be no more than 2 pages, double spaced, in
length.  The case scenario should come
immediately after the title page in your assignment.  Be sure to include the following:

·       Details regarding the patient and related
health concerns

·       Description of transition across three
specific points of care delivery (such as described above)

·       Integration of at least two principles of
care coordination demonstrated by nurse leader(s) within the scenario

Part 2: Written Paper

In a 2 to 4–
page paper, address the
elements below.  Use a minimum of 4 peer-reviewed scholarly sources,
current within 5 years, to support
your work. See rubric for specific,
required content criteria within each section of the paper:

1.      
Provide an introduction
to the paper.

2.       Explain
the transitions in point of care delivery portrayed within the case scenario.
Discuss the variables that could impact safety, quality, and continuity of care
for the transitions described.  

Identify
one specific patient outcome for each transition that occurs, and
explain why that outcome is appropriate. 
Identify one evidence-based
strategy to support outcome achievement and person-centered care for each of transition that occurs. 

3.       Discuss
the role of the nurse leader to assure safe, high quality, person-centered care
across the points of care delivery described in the case scenario.  Identify and apply at least two principles
for care coordination to assure safe, high quality, person-centered care as
portrayed in the case scenario.

4.       Provide a conclusion to the paper.