Advanced Adult Health Nursing N-260

MODULE 6

• Introduction

  Sound clinical decision-making is informed by a comprehensive assessment, understanding of the patient needs, and extensive knowledge of evidence-based strategies. The APN’s ability to decide on the best care for the patient requires competencies in the collaborative and active management of common acute and chronic diseases. These also cover the prevailing concerns for patient safety and emerging infections, as well as the use of adaptive strategies to ensure continuity of care, like telehealth.

   Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this module, you should be able to discuss the essential responsibilities of the Adult Health Nurse specialists and /or APN in acute and chronic care.

   Learning Activities:

  •  Read the following:
    • Overview of Acute and Chronic Illness*
    • Patient Safety in Healthcare
      • Patient Safety - WHO Fact Sheet*
      • Patient safety from the perspective of quality management framework: a review
  • Read the following materials on the emerging issues in AHN and APN. Those marked with (*) are required reading.
    • TeleNursing as a strategy for health promotion and chronic care management during the pandemic
      • Nurses advancing telehealth services in the era of healthcare reform (Fathi et al., 2017)*
    • Pandemic response and infection control
      • Opportunities for the Advanced Practice Nurse in Improving the Wellbeing of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Parish, 2021)

  Mark as done
• [ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM] Patient Safety

  Mark as done

  Patient safety is a cornerstone of quality healthcare. Reflecting on your clinical experiences:

  • Describe a specific situation where you observed or implemented a strategy to enhance patient safety.
  • What was the outcome?
  • What evidence-based practices supported your actions?
  • If faced with the same situation again, how would you further improve patient safety?

  Rubric:

  Criteria	Exceeds Expectations (5)	Meets Expectations (3)	Needs Improvement (1)
  Relevance	Direct and detailed response addressing the question.	Response addresses the question but lacks depth.	Response is off-topic or superficial.
  Critical Thinking	Shows insightful analysis and innovative ideas.	Demonstrates basic analysis with standard ideas.	Minimal or no critical thinking evident.
  Evidence & Support	Well-supported with evidence/examples.	Some evidence/examples provided.	Lacks evidence or examples.
  Clarity & Organization	Clear, well-organized, and error-free.	Mostly clear and organized, few errors.	Unclear, disorganized, or frequent errors.
  Engagement	Actively engages peers with thoughtful replies.	Engages minimally with peers.	No engagement with peers.