As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers to newly discovered hives. Once the honey badger has ransacked the hive, the honey guide bird safely enters to enjoy the leftover honey.

Much like honeyguide birds and honey badgers, nurses and health professionals from other specialty areas can—and should—collaborate to design effective programs. Nurses bring specialties to the table that make them natural partners to professionals with different specialties. When nurses take the requisite leadership in becoming involved throughout the healthcare system, these partnerships can better design and deliver highly effective programs that meet objectives.

In this Assignment, you will practice this type of leadership by advocating for a healthcare program. Equally as important, you will advocate for a collaborative role of the nurse in the design and implementation of this program. To do this, assume you are preparing to be interviewed by a professional organization/publication regarding your thoughts on the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on your thinking regarding the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.
• Select a healthcare program within your practice and consider the design and implementation of this program.
• Reflect on advocacy efforts and the role of the nurse in relation to healthcare program design and implementation.

The Assignment: (2–4 pages)

In a 2- to 4-page paper, create an interview transcript of your responses to the following interview questions:

• Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
• Who is your target population?
• What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
• What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?
• What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?
• Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why?

SOLUTION:

Role of Nursing in Program Design and Implementation

Tell us about a healthcare program within your practice. What are the costs and

projected outcomes of this program?

Interviewee: Among the programs incorporated into my practice is the chronic disease management program (CDMP), which addresses many chronic conditions such as diabetes. Components of the CDMP related to long-term diabetes patient management include patient surveillance, patient counseling on self-management, initial counseling on lifestyle changes, and other personalized interventions to enhance the discharge of the patient’s life. It has two costs: one time for planning and development, and the second one has a periodic fee, usually in a year. The CDMP is designed with pre-planned probable results in mind. Our goal is to accompany the existing intervention towards a one to two percent lower average of the Hemoglobin A1c levels of the participants within the first year, which will lead to improved blood glucose control and a decrease in the risk of complications that may arise from diabetes. We also aim to reduce diabetes-related hospital readmissions by 20% within the next two years, which will also decrease such parameters as emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Another important outcome is patient satisfaction, and the planned targets include improving satisfaction levels concerning diabetes care by an additional 15% in the.……………………………KINDLY CLICK THE PURCHASE ICON BELOW TO ACCESS THE ENTIRE SOLUTION OR $15