Nurse-Patient Empowerment
Nurses play a crucial role in the improvement of service delivery and quality of health services. To attain this objective, various strategies are employed to ensure that patients have access to quality care. First, nurses assist patients in the decision-making process by providing them with relevant health information (Vahdat et al., 2014). This enables patients to make the right decisions on the choice of treatment and other medical procedures. Secondly, nurses advocate for appropriate staffing as a strategy to address the patient’s needs. The needs-centered staffing guarantees improved treatment and diagnosis, thus resulting in better patient outcomes. The last strategy involves the customization of health services by incorporating patients’ values and needs. This approach addresses the disparities in healthcare access by ensuring that all patients, regardless of age, gender, and social background, receive the required care.
In what ways can NDNQI data from dashboards or quality improvement data be used to support nurse empowerment in practice?
The NDNQI data empowers nurses to understand patients’ needs, thus formulating strategies that can address their issues. Such data enables nurses to improve their evidence-based practices. The NDNQI data aids nurses in accessing the current challenges that exist in the healthcare environment by ascertaining both strengths and weaknesses. Consequently, nurses would be empowered to make key decisions on how healthcare services can be delivered by identifying key areas that need improvement.
How has your institution empowered the nursing staff with quality improvement data?
There are strategies that our organization has employed to empower the nursing staff from the available quality improvement data. The data aids in identifying the training needs and their potential outcomes. Similarly, our organization utilizes such data to introduce training programs that aim to improve patients’ management and service delivery. Furthermore, quality improvement data allows the organization to improve the working environment for its staff and their patients. It enables them to assess nurses’ needs and motivation strategies that can be applied to improve their levels of satisfaction. Highly satisfied staff guarantees better services, which are essential in addressing the patient’s needs (Janicijevic et al. 2013).
Provide an example of how you have personally empowered either a patient or a fellow nurse.
In my nursing profession, I have interacted with many patients with diverse healthcare needs. On one occasion, I attended to a diabetic patient who was so depressed about her condition. As a nurse, I provided her with relevant information regarding her ailment and how it should be managed. Furthermore, I recommended to her the appropriate nutrition and the importance of regular body exercise.
References
Janicijevic, I., Seke, K., Djokovic, A., & Filipovic, T. (2013). Healthcare worker’s satisfaction and patient satisfaction–where is the linkage? Hippokratia, 17(2), 157. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3743622/
Vahdat, S., Hamzehgardeshi, L., Hessam, S., & Hamzehgardeshi, Z. (2014). Patient involvement in health care decision making: a review. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 16(1). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964421/
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Question 
What are the best strategies the nurse can employ to empower patients and support patients’ rights to improve the quality of care? (Some considerations to keep in mind may include: providing information on the effectiveness, risks, and benefits of alternative treatments.)
Nurse-Patient Empowerment
In what ways can NDNQI data from dashboards or quality improvement data be used to support nurse empowerment in practice?
How has your institution empowered the nursing staff through the use of quality improvement data?
Provide an example of how you have personally empowered either a patient or a fellow nurse.