Care coordination and the essential role of the nurse.
Quality improvement and cost control rely on effective coordination of patient care. Registered nurses (RNs) across the continuum of care play an essential role in care coordination. Greater health care efficiencies can be realized through coordination of care centered on the needs and preferences of patients and their families. Professional nursing links these approaches, promoting quality, safety, and efficiency in care, resulting in improved health care outcomes that are consistent with nursing's holistic, patient-centered framework of care. This model for RN care coordination provides a guideline for nurses in direct care as well as those in highly specialized care coordination positions.
Texas Nurses Association, Austin, USA. scropley@texasnurses.org
Stacey
S
Cropley
Nurses Association Austin, Texas, USA.
Ellare Duis
ED
Sandrs
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States