Patient Care Delivery Model While looking at the care delivery model, there must be an acknowledgment for the type of needed and the care we intend to deliver. The Memorial Hermann organization believes that optimal health and personal care model lead patient care, and within this care model includes patient a family centered care. The nursing care delivery system is based on a caring model, combining the beliefs of nursing theorists, and engrained in the three A’s – authority, accountability, and autonomy. Our nurses have the authority to use nursing knowledge, skills, assessments, and standard of care to support a safe healing environment. Accountability to accept responsibility for their actions. The nurses also have the autonomy to
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Lewin’s change theory explains the forces that move change forward (Burnes, 2004). One of the most significant changes going on within the TMC campus right now is the advancement in health care and the Texas Trauma Institute (TTI). The campus is currently undergoing construction to build a $650 million renovation and expansion which will house the TTI. The driving force for this is to increase the capacity for trauma patients as well as aid the community by increasing science, quality, and safety for trauma patients throughout South East Texas. This renovation will ensure the communities we serve will have the access they need to the most advanced trauma and critical care Memorial Hermann delivers. Memorial Hermann as an organization is taking a looking forward methodology to creating this infrastructure which will have the ability to meet the health needs of future generations (Memorial Hermann Hospital, …show more content…
During one of my shadowing days with my preceptor, I had the opportunity to attend an ethics committee meeting. Although there were a wide variety of disciplines in attendance, I believe one area of opportunity for this campus would be to incorporate more bedside nurses in the committee. Another area of improvement would be to put more emphasis on the impact that nursing has on patient care and end of life care for this facility. This organization does not have a designated hospice program. The hospital does have a palliative care team who is a part of the interdisciplinary team, however, there is not a dedicated hospice care area. An area of improvement for this organization as a whole would be to research opportunities to expand in this area of
Lewin’s change theory explains the forces that move change forward (Burnes, 2004). One of the most significant changes going on within the TMC campus right now is the advancement in health care and the Texas Trauma Institute (TTI). The campus is currently undergoing construction to build a $650 million renovation and expansion which will house the TTI. The driving force for this is to increase the capacity for trauma patients as well as aid the community by increasing science, quality, and safety for trauma patients throughout South East Texas. This renovation will ensure the communities we serve will have the access they need to the most advanced trauma and critical care Memorial Hermann delivers. Memorial Hermann as an organization is taking a looking forward methodology to creating this infrastructure which will have the ability to meet the health needs of future generations (Memorial Hermann Hospital, …show more content…
During one of my shadowing days with my preceptor, I had the opportunity to attend an ethics committee meeting. Although there were a wide variety of disciplines in attendance, I believe one area of opportunity for this campus would be to incorporate more bedside nurses in the committee. Another area of improvement would be to put more emphasis on the impact that nursing has on patient care and end of life care for this facility. This organization does not have a designated hospice program. The hospital does have a palliative care team who is a part of the interdisciplinary team, however, there is not a dedicated hospice care area. An area of improvement for this organization as a whole would be to research opportunities to expand in this area of