Week 6 Individual Assignment: Sustainability Initiative, Part 6

Listed below are some of the patient care services offered at the hospital;

1. Laboratory and X-ray imaging- The hospital offers laboratory tests, like blood and urine tests. It also offers X-ray imaging.

2. Physical and speech therapy- The hospital has various professional physical and speech therapists.

3. Pharmacy and Diagnosis- The hospital has its pharmacy where prescriptions and medicines can be accessed quickly.

4. Intensive Care Unit(ICU)- The hospital has five ICU units equipped with modern technological equipment’s and skilled doctors to care for patients suffering from severe health conditions.

5. Outpatient Department(OPD)- The hospital also offers Outpatient services for patients who are not critically ill.

6. Ward Facilities- There are various wards for patients who need Inpatient services for them to be monitored by doctors.

7. Maternity services—The hospital also provides both maternity services, pre-natal and anti-natal services.

8. Nursing home care services—the hospital has a nursing home facility where patients are cared for 24 hours, especially the older and disabled.

Services affected by my sustainability initiative

My sustainability initiative is based on nursing home care services. They include; wound dressing, administering medication, ostomy care, and monitoring the patients' general health condition. Nursing homes provide the best care and attention who patients who can be cared for outside a health centre (Smets et al., 2018). It provides aid with custodial care services like bathing, dressing patients, and feeding them. A nursing home will improve patient care services through the following ways;

1. Improving the quality and competency of nursing home staff

According to Wang et al. (2017), nursing homes have patients that deserve skilled care and attention. This means they need to be run by health care specialists who take pride in their duties and offer excellent care. My sustainability initiative will help ensure that the nursing home team have the best mix of practice skills and exposure and can give patients the care they deserve. This means that patients can rely on them and have faith that there is always someone around who knows them well and compassionately care about them. This will definitely improve patient care.

2. Professional coaching and training

As stated above, nursing home care needs professionals with trained skills. These skills can only be acquired through professional training and real-life coaching. Besides, not all these skills and talents can be developed through formal classes, but through real-life exposure and interaction with patients. The initiative will also allow other nurses to practice and improve their skills by interacting with patients. This will make them more competent and skilled enough to take care of their patients. This means that patients will be cared for by people who not only hold degree nursing certifications but people who have actively interacted with patients and understand the care that patient deserves.

3. Increased transparency about the quality of care

Increasing transparency about the quality of care is one of the best strategies to improve patient care. This can help others when they are choosing a nursing home. Through my initiative, the information will be published on the internet about nursing home's services and the nursing home's importance. We have very many patients across the world suffering simply because they cannot access nursing homes, nor do they even know if they exist. Through my initiative, I will create awareness in the community and educate people on nursing homes' importance. This will make more patients visit nursing homes and get access to better care.

4. Patients will be able to manage their care and support plans

In nursing homes, nurses are closer to patients and even show them how to take care of themselves. With time, the patients will be able to manage their medical conditions and plans. This means they will also make informed decisions about their treatment and medication, which will definitely improve patient outcome (Gilissen et al., 2017).

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