Capella 4900 Assessment 4: Patient, Family, or Population Health Problem Solution NURS-FPX 4900: Capstone Project for Nursing

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Introduction

In this assessment of the capstone project, an intervention or solution is developed for a selected patient, Brian, who suffered hypertension crisis with a 180/120 mmHg value of blood pressure. His poor socioeconomic status, being an obese, alcoholic, and active smoker has brought him to suffer from this health problem. This intervention is planned considering these factors in Brian’s case to tailor his needs and health requirements. Implementation of this plan will certainly result in lowering his blood pressure levels. 

Role of Leadership and Change Management in Hypertension

Leadership and change management are essential in addressing hypertension, as healthcare professionals and their leaders develop a clear vision and strategy for addressing the management and treatment goals of hypertension. Moreover, leadership is important in guiding, educating, and training other health professional team members about the implementation of certain care treatments. Leadership fosters a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to managing hypertension by providing coordinated care.

Change management is often necessary for effective management of hypertension such as changes in processes, protocols, and practices. This is accomplished by effective leadership involvement that can guide and support these changes within hospital management. Leaders guide and teach other healthcare team members on change management so that they can understand these changes in protocols and practices well to implement them for patient-centered care treatment (Figueroa et al., 2019).

Capella 4900 Assessment 4

Transformational leadership influenced the development of this intervention by providing motivation to other team members such as nurses who gave their valuable insights on the patient’s condition and suggested developing this intervention based on the patient’s health needs and preferences. This type of leadership also ensures that the healthcare system is provided with adequate resources to develop the intervention. This includes the allocation of appropriate funding, providing access to relevant research, and external stakeholder collaboration.  Furthermore, change management strategies like shared decision-making involved healthcare professionals, patients, nurses, pharmacists, and other relevant stakeholders.

The joint effort with open communication influenced the development of this intervention. This intervention plan was developed with effective collaboration and guidance from physicians and pharmacists. The nursing ethics i.e. beneficence, justice, patient autonomy, privacy, and confidentiality influenced the development of this intervention which is based on the patient-centered approach and HIPAA guidelines. Educational brochures are created particularly considering these nursing ethics so that the patient is treated with beneficence and non-maleficence while promoting patient autonomy through proper education so that the intervention planned is tailed to patient’s needs and preferences..

Communication and Collaboration Strategies to Improve Hypertension Outcomes

Communication and collaboration strategies are crucial to involve patients’ participation in intervention implementation. Some of the communication and collaboration strategies to engage with patients that can improve health outcomes in Brian’s condition are as follows:

• Creating an open and non-judgmental environment to support patients in being comfortable in expressing their thoughts, preferences, and related queries. This will improve the patient-provider relationship which ultimately helps patients develop trust in the services and adhere to their management and treatment plans (Kwame & Petrucka, 2020). 
• Educating patients on relevant and accurate information about hypertension, its risk factors, potential causes, and management strategies will improve their knowledge about their disease and increase their collaboration with health professionals. This can be done by various methods such as visual aids, digital resources, and written material on hypertension (Tavakoly Sany et al., 2020).
• By employing culturally competent care strategies, nurses can foster collaboration with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Collaboration is enhanced when patients feel understood, respected, and actively engaged in their care treatment. This culturally competent care requires the knowledge of different cultures, health beliefs, and practices. Moreover, healthcare providers can practice cultural humility while providing care treatment to such people by adopting a humble and curious attitude toward patients and valuing their preferences.