NURS FPX 4900 Assessment 3 Assessing the Problem: Technology, Care Coordination, and Community Resources Considerations

Again, the federal, local, and state rules in place affect how I do my duties as a nurse when caring for patients who have diabetes. The extent to which I can utilize community resources, the degree to which I can utilize various forms of technology and the efficacy with which I can coordinate treatment for my patients are all affected by these rules. The 21st Century Cures Act and other federal initiatives promote the use of electronic health information technology in research, patient care, and data sharing (Ali et al., 2019). This includes employing technological means to fight off persistent illness. The 21st Century Cures Act also specifies guidelines for how easily accessible health records should be to medical professionals. Limits on the use of outdated or dangerous medical equipment are one way that federal, state, and local law is attempting to improve patient safety. One of the purposes of the laws is to encourage the adoption of technology and the latest research to provide patients with higher-quality care. Electronic health records (EHR) are becoming increasingly popular as a means of maintaining patients’ health information and coordinating their treatment, as they are supported by the majority of rules governing healthcare technology (Ratwani et al., 2019). In addition to reducing the fragmented nature of patient care, electronic health records considerably improve the efficiency of the sector as a whole by standardizing the maintenance of patient information and making record exchange more convenient.

The ethical concepts of autonomy, justice, non-maleficence, and beneficence, as well as the code of ethics developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA), serve as the bedrock upon which nursing practice is built. All of these moral considerations and the ANA code of ethics have had a profound effect on my professional nursing (Crawford et al., 2019). They are the basis of everything I do to coordinate care for people with diabetes, from allocating community resources to implementing technological solutions. As a result of these guidelines, I have been able to stay out of sticky situations in the clinic where I work. 

Conclusion 

Today’s medical professionals have a plethora of diagnostic, therapeutic, and monitoring options at their disposal because of technological advancements. This study analyzed telehealth on previously published articles and other materials for its methods, which detailed how diabetes patients might benefit from using technology, coordinating their care, and tapping into local resources. Relevance relates to how much the information gathered from the sources aids in making sense of the results of the current inquiry. It is appropriate to regard the sources as reliable because they were created by knowledgeable people in the fields being researched. Importantly for the study’s aims, the data gathered from the research sources were both trustworthy and accurate. In addition, this study concludes that care coordination is necessary for people with diabetes because the disease can endure for a very long time and its treatment can be very expensive, complicated, and frustrating if left unmanaged. An atmosphere that values high-quality care and care that is centered on the individual patient is essential for successful diabetes treatment, a methodical approach, as are thorough planning, and the direct engagement of a multidisciplinary team of dedicated medical experts. People with diabetes, those with a family history of diabetes, and those at risk for developing type 2 diabetes can benefit greatly from the guidance of community groups, such as community health professionals, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and others, that promote healthy lifestyle choices. Barriers to effective care coordination can be anything from a lack of basic functionality to a failure to recognize community resources to patient resistance, physician reluctance, or a failure to focus on self-care behaviors.