Nurs FPX 8006 Assessment 3 Developing Shared Values Using Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

 Nurs FPX 8006 Assessment 3

Innovation Using Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

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Capella University

NURS-FPX8006

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Developing Shared Values to Support Innovation using Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

The problem of falls among older patients under long-term care is associated with morbidity and loss of independent living, not to mention increased expenditures on healthcare. The strategies that will be discussed in my podcast will be team-based, evidence-based, and collaborative and will revolve around fall prevention. I will also analyse the team dynamics and how this can be used to counter the risks, boost communication and improve patient outcomes in my research. Additionally, I will identify the dangers of hierarchical silos, which could prove to be a barrier to coordination, and mention how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices can be used to construct a safer, person-centered care environment. I will then discuss why the presence of nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, and geriatricians is important and how their presence can help avoid hospitalization, medication errors, and functional decline. The analysis has discussed electronic health records (EHRs) in regard to their role with respect to communication and continuity of care. You will have learned how a collaborative system can support safety, cost-effectiveness, and a superior quality of life of elderly patients throughout the continuum of care by the end of the podcast.

Team Approach as Shared Decision-Makers to Enhance Innovative

The team based model can also allow the providers to be perceived as team based decision-makers, thereby allowing the potential of transforming the nature of healthcare delivery. A report by OConnor et al. (2022) revealed that interprofessional collaboration is an effective approach of eliminating falls and medication errors among the elderly population. According to Ojo and Thiamwong (2022), the medical staff must work in a co-coordinated manner whereby the nurse, physical therapist, pharmacist, and geriatrician cooperate to assess, plan, and provide interventions to prevent risks. The most common fall risk factors, i.e., polypharmacy and impaired mobility, can be mitigated with the help of medication reviews, patient education, and mobility training (Wiedenmann et al., 2023). Electronic health records (EHRs) facilitate transactions that enhance data-sharing to facilitate timely interventions and enhanced data monitoring (Robertson et al., 2022). The frequency of interdisciplinary meetings allows the staff to clarify the protocols, fill in the blanks, and hold people responsible (Robertson et al., 2022). Finally, the use of DEI in teams promotes equity in care and innovation whereby the implementation of the interventions does not compromise cultural diversity leading to better health outcomes among the older population.

Breaking Down Hierarchical Silos to Support DEI and Innovation

Encouraging Inclusive Conversations and the Benefits of Diversity

Dialogues that are open and inclusive and the promotion of diversity in the healthcare setting would require the breaking down of hierarchical silos that tend to limit collaborative work and innovation. Having more people working in a cohesive structure, there are fewer hierarchical barriers and the contribution of all disciplines are treated equal. As has been shown in the research by Papalia et al. (2020), the cooperation between pharmacists and nurses may eradicate medication errors and enhance fall-prevention strategies. Interdisciplinary decision-making means that no professional can take control of care planning, but, on the contrary, values group knowledge in care planning safety initiatives of patients (Baumann et al., 2022). The multidisciplinary teams are effective due to the addition of different perspectives to promote creativity and clinical innovation. According to Yu et al. (2023), the multiculturalism of professionals working in the field of healthcare among the staff members increased the level of accuracy of decision-making and the adaptability of new practices. Therefore, the all-inclusive and diverse organizational culture creates an atmosphere where innovation is promoted, patient safety is increased, and equity is on the frontline of care delivery.

Team Growth, Decision-Making, and Innovative

The ability to form health care teams as collaborative decision-makers determines the success of the organization in offering patient-centered outcomes. Yu et al. (2023) stated that patient-centered teamwork is linked to the process of developing effective communication channels where nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, and geriatricians become the leaders in care interventions. Such innovation and patient safety may be supported through the integration of systematic shared decision-making processes at the unit level, which can be propagated across organizations. Combining forces and collaborating on the creation of fall-prevention strategies, medical workers can unite the expertise in the area of mobility, pharmacology, and geriatric medicine in order to address the problem of multifaceted risks in multifaceted ways (Baumann et al., 2022). The addition of fall notifications based on electronic health records is one of the innovations that has been shown to reduce adverse patient outcomes by increasing communication among disciplines in real-time (Robertson et al., 2022). Team discussions are also organized to help in refinement of interventions to be evidence-based and less fragmented as is the case with siloed decision-making.

Theoretical Concepts Supporting Collaborative Innovation

Healthcare organizations exist in a systems theory environment and understand that the professional roles are interdependent and that they positively affect patient outcomes. Pype et al. (2020) argue that adaptive team structures are innovative as there are flexible roles that change according to the needs of the patients rather than the hierarchies. Teams that are self-organizing, having flexible structures and found on a shared purpose develop more trust and accountability. Social constructivism is a theory that describes how knowledge is collectively created during collaborative interactions, and healthcare innovation thrives in an environment where professionals are given the chance to learn together through the dialogue (Saleem et al., 2021). This constructivist framework also enhances innovation and patient-centered outcomes through professional teamwork (Pype et al., 2020). The creation of a fall-prevention checklist that was a product of cross-disciplinary collaborative discussion and each professional contributing their input, and thus more effective and holistic evidence-based tool.

Moving an Innovative Concept into Evidence-Based Practice

We use stepwise approaches to transform innovative concepts into evidence-based practice and to transform scholarly evidence into practice by synthesizing and testing interventions in practice. Minor pilot projects with regular feedback and workflow modification to achieve the best safety results can make the hospital team accelerate the implementation process (Mulac, 2021). The teams of medical workers then study the outcomes, optimize their actions, and coordinate them with the established best practices. After being refined, the outcomes that the healthcare teams share can be disseminated throughout the organization through training, policy modifications, and clinical guidelines to ensure that the impacts are sustained (Mulac, 2021). The step-by-step evidence synthesis, piloting, refinement, and scaling will ensure that innovation is not remaining on paper but becomes part of practice and improves care delivery and patient safety across care settings.

Conclusion

Medical teams increase teamwork and patient safety. The companies will benefit by adopting the DEI principle and silo breaking practices. Social constructivism and systems theory can help in collaborative innovation in care. Evidence-based practice is enhanced by new ideas converted into practice. Healthcare professionals are change agents and motivators who work and collaborate with others.