Nurse Practitioner Core Competency: Health Delivery System Competencies
Nurse Practitioner Core Competency: Health Delivery System Competencies
Lastly, the nurse practitioner core competency #7, which was established by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), focuses on the competencies related to health delivery systems. This competency involves the application of knowledge generated from organizational practices, the support of healthcare needs of culturally diverse populations, the impact of healthcare change, the organizational structure of the healthcare system, and the collaboration in the continuity of care (NONPF, 2017). This competency was achieved in the clinical rotation by supporting continuity of care and incorporating cultural competence in the primary care office. For example, I saw an elderly male patient in the clinical rotation with complaints of hematuria intermittently for the past three weeks. The patient had not established care with a primary care provider in many years. We obtained a urine sample, which showed frank blood. The patient required a higher level of care and was subsequently referred to the nearest ER. We were able to call the facility and give report to the receiving physician.
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The patient was then evaluated emergently. This example demonstrated the process of collaborating and planning for transitions across the healthcare continuum. The second example of achieving this competency deals with cultural competence in healthcare. In the clinical rotation, I saw a young Hispanic female patient who had depression and an eating disorder. Her mother had brought her into the office, but they both primarily spoke Spanish. The office generally does not have a high Hispanic population, but we had interpreter services to help facilitate the visitation. We were able to utilize the interpreter services to help formulate a treatment plan for the patient, as well as discuss her emotions with her mother. The goal of culturally competent healthcare care services is to provide the highest quality of care to every patient, regardless of race, ethnicity, cultural background, and English proficiency. Both the patient and her mother were very appreciative for taking the time to address their concerns. This example demonstrated support of healthcare needs of culturally diverse populations. Therefore, the accomplishment of outcomes in this course helped me prepare to meet the program’s outcome number four, the master’s Essential IV, and the NONPF competency number seven.
References
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2011). The essentials of master’s education in nursing. Retrieved from http://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/Publications/MastersEssentials11.pdf
Chamberlain University. (2019). Academic catalog 2019-2020. Retrieved from https://www.chamberlain.edu/docs/default-source/academics-admissions/catalog.pdf
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2017). Nurse practitioner core competencies content. Retrieved from https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/2017_NPCoreComps_with_