1.Define the concepts of case management, continuity of care, care coordination, transitional care…

1.Define the concepts of case management, continuity of care, care coordination, transitional care, social determinants of health, and advocacy (SLO #6)
2. Describe the scope of practice, roles, and functions of a case manager, the nursing process, collaboration, and legal, ethical issues of case management. (SLO # 4)
3. Discuss disasters, effects on populations and communities, phases of response and recovery, and nurse’s role. (SLO # 2)
4. Identify groups and organizations who work to prepare, respond, and recover from disasters, and the steps taken to initiate and maintain a disaster clinic. (SLO # 2)
5. Define health surveillance, types and systems, sources, steps in planning, analyzing, interviewing, and evaluating a disease or outbreak. (SLO # 2,4)
6. Describe the role of the nurse in outbreak investigation and core competencies for PHNs. (SLO # 4)
7. Describe program management, benefits, application of the process of planning and management, evaluation measures, and sources and techniques of program evaluation. (SLO # 2,3)

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Daily Reflection Journal #4
Q1
Case management concepts comprise the collaborative process of planning, assessment, care coordination, facilitation, advocacy and evaluation of services. It uses continuity of care to meet the comprehensive health needs of individuals and families through available resources and communication to promote quality of care and promote safety based on health care determinants and advocacy (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2018). Social determinants of health are made up of conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age.
Q2
The case manager’s scope of practice refers to procedures, processes, and actions he/she is allowed to carry out in keeping with their professional license terms. The roles of a case manager involve assessment of the clients’ treatment needs, development and monitoring, and evaluation of treatment plans/progress (Al et al., 2020)….