In the last assignment, I proposed the use of external collection devices, a professional product that can result from improved health care. The proposal for the development of an alternative professional product arose due to the risks associated with catheter tubes in surgical procedures. With the use of the newly developed professional product, this will minimize contacts with soft tissue ensuring that clients remain clean throughout a surgical procedure. Recommendations from medical practitioners suggest doing away of indwelling catheters and use of external collection devices to avoid contagious infections (Mikel, Claudia, & Wendy, 2016) .
Introduction of The Project Plan
The plan proposal is to develop a plan proposal on the introduction and development of the alternative professional product in the health sector. This will minimize the risk of contagious diseases during surgical procedures. In addition, the product will enhance patient safety, reduce the cost of care, and improve quality in the health sector. The plan proposal will analyze the best form of technology to adopt in achieving optimal results and improving patient health. The latter will mean quality health care practices. The plan proposal will also recommend governmental and organizational policies that can be put in place to promote the use of the new professional product for surgical processes.
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The plan proposal will recommend strategies of collaboration with interested parties and vendors in the development and roll-out of the proposed professional product. Least but not last, to solve the health problem, the plan will recommend the creation and adoption of professional standards in health practice. The following proposed plan is to improve the health safety of patients, saving cost by applying best practices in the medical sector. The plan will include;
Providing necessary infrastructure in preventing urinary tract infections.
Ensure education and training on the use of external collection devices to prevent urinary infections.
Adopting patient care technology to ensure patient needs and values are catered for embracing ethical and legal practices in the nursing field.
Ensure government and organizational practices are instilled in the adoption of external collection devices in the health sector.
Build collaboration and partnerships with key partners and develop a communication model to implement the use of external collection devices in the health sector.
Employ change management strategies and the creation of standards to encourage best medical practices on the use of external collection devices in the health sector (Evelyn, Lindsay, Susan, & Deborah, 2014) .
Proposed Patient Care Technology
Through the use of the External Collection Devices (ECD), I propose the use of the already existing patient-facing technology that improves safety and empowers patients. The technology has a cohesive patient engagement and focused patient-centered care. The technology is a responsive and respectful modern clinical encounter that addresses the values, needs, and preferences of the patient in guidance of clinical decisions. Through the use of this technology, it will ensure the adoption of ECD in the health sector responds to the needs of patients and creates value. Data collection mechanism through the use of this model will ensure that medical practitioners will respond effectively to the needs of patients. This technology is advantageous and relevant to the implementation as it ensures greater patient care, better data storage, lower healthcare costs, and improved healthcare practices. One key disadvantage of applying this technology is manipulation of data collected for profit reasons by various health-care centers that do not adhere to prudent health practices (Ronen & David, 2017) .
Government and Organizational Policies
To implement the adoption of ECD in health facilities, it is important to involve the government and key partners in the health care sector. Key government institutions, including the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have shown willingness to support the prevention of healthcare-associated infections resulting from catheter tubes and associated UTIs. The body developed guidelines in the year 2014 to guide health practitioners on effective prevention efforts for infections. In addition, there is a need to improve on already set guidelines to encourage the use of external collection devices. From research done and expert reviews, more health institutions should be taught on the use of the latter, which reduces cost and improves patient care. There is also need to create laws and policies that encourage patient safety thus pushing key players to use the external collection devices in reducing infections (cdc.gov, 2019) .
Communication and Collaboration Strategies
To implement on the use and adoption of ECD’s some of the key partners in the clinical environment will include medical practitioners, health facilities, CDC, patient, experts, media, and members of the public in general. In principle, the adoption will need a vigorous campaign through workshops, seminars, roadshows, and press release statements to communicate on the importance of using ECD's compared to the conventional catheter tubes. The media, through adverts and invited interviews with experts, will help the public understand the need to use the proposed product for its health benefit, safety, and economic effects. The patient and public opinion and feedback will be essential to advancing the proposed plan at all levels of the health sector. In addition to communication, there is also a need to develop standards of professional practice in the nursing field on the use of the new product. Change management strategies should be instilled to health care managers to drive them in adopting the new technology and product to their patients. The product will, therefore, have a positive effect on the healthcare system, improve health safety, and have a cost-benefit effect to both the consumer and the health sector in general (Evelyn, Lindsay, Susan, & Deborah, 2014) .
References
Bronwyn, S. K. (2014). Improving catheter-associated urinary tract infections through improved nursing education. New York: McGraw Hill.
cdc.gov. (2019). Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) . Retrieved September 23, 2019, from cdc.gov: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/ca_uti/uti.html
Evelyn, L., Lindsay, N., Susan, C., & Deborah, Y. (2014). Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update . Retrieved September 23, 2019, from jstor.org: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/675718#metadata_info_tab_contents
Mikel, G., Claudia, S., & Wendy, K. (2016, May). External Collection Devices as an Alternative to the Indwelling Urinary Catheter . Retrieved September 23, 2019, from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4870965/
Ronen, R., & David, B. (2017, November). The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve Safety . Retrieved September 23, 2019, from psnet.ahrq.gov: https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspectives/perspective/237/The-Role-of-Patient-facing-Technologies-to-Empower-Patients-and-Improve-Safety
