Wgu Nursing Care Model

Emory University Hospital is a teaching facility that embodies an “organizational culture that encourages critical thinking and acknowledges the inevitability of change” (Rubenfeld & Scheffer, 2015). By embracing a culture of change, Emory strives to fulfill its mission of “serving humanity by improving health.” This mission is being fostered, on my unit in particular, by the implementation of the evidence-based practice of an Accountable Care Unit (ACU). This transformational care model empowers nurses as leaders by giving them a voice and platform to advocate on their patient’s behalf. On my unit, these nurse leaders implement an ACU by offering and collecting information through their interaction with an interdisciplinary team, the patient,

and fellow nurses (Salmela, Eriksson, & Fagerstrom, 2011). Nurses also lead through coaching and mentoring new graduate nurses in a Preceptorship Program. Preceptors refers to individuals who “guide, motivate, sets the norms and standards and delegate power and authority” for the sole purpose of cultivating a new breed of change agents (Salmel et al., 2011, p.430). Lastly, our nurse leaders give support through teamwork and offer advice, which is usually for the purpose of advocating for themselves or the patient (Salmela et al., 2011).
Since Emory is an organization whose culture supports change and the implementation of new ideas and practices, I feel my evidence-based plan would be welcomed because it aims to improve the care our patient population receives. To ensure my plan was successful, I would first seek approval from my unit director and then I would set up a meeting with my unit’s charge nurses and medical director. The support of these three entities is the only way to ensure physicians and nurses implement the change process I am introducing.