Case Management for Nurses
- ISBN-10
- 0136121624
- ISBN-13
- 9780136121626
- Category
- Hospitals
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Author
- Anita Ward Finkelman
Description
The growing need for coordination of nursing care has increased the importance of studying case management. Finkelman's Case Management is a concise introduction to case management for all nurses and nursing students. It presents today's best practices for coordinating care and engaging interdisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centered care. Section I provides an introduction to case management and explains the competencies, responsibilities, tools, ethical and legal obligations. Section II features a unique Case Management Reader that highlights current literature and critical thinking questions on various case management issues. Broad introductory coverage---thoroughly prepares nurses for the roles they will play as case managers, such as benefits interpreter, patient advocate and educator, triage coordinator, quality improvement professional, and utilization/resource manager Institute of Medicine current recommendations---helping students understand and utilize the field's current best practices Unique Reader Section---presents current literature about case management professional issues, patient-centered care, quality improvement, reimbursement, utilization review, chronic illness, and disease management, with questions to promote critical thinking and group discussion
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