Discussion 4 Population Case Management in Action
Discussion
Identify a situational constraint that might prevent a client from following through on a referral to an outside agency. Discuss how the case manager can take action to eliminate or minimize the effect of the constraint so that the client can benefit from the intervention.
Goals
After completing this module, you will be able to do the following:
• Develop a case management plan for the health needs of the children described in the case study.
• Describe how biophysical, psychological, environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and health system factors influence the needs of the population being studied.
• Evaluate the case management plan for the population studied.
Overview
This module serves as a capstone exercise for the Population Case Management aspect of this course. The previous three modules have examined the role of the Advanced Public Health Nurse in case management. You have examined case management, population health management, and disease management. Case management models have been examined. The standards and principles of case management have been explored as well as the competencies and functions of case managers. The population health nurse is faced with ethical and legal issues in case management and you have been provided the opportunity to explore those issues and determine how to successfully navigate those concerns. As a population health nurse, you will function as an individual or population case manager employing the nursing process in designing plans and systems of care. Through exploring the elements of the case management process, you have successfully assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated case management services.
This module will demonstrate your ability to put population case management into action. The professional development exercise for this module is the case study “Population Case Management in Action” on page 301 of your text for this course.
Learning Materials
• Chapter 12 - Clark, M. (2015). Population and community health nursing (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
• Case Management Society of America’s Standards of Practice for Case Management (2016).
• Engelke, M. K., Swanson, M., & Guttu, M. (2014). Process and outcomes of school nurse case management for students with asthma. The Journal of School Nursing, 30(3), 196-205.
Sample Solution