Unit-based CHF protocol team for symptom prevention and management to the outpatient observation unit.

Unitbased CHF protocol team for symptom prevention and management to the outpatient observation unit.

1.      Problem and focus on the issue:

The complexities with unitbased CHF protocol teams have been emerging over time, leading to cause multiple complications and challenges for the healthcare and outpatient observation unit. The major issue associated with the presenting complaint in CHF includes the presence of volume overload that can result in either pulmonary or systematic congestion. The protocol team of CHF must have developed the specialist skills within the clinical settings to provide support to patients and to focus on improving the functions within the outpatient observation unit (Ordonez, 2020).

2.      Setting in which problem will be observed:

The setting and the context in which the issue of the CHF protocol team and its associated prevention and management will be considered is the outpatient observation unit. The outpatient observation unit is one of the major components of the healthcare setting that allows the healthcare providers to provide the patients with an extension of emergency care based on the incorporation of different techniques to ensure management and prevention. So the outpatient observation unit will be based on congestive heart failure and its prevention and treatment (Clays et al., 2021).

3.      Description:

A clinical congestive heart failure can result due to the weakening of the heart condition that can cause fluid buildup within arms, feet, legs, and other organs. Different symptoms are associated with this clinical issue, including fatigue, shortness of breath, oedema, and arrhythmias. The observation care unit plays a major part in treating patients suffering from congestive heart failure. Incorporating the CHF protocol team for prevention and treatment within the outpatient observation unit will contribute to dealing with the health challenges that the patients face due to multiple reasons associated with heart congestion. The prevention and treatment of the patients who suffer from congestive heart failure include different complex treatments and medicinal drugs to control the blood pressure, decrease the strain, and improve the blood flow. In this context, the CHF protocol team will help improve the operational efficiency of the healthcare observation unit (Zafar et al., 2020).

4.      Effect of problem:

The lack of expertise within the CHF protocol management team can be challenging for the entire health care organization, which can cause multiple complexities within their observation care unit. It can also decline the efficiency and effectiveness of treating patients who suffer from issues like chronic heart failure. The failure to use the healthcare approach can also reduce the organizations effectiveness in assessing vital signs, cardiovascular issues, respiratory issues, and other general medical problems. In association with this, the CHF can also misdiagnose the patient, causing multiple health issues impacting the patients health within the observation care unit. Also, the problem can cause decreased efficiency in diagnosing BNP and pro BNP, which can increase the chances of congestive heart failure and related challenges to healthcare (Vitto et al., 2020).

5.      Significance and implications in healthcare practice:

Incorporating the CHF protocol team for the prevention and management in observation care unit will improve the social and communal functioning of the health care organization. The solution will improve the operational functioning and assessment values of the health care organization that will alternatively enhance the nursing practices to provide the patients with quality care. It will also help in dealing with the social and communal challenges that the patients usually face in health care settings. The improvements within the healthcare and the observation unit will help focus on quality improvement that can lead to a change in providing patients with highly efficient services. overall, the implications of the healthcare intervention are to benefit the patients with quality improvement and by valuing social, communal, and the economic value (Navas et al., 2022).

6.      Solution and its effect on nursing practice:

Providing the CHF protocol team with proper training and efficiency will help in improving the operational functioning of the nursing department as well as increasing the chances of saving patient’s life. The development of the expertise within the observation care unit protocol team will also play a major role in monitoring and assessing the patients needs and focusing on the patientcentred approach to provide them with basic support. The solution will have a positive impact on the nursing practice that will improve the outcomes of care and will also reduce the costs and possible risks and liabilities. Overall, the solution will sustain the health care process, improve performance, and better risk management (Clays et al., 2021).

References:

Clays, E., Puddu, P. E., Luštrek, M., Pioggia, G., Derboven, J., Vrana, M., ... & Tartarisco, G. (2021). Proofofconcept trial results of the HeartMan mobile personal health system for selfmanagement in congestive heart failure. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 110.

Navas, A., Guzman, B., Hassan, A., Borawski, J. B., Harrison, D., Manandhar, P., ... & Limkakeng Jr, A. T. (2022). Untapped Potential for Emergency Department Observation Unit Use: A National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) Study. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 23(2), 134.

Ordonez, E. (2020). The Role of Observation Units in Acute Heart Failure. Textbook of Emergency Cardiology, 227.

Vitto, C. M., Lykins V, J. D., WilesLafayette, H., & Aurora, T. K. (2022). Blood Pressure Assessment and Treatment in the Observation Unit. Current Hypertension Reports, 113.

Zafar, M. A., Loftus, T. M., Palmer, J. P., Phillips, M., Ko, J., Ward, S. R., ... & Panos, R. J. (2020). COPD care bundle in emergency department observation unit reduces emergency department revisits. Respiratory care, 65(1), 110.