Relationship Based Care

This week on my floor at WAMC the implementation of Relationship Based Care has been initiated. Our DON sees this model in providing safe, satisfying, effective care for our patients. This model has been used across the United States and has been found to be a success.

What is Relationship Based Care?

The RBC model provides a conceptual framework with a vision for care and underlying values and principles, a practical infrastructure for putting it into action, the education and leadership necessary to make it happen and ways to measure evidence of success.

Care takes place in a Caring and Healing Environment with the Patient and Family at the center. Six dimensions are critical for successful transformation:

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Professional Nursing Practice
• Patient Care Delivery System
• Resource Driven Practice
• Outcomes Measurement

Some examples of implementing RBC on my medical/telemetry floor include involving the patient's family with the patient's care, hourly checks, and teamwork with the staff.

Early this week we kicked off the even with a small ceremony introducing RBC and cake!

[via Relationship Based Care - Creative Health Care Management]

Veteran's Day 2009

Veteran's Day 2009
Originally uploaded by jeku arce

Happy Veteran's Day!

I worked today as charge nurse. Most ancillary services were closed for the day, so it wasn't as chaotic as usual.

In the early afternoon we had a surprise! We had representatives of the Fisher House come by with books, magazines, and desserts. What a treat by these veterans to give to soldiers and fellow retirees. We had chance to talk them and their experiences in the military. We were honored that they would come in to the hospital to share their these gifts and their time on a day such as this. God bless them for their sacrifice and service to the greatest nation on this earth.

It was a good day to be at work. It was a good day to be an American soldier.