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Creating a healing environment.

J A Combs1, S C Rusch

  • 1Carondelet St. Mary's Health Center, Tuscon, AZ.

Health Progress (Saint Louis, Mo.)
|April 9, 1990
PubMed
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Carondelet St. Mary's Health Center implemented a nurse case manager program focusing on holistic, personalized patient care. This program successfully improved life-styles for a high-risk adolescent obstetrical group.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Management
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The traditional principles of personalized nursing care were diminishing.
  • Carondelet St. Mary's Health Center aimed to reintegrate personalized care through a structured program.
  • The program emphasized holistic care, extending support beyond hospital discharge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and evaluate a nurse case manager program.
  • To provide coordinated patient and family care with a focus on home care post-discharge.
  • To address the psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients, particularly after returning home.

Main Methods:

  • Assignment of a dedicated nurse case manager to coordinate patient and family care.
  • Focus on holistic care principles, integrating hospital stay with post-discharge home care.

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  • Application of the program to a high-risk adolescent obstetrical group within a health maintenance organization.

    • Main Results:

    • The program successfully addressed challenges faced by the high-risk group, including poor nutrition, substance abuse, and low self-esteem.
    • Direct interventions by nurse case managers facilitated positive behavioral changes in adolescent mothers.
    • A majority of the clients demonstrated significant improvements toward more successful life-styles by the program's conclusion.

    Conclusions:

    • The nurse case manager program effectively provided personalized and holistic care.
    • The program demonstrated positive outcomes in improving life-styles for a vulnerable adolescent obstetrical population.
    • This model of care highlights the importance of continued support and intervention post-discharge.