Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Create a comprehensive patient needs assessment of 4–5 pages based on Mr. Decker came in with a badly infected toe. his simulation explores the roles that case managers and other team members play in care coordination. Upon completion of the exercise, you should have a better understanding of care coordination trends and their historical contexts. Use the information available in this simulation to begin your assessment of the patient, Mr. Decker. Requirements Complete a comprehensive needs assessment for Mr. Decker, based on the information provided in the Vila Health simulation and your own research. Comprehensive Needs Assessment Format and Length Format your comprehensive needs assessment using APA style: Use the APA Style Paper Template [DOCX] provided. Be sure to include: A title page and references page. An abstract is not required. A running head on all pages. Appropriate section headings. See also the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] to help you in writing and formatting your needs assessment. Your needs assessment should be 4–5 pages in length, not including the title page and references page. Supporting Evidence Cite 3–5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence to support your assessment. Conducting the Assessment The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your needs assessment addresses each point, at a minimum. Read the Comprehensive Needs Assessment Scoring Guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed. Identify current gaps in a patient’s care. Use an appropriate needs assessment tool to identify gaps. This tool may be one in use at your place of employment, one you locate for yourself, or one provided by faculty. Consider the types of patient information that will be most useful in assessing the current level of care. Develop a strategy for gathering additional necessary assessment data not readily available from an initial patient interview. Consider the full range of interrelated needs that affect the patient’s health. Discuss 3–5 societal, economic, and interprofessional factors most likely to affect patient outcomes. Consider the potential effects of these factors on outcomes. Support your conclusions with evidence. Relate specific patient and care coordination outcome measures to professional standards. Provide the rationale for measuring outcomes based on established agencies and organizations. Describe the relationship between specific outcomes and the identified standards. Identify evidence-based practices for successful implementation of care coordination. Use relevant and credible sources from the research literature. Consider best practices for a population-health focus on patient outcomes. Advocate for the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Provide the key points in your argument. Support your assertions with evidence. Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics. Express your main points and conclusions coherently. Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult to focus on the substance of your needs assessment. Support main points, claims, and conclusions with credible evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.