The Institute for Person-Centered Care at St. Ambrose University is challenging the status quo of health and wellness in our communities. Join us as we delve into cutting edge strategies to tackle health and wellness challenges through innovation and a person-centered perspective. Whether you are a health and human service practitioner, or community member, our discussions offer valuable insights tailored to your interests and needs. Tune in and be part of the transformative discussions where person-centered care comes alive!

In this episode, we explore an innovative approach to addressing nursing workforce shortages through virtual nursing programs. Explore how an inpatient virtual nursing program has made a significant impact, improving nurse retention, enhancing patient safety, and reducing length of stay in rural and critical access hospitals. Discuss model expansion that includes a virtual obstetrics nursing program aimed at improving maternal and neonatal outcomes in underserved areas and the impact these programs had on rural health. Join us as we discuss the technology, operational impact, and real-world results of these initiatives, including key metrics and anecdotal success stories.

Episode Learning Objectives:

By the end of this episode, individuals as members of the health care team will be able to:

1. Discuss how virtual nursing programs are helping to alleviate nursing workforce shortages and improve patient care in rural hospitals.
2. Explain the integration of virtual obstetrics nursing and its potential to enhance maternal and neonatal outcomes in underserved areas.
3. Identify operational changes, technology, and impact of a virtual nursing program.
4. Describe how AI-driven monitoring and virtual nursing can improve patient safety by reducing falls and enhances nurse retention.

Statement of Need and Purpose

Mounting evidence consistently demonstrates that integrating person-centered care approaches into health and human services leads to heightened satisfaction among both patients and providers, alongside improvements in quality and safety outcomes.

Interdisciplinary team members do not always effectively coordinate care, prioritizing the individual or population at the center to impact positive health outcomes. These team members can enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitudes about person-centered care by listening to this podcast.

Professionals spanning health, social services, and beyond will engage with experts, students, and community members through storytelling, sharing innovations, and applying enriched practices of person-centered care to address both current and future challenges in their respective fields.

Intended Audience

This podcast meets the professional development needs of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, caregivers, and others with interest in person-centered care.

Elements of Competence

This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competency areas:

• The American Board of Medical Specialties: Practice-based learning improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems-based Practice
• Nursing and Interprofessional: Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles/Responsibilities, Interprofessional communication and Teams, and Teamwork
• Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education:  Communication, Cultural Sensitivity, Educator, Health and Wellness, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Interprofessional Collaboration, Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient-Centered Care, Population-Based Care, Professionalism, and Self-Awareness
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Engage in Self-Reflection, Address Health Disparities, and Value Diversity in the Clinical Encounter

Global Learning Objectives

By the end of this podcast series, individuals as members of the health care team will be able to:

1. Describe and apply the tenets of person-centered care.
2. Discuss insights, best practices, and innovative solutions for person-centered care in their individual practice and among the healthcare team.
3. Explain the role of the care team in applying the principles of person-centered care to enhance population health.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) and  St. Ambrose University Institute for Person-Centered Care gratefully acknowledge(s) our sponsors: St. Ambrose University, Kokjohn Grant, Presentation Sisters of South Dakota, Vera French Mental Health Center, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing (in-kind accreditation support), and KALA FM Radio (in-kind technology support ).