Opening Keynote Session 1.0 CH

Seizing the Transformational Moment (101)
Nancy Donaldson, DNSc RN FAAN

Learning Objectives:

• List three demographic challenges toward creating more equitable health care outcomes.
• Explain the policy mandates that may serve to reduce disparities and improve access to health care.
• Describe how the profession of nursing can contribute to the transformation of American health care.

More than ever before, nurses have the opportunity to contribute to and, in many instances, lead the transformation of American health care by reducing disparities and improving the health and well being of the American people, their families, and their communities. This presentation highlights the demographic, policy, and professional mandates that create this imperative, this unique opportunity, and this great challenge. Are you ready? How do you envision our future as clinicians and professional organizations? Do you have a roadmap for this thrilling journey? Let's create one!

Founder's Address 1.0 CH

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the characteristics of a quality measure appropriate for public reporting and pay-for-performance activities.
• Describe the current status of quality measure development.
• Review quality metrics as defined by patients, providers and policymakers.

The United States offers advanced healthcare services; however, the care is not always accessible, effective, safe, and efficient. The Institute of Medicine noted that the only way to know if healthcare quality is improving is to document performance using standardized measures of quality that evaluate the delivery of health care in a manner that permits comparisons of data across facilities and time. This presentation will include descriptions of healthcare quality from the perspective of patients, providers, and policymakers and provide an update on the development of quality measures as required by the Affordable Care Act.

Closing General Session 1.0 CH

Creating a Culture of Gentleness (103)
Deirdre Mercer, LBSW

Learning Objectives:

• List six key elements for rehabilitation professionals in cultivating positive relationships, and how they drive interactions with those whom they support.
• Identify tools that will promote structure and ease the transition for patients as they leave rehabilitation.
• Recognize what can be perceived as a demand and what is a healthy praise vs. demand ratio.

Establishing a sense of trust between the rehabilitation nurse and the individual is essential for helping him or her lead a connected and meaningful life. "Creating a Culture of Gentleness" will provide an introduction to understanding six key elements of human interaction and the effects they can have on an individual's growth. The principles of the Culture of Gentleness are based on the psychology of human interdependence and looks at interactions as a way to express warmth, compassion, and unconditional valuing and support. A rehabilitation nurse enters into an individual's life when they feel the most unsafe. As the leader of the rehabilitation team, the rehabilitation nurse must have the tools and skills to begin to heal the individual, not only physically, but also emotionally.

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