Advocate Aurora Health's post-acute care division partnered with Medline to develop in-person clinical simulations for over 400 nurses to improve wound care outcomes.
The training helps nurses teach patients and their families how to treat wounds without a healthcare provider. The training uses in-person clinical simulation presentations to evaluate clinician knowledge and teach best practices for various scenarios.
"The model is changing for the first time in 20 years to further align reimbursement with individual patient needs and outcomes," Katie Riley, RN, vice president and post-acute chief nursing officer for Advocate Aurora Health, which has dual headquarters in Downers Grove, Ill., and Milwaukee, said in the news release. "This interactive teaching approach helps promote critical thinking skills. It helps us understand our nurses' thought processes and gain insights into the challenges they may face."
As nurses teach patients, Advocate Aurora Health said it expects the risk of hospital readmissions and number of nursing visits per care episode to decrease.