NURS FPX 4050 Coordinating Patient Centered Care

Course Overview: NURS FPX 4050 – Coordinating Patient-Centered Care

Capella University’s BSN program at Capella University includes the NURS FPX 4050: Coordinating Patient-Centric Care as a core course that emphasizes effective care coordination strategies designed to increase patient-centric outcomes. Students will explore topics like interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical decision-making and health technology use for quality healthcare delivery; further equipping nursing professionals for success across diverse clinical environments.

 Assessment 1: Preliminary Care Coordination Plan

Students participating in this assessment create a preliminary care coordination plan tailored to a health concern of their choice, using community resources, patient needs analysis, and patient-centric principles as part of this planning exercise. Their goal is to build foundational planning skills necessary for improved health outcomes.

 Assessment 2: Ethical and Policy Aspects in Care Coordination

Assessment 2 explores ethical, legal, and policy considerations influencing care coordination. Students explore real-life scenarios while deliberating how nursing professionals can navigate healthcare regulations while still providing patient-centric care.

 Assessment 3: Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues

This assessment requires students to create a presentation targeting colleagues about improvements to care coordination. This task improves communication, teamwork and leadership abilities by encouraging the integration of evidence-based strategies into clinical practice.

 Assessment 4: Final Care Coordination Plan

Students preparing a care coordination plan based on feedback and research will then present it for assessment in their final assessment, with emphasis placed upon outcome evaluation, care implementation and interdisciplinary collaboration to meet long-term patient care goals.