Case Study: Interprofessional Roles in Mrs. Eens's Case Management

This case study examines the roles of a registered nurse and a funeral director in the case management of Mrs. Eens, a 74-year-old woman recovering from hip surgery and dealing with post-operative complications. The registered nurse's role focuses on improving Mrs. Eens's mobility, preventing falls, and providing essential physical care, guided by the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and ethical principles which includes patient dignity, safety and well-being. Becoming a registered nurse in Ontario requires a baccalaureate degree and passing the NCLEX-RN exam, with curriculum covering anatomy, physiology, and critical care skills. The funeral director's role addresses Mrs. Eens's spiritual needs by discussing funeral arrangements and cultural preferences. Funeral director programs in Ontario colleges cover science, practical mortuary skills, and ethics, preparing them to guide families and provide professional advice during grieving. The case study emphasizes the importance of interprofessional collaboration in addressing the holistic needs of patients.

0Running head: CASE MANAGEMENT
Case management
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Registered nurse:
The contribution of registered nurse is necessary for the care of Mrs. Eens because her
physical condition has deteriorated after post surgery of her right hip and improving her mobility
is the current priority. As Mrs. Eens is seriously ill, the registered can play a role in providing
transfer assistance and supporting patient not to fall or sustain any injuries. The College of
Nurses of Ontario is the professional college where registered nurse education and training is
provided and the standards and guidelines of this College influence scope of practice for
registered nurse. The professional standards of the college defines important standards such as
accountability, ethics knowledge, knowledge application, continuing competence, relationships
and ethics that registered nurse need to follow while in practice. In addition, the Code of Conduct
document of the College six principles or values that nurses need to fulfil as part of their
professional obligations. The six principles involves respecting patient dignity, promoting
patient well-being, providing safe care, meet patient’s needs, act with integrity and maintain
public confidence in the nursing profession (College of Nurse of Ontario, 2018).
Minimum education requirement to become a registered nurse in Ontario includes
complete baccalaureate degree from an approved Canadian university and write the NCLEX-RN
test to gain registration for practice. The duration of the course is 5 semesters and hours for each
course depends on each type of topic. The common topics covered for nursing students include
anatomy and physiology course, course related to different elements of nursing professional
practice, critical care skills in different areas such neurology, endocrine, respiratory and others
(durhamcollege.ca, 2018). The students are expected to demonstrate skills for promoting health,
preventing illness and promoting recovery of patients.

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Funeral director:
The funeral director’s role is important for the care of Mrs. Eens because she has
expressed her desire to meet the funeral department to discuss about her funeral arrangements.
Hence, funeral director can play a role in identifying type of burial preferred by Mrs. Eens and
identify her cultural preferences during funeral arrangement. This would meet her spiritual care
needs. Students willing to become a funeral director can get enrolled in funeral services program
at Ontario Colleges. Two colleges in Ontariod offering funeral service program includes
Humber College and the College Boreal College (Ontario Funeral Service Association, 2019).
The requirement for a funeral service programs include Ontario Secondary School Diploma
(OSSD) or equivalent including a grade 12 English credit and senior biology credit. Certain
programs also require math credits and experience of working in a funeral home
(ontariocolleges.ca, 2019). The hours of course depend on topics covered and the curriculum of
each college.
The funeral service course mainly covers three different topics. The first topic includes
the science course which gives knowledge to students on the anatomy, microbiology, pathology
to understand how body works and manage situations like infectious disease in health care. The
second course involves practical skills like learning embalming and restorative skills and
management skills to manage a mortuary. The ethics and morality course involves teaching
students regarding ethical and legal aspects of the funeral industry and gaining better
understanding about behaviours connected with loss and grieving (ontariocolleges.ca, 2019). A
funeral director should be able to guide families, make arrangements or funeral service and
provide professional advice to reduce burden of grieving the family.

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References:
College of Nurse of Ontario (2018). Standards and practice. Retrieved from:
http://www.cno.org/en/learn-about-standards-guidelines/standards-and-guidelines/
durhamcollege.ca 2018. Critical care nursing. Retrieved from:
https://durhamcollege.ca/programs/registered-nurse-critical-care-nursing-e-learning
Ontario Funeral Service Association (2019). Education. Retrieved from:
https://www.ofsa.org/education
ontariocolleges.ca (2019). What to expect from a career as a Funeral Director. Retrieved from:
https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/programs/education-community-and-social-services/
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