Importance of the Awareness of a Workflow
According to McGonigle and Mastrian (2018), “current-state mapping provides the opportunity for the process redesign team to distinguish between value-added and non-value-added activities” (p. 253). It is important to be aware of a workflow to know which areas of the process need improvement and which elements are irrelevant. This can be seen in the proposed workflow change when I eliminated the travel time of weighing a patient by using a bed with built-in weighing scale. I also made use of time when I proposed to incorporate continuing interventions in CT while waiting for the results of the CT scan to come back. Transport and waiting are two of the seven categories of waste listed by McGonigle and Mastrian (2018, p. 255). One can optimize a workflow process by being aware of its current state. NURS 6025 Transforming Nursing and Healthcare
Conclusion
Stroke care involves time-pressured interventions. The outcomes may greatly impact a patient’s quality of life. Properly implemented workflow redesign can result in achieving intended patient outcomes and safety benefits (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2018). Redesigning a workflow may mean eliminating unnecessary elements and activities by using a technology or an equipment. Every minute counts in stroke care and an elimination of a step will save time to implement the treatment. One can optimize a current workflow through workflow analysis, workflow redesign and adopting evidence-based research and practices.NURS 6025 Transforming Nursing and Healthcare