A Healthcare Delivery System
Our Vision
As we morph its vision-mission, we need to fill in the gaps and challenges in health management information, access to health, products and services, leadership training and support, and various structural changes in the healthcare situation of the Philippine and ASEAN regions.
The Philippine Health Agenda (PHA) strategy with the acronym “ACHIEVE” shows an informative and purposive map into how Access Healthcare Asia, could design and formulate its programs, services, and products to address the unmet and/or ever-growing needs of the Rising Tiger of Asia. As outlined “ACHIEVE” provides a solid blueprint and stable public ground for companies like Access Healthcare Asia to truly deliver health care that people deserve and to rise along the tide of urbanization and industrialization in the Philippines and ASEAN regions.
A–Advance quality health care and primary care
C – Cover all Filipinos from health-related financial risk
H – Harness the power of HRH development
I –Invest in eHealth and data for decision-making
E – Enforce standards of accountability and transparency
V – Value all clients, especially the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable
E – Elicit multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder support for health.
Our Mission
The overall goal is to open, initiate, provide and facilitate ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE in its broadest meaning, utilizing science-based information and technology for efficient and effective delivery, from health promotion, clinical services, delivery of prescription medicines, Medicare insurance reimbursements, health education, housing, recreation and retirement facilities, clean water and environmental protection, to the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of environment and ecology-friendly health products, supplies or equipment for general health maintenance in homes, schools, offices and other public and private arenas.
The past Philippine Government administration has set up the 2016-2022 Philippine Health Agenda (http://www.doh.gov.ph/philippine_health_agenda) founded on Values of Equity, Efficiency, Quality and Transparency. The PHA guarantees financial freedom when accessing Universal Health Insurance; Service Delivery Network of fully functional health facilities, and Healthcare for all Life Stages & Triple Burden of Disease (communicable, non-communicable diseases & malnutrition, diseases of rapid urbanization & industrialization).
Lutgarda Resurreccion
Program Director/The Nursing Office.Com
3.22.2017
Changing the Landscape of Healthcare: Moving on Post-Covid
We have seen the world during this last pandemic; it was so draining in every aspect of our lives, yet we endured as a people. Today, we are faced with the challenge of rebuilding, and re-structuring our healthcare to be more effective now and for the future. As nurses, this is our chance to influence the future of nursing. (05/01/23) The American Nurses Association made a difference by announcing the celebration of Nurses, not by just a week but this time, a month-long focus on Our Nurses.Our Future. This gives a closer look at our nurses from different stages and perspectives, starting with the Celebration of Nurses, first as individuals, concentrating on their self-care, because they need to be strong and free of burden before they can take care of others; promotion of their professional needs, and encouraging them to become leaders of change in the healthcare system. All these redefine Nursing as a Profession in this twenty first century.
Then, the International Council of Nurses promotes a yearlong call and commitment from nurses around the world with this message, "Nurses together: a force for global health", to respond to the global need of a healthcare that is accessible, sustainable, affordable and sensitive to peoples' health recovering from the devastating effect of the past pandemic. In addition, a Charter for Change report has been issued to support this dire need for change in the healthcare system.
Looking Back: CAMPAIGN FOR NURSE DRIVEN HEALTHCARE SOLUTION
DURING COVID PANDEMIC TIMES
As a nurse in this unprecedented time of Corona Virus pandemic, I cannot help but find a way to help the community and do my share in this greatest challenge of the 21st Century in the heights of technical, science, medical, financial and social developments.
In my musings in FB which became one of the widest venues of connections and information channel, I have conceptualized a way to use it as a tool to this Actual Real-Time Descriptive Research on the COVID -19 that continue to claim lives and resources, a global plague.
This descriptive research will include a wide range and extensive review of literature and content about a virus that came and kill, from the joint perspective of every scientists, doctors, nurses and the community that has in anyway affect the way the individuals and the world respond to live and survive in this uncertain time from an unseen enemy, a virus known as COVID-19.
In this Pandemic Era, the government leaders are called to protect its people from the highest laws of the land, not to instill fear but convince the millions to comply and do their individual share of survival. As the world keep on standstill and lockdown, people of all faith keep their Trust and Hope in God for Divine Intervention. I give salutes to the nurses around the world in their unconditional work in the frontlines. They are working so hard with commitment to their duties together with the healthcare team. Let us pray that they will continue to respond to this global challenge we never had before.
Myrna D. Santos, MSN, RN (March,2020)
Chief Nurse
Looking Forward: Nurses Taking on the Challenge
The Nurse is IN: Nurses Role in Healthcare
Nurses have long fought for a more humane healthcare system based on individual patient need, not ability to pay. More than ever, nurses play a major role on issues of healthcare providing solutions for a healthier tomorrow. We are gaining significant momentum as professionals. This is indeed a compliment and empowerment to us and yet on the other hand, a call of a challenge to us in caring for the American people as well as the international community. How big and how important can this challenge be? Do we have an answer for that? Yes, we do, and yes, we will!
As the new millenium starts, The Nursing Office.Com takes the challenge to promote solutions that are based on the evidence and actual experiences of nurses who are behind the scenes of healthcare. It is the time for us to come forward and be in charge of a domain that is always, and rightfully, ours.
We have managed through those years, though it was not recognized. This time, we will take the responsibility and leadership to show our wisdom. We will stand up and define our roles. We will no longer be in the background but rather, we will be visible as we walk our talk. We will be in the Board Rooms. We will re-think why it failed and why we need reforms. We will come up with our own nurse driven solutions, initiatives and programs to support a massive change in our healthcare. And in the height of these times of technical, scientific, medical advances and artificial intelligence (AI), it's time to go back to basics. And in as much as we claim it's our domain, let us be with it, in it. Let us be IN, The Nurse is IN!
Myrna D. Santos, MSN, RN (02/2024)
Chief Nurse/Founder
The Nurse is In
As the world population grows enormously, how can the people be taken cared of en-masse effectively? In response to the Institute of Medicine, nurses have been challenged to become an instrument to show leadership as they have the training and education to do so.Therefore, we are calling all nurses to respond and accept this challenge to take care of our people and communities in the capacity of Community and Public Health Nurse in this time of COVID pandemic.
The Nurse is IN: “How may we help you?”
As nurses are given the challenge to lead individuals, families and communities toward health maintenance and promotion, we show our willingness to accept this responsibility by making ourselves available at your service.
The Nurse is IN program will make you feel the nurses’ presence and genuine interest in your health through socio-cultural and economic approaches to your well-being. It is our sincerest way to deliver our message of caring for communities, delivering public healthcare for all, resolving health disparities and promoting equality and equity for people of color and challenging the healthcare apartheid. The Nurse is IN is a sign of our presence in the community. How may we help you?
The Nurse is IN is one of our Nurse Driven Healthcare Solutions as a community and public health delivery system to ensure healthcare for all and ensure the first level of defense against diseases and illnesses and reduce healthcare cost and while ensuring quality healthcare and equity for all. Our goals are consistent with the goals of Healthy People 2010.
We are calling for all nurses to establish and organize their own nursing office in their communities. This program will ensure jobs for thousands of nurses and continued interactive preventative healthcare for communities as we empower them to have initiatives and leadership, as well as empower the people to take care of themselves.
Process:
Introduce the Program to Nurses.
Register their own Office.
Design the programs, services and sustainability based on their assessed needs and resources.
Establish the process.
Establish guidelines for professional practice in community and public health.
Phases of Development:
Phase I
Identify registered nurses, retired nurses, student nurses and related healthcare providers.
Identify community resources: governmental, non-governmental organizations (ngo), personal/individual.
Phase II
Identify targeted communities
Community assessment of needs
Community Organizing
Phase III
Designing programs and services based on the needs
Design Program Plan and Sustainability
Phase IV
Implementation of Programs
Sustainability and Funding
Phase V
Documentation: photos and written summary of report
Assessment of Effectiveness of programs and services
The Nursing Office Nurse Driven Healthcare Solution “Making a Difference in Home Care Giving,"How may we help you?"
PROGRAM:
Expanding Affordable Home Care Giving
Self-Preservation and Healing as a Culture of Health
VISION:
Back to Basics: The New Culture of Health
MISSION:
To provide training and knowledge-sharing of evidence-based practices to enhance the resilience and optimal adjustment of individuals, families and communities who have endured extreme adversities related to diseases, disasters and trauma.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
To train each care giver the basics and the art of care giving.
To provide culturally competent and culturally sensitive Home Care-Giving training skills to family members already taking care of loved ones.
To promote Non-conventional Modalities of Healing and Wellness for Individuals, Children, and their families and Care-givers.
To utilize Native American, Asian, African, and/or Middle Eastern traditions in Circle Stages, Ethnic Food, music, Dancing, and Storytelling as Healing Formats and/or Environments.
To allow the Creative Modes of Non-conventional Traditional Healing and Self-care to Flourish and prosper for the General Wellness of the Community.
To connect and/or integrate non-conventional modes of healing & wellness with institutional health facilities open to collaborating with alternative medicine and innovative, nurse-driven healthcare solutions.
Non-conventional Healing (def.): Any or all healing modalities that flow with or use natural energies or elements not dependent on pharmaceutical or artificial chemical drugs; any modality that ensures health & wellness beyond codependency on drugs.
Designing Program and Services is based on our RN Provider Training and Expertise in culturally sensitive and safe practice.
Services Provided:
Home Care Giving Training
Direct Care to Patients in the home: Individualized Patient-Family Care Plan
Review of Medication
Case Management Planning for Patient and Family (Patient and Family Care Plan)
Education and Healthy Lifestyles Practices
Assessment of Patient and Family Needs and Navigating Resources
Care Giver Mentorship and Support
Advocacy to End of Life Planning
Additional Agenda:
Registration/ data Form
Provider/Professional Malpractice Insurance
Insurance and Billing
Financial set-Up (Banking, etc)
Marketing and Networking
Trifold Brochure
Technical Support
Sustainability
Office Hours
The Nurse is In Action!!!
INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM
Medical Consultant
Community Health Worker
Program Director
Social Worker
Nurse Chaplaincy & Ministry
Community Nurse Educator & Health Provider
Organizational Structure
Executive Director
Myrna D. Santos, MSN, RN
Founder, The Nursing Office.Com/NYC
Executive Program Director
Leticia Puguon, PhD, RN
The Nursing Office-Philippines
Program Director
Lutgarda M. Resurreccion
The Nursing Office.Com/NYC
Communications & Network Director
Janette Andrada-Lane
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