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WGU D030: Nursing Service Plan Brief for Mobile Dialysis Clinic Proposal
|Passed on First Attempt |Latest Update with Complete Solution
Nursing Service Plan Brief for
Mobile Dialysis Clinic
Tiffanie Suits
Western Governors University
D030: Leadership and Management in Complex Healthcare Systems
Dr. Pattie Sunderhaus
Date: February 2, 2026
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Service Plan Brief for Mobile Dialysis Clinic
Proposed Nursing Service Idea
The proposed nursing service plan is the creation of a mobile clinic to provide dialysis
treatment to individuals with the need. This will be a nurse-driven service line with registered
nurses in place for scheduling, billing, medication administration, and dialysis treatment. A nurse
practitioner (NP) will be responsible for ordering medications and dialysis treatment. The
leadership skills necessary for implementation of this new service line will focus on the
establishment of clear, concise goals, effective communication, and a large focus on customer
satisfaction.
Importance
According to Hofacker et al., more than 725,000 people in the United States have kidney
failure with over 450,000 requiring maintenance dialysis treatment (2020). Many of these people
needing treatment present to the emergency department of their local hospital to undergo
hemodialysis. The increase in the use of emergency departments for treatment that could
otherwise be given elsewhere majorly impacts emergency wait times, quality of care, and
healthcare costs (Komenda et al., 2018). Furthermore, with rising costs of emergency department
utilization and overcrowding, it has become necessary to identify those who are deemed a
preventable visitor. Many of these preventable visitors are hemodialysis patients who were not
able to attend a scheduled dialysis treatment, and therefore seek treatment in the emergency
department a day or so later. Having a mobile clinic throughout the area will give kidney disease
patients peace of mind and a better opportunity to attend scheduled dialysis treatments, therefore
decreasing the amount of cost and overcrowding in the emergency departments.
Market Analysis
WGU D030: Nursing Service Plan Brief for Mobile Dialysis Clinic Proposal
|Passed on First Attempt |Latest Update with Complete Solution
Nursing Service Plan Brief for
Mobile Dialysis Clinic
Tiffanie Suits
Western Governors University
D030: Leadership and Management in Complex Healthcare Systems
Dr. Pattie Sunderhaus
Date: February 2, 2026
, 2
Service Plan Brief for Mobile Dialysis Clinic
Proposed Nursing Service Idea
The proposed nursing service plan is the creation of a mobile clinic to provide dialysis
treatment to individuals with the need. This will be a nurse-driven service line with registered
nurses in place for scheduling, billing, medication administration, and dialysis treatment. A nurse
practitioner (NP) will be responsible for ordering medications and dialysis treatment. The
leadership skills necessary for implementation of this new service line will focus on the
establishment of clear, concise goals, effective communication, and a large focus on customer
satisfaction.
Importance
According to Hofacker et al., more than 725,000 people in the United States have kidney
failure with over 450,000 requiring maintenance dialysis treatment (2020). Many of these people
needing treatment present to the emergency department of their local hospital to undergo
hemodialysis. The increase in the use of emergency departments for treatment that could
otherwise be given elsewhere majorly impacts emergency wait times, quality of care, and
healthcare costs (Komenda et al., 2018). Furthermore, with rising costs of emergency department
utilization and overcrowding, it has become necessary to identify those who are deemed a
preventable visitor. Many of these preventable visitors are hemodialysis patients who were not
able to attend a scheduled dialysis treatment, and therefore seek treatment in the emergency
department a day or so later. Having a mobile clinic throughout the area will give kidney disease
patients peace of mind and a better opportunity to attend scheduled dialysis treatments, therefore
decreasing the amount of cost and overcrowding in the emergency departments.
Market Analysis
