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Hodges' model: A literacy device |
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Hello everyone,
I maintain a blog that publicises a universal conceptual framework known as Hodges' model. The blog is called:
Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD
http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/
This blog provides a space for reflections on a HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE and INFORMATICS model with universal potential in terms of application and users. The model incorporates two axes: individual-group and humanistic-group and four care (knowledge) domains - Sciences, Interpersonal, Political and Social. You can learn about Hodges' model here, plus items on education, global health and computing. Watch out for news about the development of a new website using Drupal.
Copied below is a post dated 6 August 2010:
Cost savings: 4-fold literacy = care literacy
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The RCN's campaign I posted yesterday highlights the belief in and potential of nurses to 'think out of the box'.
There are many people, in many walks of life who are currently racking their brains and flipcharts to come up with ideas for cutting costs. In addition to the RCN, the government has its on-line campaign with the 'Spending Challenge'.
As for nurses there is an extra rabbit to pull from the hat: improving patient care.
Media discussion about the cloned beef - food supply story this week brought a point regarding the relative scientific literacy of the general population of USA and UK. This prompted me to consider discipline based literacy, what usually passes for 'basic grounding in ...' or competency. ('Literacy' has already been corrupted, now for another kick.)
For nurses with their subject disciplines, which can be represented in the health career model - what current public sector health (and social) care requires (demands!) is care literacy.
It is the ability of nurses (and other professionals) to be aware of what happens in the two adjoining boxes, or that one remote enclosure that can simultaneously engender and deliver:
* new insights - creativity and innovation;
* holistic integrated care;
* care literacy;
* and - cost savings that can still improve patient care.
See also:
http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search/label/literacy
Main website:
http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/
Each of the model's care (knowledge) domains has a dedicated resource listing, e.g.: SCIENCES -
http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksTwo.htm
INTRA-interPERSONAL:
http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/link/htm
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