NR447
Full Course DeVry
NR447
Full Course ( All weeks Discussion And Assignments )
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nr447 week 1 discussion latest
The Affordable Care
Act (graded)
Healthcare reform is a
term that is ever present in our practice settings and will not disappear any
time soon.
Share with the class
implementation of the Affordable Care Act in your organization. (If you are not
working as a nurse, think about what was happening when you were a prelicensure
student)
How did your fellow
healthcare workers react to implementation of the ACA?
How were citizens in
your community impacted?
DeVry
nr447 week 2 discussion
AACN Essentials
Self-Assessment and Patient-Centered Care (graded)
Locate and complete
the Self-Assessment of the AACN Essentials located in Doc Sharing (Week 2).
Follow the directions on the form. Note your total score. Next, review the
article cited below:
Kramer, M.,
Schmalenberg, C., Maguire, P., Brewer, B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., …
Meeks-Sjostrom, D. (2009). Walk the talk: Promoting control of nursing practice
and a patient-centered culture. Critical Care Nurse, 29(3), 77–93. Click to
link.
Answer the following:
1.
If you are willing, please share your total score on the AACN Essentials
Self-Assessment
2.
Candidly identify and share with your classmates areas where knowledge, skills
or abilities (KSAs) are lacking?
3.
Describe the relationship between the Essentials and your new-found knowledge
about Patient Centered Care. Are there opportunities for your improvement?
DeVry
nr447 week 3 discussion latest
Conflict and
Collaboration (graded)
Please watch the video
and listen to the dialogue before posting. Second Life Video Transcript At
times the needs of our families conflict with our work responsibilities. Could
this possibly be the underlying issue here?
1.
Explain the conflict resolution skills displayed by the leader in the scenario.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate those of the leader.
2.
How might earlier collaboration have been beneficial?
3.
Some organizations utilize non Registered Nurses in the Case Manager role. What
additional skills, knowledge and attributes would the BSN-prepared Registered
Nurse bring to case management in this scenario?
DeVry
nr447 week 4 discussion latest
Transformational
Nursing Leaders (graded)
Review Appendix A,
Sections I–V in Finkelman (2012, pp. 510–515).
Select one of the
sections and share how your chief nurse executive demonstrates expertise in
these competencies. Your comments should be about the “highest nursing leader”
in your organization. Typically this is the leader who represents nurses and
nursing to the governing board.
In your own words,
explain the differences between a transactional nursing leader and a
transformational nursing leader. What one is more like your Nurse Executive?
Describe how the Nurse
Executive “leads the charge” for transformational leadership in an organization
where you work or have done prelicensure clinical experiences.
DeVry
nr447 week 5 discussion
Patient Outcomes
(graded)
Review the story at
the link below before posting to the discussion:
Rau, J. (2015). Half
of nation’s hospitals fail again to escape Medicare’s readmission penalties.
Kaiser Health News. Retrieved from After you have finished, consider how you
would respond to the following situation:
Your local hospital
has received notice from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) regarding
their readmission rates.
1.
As a BSN prepared nurse, you have been asked to serve as a consultant to
suggest a new Quality (Performance) Improvement process for ONEof the areas of
deficiency. Write some brief steps (suggestions) for improvement as you
contemplate accepting the consulting opportunity.
2. Share practice
improvements utilized from your own clinical nursing experiences that have led
to enhanced patient outcomes.
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nr447 week 6 discussion
Civility in the
Workplace (graded)
Complete the Clark
Workplace Civility Index located in Doc Sharing.
After you are
finished, read the assigned article: Lachman, V. D. (2015).
Ethical issues in the
disruptive behaviors of incivility, bullying, and horizontal/lateral violence.
Urologic Nursing, 35(1), 39-42. Click HERE to link.
Next watch the video
by clicking on the link below.
Video Transcript
Reflect on what you observed in the video as you answer the following:
Based on what you
observed, what leadership skills should you, as Masaya’s preceptor, model for
your fellow coworkers to promote his acceptance into the work-group or team.
Does incivility seem
to be an issue in the scenario?
Describe any common
themes you discovered among the article, the video and the Civility Index Share
how you may improve your score on the index based on what you have read.
DeVry
nr447 week 7 discussion
Our Future Leaders
(graded) In Huston’s (2010) brief, but impressive article (required reading
this week), the author outlines several leadership competencies that EVERY
nurse leader will need for 2020. That year is not too far in the future, is it?
Select one of the
eight leadership competencies Huston described and relate it to your own
leadership of nurses and nursing. This should promote a robust discussion as we
come from different clinical and nonclinical perspectives.
Discuss how the
BSN-prepared nurse can assist a nurse leader in the budgeting process by
contributing data readily available to the staff nurse.
Huston, C. (2010).
What skills will the nurse leaders of 2020 need? (2010). Kai Tiaki Nursing New
Zealand, 16(6), 14–15. Click HERE to link
DeVry
nr447 week 8 discussion
Closing the Loop
(graded)
Complete the Week 8
AACN Essentials Self-Assessment located in Doc Sharing.
Compare your scores
from Week 2 to Week 8.
Describe how far have
you come and how much further do you wish to go in improving your competencies
during the next two years of practice.
Next, review the
Course Outcomes as listed in the Syllabus. Select one of the course outcomes
and share with your classmates how you feel you have achieved the outcome and
how you will utilize the essentials and course outcomes in your practice
setting.
DeVry
nr447 week 3 assignment
Conflict Resolution
Paper:
Guidelines
Purpose
The purpose of this
assignment is to learn how to identify and effectively manage conflicts that
arise in care delivery settings resulting in better management of patient care,
including appropriate delegation. You will gain insight into conflict
management strategies and develop a plan to collaborate with a potential nurse
leader about the conflict and its impact in a practice setting.
Course
Outcomes
Completion of this
assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO 1: Apply leadership
concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high-quality nursing
care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care
delivery in a variety of settings. (PO 2)
CO3: Participate in
the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to
enablesystems to change. (PO 7)
CO 6: Develop a
personal awareness of complex organizational systems, and integrate values and
beliefs withorganizational mission. (PO 7)
CO 7: Apply leadership
concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the
microsystems and system-wide practice improvements that will improve the
quality of healthcare delivery. (POs 2 and 3)
Due
Dates
This assignment is to
be submitted to the Dropboxby Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, end of Week 3.
Points
This assignment is
worth 200 points. Directions 1. Read Finkelman (2012), pp. 361–376. 2. Observe
nurses in a care delivery setting. Identify a recurring conflict with the
potential to negatively impact patient care.
Decide if delegation
was an issue in the conflict. This should be from your practice setting or
prelicensure experiences.
3.
Provide details of what happened, including who was involved, what was said,
where it occurred, and what was the outcome that led you to decide the conflict
was unresolved.
4.
Identify the type of conflict. Explain your rationale for selecting this type.
5.
Outline the four stages of conflict, as described in our text, and how they
relate to your example.
6.
Propose strategies to resolve the conflict. Search scholarly sources in the
library and the Internet for evidence on what may be effective.
7.
Discuss if delegation was an issue in the conflict. Be specific.
8.
Describe how you would collaborate with a nurse leader to reach consensus on
the best strategy to employ to deal with the conflict.
9.
Describe the rationale for selecting the best strategy.
10.
Provide a summary or conclusion about this experience or assignment and how you
may deal with conflict more effectively in the future.
11.
Write a 5–7 page paper (not including the title or References pages) using APA
format that includes the following.
1.
Describe an unresolved (recurring) conflict that you experienced or observed.
Identify the type of conflict.
1.
Provide details of what happened, including who was involved, what was said,
where it occurred, and what was the outcome that led you to decide the conflict
was unresolved.
1.
Outline the four stages of conflict, as described in Finkelman, and how the
stages relate to your example. Decide if delegation was an issue in the
conflict. Be specific.
1.
Describe the strategies for conflict resolution and how you would collaborate
with a nurse leader to resolve the conflict. Cites resources.
1.
Provide a conclusion or summary about this experience and how you may deal with
conflict more effectively in the future.
3.
Submit to the Dropbox by the end of Week 3.
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nr447 week 4 assignment
Nursing Care Models
Paper:
Guidelines Purpose
The purpose of this
assignment is to identify nursing care models utilized in today’s various
health care settings and enhance your knowledge of how models impact the
management of care and may influence delegation. You will assess the
effectiveness of models and determine how you would collaborate with a nurse
leader to identify opportunities for improvement to ensure quality, safety and
staff satisfaction.
Course
Outcomes
Completion of this
assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes. CO#1: Apply
leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high
quality nursing care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and
accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (PO #2)
CO#2: Implement
patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the
interprofessional team through communication and relationship building. (PO #3)
CO#3: Participate in
the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to
enablesystems to change. (PO #7)
CO#6: Develop a
personal awareness of complex organizational systems and integrate values and
beliefs withorganizational mission. (PO #7)
CO#7: Apply leadership
concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystems
and/or system-wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of
healthcare delivery. (PO #2, and #3)
CO#8: Apply concepts
of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures to
identify clinical questions as the beginning process of changing current
practice. (PO#8) Due Dates This assignmentis to be submitted to the Dropbox by
Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, end of Week 4. Points This assignment is worth 200
points. Directions
1.
Read your text, Finkelman (2012), pp- 118- 127.
2.
Observe staff in delivery of nursing care provided. Practice settings may vary
depending on availability.
3.
Identify the model of nursing care that you observed. Be specific about what
you observed, who was doing what, when, how and what led you to identify the
particular model.
4.
Write a 5-7 page paper that includes the following:
5.
Review and summarize two scholarly resources (not including your text) related
tothe nursing care modelyou observed in the practice setting.
6.
Review and summarize two scholarly resources (not including your text) related
to a nursing care model that is different from the one you observed in the
practice setting.
7.
Discuss your observations about how the current nursing care model is being
implemented. Be specific.
8.
Recommend a differentnursing care model that could be implemented to improve
quality of nursing care, safety and staff satisfaction. Be specific.
9.
Provide a summary/conclusion about this experience/assignment and what you
learned about nursing care models.
10.
Write your paper using APA format. Submit to the Dropbox.
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nr447 week 6 assignment
Performance
Measurement PowerPoint Slideshow:
Guidelines
Purpose
The purpose of this
assignment is to locate and compare performance measurement data on common
health conditions for the hospitals in your area. You will investigate the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services websites and locate hospital compare
data for hospitals within a 50 mile radius of the community where you are
working or had your prelicensure clinical experiences. You will prepare a
PowerPoint presentation and share the results of your findings. Opportunities
for improving performance measurement indicators will be shared.
Course
Outcomes
Completion of this
assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO 1: Apply leadership
concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high-quality nursing
care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care
delivery in a variety of settings. (PO 2)
CO 2: Implement
patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the
interprofessional team through communication and relationship building. (PO 3)
CO 3: Participate in
the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to
enable systems to change. (PO 7)
CO 7: Apply leadership
concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystems
and system-wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of
healthcare delivery. (POs 2 and 3)
CO 8: Apply concepts
of quality and safety using structure, process and outcome measures to identify
clinical questions as the beginning process of changing current practice.
(PO 8) Due Dates This
assignmentis to be submitted to the Dropboxby Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, end of
Week 6. Points This assignment is worth 200 points.
Directions
1.
Review information found on the following website related to hospital compare
Read the information carefully and then locate the following website. Search
for hospitals within a 50 mile radius of the community where you are working or
had your prelicensure clinical experiences. Type in your zip code. Select your
hospital andtwo others. Select hospitals/facilities and choose compare. If you
live in a remote area and there are no hospitals listed within a 50 mile
radius, select a zip code for a family member or a close friend who does not
live near you. The idea is to review comparative data.
2.
Click on the following topics to learn more. a. Survey of patient’s experiences
b. Timely and effective care (focus your search on two of the conditions that
apply to services provided at the hospitals) c. Readmissions, complications,
and deaths
3.
Carefully read the information provided.
4.
Develop a PowerPoint slideshow consisting of 8–10 slides. Include the
following, keeping in mind what all this data means.
1.
Title slide with information pertinent to the course.
1.
List reasons to recommend hospital care to consumers (patients).
1.
List reasons to recommend hospital compare to staff who may seek employment.
1.
Summarize patient experiences data for each hospital.
1.
Summarize timely and effective care data for two conditions.
1.
Summarize data for readmissions or complications and deaths.
1.
List recommendations for improving data for one selected facility.
1.
Summarize what you learned from this experience. Develop PowerPoint slides to
include criteria listed above. For those not familiar with the development of a
PowerPoint slideshow, the following link may be helpful.
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