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DeVry 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), 7793. 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 IV in Finkelman (2012, pp. 510515).

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 nations hospitals fail again to escape Medicares 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.

Devry 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 Masayas 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 Hustons (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), 1415. 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. 361376. 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 57 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.

Devry nr447 week 4 assignment

Nursing Care Models Paper:

Guidelines Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to identify nursing care models utilized in todays 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.

DeVry 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 patients 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 810 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.