NR447 All Discussion Latest
NR447 All Discussion Latest
Week 1 Discussion
The Affordable Care Act
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
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• CO1 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)
Healthcare reform is a term that is ever present in our
practice settings and will not disappear any time soon.
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1. 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).
2. How did
your fellow healthcare workers react to implementation of the ACA?
3. How were
citizens in your community impacted?
Week 2 Discussion
AACN Essentials Self-Assessment and Patient-Centered Care
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcomes (COs).
• CO1 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)
• CO7 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)
Download the Week 2 Self-Assessment of the AACN Essentials
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Follow the directions
on the form. Note your total score. Next, review this article:
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.
https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edswsc&AN=000266533800011&site=eds-live&scope=site
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
After you have completed your self-assessment, answer the
following questions:
1. If you
are willing, please share your total score on the AACN Essentials
Self-Assessment. If you do not wish to share your score, give a general
description of your current KSA levels.
2. Candidly
identify and share with your classmates areas where knowledge, skills or
abilities (KSAs) are lacking?
3. Describe
the relationship between the AACN Essentials and your new-found knowledge about
Patient Centered Care. Are there opportunities for you to improve?
Week 3 Discussion
Conflict and Collaboration
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcomes (COs).
• CO2
Implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context
of the interprofessional team through communication and relationship building.
(PO 3)
• CO3
Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative
strategies to enable systems to change. (PO 7)
Please watch the video and listen to the dialogue before
posting.
Frightened Nurse
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?
Week 4 Discussion
Transformational Nursing Leaders
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO7 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)
Review Appendix A, Sections I–V in Finkelman (2016).
1. 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.
2. 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?
3. Describe
how the Nurse Executive “leads the charge” for transformational leadership in
an organization where you work or have done prelicensure clinical experiences.
Week 5 Discussion
Patient Outcomes
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO5 Apply
improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to
design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of
healthcare. (PO 8)
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
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
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 ONE of 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.
Week 6 Discussion
Civility in the Workplace
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO6
Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems, and integrate
values and beliefs with organizational mission. (PO 7)
Complete the Clark Workplace Civility Index Assessment
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
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. Retrieved from
https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=c9h&AN=100927729&site=eds-live&scope=site
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Next watch the video by clicking on the link below.
Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
Transcript (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.
Reflect on what you observed in the video as you answer the
following:
1. 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.
2. Does
incivility seem to be an issue in the scenario?
3. Describe
any common themes you discovered among the article, the video and the Civility
Index
4. Share how
you may improve your score on the index based on what you have read.
Week 7 Discussion
Our Future Leaders
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO5 Apply
improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to
design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of
healthcare. (PO 8)
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?
1. 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.
2. 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. Retrieved from
https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105060080&site=ehost-live&scope=site
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Week 8 Discussion
Closing the Loop
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO6
Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems, and integrate
values and beliefs with organizational mission. (PO 7)
Complete the Week 8 AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site..
1. Compare
your scores from Week 2 to Week 8.
2. 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.
Week 1 Discussion
The Affordable Care Act
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO1 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)
Healthcare reform is a term that is ever present in our
practice settings and will not disappear any time soon.
1. 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).
2. How did
your fellow healthcare workers react to implementation of the ACA?
3. How were
citizens in your community impacted?
Week 2 Discussion
AACN Essentials Self-Assessment and Patient-Centered Care
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcomes (COs).
• CO1 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)
• CO7 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)
Download the Week 2 Self-Assessment of the AACN Essentials
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Follow the directions
on the form. Note your total score. Next, review this article:
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.
https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edswsc&AN=000266533800011&site=eds-live&scope=site
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
After you have completed your self-assessment, answer the
following questions:
1. If you
are willing, please share your total score on the AACN Essentials
Self-Assessment. If you do not wish to share your score, give a general
description of your current KSA levels.
2. Candidly
identify and share with your classmates areas where knowledge, skills or
abilities (KSAs) are lacking?
3. Describe
the relationship between the AACN Essentials and your new-found knowledge about
Patient Centered Care. Are there opportunities for you to improve?
Week 3 Discussion
Conflict and Collaboration
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcomes (COs).
• CO2
Implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context
of the interprofessional team through communication and relationship building.
(PO 3)
• CO3
Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative
strategies to enable systems to change. (PO 7)
Please watch the video and listen to the dialogue before
posting.
Frightened Nurse
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?
Week 4 Discussion
Transformational Nursing Leaders
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO7 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)
Review Appendix A, Sections I–V in Finkelman (2016).
1. 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.
2. 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?
3. Describe
how the Nurse Executive “leads the charge” for transformational leadership in
an organization where you work or have done prelicensure clinical experiences.
Week 5 Discussion
Patient Outcomes
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO5 Apply
improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to
design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of
healthcare. (PO 8)
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
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
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 ONE of 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.
Week 6 Discussion
Civility in the Workplace
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO6
Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems, and integrate
values and beliefs with organizational mission. (PO 7)
Complete the Clark Workplace Civility Index Assessment
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
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. Retrieved from
https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=c9h&AN=100927729&site=eds-live&scope=site
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Next watch the video by clicking on the link below.
Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
Transcript (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.
Reflect on what you observed in the video as you answer the
following:
1. 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.
2. Does
incivility seem to be an issue in the scenario?
3. Describe
any common themes you discovered among the article, the video and the Civility
Index
4. Share how
you may improve your score on the index based on what you have read.
Week 7 Discussion
Our Future Leaders
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO5 Apply
improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to
design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of
healthcare. (PO 8)
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?
1. 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.
2. 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. Retrieved from
https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105060080&site=ehost-live&scope=site
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Week 8 Discussion
Closing the Loop
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following
Course Outcome (CO).
• CO6
Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems, and integrate
values and beliefs with organizational mission. (PO 7)
Complete the Week 8 AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site..
1. Compare
your scores from Week 2 to Week 8.
2. 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.
Late Assignment Policy
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment.
In the event of an emergency that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student’s rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student’s appeal. Consideration of the student’s total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending.
This Policy applies to assignments that contribute to the numerical calculation of the course letter grade.
Evaluation Methods
The maximum score in this class is 1,000 points. The categories, which contribute to your final grade, are weighted as follows.
| Graded Item | Points | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion (50 points, Weeks 1–7; 25 points, Week 8) | 375 | 37.5% |
| Shared Governance Model Paper (Week 3) | 200 | 20% |
| Management of Power Paper (Week 5) | 200 | 20% |
| Executive Summary (Week 7) | 225 | 22.5% |
| Total | 1,000 | 100% |
No extra credit assignments are permitted for any reason.
All of your course requirements are graded using points. At the end of the course, the points are converted to a letter grade using the scale in the table below. Percentages of 0.5% or higher are not raised to the next whole number. A final grade of 76% (letter grade C) is required to pass the course.
| Letter Grade | Points | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| A | 940–1,000 | 94% to 100% |
| A- | 920–939 | 92% to 93% |
| B+ | 890–919 | 89% to 91% |
| B | 860–889 | 86% to 88% |
| B- | 840–859 | 84% to 85% |
| C+ | 810–839 | 81% to 83% |
| C | 760–809 | 76% to 80% |
| F | 759 and below | 75% and below |
NOTE:To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week’s assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday. Any assignments and all discussion requirements must be completed by 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday of the eighth week.
Students agree that, by taking this course, all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com site.
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Threaded Discussion Guiding Principles
The ideas and beliefs underpinning the threaded discussions (TDs) guide students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The use of TDs provides students with opportunities to contribute level-appropriate knowledge and