Nr 447 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question: Have you identified at least two RNs from your target population that you are going to present to? If you have not identified anyone, type “No” below. Your Answer: 2. Question: Have you identified the date of the presentation? It should be between Saturday of Week 5 and Saturday of Week 6. Place date of presentation below. If you have not identified a date, type “No” below. 3. Question: Which of the following areas of the Direct Care Part 2 have you completed? Select all t...

1. Question: I have carefully reviewed the instructions, templates, and rubrics for each of the four parts of the Direct Care Project. 2. Question: For the Direct Care Project, identify a target population of RNs in a clinical setting that is unaware of the benefits of certification on patient outcomes and leadership skills. Describe your general target population below including setting. Population needs to be two or more RNs. *Names are not needed. * 3. Question: For the Direct Care Projec...

The purpose of this survey is to assess your knowledge of the presented topic. Anonymous data from this survey will be used as part of a course project. Please select the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statements below by placing an “X” in the box. 1. I consider myself knowledgeable about the requirements, cost, and process for obtaining clinical certification in my specialty. 2. I consider myself knowledgeable about how nurses with clinical certifications can improve ...

Discussion • Step 1: Read the following case study: • A nurse has an order to complete a procedure on a patient. After reading the procedure, the nurse notices that it is not best prac tice and it has not been updated for 6 years. The nurse takes this issue to the nurse leader (charge nurse) and the nurse manager (unit manager). • Step 2: Your first post is based on the first letter of your last name. For example, if your last name is Smith, you would answer the nurse manager question. ...

The main objective of this week's check-in is to help in the documentation of the progress achieved toward the implementation of the presentations and to answer any question concerning the project. The answers to the main questions are as follows: 1. Have you reviewed the feedback on your part 2 presentation and made revisions where necessary? 2. Have you decided on the presentation date and location? It should be between the Saturday of week 5 and Saturday of week 6. 3. Have you downloaded ...

NR 447 Week 5 Graded Discussion Topic: Patient Outcomes 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 After you have finished, consider how you would respon...

NR 447 Week 2 Graded Discussion Topic: AACN Essentials Self-Assessment & Patient-Centered Care. After you have completed your self-assessment, answer the following questions: 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. Candidly identify and share with your classmates areas where knowledge, skills or abilities (KSAs) are lacking? Describe the relationshi...

NR 447 Week 4 Graded Discussion Topic: Transformational Nursing Leaders. 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). Select one of the sections and share how your chief nurse executive demonstrates expertise in these competencies. Your comments should be about the “h...

NR 447 Week 6 Assignment; Direct Care Project Part 4 - Evaluating the Project