NR 447 Week 1 Graded Discussion Topic: The Changing Aspects of Healthcare. 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. Review the article below and answer the following questions. Buerhaus, P. I., Skinner, L...

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 respond ...

NR 447 Week 5 Assignment: Nursing Care Models Worksheet.

NR 447 Week 3 Assignment: Conflict Resolution Paper.

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.. 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. Sele...

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? Select one of the eight leadership competencies Huston described and relate it to your own leade...

NR-447 Week 6 Graded Discussion Topic: Civility in the Workplace 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 ...

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 respond ...