Week 1: Discussion
Week 1 Quality & Safety
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature regarding success strategies for graduate nursing education. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
This week, you will identify a quality or safety issue pertinent to your future advanced nursing practice role.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Identify ONE client-focused quality or safety issue that may be pertinent to your future advanced nursing practice role. Medication error may NOT be used as a topic for this assignment.
Describe the scope and impact of the issue.
Discuss three possible roles advanced practice nurses may play in addressing the issue.
Explain why the issue is of interest to your future role.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations
Links to an external site.:
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.
Week 2: Discussion
Week 2 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature regarding success strategies for graduate nursing education. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
This week, you will discuss how the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) impacts quality and safety.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Describe one practice area in which MIPS could be used to improve the quality of care related to your anticipated FUTURE PRACTICE setting. Do not discuss your current practice setting.
Discuss two ways MIPS could positively impact the practice area.
Describe the role of MIPS in supporting the financial viability of healthcare providers and organizations and client health outcomes.
Examine how advanced practice nurses can contribute to the development and refinement of MIPS quality measures to ensure that they are valid, reliable, and meaningful for clients and providers.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations
Links to an external site.:
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.
Week 3: Collaboration Café
Week 3 Healthcare Errors
Collaboration Café
Purpose
The purpose of the graded Collaboration Café is to engage students with their peers in an interactive dialogue to organize, integrate, apply, and critically appraise knowledge for nurse practitioner (NP) practice. Meaningful dialogue fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This Collaboration Café supports the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
CO 4: Apply advocacy for quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity. (PO 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Collaboration Café
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Do you recommend criminalizing healthcare errors as an effective approach to holding healthcare providers accountable for their mistakes? Why or why not?
How can healthcare providers balance the goal of high-quality care with the potential risks and consequences of errors?
Are current legal and regulatory frameworks adequate to address healthcare errors? If so, why? If not, what changes are necessary to ensure the regulations best serve clients and providers?
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:
Respond to at least one peer.
Respond to a second peer post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the Collaboration Café topic (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.
Week 3 Risk Management Case Study
Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to explore concepts related to risk management in healthcare settings. These skills support the professional formation of the advanced nursing role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
CO 4: Apply advocacy for quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity. (PO 5)
Due Date
Submit the Risk Management Case Study to the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 3.
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 a penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy.
Total Points Possible
This assignment is worth 190 points.
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Review the Week 3 Risk Management Case Study scenario in the course’s Announcements section.
Use the provided worksheet
Links to an external site. to answer the questions related to the Case Study scenario.
Follow APA grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scholarly writing.
Provide resources from at least three scholarly resources. Include in-text citations in APA format when applicable.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).
Identification
Identify the risk.
Select the most appropriate classification of the risk.
Describe the risk domain.
Factors
Describe four factors that contribute to the risk.
Proactive measures
Discuss three proactive measures to reduce or prevent the risk.
Provide support from a scholarly source.
Mitigation strategies
Describe three strategies the advanced practice nurse may use to mitigate the identified risk.
Provide support from a scholarly source.
Regulatory foundations
Identify at least one regulatory agency that provides guidance to manage the risk.
Discuss applicable regulations.
Provide support from a scholarly source or regulatory agency.
Summary
Describe how the advanced practice nurse can monitor the application and efficacy of the mitigation strategy.
Discuss how you will apply the mitigation strategies in your practice.
Reflect on what you have learned from this assignment.
Week 4: Discussion
Week 4 Client-Centered Care Initiatives
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature regarding success strategies for graduate nursing education. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 4: Apply advocacy for quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity. (PO 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Advanced practice nurses apply continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes to improve client-centered outcomes. Select one of the following client-centered care initiatives that you would like to improve in your practice area: client clinical outcomes, client satisfaction, care coordination during care transitions, or specialty consultations for clients.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Identify the selected client-centered care initiative and describe its application to your future practice.
Select one CQI framework that can be applied to the selected initiative. Explain each step of the framework.
Describe how the framework can improve client-centered care for the selected initiative.
Describe how you would involve interprofessional team members in the CQI process.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations
Links to an external site.:
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.
Week 5 Nurse Practitioner Quality Measures
Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to explore concepts related to nurse practitioner (NP) performance measurement tools. These skills support the professional formation of the advanced nursing role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
Due Date
Submit the Nurse Practitioner Quality Measures Assignment to the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 5.
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 a penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy.
Total Points Possible
This assignment is worth 200 points.
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) ensures the quality of client care using defined standards. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
Links to an external site. is a performance measurement tool millions of health insurance plans use. HEDIS includes six domains of care:
Effectiveness of Care
Access/Availability of Care
Experience of Care
Utilization and Risk Adjusted Utilization
Health Plan Descriptive Information
Measures Collected Using Electronic Clinical Data Systems
Expand each domain and review the performance measures under each HEDIS domain. Choose one NCQA HEDIS performance measure related to your future practice area. Use the Nurse Practitioner Quality Measures Worksheet
Links to an external site. to complete the assignment.
Follow APA grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scholarly writing.
Provide reference support from at least three scholarly resources according to program expectations
Links to an external site.. Include in-text citations in APA format when applicable.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).
Identification of the Selected Performance Measure
Identify the selected performance measure.
Analyze the selected performance measure for clinical significance and evidence base.
Describe practical implications for practice.
Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Implementation Planning
Develop a quality improvement plan for implementing the selected performance measure in your current or future practice, including:
Strategies for client education
Clinical workflow integration
Documentation
Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Measurement
Identify a tool or data collection technique to measure the outcomes of implementing the selected performance measure. (e.g. survey, statistical analysis, etc.)
Describe how the tool can be successfully implemented.
Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Application to Practice
Discuss how the interventions can improve client outcomes.
Discuss how the interventions can improve cost savings for the practice.
Discuss how the interventions can improve client ratings (an NP’s patient scorecard).
Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Reflection
Reflect on the importance of using NCQA HEDIS performance measures in clinical practice.
Identify two key takeaways to apply to your current or future practice.
Week 5: Collaboration Café
Week 5 Clinical Client-Focused Quality Measures
Collaboration Café
Purpose
The purpose of the graded Collaboration Café is to engage students with their peers in an interactive dialogue to organize, integrate, apply, and critically appraise knowledge for nurse practitioner (NP) practice. Meaningful dialogue fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This Collaboration Café supports the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Collaboration Café
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Consider the quality measures that are currently analyzed at your practice location. If you do not have a current practice location, select a local healthcare facility or provider to answer the questions below.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Describe one clinical client-focused quality measure currently analyzed in your practice location.
What data is collected, and from where is the data taken?
Who is responsible for data collection, analysis, and reporting?
How is the data critically evaluated to accurately reflect the desired care outcomes? Who makes the decisions to apply the data to practice change?
What are advanced practice nurses’ key challenges when evaluating quality measures in healthcare settings?
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:
Respond to at least one peer.
Respond to a second peer post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the Collaboration Café topic (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.
Week 6: Discussion
Week 6 Client Satisfaction
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature regarding success strategies for graduate nursing education. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Consider the client satisfaction data currently analyzed at your workplace. If you do not have a current practice location, select a local healthcare facility or provider to answer the questions below.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Describe one tool used to measure client satisfaction.
Discuss how accurately client satisfaction scores reflect quality in the organization.
Analyze the strengths and limitations of using satisfaction measures for quality improvement.
Analyze the strengths and limitations of using satisfaction measures for reimbursement.
Describe the ethical considerations that should be considered when using client satisfaction measures to drive financial incentives in the healthcare industry.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations
Links to an external site.:
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.
Week 7: Collaboration Café
Week 7 Quality
Collaboration Café
Purpose
The purpose of the graded Collaboration Café is to engage students with their peers in an interactive dialogue to organize, integrate, apply, and critically appraise knowledge for nurse practitioner (NP) practice. Meaningful dialogue fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This Collaboration Café supports the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
CO 4: Apply advocacy for quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity. (PO 5)
CO 5: Compare system-level emergency preparedness plans to protect patient, population, and provider safety. (POs 1, 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Collaboration Café
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Consider the quality measures data currently analyzed at your practice location. If you do not have a current practice location, select a local healthcare facility or provider to answer the questions below.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
As a nurse leader, what strategies can you implement to balance the cost of quality with client outcomes?
What metrics are used to measure the cost of quality?
The cost of quality can be a significant barrier to improving client outcomes in resource-limited settings. What innovative cost-saving strategies can be implemented to enhance quality care delivery in such settings?
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:
Respond to at least one peer.
Respond to a second peer post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the Collaboration Café topic (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.
Week 7 Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety
Assignment
Purpose
Advanced practice nurses must act as change agents and advocate for healthcare quality. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety prepares healthcare professionals with a strong foundation in quality and safety and related concepts, including population health, equity, healthcare leadership, and person- and family-centered care. Certification in Quality and Safety supports the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
CO 4: Apply advocacy for quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity. (PO 5)
CO 5: Compare system-level emergency preparedness plans to protect patient, population, and provider safety. (POs 1, 5)
Due Date
The assignment is due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.
The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment:
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. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy.
Total Points Possible
This assignment is worth 200 points.
Preparing the Assignment
This week, you will submit proof of completing the IHI required courses for the Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety. Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
You must set up an IHI account as a STUDENT using your CHAMBERLAIN EMAIL ADDRESS. Only STUDENT accounts are free. If you get a message asking for payment, you need to categorize your account correctly. You can also email IHI for support at [contact removed]
You can pick any Chamberlain location when it asks for organization.
You must assign yourself the 13 modules necessary to complete the Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety. These modules will not assign themselves to your account automatically. You should assign all 13 courses at once and then work your way through them week by week—directions on how to assign the modules: [source link omitted] to an external site.
There are 13 courses required to obtain the certificate:
QI 101: Introduction to Health Care Improvement
QI 102: How to Improve with the Model for Improvement
QI 103: Testing and Measuring Changes with PDSA Cycles
QI 104: Interpreting Data: Run Charts, Control Charts, and Other Measurement Tools
QI 105: Leading Quality Improvement
PS 101: Introduction to Patient Safety
PS 102: From Error to Harm
PS 103: Human Factors and Safety
PS 104: Teamwork and Communication
PS 105: Responding to Adverse Events
TA 101: Introduction to the Triple Aim for Populations
L 101: Introduction to Health Care Leadership
PFC 101: Introduction to Patient-Centered Care_Student Version
Complete all required courses and follow the instructions below to print your certificate of completion. Upload your certificate to the Week 7 Dropbox.
Week 8: Collaboration Café
Week 8 Reflection on Learning
Collaboration Café
Purpose
The purpose of the graded Collaboration Café is to engage students with their peers in an interactive dialogue to organize, integrate, apply, and critically appraise knowledge for nurse practitioner (NP) practice. Meaningful dialogue fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This Collaboration Café supports the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Examine competencies and underpinnings to continuously improve the safety and quality of healthcare. (POs 1, 5)
CO 2: Evaluate quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity across healthcare settings. (POs 1, 5)
CO 3: Appraise ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards for quality management and safety across healthcare settings. (POs 3, 4)
CO 4: Apply advocacy for quality and safety initiatives to advance healthcare outcomes and equity. (PO 5)
CO 5: Compare system-level emergency preparedness plans to protect patient, population, and provider safety. (POs 1, 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Peer responses are due by Saturday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Collaboration Café
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Reflect on your learning experience in this course. Which concepts stood out to you and made an impact? How do you envision using these concepts in your future nursing practice as a master’s prepared nurse practitioner?
Describe how course learning activities and assignments will help you achieve Program Outcome 3: Engage in lifelong personal and professional growth through reflective practice and appreciation of cultural diversity. (Cultural Humility)
Describe how course assignments or activities will help you achieve ONE of the sub-competencies from the advanced-level nursing education competencies from AACN Essentials Competency 5.2 Contribute to a culture of patient safety.
5.2g Evaluate the alignment of system data and comparative patient safety benchmarks.
5.2h Lead analysis of actual errors, near misses, and potential situations that would impact safety.
5.2i Design evidence-based interventions to mitigate risk.
5.2j Evaluate emergency preparedness system-level plans to protect safety.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:
Respond to at least one peer.
Respond to a second peer post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the Collaboration Café topic (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.
Week 8 ePortfolio
Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of the ePortfolio assignment is to provide the graduate nurse practitioner student with an opportunity to synthesize and reflect on the process of becoming an entry-level nurse practitioner (NP). This process will include a psychomotor, affective, and cognitive growth review throughout the program and involves professional self-assessment. In addition, the ePortfolio provides evidence of what the graduate NP student has accomplished during their graduate education and how the MSN program outcomes, AACN Essentials, and NONPF nurse practitioner competencies have been satisfied. In each course, students will upload artifacts to the ePortfolio that demonstrate achievement.
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
PO 1: Provide high-quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in holistic health principles.
PO 2: Create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes.
PO 3: Engage in lifelong personal and professional growth through reflective practice and appreciation of cultural diversity.
PO 4: Integrate professional values through scholarship and service in health care.
PO 5: Advocate for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative advanced nursing practice.
Due Date
Course artifacts are due to the ePortfolio by Saturday at 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 8.
Total Points Possible
This assignment is worth 10 points.
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
The ePortfolio assignment is embedded in all courses throughout the nurse practitioner program. For Week 8 in each course, you will upload selected assignments to the Course Artifacts section of the portfolio. In your capstone practicum course, you will complete the Introduction section of the ePortfolio.
Course Artifacts should collectively demonstrate growth in critical thinking, new graduate nurse practitioner clinical competence, scholarly writing, and professional development that occurred during the program of study.
If you have not done so already, begin by setting up your ePortfolio. Use the guide
Links to an external site. and view the ePortfolio tutorials in the Student Resource Center
Links to an external site. for further guidance.
Use the "Organize/Manage Pages" feature to add an NR584NP page to the Course Artifacts section of your ePortfolio.
Click "Edit this Page" to name pages and add content using Rich Text Editor
Location: Right side of ePortfolio editing screen
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric):
NR584NP Artifacts:
Submit the following assignments using the File/Image Upload to the NR584NP page. The file should include the submitted assignments.
Week 5: Nurse Practitioner Quality Measures Worksheet
Week 7: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Basic Quality and Safety Certificate
Week 8: Collaboration Café
Provide the ePortfolio link to the Week 8 ePortfolio dropbox by Saturday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Set the ePortfolio to Make it Public.
Use this resource to support learning, planning and original work. Follow your institution’s academic integrity requirements.