DeVry NR392 Full Course Latest 2017 January

DeVry NR392 Week 1 Discussion Latest 2017 January

Defining a Quality Care Issue in Nursing (graded)

Think of an area of opportunity within your current or former clinical setting that is quality driven. Define (D) one nursing care issue (nota workforce issue such as staffing) from a current or former nursing workplace (or clinical setting) that could be impacted by improved quality. This nursing care issue should not be one that has already undergone a quality improvement process. Tell us details of this issue and how it this issue impacts nursing care quality at that facility.

DeVry NR392 Week 2 Discussion Latest 2017 January

DMAIC Process for a Real Life Issue (graded)

Whyis it important to have a structured process to approach and improve nursing care quality? Howcan use of this structured process help to improve quality nursing care in your setting?

DeVry NR392 Week 3 Discussion Latest 2017 January

Quality Improvement Education (graded)

In your prelicensure nursing education program, what did you learn about quality improvement in nursing? How was quality improvement emphasized? As you consider nursing education today, what would you suggest be included in future education or orientation programs about the important topic of quality improvement in nursing?

DeVry NR392 Week 4 Discussion Latest 2017 January

Culture of Safety (graded)

How does your current or former clinical environment maintain a culture of safety? How are errors reported and managed to improve quality? What suggestions would you make as a nurse leader to improve the culture of safety?

DeVry NR392 Week 5 Discussion Latest 2017 January

Strategies for Interprofessional Collaboration to Promote Quality (graded)

This week as we focus on interprofessional collaboration to promote quality, please remember that professionals include dietitians, therapists (respiratory, physical, occupational, and speech), social workers/case managers, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, and others. Professionals do not include patients, families, aides, or unlicensed assistive personnel.

Working as an interdisciplinary team helps promote positive patient outcomes. What strategies do you use to successfully work with other professions in your workplace to promote quality care? What strategies are not successful? What are the barriers to interprofessional collaboration, and how will you overcome these barriers?

DeVry NR392 Week 6 Discussion Latest 2017 January

Quality Improvement Using Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (graded)

Consider a single nursing care issue at your facility where quality has already been improved by implementation of evidence. Answer the following:

1. How was evidence on that topic located in scholarly professional nursing journal articles and evaluated?

2. What was the implementation plan?

3. How was the improvement in quality measured after the implementation?

4. What do you suggest that would have improved this implementation and maintenance of improved quality?

DeVry NR392 Week 7 Discussion Latest 2017 January

The Role of Patients in Your Course Project Nursing Issue (graded)

Considering the nursing issue for your Course Project, address the following:

1. Provide a brief summary of your Course Project for the class.

2. What patient data is collected? What data do you want collected?

3. Howwill this actual and desired data help you to continue to improve quality on this nursing issue?

DeVry NR392 Week 8 Discussion Latest 2017 January

Reflection on AACN BSN Essential II (graded)

Quality is an overriding principle in the AACN BSN Essentials document. Essential II specifically describes the role of the baccalaureate nurse in quality improvement. As you complete this course, reflect on howyou will implement lessons learned about quality improvement into your futurenursing practice. Provide details about what you plan to doto improve quality in your current or ideal future professional nursing position. Think big!

DeVry NR392 Week 1 Course Project Milestone 1 Latest 2017 January

Course ProjectMilestone 1

Guidelinesand Grading Rubrics

Purpose

To apply lessons in quality improvement in nursing to a real world nursing issue. This Course Project will use the Six Sigma DMAIC process.

Course Outcomes

The Course Project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team (PO#2 & 7)

CO 2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing (PO#2 & 8)

Points

The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 1 is worth 100 points of this total.

Due Date

Submit your completed NR392 Milestone 1 to its Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, end of Week 1.

Requirements and Guidelines

· Quality improvement is an important issue in professional nursing today.In Milestone 1, the student will define a nursingcare issue(not a workforce issue such as staffing) from a current or former workplace or clinical setting that could be impacted by improved quality. The student will then provide details about this issue, as well as explain the reason this issue was selected. Milestone 1 is due at the end of Week 1.

· Carefully review this Milestone 1 Guidelines document rubric and the Milestone 1 Template.

· Download the Milestone 1 Template. Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2010 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 Milestone 1.docx.

· Carefully review the rubric criteria for Milestone 1 and type directly on your saved Milestone 1 Template.

· The instructor will score Milestone 1 and provide feedback and a clear statement regarding the selected issue:

o Accepted without revisions,

o Accepted with revisions needed, OR

o Not accepted.

· If the issue needs revisions or is not accepted, the instructor will indicate if the student should communicate further revisions to the instructor. No additional points will be earned for revisions to Milestone 1 issue, but these revisions will greatly enhance success on later milestones.

Course Project Milestone 1 Template

Directions: Prior to completing this template, carefully review Course Project Milestone 1 Guidelines paying particular attention to how to name the document and all rubric requirements. After saving the document to your computer, type your answers directly on this template and save again. This assignment is due by Sunday end of Week 1 by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time.

Your Name:__________________________

Assignment Criteria	Your Answers: (NOTE: See Milestone 1 Grading Rubric for details required in each area.)
Nursing Care Issue and Outcome 30 points	Nursing Care Issue: Outcome:
Details of the Issue 45 points
Reason Issue Selected 25 points

DeVry NR392 Week 3 Course Project Milestone 2 Latest 2017 January

Course Project Milestone 2

Guidelinesand Grading Rubrics

Purpose

To apply lessons in quality improvement in nursing to a real world nursing issue. This Course Project will use the Six Sigma DMAIC process.

Course Outcomes

The Course Project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team (PO#2 & 7)

CO 2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing (PO#2 & 8)

Points

The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 2 is worth 200 points of this total.

Due Date

Submit your completed NR392 Milestone 2 to its Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, at the end of Week 3.

Requirements and Guidelines

1. Carefully review this Milestone 2 Guidelines document rubric and the Milestone 2 Template.

2. Download the Milestone 2 Template. Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2010 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 Milestone 2.docx.

3. Carefully review the rubric criteria for Milestone 2and type directly on your saved Milestone 2 Template.

4. Complete all rubric areas for a superior Milestone 2.

5. Use instructor feedback from Milestone 1 to improve your statements regarding the nursing issue in Milestone 2.

6. Submit your completed Milestone 2to the Dropbox as instructed by Sunday of Week 3.

Course Project Milestone 2Template

Directions: Prior to completing this template, carefully review Course Project Milestone 2 Guidelines paying particular attention to how to name the document and all rubric requirements. After saving the document to your computer, type your answers directly on this template and save again. This assignment is due by Sunday end of Week 3 by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time.

Your Name:__________________________

Assignment Criteria	Answers: (NOTE: See Milestone 2Rubricfor details required in each area.)
Define: Approved Nursing Issue from Milestone 1 25 points
Measure: Identify Measures (Indicators) to Support the Issue 75 points
Measure: List Stakeholders (important persons) in Improving this Nursing Issue 50 points
Analyze: Analyze the Causes of the Nursing Issue 50 points

DeVry NR392 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3 Latest 2017 January

Course Project Milestone 3

Guidelinesand Grading Rubric

Purpose

To apply lessons in quality improvement in nursing to a real world nursing issue. This Course Project will use the Six Sigma DMAIC process.

Course Outcomes

The Course Project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team (PO#2 & 7)

CO 2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing (PO#2 & 8)

Points

The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 3 is worth 300 points of this total.

Due Date

Submit your completed NR392Milestone 3 to itsDropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, end of Week 6.

Requirements and Guidelines

1. Carefully review this Milestone 3 Guidelines document including the rubric, as well as the Milestone 3 Template.

2. Download the Milestone 3 Template. Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2010 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 Milestone 3.docx.

3. Milestone 3 is a continuation of and builds upon Milestones 1 and 2. See Rubric in this Guidelines document for details about requirements including 3 interventions and evaluation of each.

4. Apeer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article (not a website) that is appropriate to the nursing care issue must be obtained from CINAHL via the Chamberlain Online Library and must be available in full text. Use APA format to cite and reference this article. You will write a short summary of this article.

5. Carefully review the assigned areas for Milestone 3 and type directly on your saved Milestone 3 Template.

6. Submit your completed Milestone 3 Template to the Dropbox by Sunday at end of Week 6.

Course Project Milestone 3Template

Directions: Prior to completing this template, carefully review Course Project Milestone 3 Guidelines paying particular attention to how to name the document and all rubric requirements. After saving the document to your computer, type your answers directly on this template and save again. This assignment is due by Sunday end of Week 6 by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time.

Your Name:__________________________

Assignment Criteria	Answers: NOTE: See Milestone 3Rubric for details required in each area.
Brief Statement of Nursing Care Issue 15 points
Improve: Interventions (3) to Improve Quality 120 points (40 points each for 3 interventions)	Intervention #1:
Intervention #2:
Intervention #3:
Improve: Professional Article to Support Interventions 75 points (25 points reference and citation; 50 points summary)	Citation must be included with appropriate intervention above. Do NOT type in this box.
Reference:
Article Summary:
Control: Control/ Evaluation 90 points (30 points each for 3 evaluations)	Evaluation for Intervention #1:
Evaluation for Intervention #2:
Evaluation for Intervention #3: