Week 6 Learning Activity: AACN Essential and QSEN Appraisal
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is intended to allow the student to show evidence of the following course objectives:
- Articulate the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality, and apply quality principles within an organization
- Compare how nurses improve healthcare access and quality
- Synthesize ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice, AACN Essentials, and QSEN Competencies to assure accountability for care outcomes
Description:
For this assignment, you are an advanced nurse practitioner caring for patients. You will write a 2-3 page (not including title page and reference pages) persuasive paper to your fellow colleagues explaining how to effectively engage patients as part of the healthcare team. Answer the following questions in your paper:
- Why should the patient be part of the healthcare team?
- How can you, as an APNP, engage in active patient engagement? How can your colleagues? Why should this be important to them?
- What informatics or system technologies can be used to engage with patients? Include a minimum of 3 solutions.
- Propose a process improvement strategy that will be used to evaluate patient engagement based on the 3 solutions mentioned above
- How do the AACN Essentials (2021), QSEN modules, and ANA Standards apply?
Incorporate a minimum of 3 supporting academic peer-reviewed sources (journal articles)
Requirements
This assignment needs to be submitted following APA format (title page, headings, reference page, etc.). The 2-3 page paper number count does not include the title page and reference pages. Citations from References that are synthesized from the assigned article, course text, evidence-based and peer-reviewed research articles, and other credible sources are required. A minimum of 3 resources are used. References must be current within 5 years
AACN competencies and sub-competencies must be clearly stated and appropriately applied
This assignment will be submitted below through Canvas and automatically run through TurnItIn. Please click here for more information on TurnItIn: TurnItIn Resources Course faculty monitor for the compliance of citations with Turnitin evaluation of the assignment during the course session.
NOTE: Evidence of plagiarism will result in a score of 0 for this assignment. Repeat offenses of plagiarism will result in more significant repercussions per the South College student handbook.
Evaluation: The following rubric will be used to score this assignment.
Rubric
NSG5110 Professional Paper Rubric
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterionLearning Outcome: The question(s): Why should the patient be part of the healthcare team? How can you, as an ARNP, engage and active patient engagement? How can your colleagues? Why should this be important to them? are answered and thoroughly discussed. |
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25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterionLearning Outcome: The question(s): What informatics or system technologies can be used to engage with patients? Include a minimum of 3 solutions. are answered and thoroughly discussed. |
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25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterionLearning Outcome: The question(s): Propose a process improvement strategy that will be used to evaluate patient engagement. are answered and thoroughly discussed. |
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25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterionLearning Outcome: The question(s): How do the AACN Essentials, QSEN Competencies, and ANA Standards apply? are answered and thoroughly discussed. |
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25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterionSources Minimum of 3 scholarly sources researched, discussed, and cited to support or disprove the concepts presented. |
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15 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterionAPA formatting (including cover and reference page), correct grammar, and spelling. |
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15 pts |
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Week 7 DiscussionNo unread replies.No replies.
Discussions play an integral role in monitoring your course participation throughout the term. You should check back to the weekly discussions multiple times throughout the week to engage in the discussion with your professor and peers. Participation is only counted during the week in which this discussion is assigned. Be sure to appropriately cite any sources you use to support your responses with standard APA citations. Answer the prompt question(s) thoroughly using a minimum of 150-200 words and respond to as many of your peers as possible – note that responses to 2 of your peers are required for full credit. Be sure to answer any additional questions asked by your professor in the discussion threads. Your initial post is due by Day 3 of the current week, and follow-up posts to your peers are due on Day 7!
Discussion Question:Please read tis articleDownload this articlefor this discussion board. After completing the QSEN modules and the AACN Essentials, discuss the importance of Evidence-based practice, Professionalism, and Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline.
Give a brief summary of the article, then critically analyze the content. Refer to the learning activities overview in the student resources. Purpose: The purpose of the threaded discussion is to promote dialogue among students and faculty during the course. Requirements:
This should be substantive feedback to a student colleague’s response to the question/topic posted by the course faculty. All responses must be respectful and thoughtful. Discussion boards are not opinion boards. Students are expected to have scholarly sources to support their claims and constructs presented in the original post and citations must be provided. While scholarly resources are not required for your response posts, they do strengthen your posts and you must cite information taken from a source. Citations for parts of posts that are synthesized from the course text, peer-reviewed research articles, and other credible sources are required. Course faculty monitor for the compliance of citations with Turnitin evaluation of the posts intermittently during the course session. Note: This discussion requires you to complete your initial post before you can see your classmates’ posts. If you are having trouble getting started, please contact your instructo. |