21 Jan In responding to a colleague’s

MSN6218 Leading the Future of Health Care

Unit 10 Discussion

DQ1 Influences of Regulation and Innovation on Practice

Consider your current professional practice setting or one that you are most familiar with.

Describe the positive or negative effects of two regulatory, professional, or legislative initiatives affecting your professional practice.

What assumptions, beliefs, opinions, or political views underlie or influence these initiatives?

If you could change anything at all about these initiatives, what would it be and why?

What evidence can you cite that would support your recommendation for change?

Provide one example of how innovation is used in your organization to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes.

What is the evidence that this innovation will ensure—or may already have produced—optimal outcomes?

Note: Remember to adhere to the requirements listed in the Faculty Expectations Message for unit discussion posts and peer responses.

Response Guidelines

In responding to a colleague’s post, consider the following:

What other factors might be driving the initiatives described by your colleague?

What additional evidence can you provide that would support your colleague’s recommendation for change?

How would you rate the effectiveness of the health care innovation your colleague described?

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Identify existing health care policies and their effects on current and future outcomes.

Identify underlying assumptions supporting current policies.

DQ2 Course Reflection

Take some time now to reflect on the relevance and impact of this course on your personal and professional goals.

How have your views about the nurse leader’s role as a change agent changed, if at all, over the course of the past 10 weeks?

As a leader, to what extent do you consider yourself to be a visionary or risk-taker with respect to driving systemic change aimed at improving outcomes in your community?

What general themes, areas of agreement, or contentious viewpoints have emerged in discussions with your colleagues?

What insights have you gained into the effects of evidence-based practices on organizational culture that will be of use to you in your professional practice?

What questions or uncertainties remain unanswered for you about the present and future challenges and opportunities facing health care?

Where will you look for answers and guidance?

What is your assessment of the relevance, credibility, and usefulness of the resources?

Note: Remember to adhere to the requirements listed in the Faculty Expectations Message for unit discussion posts and peer responses.

Response Guidelines

In responding to a colleague’s post, consider the following questions:

How does your perspective on this course align with that of your colleague? What might account for the similarities or differences?

What suggestions might you offer regarding additional resources or support related to the topics addressed in this course?

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Reflect on lessons learned and their impact on professional practice.