27 Dec Select one of the AACN BSN

Week 1 discussion

Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO2 Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO 2)

CO4 Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO 4)

CO9 Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student success using success resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO 5)

Now that you have examined the Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies, why do you think these competencies were selected? Which 2 of the 10 competencies will be most important to your future nursing practice and why?

Week 2 discussion

Interprofessional Collaboration Strategies

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO2 Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO 2)

CO4 Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO 4)

CO9 Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student success using success resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO 5)

In today’s changing healthcare environment, it is more important than ever for professional nurses to be skilled in collaborating with professionals from other healthcare disciplines. What communication strategies can professional nurses use to specifically promote collaboration with other healthcare disciplines and professionals?

Week 3 discussion

Integration of Evidence-Based Practice Into Professional Nursing Practice

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO1 Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive patient-centered care. (PO 1)

CO2 Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO 2)

CO8 Discuss the role of evidence-based practice in the provision of professional nursing care. (PO 8)

As the professional nurse, you realize that your nursing care area often sees patients with the same particularly challenging nursing care issue (not medical care issue). Include all of the following in your answer to this discussion.

Identify the nursing care issue or problem and justify why it is a nursing care issue in need of implementation of evidence. Remember, this should not be a medical issue.

Explain how you would search CINAHL for evidence on this topic (including search terms you would use) and how you would critically appraise the evidence found in your search. Note: You do not need to perform the search or provide an article for this discussion, but you may do so if you like.

Week 4 discussion

Nursing Roles in Quality Improvement

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO1 Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive patient-centered care. (PO 1)

CO7 Compare and contrast the professional nursing roles for ADN/diploma through PhD/DNP prepared nurses in providing cost-effective, quality healthcare in structured and unstructured systems. (PO 7)

How do nurses promote patient safety and improve quality at your workplace? How do you report errors and near misses? What changes would you suggest be made on your unit or facility to improve a nonpunitive culture of safety?

Week 5 discussion

Leadership to Improve Quality in Diverse Situations

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO1 Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive patient-centered care. (PO 1)

CO2 Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO 2)

CO7 Compare and contrast the professional nursing roles for ADN/diploma through PhD/DNP prepared nurses in providing cost-effective, quality healthcare in structured and unstructured systems. (PO 7)

Nurses demonstrate leadership in many situations. For this discussion, identify only one situation from the choices below that you have not previously experienced, and tell us how the nurse could improve quality through demonstrating leadership.

Communicating with legislators to influence health policy

Clinical leadership at the bedside

Nursing management of units or facilities

Impact of systems-based practice on leadership

Week 6 discussion

Use of Informatics in Professional Nursing

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

CO3 Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge using success resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO 3)

How do you use informatics and technology in your nursing practice? How do you see that use changing in the future? What ethical issues have arisen or might arise from use of technology and informatics in professional nursing?

Week 7 discussion

Application of Nursing Theory to Practice

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

CO1 Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive patient-centered care. (PO 1)

You are a professional nurse caring for Mr. R, a 58-year-old patient who recently underwent surgery for colon cancer that resulted in a temporary colostomy. Select one of the nursing theories from our textbook and address the following:

How you would provide professional nursing care for Mr. R. using the theory you have selected? Be sure to use terminology from the selected nursing theory to explain your interventions.

How can patient-centered care and the patient’s cultural preferences be enhanced by use of this theory?

Relate applications of legal and/or ethical standards to this case study.

Week 8 discussion

AACN BSN Essentials and Your Future Practice

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO2 Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO 2)

CO7 Compare and contrast the professional nursing roles for ADN/diploma through PhD/DNP prepared nurses in providing cost-effective, quality healthcare in structured and unstructured systems. (PO 7)

Select one of the AACN BSN Essentials and elaborate on its meaning and importance in your own future professional nursing practice.

In your post (intended to provide a clear and thorough answer), be sure to

identify the AACN BSN Essential that you have selected by name and number.

explain why you selected this Essential.

explain how this Essential will be used to improve quality in your future professional nursing career.

For your response to a classmate to further develop that person’s ideas, select at least one classmate who has written about a different AACN BSN Essential from the one you selected.