Collaboration Café: Holistic Assessment and the Social Determinants of Health The social determinants of health play an important role in shaping the health and well-being of individuals across the lifespan. As with all health assessment, it is imperative for health care professionals to strive to keep an open mind, respect differences, and be aware of […]

Collaboration Café: Chronic Disease and Disability Across healthcare settings, an increased incidence of complex disease and disability creates unique needs for care delivery. The advanced practice nurse plays a critical role in optimizing health outcomes for individuals with complex health concerns through holistic, interdisciplinary approaches to care. Through collaborative practice with interprofessional colleagues and community […]

Collaboration Café: Advancing Holistic Health: Synthesis of Learning MSN-prepared nurses are uniquely positioned to lead holistic nursing care across a variety of healthcare delivery contexts. Reflect upon the learning that has occurred in Week Eight, and respond to the following:   Describe a scenario involving an individual with complex health concerns. Include the physical, psychosocial, […]

Collaboration Café: Person-centered Strategies to Support Social Justice and Health Equity Social justice and the pursuit of health equity are foundational values intended to shape healthcare policies, resources, and delivery. Unfortunately; even with intentional efforts to promote health and prevent disease, disparities and inequity are not uncommon.   Create a short case scenario regarding a […]

Collaboration Café: Improving Individual Health Outcomes Across the Care Continuum Revisit the scenario that you created for the Week Five Collaboration Café and respond to the following:   Expand your case scenario describing how the individual may experience transitions across the healthcare continuum as a result of the alteration in health experienced. (For example: the […]

Interprofessional Collaboration This week’s graded topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).   CO 7: Integrates the professional role of leader, teacher, communicator, and manager of care to plan cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings. (PO 7)   Directions   Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, […]

  Advocacy and Cultural Competence This week’s graded topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).   CO 6: Plans clinical practice activities that integrate professional nursing standards in accordance with the Nursing Code of Ethics and the ANA standards of practice (PO 6).   Directions   Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty […]

Resilience and Change This week’s graded topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).   CO 4: Integrates clinical nursing judgment using effective communication strategies with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare providers. (PO 4)   Directions   Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students: […]

Communication and Influence-the Power of Evidence   This week’s graded topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).   CO 3: Demonstrates effective communication with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare providers in managing safe/quality healthcare processes using evidence-based practices. (PO 3)   Directions   Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and […]

Our Care Culture This week’s graded topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).   CO 1: Applies principles of nursing, theories, and the care philosophies to self, colleagues, individuals, families, aggregates and communities throughout the healthcare system. (PO 1)   Directions   Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students […]