Discussion: The Doctoral Degree and Professional Nursing Practice A doctoral degree carries a certain set of expectations associated with the completion of advanced educational attainment. Earning a DNP degree is no exception. What are the expectations associated with a DNP-prepared nurse? How might these expectations differ among nursing staff without a DNP degree? The role […]

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) set forth a set of standards, the DNP Essentials, that define the foundational competencies that should be acquired and focused throughout a DNP degree program’s curriculum. Additionally, the DNP Essentials represent those competencies and areas that will inform your areas of practice as a DNP-prepared nurse. Take […]

Blog: Learning Online Have you ever read an online blog? If so, what was the aim of the blog? What did you like or did not like about the blog? In this course, you will engage in a series of Blog Assignments with your colleagues. Blogs help to facilitate a meaningful and somewhat informal classroom […]

Order Instructions Week 5 A new type of third-party-reimbursement health care payment plan is emerging in the United States. Consumer Driven Health Plans strive to control costs and improve quality of care by requiring consumers to take control of their own health care decisions. Consumers decide how they want to spend their health care dollars, […]

Learning Team Assignment: Tools and Decision Making for Ongoing Performance Management Presentation   • Resource: Tools and Decision Making for Ongoing Performance Management Presentation Grading Criteria   • Select one organization type from the various organizations your Learning Team analyzed as part of your Week Four assignment and build on your knowledge acquired from all […]

Each Learning Team member must select a different type of health care organization to study for the purpose of this group assignment. You are encouraged to select a different type of organization from the one chosen in the Week Three individual assignment but it’s not necessary. Group members compare their chosen organizations to complete the […]

Use the same organization type you selected for the Risk Management AssessmentSummary in Week Two. Your role as a consultant continues as you relate risk management policies and practices to quality management. You must summarize a plan for the organization’s leadership that will serve as the foundation for developing a quality management program description for […]

Leaders in a health care organization have identified risk management as an opportunity for improvement for the upcoming year. The organization has hired you as a consultant to help assess the organization’s current status and define the future plan for addressing risks.   • Resource: Risk Management Assessment Summary Grading Criteria and Sample Executive Summary […]

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