NR527 Communication and Collaboration for Advanced Nursing Practice
Module 3 Assignment
Team Collaboration
Purpose
In today's fast paced, fluid, and complex health care environment, master's-prepared advance practice nurses use leadership skills and strategies to collaborate and to build and manage effective teams. In this assignment, students will explore leadership strategies that promote collaboration and teamwork. As an advanced practice leader you are tasked with developing an interdisciplinary approach to a health promotion project in your facility or within your community. Ideas for health promotion activities could be: burnout prevention strategies, cardiovascular health and healthy lifestyle choices. Choose a topic based on the needs of your facility or community.
A printed version of these assignment guidelines are available below.
NR527 Module 3 Team Collaboration Assignment Guidelines and Rubric Download NR527 Module 3 Team Collaboration Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
*PLEASE NOTE: According to the current edition of the APA manual, a running head is no longer an APA requirement. Please disregard the reference a running head requirement in the below video and transcript.
Course Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcomes:
CO 1: Incorporate effective professional communication and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative practice with individuals, groups, and at the systems level (PO 1, 2, 5)
CO 3: Integrate principles of interprofessional collaborative practice to support quality nursing care and healthcare delivery (PO 1,4,5)
Suggested Due Date
This assignment has a suggested due date of Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 3.
Final due date is Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 7.
Total Points Possible: 120
Assignment Overview
Development of health promotion plans with patients, families, communities, and professionals is vital to the improvement of health disparities and disease prevention. As an advanced practice leader you are required to develop a plan that promotes health on the clinical unit or in your community that can be shared with clients. Select a health promotion topic and complete an interdisciplinary collaboration plan for the roll out of this project.
Identifies a health promotion need on the clinical unit, facility, or in the community that impacts health and includes literature support that demonstrates it's a problem.
Addresses why collaboration is important and what techniques will be incorporated including how interdisciplinary strategies will be utilized. Literature support for how the plan will improve outcomes needs to be included.
Identifies team members for supporting this plan including how the health promotion plan will be rolled out. Literature support that demonstrates the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to health promotion needs to be included.
Summary
Assignment Instructions
Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.
Title page, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the most current edition of the manual.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the most current edition of the APA Manual.
Please note: If you do not receive a proficient rating in any major content category, you can re-submit your assignment with revisions in those content categories to receive a better grade. You have one additional opportunity to revise after the initial submission in order to make improvements. The initial submission must be a complete paper, rough drafts will not be graded. All revisions must be submitted no later than Sunday of Week 7 at 11:59pm. (You cannot revise your APA for a higher grade in that category)
Length: four pages including title and reference page
A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used.
Submission: Submit your files via Dropbox: Last name_First initial_Module 3: Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Identifies the problem on the clinical unit or in the community that impacts health including literature support that demonstrates it's a problem
Addresses why collaboration is important and what techniques will be incorporated including how interdisciplinary strategies will be utilized. Literature support for how the plan will improve outcomes needs to be included.
Identifies team members for supporting this plan including how the health promotion plan will be presented to the community, facility and clients. Literature support that demonstrates the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to health promotion needs to be included.
Summary
NR527 Communication and Collaboration for Advanced Nursing Practice
Module 5 Assignment
Delegation: Part I
Part I: Upload Video Assignment
Purpose
Effective delegation supports positive outcomes. As a master's-prepared advance practice nurse leader, you will be responsible for proper delegation of team work and patient care that enhances positive health care outcomes. For this assignment complete a video of you role playing, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers (the camera will be used as the individual you are delegating to).
For example, think about delegating
a task for the nurse on the clinical unit to complete
to a team member the task of oversight for a specific committee
a job responsibility that has been added to the nurse supervisor's role
It is important for the nurse leader to follow specific criteria and ensure the task assigned is safe and appropriate. The second part of the assignment will be a summary paper highlighting important points to the delegation process. You will submit both parts of this assignment as instructed.
A printed version of these assignment guidelines are available below.
R527 Module 5 Delegation Assignment Guidelines and Rubric Download NR527 Module 5 Delegation Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcomes:
CO 1: Incorporate effective professional communication and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative practice with individuals, groups, and at the systems level (PO 1, 2, 5)
CO 3: Integrate principles of interprofessional collaborative practice to support quality nursing care and healthcare delivery (PO 1,4,5)
Suggested Due Date
This assignment has a suggested due date of Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 5.
Final due date is Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 7.
Total Points Possible - 200 points
Assignment Overview
For this assignment you will complete a video presentation of you, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers.
For this assignment complete a video of you role playing, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers (the camera will be used as the individual you are delegating to).
For example, think about delegating
a task for the nurse on the clinical unit to complete
to a team member the task of oversight for a specific committee
a job responsibility that has been added to the nurse supervisor's role
It is important for the nurse leader to follow specific criteria and ensure the task assigned is safe and appropriate. The second part of the assignment will be a summary paper highlighting important points to the delegation process. You will submit both parts of this assignment as instructed.
Assignment Instructions
Please note - the intent of the video portion of the assignment is to videotape yourself delegating the information (Consider the camera the individual you are delegating to). This is role playing. No PowerPoint or other media should be used to deliver the information in the video. The recording must include you presenting information face to face with the camera.
Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
Part I: Create a video recording of you presenting the information required in the assignment. (Consider the camera the individual you are delegating to)
Follow the instructions to create and upload a video recording using Kaltura located in Resources.
Please refer to the Kaltura tutorial for specific instructions
The video recording must be a minimum of three to four minutes and no more than five minutes in length. Hint: 100 words is approximately 1 minute of dialogue.
You will want to be descriptive to your colleague about the delegation assignment
Make sure to also give some background as to why this assignment is necessary.
Think about a question you could ask at the end to check for understanding.
Part II: Access the Canvas assignment entitled "Part II."
NR527 Communication and Collaboration for Advanced Nursing Practice
Module 5 Assignment
Delegation: Part II
Part II: Summary Paper Submission
Purpose
Effective delegation supports positive outcomes. As a master's-prepared advance practice nurse leader, you will be responsible for proper delegation of team work and patient care that enhances positive health care outcomes. For this assignment complete a video of you role playing, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers (the camera will be used as the individual you are delegating to).
For example, think about delegating
a task for the nurse on the clinical unit to complete
to a team member the task of oversight for a specific committee
a job responsibility that has been added to the nurse supervisor's role
It is important for the nurse leader to follow specific criteria and ensure the task assigned is safe and appropriate. The second part of the assignment will be a summary paper highlighting important points to the delegation process. You will submit both parts of this assignment as instructed.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcomes:
CO 1: Incorporate effective professional communication and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative practice with individuals, groups, and at the systems level (PO 1, 2, 5)
CO 3: Integrate principles of interprofessional collaborative practice to support quality nursing care and healthcare delivery (PO 1,4,5)
Suggested Due Date
This assignment has a suggested due date of Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 5.
Final due date is Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 7.
Total Points Possible - 200 points
Assignment Overview
For this assignment you will complete a video presentation of you, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers.
For this assignment complete a video of you role playing, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers (the camera will be used as the individual you are delegating to).
For example, think about delegating
a task for the nurse on the clinical unit to complete
to a team member the task of oversight for a specific committee
a job responsibility that has been added to the nurse supervisor's role
It is important for the nurse leader to follow specific criteria and ensure the task assigned is safe and appropriate. The second part of the assignment will be a summary paper highlighting important points to the delegation process. You will submit both parts of this assignment as instructed.
Assignment Instructions
Please note - the intent of the video portion of the assignment is to videotape yourself delegating the information (Consider the camera the individual you are delegating to). This is role playing. No PowerPoint or other media should be used to deliver the information in the video. The recording must include you presenting information face to face with the camera.
Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
Part I: Refer to the Canvas assignment page titled "Part I".
Part II: Using Microsoft Word 2013, create the summary paper for the assignment. Include a title page with your name, date, and course information, as well as a reference page.
The summary paper must be concisely written and a minimum of three (3) pages in length (excluding title and reference pages).
A minimum of two (2) peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within five years, are required.
Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.
No direct quotes may be used in this assignment.
First person may be used for this assignment.
NR527 Communication and Collaboration for Advanced Nursing Practice
Module 6 Assignment
Conflict Resolution
Purpose
Conflict is a normal process that can be constructive or destructive depending on how it is managed and resolved. Conflict occurs at all levels within an organization. The dynamic nature of health care offered by diverse health care providers caring for a diverse population, may promote a higher level of conflict. A leader understands how to recognize conflict and engages in strategies to effect positive resolution. In this assessment students will explain conflict management and apply a model to support conflict resolution.
A printed version of the assignment guidelines and rubric are located below.
NR527 Module 6 Assignment Guidelines and Rubric Download NR527 Module 6 Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
*PLEASE NOTE: According to the current edition of the APA manual, a running head is no longer an APA requirement. Please disregard the reference a running head requirement in the below video and transcript.
Course Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcomes:
CO 1: Incorporate effective professional communication and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative practice with individuals, groups, and at the systems level (PO 1, 2, 5)
CO 2: Recognize cultural influences that foster healthful work environments and interprofessional collaboration within healthcare systems (PO 2, 3)
CO 3: Integrate principles of interprofessional collaborative practice to support quality nursing care and healthcare delivery (PO 1,4,5)
Suggested Due Date
This assignment has a suggested due date of Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 6
Final due date is Sunday 11:59 pm MT at the end of Module 7.
Total Points Possible: 160
Assignment Overview
Conflict is a normal process that can be constructive or destructive depending on how it is managed and resolved. Conflict occurs at all levels within an organization. The dynamic nature of health care offered by diverse health care providers caring for a diverse population may promote a higher level of conflict. A leader understands how to recognize conflict and engage in strategies for effective positive resolution. For this paper the following sections will be addressed
Define an area of conflict in current practice or a potential conflict situation you may face as an advanced practice leader including background evidence to demonstrate it is a problem
Identify potential or real barriers that create the conflict and how this particular conflict impacts quality outcomes and care including literature evidence that demonstrate it as a barrier to conflict resolution.
After reviewing the Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI) categories from the lesson, identify, what you believe to be, your most common reaction mode to conflict and provide an example of how this reaction mode has been utilized in a conflict along with the outcome of the conflict. Address whether your reaction mode is assertive or cooperative in focus as demonstrated on the TKI model. Please note that you are not required to complete the TKI assessment.
Your reaction mode may not be the most appropriate and that is perfectly fine. It is important to be self-reflective in this assignment.dentify the most appropriate reaction mode from the TKI model that should be utilized to promote resolution to this paper's conflict topic. Why would this reaction mode be the most appropriate reaction to promote resolution? Give a brief example of how this reaction mode would support the conflict topic and promote resolution
Reflect on your learning about reaction modes to conflict during the process of writing this assignment. How you will apply this learning in your role as an advanced practice leader to resolve conflict.
Summary of key points
Assignment Instructions
Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.
Title page, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the most current edition of the manual.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the most current edition of the APA Manual.
Please note: If you do not receive a proficient rating in any major content category, you can re-submit your assignment with revisions in those content categories to receive a better grade. You have one additional opportunity to revise after the initial submission in order to make improvements. The initial submission must be a complete paper, rough drafts will not be graded. All revisions must be submitted no later than Sunday of Week 7 at 11:59pm. (You cannot revise your APA for a higher grade in that category)
Length:
Four to six pages (not including title and reference page)
Scholarly literature is required
A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used.
Submission: Submit your files via Dropbox: Last name_First initial_Module 6: Conflict Resolution
Title page
Body of paper (headings for each section)
Define an area of conflict in current practice or a potential conflict as an advanced practice leader including background evidence to demonstrate it is a problem
Identify potential or real barriers that create the conflict and how this particular conflict impacts quality outcomes and care including literature evidence that demonstrate it as a barrier to conflict resolution.
Based upon the Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI) identify your most common reaction mode to conflict and provide an example of how this reaction mode has been utilized in a conflict along with the outcome of the conflict. Address whether your reaction mode is assertive or cooperative in focus as demonstrated on the TKI model. Please note that your reaction mode may not be the most appropriate and that is perfectly fine. It is important to be self-reflective in this assignment.
Identify the most appropriate reaction mode from the TKI model that should be utilized to promote resolution to this paper's conflict topic. Why would this reaction mode be the most appropriate reaction to promote resolution? Give a brief example of how this reaction mode would support the conflict topic and promote resolution
Reflect on your learning about reaction modes to conflict during the process of writing this assignment. How you will apply this learning in your role as an advanced practice leader to resolve conflict.
NR527 Communication and Collaboration for Advanced Nursing Practice
Module 7 Assignment
Technology and Social Media
Purpose
Understanding and ensuring appropriate use of social media should be emphasized and adhered to by the advanced practice nurse. In today's technological society healthcare workers are losing their jobs due to poor utilization or misuse of social media for representing their organizations. The purpose of this assignment is to review some common social media benefits and barriers and to determine resources that are available to help support best practice and guidance to ensure social media is being utilized successfully, safely and appropriately.
A printed version of these assignment guidelines are available below.
NR527 Module 7 Technology and Social Media Assignment Guidelines and Rubric Download NR527 Module 7 Technology and Social Media Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
*PLEASE NOTE: According to the current edition of the APA manual, a running head is no longer an APA requirement. Please disregard the reference a running head requirement in the below video and transcript.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcomes:
CO 1: Incorporate effective professional communication and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative practice with individuals, groups, and at the systems level (PO 1, 2, 5)
CO 2: Recognize cultural influences that foster healthful work environments and interprofessional collaboration within healthcare systems (PO 2, 3)
CO 4: Determine the implications for advanced nursing practice regarding ethical and legal considerations surrounding communication in healthcare settings (PO 1,5)
Suggested Due Date
This assignment is due Sunday 11:59 pm MT Module 7 of the course session.
Total Points Possible - 200 points
Assignment Overview
As a master's prepared nurse, there will be times in your practice when you will encounter various scenarios or issues having to do with social media. In this particular assignment, you will be presented with five separate scenarios and an associated quiz. Each quiz question will need to be answered correctly before moving on to part II of this assignment.
Please carefully review the assignment instructions below.
Assignment Instructions
Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
Part I: Review the five (5) scenarios and answer the quiz questions on the assignment page to proceed to Part II.
Use the scroll bar to access all five (5) scenarios below.
Part II: After completing the scenarios students will complete a PowerPoint presentation, using Microsoft PowerPoint. Include a title slide with your name, date, and course information, as well as a reference slide. The body of the PowerPoint should provide:
Rationale and support of literature for the chosen answer to each scenario (each scenario will require one rationale and support from literature).
One example of how to educate your peers and staff about the best answer for the scenario.
One key reflection point per scenario that will support student in role of advanced practice leader surrounding social media.
PowerPoint presentation is a minimum of ten (10) slides in length (excluding title and reference slides).
A minimum of five (5) peer-reviewed scholarly sources (one per scenario), current within five years, are required.
Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.
