The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on selected RN-BSN competencies acquired through the NUR3178 course.

Reflect on the NUR3178 course readings, discussion threads, and applications you have completed across this course and write a reflective essay regarding the extent to which you feel you are now prepared to:

1. “Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high-
quality nursing care, healthcare team coordination, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings.

2. Demonstrate leadership and communication skills to effectively implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team.

3.Demonstrate an awareness of complex organizational systems.

4 Demonstrate a basic understanding of organizational structure, mission, vision, philosophy, and values.

5. Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives, recognizing that these are complex system issues,
which involve individuals, families, groups, communities, populations, and other members of
the healthcare team.

1. Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures to identify clinical
   questions and describe the process of changing current practice.
2. Promote factors that create a culture of safety and caring.
3. Promote achievement of safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations.
4. Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and monitor
   performance measures, including nurse-sensitive indicators in the microsystem of care.
5. Use improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design and test
   changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care.
6. Employ principles of quality improvement, healthcare policy, and cost-effectiveness to assist in
   the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystem and/or systemwide practice
   improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery.
7. Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to
   enable systems to change.
8. Compare/contrast the roles and perspectives of the nursing profession with other care professionals on
   the healthcare team (i.e., scope of discipline, education and licensure requirements).
9. Use inter and intraprofessional communication and collaborative skills to deliver evidence-based, patient
   centered care.
10. Incorporate effective communication techniques, including negotiation and conflict resolution to produce
    positive professional working relationships.
11. Contribute the unique nursing perspective to interprofessional teams to optimize patient outcomes.
12. Demonstrate appropriate teambuilding and collaborative strategies when working with interprofessional
    teams.
13. Advocate for high quality and safe patient care as a member of the interprofessional team.” (AACN, 2008,
    pp.14,22).

4 references not more than five years

Zero plagiarism

Reflect on your overall practicum experience in this course. Then, address the following in your Practicum Journal:

• Explain whether your therapeutic theory has changed as a result of your practicum experiences. Recall the theories you selected in Week 1.
• Explain how you integrated the therapeutic approaches from this course in your clinical practice. Include how this helped you achieve the goals and objectives you developed in Week 1.
• Explain how you might impact social change through your work with clients who have mental health issues.
• Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Due Sunday 8/9/20 by 5pm. 

The field of nursing has changed over time. In a 750‐1,000 word paper, discuss nursing practice today by addressing the following:

1. Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual.
2. Compare and contrast the differentiated practice competencies between an associate and baccalaureate education in nursing. Explain how scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.
3. Identify a patient care situation and describe how nursing care, or approaches to decision‐making, differ between the BSN‐prepared nurse and the ADN nurse.
4. Discuss the significance of applying evidence‐based practice to nursing care and explain how the academic preparation of the RN‐BSN nurse supports its application.
5. Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and how this supports safer and more effective patient outcomes.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. 

Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives.

Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program/policy.

To Prepare:

• Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
• Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.
• Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.

The Assignment: (2–3 pages)

Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:

• Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
• How was the success of the program or policy measured?
• How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
• How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
• At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
• What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
• What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
• What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
• Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
• Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
• Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.

What type of nursing would you like to practice in your career? Search for a professional organization specific to the specialty to which you aspire. (ex: ” Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, Neonatal Nurses”). Include the following information in your post: 

• Name of organization and link to website
• Purpose of the organization, including mission/vision or philosophy
• How to become a member (including price of dues, if applicable)
• Benefits of joining
• Would you join this organization? Why or why not?

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