Nr 447 discussion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Discussion Step 1: Read the following case study: In a local home healthcare agency, nurses are using their personal cell phones to email and text physicians, the agency, and local hospitals. The agency is considering providing the nurses company cell phones with a secure login. There are advantages and disa dvantages of each option. Step 2: Your first post is based on the first letter of your last name. For example, if your last name is Smith, you would address th e use of company devices. ...

NR 447 Week 1 Discussion; Introductions (Required, not Graded)

NR 447 Week 2 Graded Discussion Topic: AACN Essentials Self-Assessment & Patient-Centered Care. After you have completed your self-assessment, answer the following questions: If you are willing, please share your total score on the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment. If you do not wish to share your score, give a general description of your current KSA levels. Candidly identify and share with your classmates areas where knowledge, skills or abilities (KSAs) are lacking? Describe the relationshi...

NR 447 Week 5 Graded Discussion Topic: Patient Outcomes CO5 Apply improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO 8) Review the story at the link below before posting to the discussion: Rau, J. (2015). Half of nation’s hospitals fail again to escape Medicare’s readmission penalties. Kaiser Health News. Retrieved from After you have finished, consider how you would respon...

NR 447 Week 4 Graded Discussion Topic: Transformational Nursing Leaders. CO7 Apply leadership concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystems and system-wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery. (POs 2 and 3) Review Appendix A, Sections I–V in Finkelman (2016). Select one of the sections and share how your chief nurse executive demonstrates expertise in these competencies. Your comments should be about the “h...

NR 447 Week 3 Graded Discussion Topic: Conflict and Collaboration

Reflection Reflect on your current knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act in your state or review your acts, rules, and regulations by going to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing at • How familiar are you with your state's Nurse Practice Act? • What did you learn that you didn't know before today? • How does this knowledge assist you as a leader or manager?

Reflection Question • Based on the results you obtained from the Foundation of Nursing Leadership self-assessment in Week 1 Lesson, reflect on the q uestions below and share in a post. • What is your current leadership style? • How does your leadership style impact your decision making in nursing care? How will you further develop your leadership skills?

Discussion According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (as cited in American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2019), over 2 00,000 new RNs will be needed each year through 2026 to replace nurses who retire and to fill new positions. National Council of State Boards of Nursing and The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers (as cited in American Association of Colleges of Nurs ing, 2019) reported that about 51% of today's RNs are 50 years old or older. These are dramatic numbers and rep...