In a 5-7 page written assessment, assess the effect of the patient, family,
or population problem you’ve previously defined on the quality of care,
patient safety, and costs to the system and individual. Plan to spend
approximately 2 direct practicum hours exploring these aspects of the
problem with the patient, family, or group you’ve chosen to work with and,
if desired, consulting with subject matter and industry experts. Document
the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the
Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form. Report on your
experiences during your first two practicum hours.
Introduction
Organizational data, such as readmission rates, hospital-acquired
infections, falls, medication errors, staff satisfaction, serious safety
events, and patient experience can be used to prioritize time, resources,
and finances. Health care organizations and government agencies use
benchmark data to compare the quality of organizational services and report
the status of patient safety. Professional nurses are key to comprehensive
data collection, reporting, and monitoring of metrics to improve quality and
patient safety.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll assess the effect of the health problem you’ve
defined on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and
individual. Plan to spend at least 2 direct practicum hours working with the
same patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also choose to
consult with subject matter and industry experts.
To prepare for the assessment:
Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you
understand the work you will be asked to complete and how it will be
assessed.
Conduct research of the scholarly and professional literature to inform your
assessment and meet scholarly expectations for supporting evidence.
Review the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 2 [PDF], which provides
guidance for conducting this portion of your practicum.
Note: As you revise your writing, check out the resources listed on the
Writing Center’s Writing Support page.
Complete this assessment in two parts.
Part 1
Assess the effect of the patient, family, or population problem you defined
in the previous assessment on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs
to the system and individual. Plan to spend at least 2 practicum hours
exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group.
During this time, you may also consult with subject matter and industry
experts of your choice. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with
these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer
Experience Form. Use the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 2 [PDF] provided
for this assessment to guide your work and interpersonal interactions.
Part 2
Report on your experiences during your first 2 practicum hours, including
how you presented your ideas about the health problem to the patient,
family, or group.
Whom did you meet with?
What did you learn from them?
Comment on the evidence-based practice (EBP) documents or websites you
reviewed.
What did you learn from that review?
Share the process and experience of exploring the influence of leadership,
collaboration, communication, change management, and policy on the problem.
What barriers, if any, did you encounter when presenting the problem to the
patient, family, or group?
Did the patient, family, or group agree with you about the presence of the
problem and its significance and relevance?
What leadership, communication, collaboration, or change management skills
did you employ during your interactions to overcome these barriers or change
the patient’s, family’s, or group’s thinking about the problem (for example,
creating a sense of urgency based on data or policy requirements)?
What changes, if any, did you make to your definition of the problem, based
on your discussions?
What might you have done differently?
Capella Academic Portal
Update the total number of hours on the NURS-FPX4900 Volunteer Experience
Form in Capella Academic Portal.
The BSN Capstone Course (NURS-FPX4900 ) requires the completion and
documentation of nine (9) practicum hours. All hours must be recorded in the
Capella Academic Portal. Please review the BSN Practicum Campus page for
more information and instructions on how to log your hours.
Requirements
The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide
criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level
descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In
addition, note the additional requirements for document format and length
and for supporting evidence.
Explain how the patient, family, or population problem impacts the quality
of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Cite evidence that supports the stated impact.
Note whether the supporting evidence is consistent with what you see in your
nursing practice.
Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or
governmental policies can affect the problem’s impact on the quality of
care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of these standards
and/or policies in addressing care quality, patient safety, and costs to the
system and individual.
Explain how these standards and/or policies will guide your actions in
addressing care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and
individual.
Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or legislation on
your nursing scope of practice, within the context of care quality, patient
safety, and cost to the system and individual.
Propose strategies to improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety,
and reduce costs to the system and individual.
Discuss research on the effectiveness of these strategies in addressing care
quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Identify relevant and available sources of benchmark data on care quality,
patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or
group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.
Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
Additional Requirements
Format: Format your paper using APA style. APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]
is provided to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to
include:
A title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.
Appropriate section headings.
Length: Your paper should be approximately 5-7 pages in length, not
including the reference page.
Supporting evidence: Cite at least 5 sources of scholarly or professional
evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than
five years old. Provide in-text citations and references in APA format.
Proofreading: Proofread your paper, before you submit it, to minimize errors
that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on
its substance.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment
scoring guide criteria:
Competency 3: Transform processes to improve quality, enhance patient
safety, and reduce the cost of care.
Explain how a patient, family, or population problem impacts the quality of
care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Propose strategies to improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety,
and reduce costs to the system and individual and document the practicum
hours spent with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal
Volunteer Experience Form.
Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of
care.
Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or
governmental policies can affect a patient, family, or population problem’s
impact on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and
individual.
Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice.
Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
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