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NR447 Week 2 Professional Nursing Organization
& Certification Latest 2016 Jan.
Professional
Nursing Organization
and
Certification Form
Your Name: Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Directions:After
completing your assignment, you mustcomplete this form and submit
it to the Dropbox.The form is expandable and will enlarge the
textbox to accommodate your answers. Do not rely only on this form for
everything you must include!Please look in Doc Sharing for specific
instructionsin the Guidelines for this assignment.
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Category
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Fill in your answers in this column.
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Description
of professional organization that offers certification:
Mission,vision,values, membership eligibility, financial implications,
workable link to website. Be specific. Describe how the organization aligns
with your own professional viewpoint.
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Certification
requirements: Criteria for initial certification. Describe your eligibility
and what barriers may exist to this certification. Be specific.
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Recertification
requirements: Criteria for recertification. Describe whether these are
achievable and reasonable. Be specific.
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Practice
impact: Active membership, nursing practice, outcomes, quality,safety, etc.
Provide examples and be specific.
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Certification
impact: Certification andrecertification benefits for self, nursing practice,
outcomes, quality,safety, etc. Explain personal benefits of certification. Be
specific.
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Devry NR447 Week 4 My Leadership SMART Goal
Latest 2016 Jan.
My
Leadership SMART Goal:
Guidelines
Purpose
The
purpose of this assignment is to develop a SMART-formatted goal related to your
professional leadershipapplicable to your current practice setting or future
leadership aspirations. This goal is about YOUR leadership development, not
those of the organization or the department where you work. Many organizations
have developed the SMART-goal framework as they strive for performance
improvement. Your goal may tie to one of the departmental or organizational
SMART goals but the components of the goal are about YOUR leadership development
The Institute of Medicine’s quality initiative has identified five core
healthcare profession competencies. This assignment focuses on only two of
those initiatives.Either Patient-Centered CareorWorking in
Interdisciplinary and/or Interprofessional Teams willserve as a framework for
identification of YOUR leadership SMART goal.
Course Outcomes
Completion
of this assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO1:
Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high
quality nursing care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and
accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (PO #2)
CO4:
Apply concepts of leadership and team coordination to promote the achievement
of safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations. (PO #4)
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)
CO8:
Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome
measures to identify clinical questions as the beginning process of changing
current practice. (PO #8)
Due Dates
This
assignment consists of the completion of the My Leadership SMART Goal paper.
Submit assignment to the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, by the end ofWeek
4.
Points
This
assignment is worth200 points.
Directions
Review
the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) core healthcare competencies. Select ONE of
the competencies that you will work on for developing a Leadership SMART Goal.
You are to select one of the following competencies for YOUR SMART goal.
Managing
Patient-Centered Careor
Working
in interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional teams;
1.
CreateONE leadership goalthat is in the SMART goal format. You practiced this
in the Week 3 Discussion, and received valuable feedback from your instructor
and peers. Please refer to this as you work on the assignment.
S – Specific(Who besides YOU is
involved in the goal, what is YOUR goal, where will it take place?)
M – Measurable(How are YOU going
to achieve the goal?) Be specific with measureable outcomes.
A – Attainable(What resources
and/or experts are available to assist YOU with attaining YOUR goal?)
R – Realistic(Is YOUR goal
something that is realistically obtainable in YOUR professional practice?) Be
specific.
T – Time bound(What specific dates
or weeks will YOUaccomplish each task related to your leadership goal?)
·Example
NOT in SMART format:I will learn how to be a manager. This goal is lofty,
not measurable, and unattainable in the time allotted, probably not realistic,
and not time bound.
·Examplein
SMART Format:I will learn the disciplinary
process of an employee who has excessive absences, by locating the
organization’s attendance policy and meeting with the unit manager, reviewing
peer-reviewed articles and credible websites to obtain information on the
disciplinary process by Week 4 (or specified date).
Note: This particular example relates to
Core Competency: Managing Patient-Centered Care.
This example is a SMART goal that isSpecific,Measurable,Attainable,Realistic,
andTime-bound.
S-Specific
oWho- Your name, or “I”
Indicate others who may be involved.
oWhat- Learn the
disciplinary process of employees who have excessive absences
oWhere- Your organization
M-Measurable
oHow:Through locating the
organization’s attendance policy and passing a quiz on the content of the
policy.
A-Attainable
oResources
and/or Expert:Meeting
with the unit manager, reviewing peer-reviewed articles, and credible websites
R-Realistic
oRealistically
obtainable:Access
to the organization, policies, and unit manager. Various resources are
available.
T-Time bound
oSpecific
dates:By
Week 4 (or specific date)
2.Go
tothe
Chamberlain library (http://library.chamberlain.edu) and search
the databases (under Menu tab) to locate scholarly articles related to your
SMART goal. Also, search for credible websites to gain insight into how to
accomplish your goal.
3.Constructa plan of action to
reachMy LeadershipSMART goal. Be specific by creating a timeline of when you
plan on doing each action; explain how, when, and where you planto communicate
with an expert; and identify specific resources you will use to help you
achieve your goal.
a.Example
Plan of Action for above mentioned example:
o
Seek approval to review the organization’s policies and schedule a
meeting/interview with the unit manager by _____ (fill in date).
o
Review the policies on disciplinary action by_____(fill in date).
o
Review the American Nurses Association website and peer-reviewed articles in
the American Journal of Nursing and Journal of Advanced Nursing by_____(fill in
date).
o
Evaluate the findings from the above resources by_____(fill in date). Pass the
quiz.
4.
Write a scholarly paper that follows APA formatting guidelines. Organize your
content logically and express your thoughts clearly. Use appropriate headers to
separate sections of your paper. Check for any grammar or spelling errors
before submission.
5.Submit yourcompleted NR 447 MyLeadership
SMART Goal paper, which should be approximately six pages (excluding title page
and references) to the Week 4 My Leadership SMART Goal PaperDropbox by Sunday,
11:59 p.m. MT at the end ofWeek 4.Note: This
assignment is automatically submitted to Turn It In.
Grading
Criteria: My Leadership SMART Goal
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Category
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Points
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Description
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Selects
ONE of the IOM core competencies indicated to develop a leadership SMART goal
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10
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5%
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Selects
the specific IOM core competency upon which SMART goal is based.
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Develop
one specific leadership SMART goal.
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70
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35%
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Develops
a professional leadership (SMART) goal, formatted correctly containing
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time bound components.
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Locate
scholarly articles and credible websites relevant to your leadership SMART
goal.
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40
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20%
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Locates
scholarly articles and credible websites related to SMART goal. Summarizes
articles and websites in body of paper.
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Construct
a plan of action for SMART goal.
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60
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30%
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Constructs
a plan of action for SMART goal, identifying what is needed to do in order to
achieve the goal; creates a timeline, explains how the plan will unfold, and
how specific resources (articles and websites) will be utilized in effort to
achieve goal. Plan is apparent in body of paper.
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Clarity
of writing
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20
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10%
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Content
is organized, logical, and with correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and
sentence structure are correct. APA formatting is apparent and CCN template
is utilized. References are properly cited within the paper; reference page
includes all citations; proper title page and introduction are present and
evidence of spell and grammar check is obvious.
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Grading Rubric forMy Leadership SMART Goal
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Assignment Criteria
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Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance
A
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Very Good or High Level of Performance
B
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Competent or Satisfactory Level of
Performance
C
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Poor, Failing, or Unsatisfactory Level of
Performance
F
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Selects
ONE of the IOM core competencies to develop a SMART goal. Basis for selection
is obvious.
10
points
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Selects
one IOM core competency upon which SMART goal is based. Basis for selection
is provided.
9–10
points
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Selectsan
IOM core competency but it is not one of those indicated in the Guidelines. 8
points
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Selects
a competency but it is not an IOM core competency.
7
points
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Fails
to choose any competency.
0–6
points
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Developsone
specific leadership
SMART
goal.
70
points
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Develops
a leadership goal that is formatted correctly containing specific,
measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound attributes AND it is
related to the selected competency
64–70
points
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Develops
a leadership goal that isformatted correctly except for one component that
does not meet the SMART goal criteria, i.e., not specific, measurable,
attainable, realistic, or time bound.
The
goal is related to the selected competency
59–63
points
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Develops
a leadership goal that is barely formatted correctly, but two or three
components do not meet the criteria for a SMART goal.
The
goal is NOT related to the selected competency
53–58
points
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Does
not follow SMART goal formatting. The goal is not related to the chosen
competency. Effort is lacking.
0–52
points
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Locates
scholarly articles and credible websites relevant to your SMART goal.
40
points
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Locates
two scholarly articlesandtwo credible websites
related to the SMART goal. Thoroughly summarizes all of them.
37–40
points
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Locates
one scholarly articleandtwo credible
websites.OR, locates one credible websiteandtwo scholarly
articles.
Generally
summarizes all of them
34–36
points
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Locates
only one scholarly articleandonly one credible
website.
Inaccurately
summarized them.
30–33
points
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Does
not locatetwo scholarly sources. Therefore, summary is missing or inaccurate.
0–29
points
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Construct
a plan of action for SMART goal.
60
points
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Constructs
a detailed plan of action for achieving the SMART goal.Creates a timeline
that explains how the plan will unfold.
Fully
describes how chosen scholarly resources (articles and websites) provide
insight into achieving the goal.
Discusses
measurement outcomes in detail.
55–60
points
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Constructs
a clear plan of action for achieving the SMART goal.
Creates
a general timeline.
Describes
only some of the chosen scholarly articles and websites to achieve the goal.
Clearly
discusses measurement outcomes but some portions are missing.
50–54
points
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Constructs
a brief plan of action for achieving the SMART goal. Fails to create a
realistic timeline, or fails to explain how the plan will unfold.
Does
not adequately describe howchosen scholarly articles and websites will help
achieve the goal.
Outcomes
are vague.
46–49
points
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Fails
to complete a realistic plan of action.
Fails
to include a timeline.
Does
not indicate how scholarly articles and websites will achieve the goal.
Outcomes
are not apparent.
0–45points
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Clarity
of writing
20
points
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Content
is organized, logical, and with correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and
sentence structure are correct. APA formatting is apparent utilizing CCN
template. References are properly cited within the paper; reference page
includes all citations; proper title page and introduction are present and
evidence of spell and grammar check is obvious. Less than three errors noted.
18–20
points
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Content
ismostly organized, logical and with correct grammar, punctuation, spelling,
and sentence structure are correct. APA formatting is apparent utilizing CCN
template. References are properly cited within the paper; reference page
includes all citations; proper title page and introduction are present and
evidence of spell check and grammar check is obvious. Four to six errors
noted.
16–17
points
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Content
is somewhat organized, logical and with correct grammar, punctuation,
spelling, and sentence structure are correct. APA formatting is somewhat
apparent but CCN template was not utilized. References are properly cited
within the paper; reference page includes all citations; proper title page
and introduction are present and evidence of spell checkand grammar check arenotobvious. Seven to
10 errors noted.
14–15
points
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Content
is disorganized and writing has numerous grammar, spelling, or syntax errors
and APA formatting errors are obvious. Spell check and grammar check arenotobvious. More than
11 errors noted.
0–13
points
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Total Points Possible= 200
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Points
Earned =
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A
quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
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Devry NR447 Week 6 Interview with a Nursing
Quality ExpertLatest 2016 Jan.
Interview
with a Nursing Quality Expert
Interviewer
Form
Your Name: Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Directions:After
completing your interview, you mustuse this form to submit your
assignment to the Dropbox.You may usethe form to capture information as you
conduct your interview, or fill it in later. The form is expandable and will
enlarge the textbox to accommodate your answers. Do not rely only on this form
for everything you must include! Please look in Doc Sharing for specific
instructionsin the Guidelines for this assignment.
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Criteria
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Fill in the answers in this column.
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Indicate
2 scholarly resources or texts used prior to the interview
to familiarize yourself with the individual’s organization, role, or any of
the questions you plan to ask that will make you a more knowledgeable
interviewer.
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Resource
#1:
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Resource
# 2:
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Demographics:
Provide initials, credentials, job title, and length in present position of
the registered nurse interviewee. Include the dateand time the interview was
conducted. Provide a working phone number for instructor follow-up if needed.
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Required Questions
(Ask the intervieweeabout EVERY
topic in this section)
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Scope
of responsibility: Major responsibilities, direct reports, and operational
budget
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Organizational
mission, vision, values, and beliefs
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Strategic
planning related to ONE core competency (name the core competency)
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Role
of BSN-prepared nurse to support the strategic plan
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Practice Impact Question
(Reflect on the interview
afterwards to ask yourself this question and provide it below.)
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How
does completing this interview impact your practice as a BSN-prepared nurse?
Give specific examples.
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