Examining the course objectives, reading and assignments, please provide written evidence of how you have developed, created, applied and/or evaluated course content through your submitted assignments.
Examining the course objectives, reading and assignments, please provide written evidence of how you have developed, created, applied and/or evaluated course content through your submitted assignments.
Please provide at least one example (per standard) of how you will transfer this learning to your professional practice.
The submission should be APA formatted with reference list and approximately two pages in length (a minimum of one page for each standard) to be submitted in this area.
Course Identified MSN Essential Prompts: MSN Essential I: Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities. Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse integrates scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, organizational sciences for the continuous improvement of nursing care across diverse settings (AACN, 2011, p.4).
MSN Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership. Recognizes that organizational and systems leadership are critical to the promotion of high quality and safe patient care. Leadership skills are needed that emphasize ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective (AACN, 2011, p. 4).
MSN Essential III: Quality Improvement and Safety. Recognizes that a master’s- prepared nurse must be articulate in the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality, as well as prepared to apply quality principles within an organization (AACN, 2011, p. 4).
MSN Essential VI: Health Policy and Advocacy. Recognizes the master’s-prepared nurse is able to intervene at the system level through the policy development process and to employ advocacy strategies to influence health and health care (AACN, 2011, p. 5)
MSN Essential VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes. Recognizes that the master’s prepared nurse, as a member and leader of interprofessional teams , communicates, collaborates, and consults with other health professionals to manage and coordinate care. (AACN, 2011,p. 5).MSN Essential IX: Master’s Level Nursing Practice Recognizes that nursing practice, at the master’s level, is broadly defined as any form of nursing intervention that influences healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems. Master’s level nursing graduates must have an advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to integrate knowledge into practice. Nursing practice interventions include both direct and indirect care components (AACN, 2011, p.5).
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:
1. Evaluate the employer’s mission, vision, goals, and strategic initiatives and clarify the nurse executive’s role and responsibilities in supporting the organization’s strategic plan.
1. Examine interdisciplinary role philosophies to promote collaboration and communication in the healthcare environment.
1. Compare the challenges and opportunities for the nurse executive in implementing practice-based change to improve organizational cultural and implementing outcome management systems in healthcare organizations.
1. Examine the nurse executive’s role as change agent and visionary.
1. Analyze current and future nursing workforce issues, including various healthcare discipline agendas, ethical and legal issues.
1. Recognize the nurse executive’s role in patient advocacy, policy development, and organizational leadership.
1. Evidence critical thinking skills in class discussion, written work, online assignments, and oral/visual/voice-enhanced presentations.
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MSN Essentials Prompt Rubric |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Analysis: Analyses and relates MSN Essentials to academic course work and application to professional practice. |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Evaluation of MSN Essential and Course information and its sources critically for its value, relevance and accuracy. |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Demonstrates an understanding of university policies regarding plagiarism and academic integrity. |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Recommendations |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Writing APA formatting |
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10.0 pts |
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Total Points: 50.0 |