Assessing the Problem: Leadership, Collaboration, Communication, Change Management, and Policy Considerations

Thank you for your work on this assessment. I think you did a very nice job assessing  a problem from a leadership, collaboration, communication, change management, and policy considerations perspective that is relevant to personal practice. I liked that you included ideas about healthy lifestyle practices. Your writing was clear and easy to understand. You have the potential to be an excellent writer! Overall, this is a well thought out paper. I made some recommendations on your scoring guide on what is needed for a higher performance score. You are approved to submit Assignment 2.

Prior to submitting Assessment 2, please be sure to submit your Volunteer Experience Form to the Capella Academic Portal. If you are having issues logging into the system, you may want to reach out to technical support.  

Dr. Michael L. Jones

RUBRICS

CRITERIA 1

Define a patient, family, or population health problem that’s relevant to personal and professional practice.COMPETENCY

Lead people and processes to improve patient, systems, and population outcomes.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not define a patient, family, or population health problem.BASICAttempts to define a patient, family, or population health problem.PROFICIENTDefines a patient, family, or population health problem that’s relevant to personal and professional practice.DISTINGUISHEDClearly and succinctly defines a patient, family, or population health problem that’s relevant to personal and professional practice. Fully substantiates the presence and relevance of the problem.

COMMENTS:

I am glad you defined the relevance of your patient problem to nursing practice. For a distinguished score, a more in-depth discussion of how addressing this problem within the scope of your own nursing practice guidelines can help to improve outcomes is needed. What does the literature say about this?

CRITERIA 2

Analyze evidence from peer-reviewed literature and professional sources that describes and guides nursing actions related to a defined patient, family, or population problem.COMPETENCY

Make clinical and operational decisions based upon the best available evidence.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not cite evidence from peer-reviewed literature and professional sources that describes and guides nursing actions related to a defined patient, family, or population problem.BASICCites evidence from peer-reviewed literature and professional sources that describes and guides nursing actions related to a defined patient, family, or population problem.PROFICIENTAnalyzes evidence from peer-reviewed literature and professional sources that describes and guides nursing actions related to a defined patient, family, or population problem.DISTINGUISHEDAnalyzes evidence from peer-reviewed literature and professional sources that describes and guides nursing actions related to a defined patient, family, or population problem. Applies relevant, unambiguous criteria for evaluating the evidence, and exhibits clear insight into potential barriers to evidence-based practice and theoretical guiding frameworks.

COMMENTS:

You did a nice job analyzing evidence from the literature to support decisions related to guiding nursing your actions related to the problem of hypertension and diabetes. I like that you also discussed barriers to treatment and management. For a distinguished score, a more in-depth discussion of what criteria you used to select your sources from the literature is needed.

CRITERIA 3

Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies could affect a defined patient, family, or population problem.COMPETENCY

Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of care.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not identify state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies that could affect a defined patient, family, or population problem.BASICAttempts to identify state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies that could affect a defined patient, family, or population problem.PROFICIENTExplains how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies could affect a defined patient, family, or population problem.DISTINGUISHEDProvides an explanation, with examples, of how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies could affect a defined patient, family, or population problem, based on a perceptive and coherent synthesis of current literature. Provides clear insight into how policy affects nursing scope of practice.

COMMENTS:

I liked that you reflected on your own state’s board of nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies, such as American Heart Association recommendations. For a higher performance score, a more in-depth discussion of the impact of such policies on your selected problem is needed.

CRITERIA 4

Propose leadership strategies to improve outcomes, patient-centered care, and the patient experience related to a defined patient, family, or population problem and document the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.COMPETENCY

Implement patient-centered care to improve quality of care and the patient experience.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not propose leadership strategies to improve outcomes, patient-centered care, and the patient experience related to a defined patient, family, or population problem, and does not document practicum hours in Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.BASICProposes leadership strategies that are not clearly related to a defined patient, family, or population problem or which are not likely to significantly improve outcomes, patient-centered care, and the patient experience, and/or does not document practicum hours in Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.PROFICIENTProposes leadership strategies to improve outcomes, patient-centered care, and the patient experience related to the defined patient, family, or population problem and documents the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.DISTINGUISHEDProposes leadership strategies, supported by examples, to improve outcomes, patient-centered care, and the patient experience related to a defined patient, family, or population problem. Exhibits clear insight into the necessary role of leadership and the need for collaboration, communication, and change management in addressing the problem. and Documents the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.

COMMENTS:

I like that you clearly described the leadership strategies that were used to improve outcomes, patient-centered care and the patient experience related to the problem of hypertension and diabetes.  Documents the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form. For a distinguished score, are there authors you could cite who might provide evidence from the literature to support your improved outcomes? What modifications might you make to address future challenges?

CRITERIA 5

Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.COMPETENCY

Integrate professional standards and values into practice.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not organize content for ideas to flow logically with smooth transitions.BASICOrganizes content with some logical flow and smooth transitions.PROFICIENTOrganizes content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.DISTINGUISHEDOrganizes content so clarity is enhanced and all ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.

COMMENTS:

The paper lacked clarity due content being presented in an unorganized manner and/or without clear transitions between sections.

CRITERIA 6

Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.COMPETENCY

Integrate professional standards and values into practice.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.BASICApplies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing incorrectly and/or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from good scholarship.PROFICIENTApplies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.DISTINGUISHEDApplies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to stylistic conventions, document structure, and source attributions.

COMMENTS:

I like that your writing was logical. Much of your paper was unclear and hard to follow due to many grammar and APA formatting errors. I recommend that you review the APA Formatting Tutorial also. The link is here:   http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx

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