LD Pract Resp 1

RUBRIC: 20 pts

Exceptional

One post written in response to fellow learners’ post between 100-150 words. Response is substantive insightful and contain at least one reference.

STUDENT’S POST:

Summarize what you have learned and how you will apply it to your project or practice. Post the summary to the discussion board. Be specific about any professional doctoral level conferences attended, the 2-3 projects reviewed, and list least three applications to your practice or project.

Reflection of the  Practicum Leadership Course

In this Leadership class we learned:

1. How to implement effective strategies for addressing diversity inherent in-patient care, and health organizations.

2. How to perform peer review article evaluations

3. How to utilize information technology to identify practice gaps and inform the design of the evidence-based practice in the practice of nursing leadership.

4. How to act as an advocate and informed resource for the profession of nurse leaders regarding healthcare policies

5. How to evaluate an organizational healthcare policy

6. How to analyze complex practice or organizational situations which are multidisciplinary in nature.

7. How to influencing policy change as a DNP leader.

8. How to collaborate with additional stakeholders of the DNP project.

We also covered AACN DNP Essentials:

Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice.

Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking.

Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice.

Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care.

Essential V: Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care.

Essential VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes.

Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health.

Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

The first Project  Executive Summary Report  – the assignment for Module 1 on Cultural Competence, was applied in my practice - Self-Assessment tool was utilized to assess cultural competence of the healthcare providers, to assess efficient communication between patient and provider, and to promote positive health outcomes. NYCHHC/Queens Hospital has a diverse patient and provider population and there is a clear need for culturally competent health care providers.

Another application to practice was related to assignment in Module 4- Review of Organizational Policy. I choose to review Fall Prevention Policy at Queens Hospital. I noted that current Fall Prevention Policy addresses only inpatient Departments. I have prepared Fall Prevention Policy for Primary Care Clinic and the Outpatient Departments and shared with our Staff Development and Director of the Ambulatory Care at NYCHHC/Queens Hospital.

In Module 5, I have researched a tool on how to start addressing obesity during the office visits in Primary Care clinic. This tool can be very helpful in Primary Care and will help achieve objectives from Healthy People 2030- Reduce overweight and obesity by helping people eat healthy and get physical activity.

I enjoyed writing a letter to a government official to address electricity leak in my community. I felt that I really can make a difference as a DNP leader by influencing policy making, and providing save environment for my community.

Throughout this course I collaborated with the different disciplines, administration, IT department, Staff Development, and Patient Affairs Department. I researched, studied, and developed knew knowledge which was disseminated to Nursing Leadership at Queens Hospital.

The course was very interesting and I enjoyed learning, especially through our Discussion Boards discussions!

 

References

Healthy People 2030. (2020). Overweight and Obesity. https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/overweight-and-obesity#:~:text=Goal%3A%20Reduce%20overweight%20and%20obesity%20by%20helping%20people,activity%20to%20reach%20and%20maintain%20a%20healthy%20weight.