Assessment 1 Class 8

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

This assessment lays the foundation for the work that will carry you through your capstone experience and guide the practicum hours needed to complete the work in this course. In addition, it will enable you to do the following: Develop a problem statement for a patient, family, or population that’s relevant to your practice. Begin building a body of evidence that will inform your approach to your practicum. Focus on the influence of leadership, collaboration, communication, change management, and policy on the problem.

To prepare for the assessment, you will complete the following:

· Identify the patient, family, or group you want to work with during your practicum. The patient you select can be a friend or a family member. You’ll work with this patient, family, or group throughout your capstone project, focusing on a specific health care problem.

· Begin surveying the scholarly and professional literature to establish your evidence and research base, inform your assessment, and meet scholarly expectations for supporting evidence.

This assessment has three parts. In part one, in a 5 to 7-page paper you will define the patient, family, or population health problem that will be the focus of your capstone project. You will assess the problem from a leadership, collaboration, communication, change management, and policy perspective and establish your evidence and research base to plan, implement, and share findings related to your project. Please review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you’ll be asked to complete and how it will be assessed.

In part two, you will connect with the patient, family, or group you’ll work with during your practicum. During this portion of your practicum, plan to spend at least 2 hours meeting with the patient, family, or group and, if desired, consulting with subject matter and industry experts of your choice. The hours you spend meeting with them should take place outside of regular work hours. Use the Practicum Focus Sheet [PDF] provided for this assessment to guide your work and interpersonal interactions.

In part three, please complete the NURS-FPX4900 Volunteer Experience Form in CORE ELMS, including a description of your relationship to the patient, family, or group in the Volunteer Experience comments field.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this first assignment.

Thank you… Dr. Ami Bhatt