iCARE Paper
Purpose
The purpose of the iCARE Paper assignment is to explore the concept of interprofessional
teams and patient outcomes. Nursing supportive actions of compassion, advocacy, resilience,
and evidence-based practice will serve as a way to apply care concepts.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO1: Applies principles of nursing, theories, and the care philosophies to self, colleagues,
individuals, families, aggregates and communities throughout the healthcare system. (PO#1)
CO6: Plans clinical practice activities that integrate professional nursing standards in
accordance with the Nursing Code of Ethics and the American Nurses' Association (ANA)
standards of practice. (PO#6)
Points
The assignment is worth 200 points.
Directions
Getting Started:-Interprofessional teams are part of practice trends we see developing in all
aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment (or recent clinical setting).
· For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork and patient
outcomes.
· Look to your current workplace as an example. (If you are not currently employed, look to a
past workplace or clinical practice area.)
· Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short
paper.-(Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the title page and references page)
· iCARE components are:
C ompassion
A dvocacy
R esilience
E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)
· How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient outcomes through nursing
actions of: compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice?
· Select- -as a resource for your paper. Additional one scholarly nursing article from#CINAHL
scholarly sources can be used but are optional.
· Use APA format throughout, particularly in citations and on the References page.
· Please paraphrase throughout. One short quote is permitted.
· The prepared paper template is RECOMMENDED-for this assignment.
Elements of iCARE paper
·-Title page
·-Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.#
