NR447-13730 Week 4

Overview

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for learners to document their progression of the Direct Care Project Part 2: Planning the Presentation and pose any questions they may have.  

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcome:

  • CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of quality nursing care. (PO 2) 
  • CO 2: Apply the nursing process to quality improvement of patient-centered care outcomes. (POs 4, 7) 

Due Date

Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 4 

Points Possible

This assignment is worth a total of 10 points. 

Late Assignment Policy

Timely submission is strongly encouraged in order to receive the feedback needed to produce a quality paper/project. The late assignment penalty does not pertain to this assignment.

Directions

Answer the questions below about your progress in the Direct Care Project Part 2: Planning the Presentation.

Week 4 Assignment: Direct Care Project Part 2: Planning the Presentation

Assignment

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for learners to create a presentation for the selected targeted population about the specific clinical certification including how it could impact patient outcomes and leadership.

 Direct Care Project Overview

  1. There are four parts to the Direct Care Project.
  2. There will be graded Project Check-ins that correlate to each part.
  3. The topic selected in Part 1 will be the same one used in Parts 2 through 4.
  4. Review the table below for overview and due dates with each topic.
  5. Carefully review the instructions, tutorials, templates, and rubrics for each part.
  6. Contact your instructor with questions.
OverviewPointsDue DateProject
Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis completed in Week 2. 
Part 2: Planning: Check-In10Wednesday of Week 4Required, graded check-in on progress of planning and creating the presentation.
Part 2: Planning the Presentation160Sunday end of Week 4Create a presentation for your targeted population about the specific clinical certification including how it could impact patient outcomes and leadership.
Part 3: Implementing the PresentationRequiredSchedule presentation Saturday of Week 5 through Saturday Week 6Presentation of PowerPoint to identified targeted population. Includes pre-survey, post-survey, and attendance form.
Part 3: Implementation: Check-In10Wednesday of Week 5Required, graded check-in on progress of implementing your presentation.
Part 4: Evaluation: Check-In10Wednesday of Week 6Required, graded check-in on progress of evaluation of your presentation and project.
Part 4: Evaluating the Project200Sunday end of Week 6Evaluate learning and reflect on project.

Course Outcomes

This direct care project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: 

CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of quality nursing care. (PO 2)
CO 2: Apply the nursing process to quality improvement of patient-centered care outcomes. (POs 4, 7)

Part 1 enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of quality nursing care. (PO 2)
CO 2: Apply the nursing process to quality improvement of patient-centered care outcomes. (POs 4, 7)

Due Date for Part 2

Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT end of Week 

Total Points Possible for Part 2

This assignment is worth 160 points.

Late Assignment Policy

If the assignment is not submitted by due date, a late deduction will be applied. See rubric below.

Preparing the Assignment

Directions for Part 2

    1. Review the Direct Care Project Overview above.
    2. View the  Direct Care Project Part 2 Tutorial.
    3. Rubric

      NR447 – Direct Care Project Part 2 Planning the Presentation
      NR447 – Direct Care Project Part 2 Planning the Presentation
      CriteriaRatingsPts
      Certification Description
      Description elements include:
      1. Information about selected clinical certification;
      2. Process to obtain clinical certification;
      3. Cost of application and testing;
      4. Requirements prior to certification;
      5. Examination description;
      6. Renewal time and process;
      7. Required items for renewal
       
       
      40 pts
      Exceptional
      Certification description includes all required elements 1. Information about selected clinical certification; 2. Process to obtain clinical certification; 3. Cost of application and testing; 4. Requirements prior to certification; 5. Examination description; 6. Renewal time and process; 7. Required items for renewal
       
      35 pts
      Exceeds
      Missing one element
       
      32 pts
      Meets
      Missing 2-3 elements
       
      15 pts
      Needs Improvement
      Missing 4-6 elements
       
      0 pts
      Developing
      Provides no certification description
      40 pts
      Problem Description
      Student provides approved problem statement from Part 1. Student clearly describes why certification was selected and why a knowledge deficit exists.
       
       
      20 pts
      Exceptional
      Student provides approved problem statement from Part 1. Student clearly describes why certification was selected and why a knowledge deficit exists.
       
      18 pts
      Exceeds
      Student provides approved problem statement from Part 1. Student describes why certification was selected and why a knowledge deficit exists but lacks clarity.
       
      16 pts
      Meets
      Student provides approved problem statement from Part 1. Student describes why certification was selected OR why a knowledge deficit exists
       
      8 pts
      Needs Improvement
      Student provides approved problem statement from Part 1 OR student describes why certification was selected and why a knowledge deficit exists
       
      0 pts
      Developing
      Provides no problem description
      20 pts
      Scholarly Article
      Student clearly:
      • summarizes the key points from the article selected
      • connects the article to patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills
       
       
      40 pts
      Exceptional
      Student clearly summarizes the key points from the article selected and connects the article to patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills
       
      35 pts
      Exceeds
      Student summarizes the key points from the article selected and connects the article to patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills but lacks clarity
       
      32 pts
      Meets
      Student minimally summarizes the key points from the article selected and connects the article to patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills
       
      15 pts
      Needs Improvement
      Student summarizes the key points from the article selected OR connects the article to patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills
       
      0 pts
      Developing
      Provides no summary or connection to article
      40 pts
      Conclusion
      Conclusion includes brief overview of:
      1. Clinical certification;

      2. Problem description;
      3. Scholarly article key points;
      4. Scholarly article connection;
      5. Summary of what was learned
       
       
      20 pts
      Exceptional
      Provides all five criteria. 1. Clinical certification; 2. Problem description; 3. Scholarly article key points; 4. Scholarly article connection; 5. Summary of what was learned
       
      18 pts
      Exceeds
      Missing one criterion
       
      16 pts
      Meets
      Missing two criteria
       
      8 pts
      Needs Improvement
      Missing three criteria
       
      0 pts
      Developing
      Provides no conclusion
      20 pts
      Writing and Design:
      1. Writing contains no spelling or grammatical errors;
      2. Bullets points used instead of long sentences or paragraphs;
      3. Slides are visually appealing incorporating graphics photographs, colors, and themes;
      4. Speaker notes are used on 80% of slides
       
       
      20 pts
      Exceptional
      Includes all four criteria 1. Writing contains no spelling or grammatical errors; 2. Bullets points used instead of long sentences or paragraphs; 3. Slides are visually appealing incorporating graphics photographs, colors, and themes; 4. Speaker notes are used on 80% of slides
       
      18 pts
      Exceeds
      Missing one criterion
       
      16 pts
      Meets
      Missing two criteria
       
      8 pts
      Needs Improvement
      Missing three criteria
       
      0 pts
      Developing
      Meets no criteria
      20 pts
      Professionalism
      1. Reference and title slide present;
      2. Assignment has no fewer than 8 and no more than 12 slides;
      3. Assignment submitted as PDF with speaker notes;
      4. A minimum of two sources are used and cited in APA on slide where content occurs in lower corner/footer.
       
       
      20 pts
      Exceptional
      Includes all four criteria 1. Reference and title slide present; 2. Assignment has no fewer than 8 and no more than 12 slides; 3. Assignment submitted as PDF with speaker notes; 4. A minimum of two sources are used and cited in APA on slide where content occurs in lower corner/footer.
       
      18 pts
      Exceeds
      Missing one criterion
       
      16 pts
      Meets
      Missing two criteria
       
      8 pts
      Needs Improvement
      Missing three criteria
       
      0 pts
      Developing
      Meets no criteria
      20 pts
      Late Deduction
       
       
       
      0 pts
      No Points Deducted
      Submitted on time
       
      0 pts
      Not Submitted on Time – Points Deducted (5% per day)
      1 day late = 8 Deduction; 2 day late = 16 Deduction; 3 day late = 24 Deduction; 4 day late = 32 Deduction; 5 day late = 40 Deduction; 6 day late = 48 Deduction; 7 day late = 56 Deduction; Score of 0 if more than 7 days late
      0 pts
      Total Points: 160