12/06/16 3 NUR456: Application of Professional Nursing

    Portfolio Rubric, Instructions, and Exemplar Since your very first class, every course syllabus has advised you to save all your course assignments, as you would need them for your synthesis course. That day is finally here. The Live Lecture #2 addresses instructions and expectations for this assignment. Keep the 10 program objectives in mind when looking through your assignments; you will need to find a minimum of one unique example for each objective, which demonstrates growth and achievement. The examples you have will best reflect growth, change, and achievement of program objectives. You may repeat examples to demonstrate growth, but every objective will have its own example, so you will have at least ten appendices. The following 10 program objectives serve as section headings for each narrative section; therefore, use APA Level 1 header format (see rule 3.03). Build your portfolio in the order of the objectives below. Note: copy these objectives exactly; do not modify them. 1. Synthesize knowledge from the liberal arts and sciences and nursing science in understanding global perspectives, stimulating critical thinking, and using current technologies. 2. Make sound decisions in the use of patient information and healthcare technology to design, coordinate, manage, and evaluate nursing care for individuals, families, and populations. 3. Demonstrate clinical excellence to provide caring, compassionate, and culturally appropriate patient-centered care to people in a variety of settings. 4. Communicate, collaborate, and negotiate effectively to improve patient healthcare outcomes. 5. Exhibit professional values and behaviors as affirmed by a code of ethics, professional standards, and legal statutes. 6. Promote healthy lifestyles through health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention education for individuals and populations. 7. Incorporate evidence-based knowledge and theory into nursing practice. 8. Demonstrate leadership and collaboration within interdisciplinary healthcare partners and professional, political, and/or regulatory organizations to support change in health care. 9. Allocate and manage resources to ensure patient safety and high-quality health care. 10. Engage in life-long learning and scholarly inquiry to continue professional career development. Your narrative is your explanation of how these assignments demonstrate your growth and achievement of the 10 program objectives. This should be a well-written, focused, concise (nine-page narrative text limit), organized, professional reflection worthy of a JU BSN graduate. You must give the reader a solid understanding of the significance of the appendix. Do not just say this assignment helped you communicate better; give details. This is a personal reflection, essentially your final exam, to demonstrate meeting all JU BSN program objectives. You must pass this assignment with a minimum of 210 points (70 percent). Failure to do so results in failure of the course. Only the narrative portion will be submitted to Turnitin.com. Upload the document; do not copy and paste, as the format will change and you will lose APA points. Here is a sample of narrative for the fourth objective (so all appendices are labeled 4A, 4B, 4C, etc.). As with any sample, it is not perfect, but will give you an idea of how to compose your narrative. Look at the APA bubble sheet for correct formatting, using Level 1 heading for all objectives. Of course, for APA, the entire paper would be double-spaced. APA format is required (10 percent deduction for not adhering to APA). Week 5 - Assignment: Portfolio Link Name: “Portfolio Rubric, Instructions, and Exemplar” document Word Document Filename: Rubric Portfolio, Instructions, Exemplar 1.17 12/06/16 4 NUR456: Application of Professional Nursing Communicate, Collaborate, and Negotiate Effectively to Improve Patient Healthcare Outcomes When I first began the JU BSN program in September of 2010, I was lacking in my ability to communicate and collaborate effectively. In the spring of 2011, I had my first group assignment in my global health class, titled World Health Organization (Appendix 4A). My professor asked us to choose our own groups based on a topic that interests us. Once our group was formed, one of the students took the lead and assigned us our parts. We met weekly in a chat room to discuss the project and share our findings. This was the first time I had ever used the chat room to collaborate with a group of individuals outside the classroom. I was excited but nervous about how this online group would work. By the time we were ready to submit our final project, I was very comfortable communicating with the group, giving suggestions, and voicing my concerns. This class was a turning point in my education and professional growth. I realized this once I completed other group projects to see just how far I have come. This past fall I took Advanced Critical Care Concepts and was once again asked to work on a group project (Appendix 4B). However, this time the professor chose our groups, and we had to choose our leader. Immediately, I volunteered myself. The group obliged, and I took the lead by assigning topics to team members. As the leader, I made sure that we had an open communication line and that everyone’s ideas were considered. We communicated weekly either by chat room or email and collaborated on the final presentation in a live session. My last course is a culmination of my achievement for this program objective. Every student had to create a project and select one project to adopt to assist with the project development. I selected a project designed to reduce infection rates. The assignment was the interprofessional response (Appendix 1C), which we posted to the discussion board. I was able to critically think, problem solve, and research best practices, which I shared with the class. The hardest thing about this assignment was providing constructive critique of someone else’s work, but I believe my example represents my ability to offer professional feedback and negotiate for change. The project lacked factual infection rates, which I was able to research and communicate in a professional manner to the student. I feel I was successful, as she did not get offended by my feedback and incorporated my feedback into the project. Every assignment I completed throughout this program played a part in my professional growth because they strengthened my ability to communicate and collaborate with others effectively to achieve the task assigned. This is an example of the appendix from another paper and the projects selected to represent growth in all program objectives. Note: every objective has its own unique example. If reused, keep them as initially labeled. The appendix page takes the place of the reference page for this assignment. 1A Nursing Critique Article 1B NUR455cs2 2A NUR343HealthAssessmentHistory 2B Teaching Plan 3A NUR343CaseStudy2 3B NUR453 PHN 3C Mall Outing 4A World Health Organization 4B NUR453 Community Project Final 5A Nursing Philosophy 5B NUR455cs1 6A NUR350HealthyLifestyle 7A NUR455CS3 8A Case Study Project Report 8B Cancer and Family 9A System Failures 9B NUR456 Professional Practice Journal 10A Team Leadership NUR452 Portfolio Rubric, Instructions, and Exemplar (Cont’d) 12/06/16 5 NUR456: Application of Professional Nursing Excellent (Best in Class Criteria) 300 Points Fell Short of Excellent Needs Improvement Not Acceptable or Not Completed (Failed Course) Description of expectation for points earned You selected a unique and different example for each objective to best represent achievement in meeting the program objective. You provided two examples for each objective, which compared and contrasted accomplishments and professional growth. Your selection of prior work reflected thoughtful consideration for the specified objective. Your writing was focused, clear, concise, very well organized, fully developed, and stayed within the target nine pages (narrative portion only). Worthy of a JU BSN graduate! Adhered to APA format. Did not have a unique example to represent achievement of each program objective. (–10 points) Did not provide two examples for each program objective to best demonstrate growth and achievement. (–10 points) Selection of examples was a questionable choice for a few objectives. (–10 points) Writing style had minor spelling/ grammar errors or went over page limit. (–5 points) One APA mistake. This is your final professional work; proper APA is expected. (–15 points) Did not clearly discuss your growth for a few objectives and how the document(s) provided demonstrated achievement of objective. Very vague discussion lacking in detail for the examples. (–15 points) Repeated the same assignment as the example for multiple objectives. (–20 points) Majority of narrative was extremely basic; did not give reader a clear understanding of assignment’s significance. Referenced the assignment itself without proper explanation for achievement. (–40 points) Writing was difficult to follow at times, and/or contained multiple spelling or grammatical errors. Narrative had a lack of focus and clarity. (–15 points.) APA format (10 percent deduction). You did not adhere to APA format (see APA instructions and resources provided). (–30 points) You did not complete the assignment, or you demonstrated a complete lack of understanding. Therefore, you are unable to pass this course. It does not appear you utilized the course documents and live lecture to help you complete this assignment. You did not follow directions for this assignment. Late penalty: 10-point deduction/day. Portfolio Rubric, Instructions, and Exemplar (Cont’d)