NR351 Foundational Concepts for the Practicing RN
Week 7 Discussion
Workplace Culture
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is to analyze topics related to the application of quality and safety practices in clinical practice.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 2: Identify safety and quality improvement strategies in nursing practice. (PO 7)
CO 3: Demonstrate effective communication and interprofessional collaboration in professional decision-making. (POs 3, 4)
CO 5: Discuss theories and evidence-based practice in the planning of patient-centered care. (POs 1, 8)
Due Date
Graded discussions in Weeks 1-7 are due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. For courses with Week 8 graded discussions, the discussion will close on Saturday at 11:59 p.m. MT. All Week 8 discussion requirements must be met by this deadline.
Total Points Possible: 100 points
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Directions
Discussion: Apply Knowledge
Step 1: Consider your present or past employer.
Step 2: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail.
Paragraph one: Have you worked in a blame culture or culture of safety? Give specific examples to justify your answer.
Paragraph two: Were you afraid to complete incident reports in clinical practice? Why or why not?
Paragraph three: How can healthcare organizations incentivize staff to report errors and near misses? Describe a strategy to change the negative stigma that incident reports have.
References: Provide complete references for all citations.
Posts should meet the following criteria:
Integrate Evidence: Cite at least two sources of evidence in weekly posts.
Integrate evidence from assigned reading(s) OR lesson.
Integrate evidence from at least one outside scholarly source as directed in the discussion directions.
Integrate evidence that supports the discussion.
Cite all scholarly sources, reading(s), OR lessons in an in-text citation within the post and include a complete reference at the bottom of the post.
Use sources no more than five years old unless they are historical references.
Engage in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage with peers and/or faculty by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Respond to a peer and/or faculty post.
Provide additional information or clarification in the reply post.
Add depth to the discussion.
Communicate Professionally: Communicate professionally on all posts.
Communicate clearly and concisely.
Communicate respectfully, civilly, and caringly.
Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Participate: Participate during the assigned week. You are expected to meet the minimum participation requirement described below. You will receive a 10% point deduction in a graded discussion if you do not post at least two (2) times on at least two (2) different days during the assigned week.
Post in the discussion at least two times.
Post in the discussion on two different days.
Grading
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