In a 5–7 page written assessment, define the patient, family, or population health problem that will be the focus of your capstone project. Assess the problem from a leadership, collaboration, communication, change management, and policy perspective. Plan to spend approximately 2 direct practicum hours meeting with a patient, family, or group of your choice to […]

New technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies. Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system strategies. As these strategies are often based on technology trends, informaticists and […]

What causes some teams in the workplace to be high-performing, and what causes some teams to be dysfunctional and low-performing? In your response, describe your own experience from either a high-performance team or a low-performance team, or both. Respond to the discussion question by Wednesday at 11:59 pm CST, with a minimum of 250 words. […]

Explain how the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) interface with the performance improvement cycle during the patient care process. Use (e.g. similarities/differences).

Some projects are best served by engaging in partnerships. There can be many reasons for partnering, but primarily it is because the need or problem requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders. In some cases, a funder may look at organizational capacity and question whether staff has the experience and skills to carry out the project […]

In one sentence, summarize the main issue or topic for your Research Paper. In 1-3 sentences, summarize the key subtopic(s) for your Research Paper. In 400 words or less, explain your interest in the topic and subtopics. Briefly elaborate on the connections you see between these issues and why you think they are important to […]