INSTRUCTIONS
Interview a nurse leader (nurse manager, nurse director, nurse administrator, nurse leader) from your current clinical practice.
Use the following questions to describe the processes used in the clinical setting related to QSEN competencies. These competencies can be found at http://qsen.org
To what extent do nursing staff support patient-centered care of individuals and families whose values differ than their own? What are barriers to supporting this fully? How can this be improved?
Describe the nursing and inter-professional teams that operate on this unit. Provide an example of a nursing practice that has been changed in the last year founded in current evidence-based practice.
Provide an example of how an unwanted variation that occurred within the last year changed practice and improved patient outcomes.
How are national safety guidelines implemented?
What are two main issues observed with the use of electronic medical records?
Write a synopsis of a description of QSEN as well as answers provided by the nursing leader
The paper will be no longer than 5 pages.
Observe rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation and demonstrate a good writing style and flow as established by the APA Style Manual.
The following website may be used for reference: http://qsen.org
Click on the link above to view the rubric for this assignment. Once you have completed the interview, submit the paper by clicking on the link above. Most document formats are acceptable (PDF, .docx, google docs). Please do not submit assignment in .pages format.
After you have finished your interview, create a staff education flyer regarding a change in nursing practice.
Click on the link above to view the rubric for this assignment. When your flyer is complete, click on the same link to submit the assignment to Blackboard. Most document formats are acceptable (PDF, .docx, google docs). Please do not submit assignment in .pages format.
