(Answer) NR447 – Week 2 Assignment: Direct Care Project Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis

Purpose

The purpose of this direct care project is for learners to apply the nursing process to assess if the nursing care provided by professionally certified nurses will result in improved patient outcomes. This is Part 1 of 4 in the Direct Care 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)

Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis

Assess the link between quality improvement of patient outcomes, clinical nursing certification, and leadership development.

Directions for Part 1

1. 1. Review the Direct Care Project Overview above.
   2. View the Direct Care Project Part 1 Tutorial (Click here to view) (Links to an external site.).
   3. Download the Direct Care Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis template under Templates below.
   4. Please address the following areas on the provided template:
      1. State the clinical certification and target population including setting that were approved by your instructor in the Week 2: Direct Care Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis Check-In.
      2. Thorough discussion of why this certification was selected in relationship to the selected setting
      3. Describe the criteria for selected clinical certification
         1. Process to obtain clinical certification
         2. Cost of application and testing
         3. Requirements prior to certification
         4. Examination description
         5. Renewal time and process
         6. Required items for renewal
      4. Provide APA reference for one peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article connecting patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills.
         1. From Chamberlain Library
            1. CINAHL or ProQuest
            2. Note: Do not use CINAHL Guides or Evidence-Based Care Sheets
         2. Full Text only
         3. No more than 5 years old
         4. In English
         5. Peer-reviewed
         6. Include the permalink
            1. For more information on finding Permalinks in the Chamberlain Library, see Learn the Library and Finding Permalinks (Links to an external site.)
         7. Reference must be use APA format including author(s), year, article title, journal name, volume number, issue number, page numbers, italics, parentheses, punctuation, double line spacing, and hanging indent. Include DOI if available.
      5. Summarize findings of article
         1. Summarize the key points of the selected peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article in one or two paragraphs.
         2. Be clear and concise.
      6. Discuss how patient outcomes in the selected setting could be improved by certified nurses.
      7. Discuss how certification can impact leadership skills in the selected setting.
   5. Identify a problem (diagnosis) based on your assessment
      1. Important: The problem you identify will be utilized in Parts 2, 3, and 4 of the Direct Care Project.
   6. Write the problem diagnosis (See template)

ANSWER:

1. State the clinical certification and target population that was approved by your instructor in the Week 2: Direct Care Part 1 Assessment and Diagnosis Check-In.
2. Clinical certification

I selected the certified emergency nurse (CEN) certification. It is issued by the Board Of…….

1. Target population including setting

The project will target registered nurses in the emergency department

2. Discuss why this clinical certification was selected in relationship to the selected setting.

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