DNP 815 Midterm Conference Evaluation Individual Success Plan ISP

Paper Instructions

Assessment Description

The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment in this course requires your collaboration with the course faculty early on to establish a plan for successful completion of mutually identified and agreed-upon specific deliverables for your programmatic requirements. Programmatic requirements are:

  • Completion of required practice immersion hours
  • Completion of work associated with program competencies
  • Work associated with completion of your Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) Project.

A midterm conference will occur no later than Topic 5 and is intended for the learner, faculty, and preceptor/mentor to discuss learner progress toward meeting the course goals. The faculty member will meet with the preceptor/mentor to conduct the learner’s midterm conference evaluation, whether in person or virtually.

The preceptor/mentor will meet with the learner to review the evaluation form (either in person or virtually). If there are areas that need improvement, the faculty will meet with the learner to complete a remediation form.

General Requirements

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment as it pertains to deliverables due in this course.

  • Use the Individual Success Plan (ISP) developed in Topic 1 as a personal plan for completing your practice immersion hours and how competencies will be met. All of the major milestones and deliverables should be indicated in the timeline.
  • Conferences may be conducted face-to-face or via technology. A copy of the signed document will be uploaded into the classroom no later than the end of Topic 5.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
  • This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to the beginning to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the learning management system. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.

Directions

  • Complete required practice immersion hours.
  • Completion work associated with program competencies and work associated with completion of your Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) Project.
  • Follow the instructions and complete the ISP.

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The table below should address the following programmatic requirements:

  • Completion of required practice immersion hours
  • Completion of work associated with all DNP and GCU program competencies
  • Successful defense, and completion of your Direct Practice Improvement Project, if applicable to the current course.

Application Based Learning Course Assignments,Independent Study, Project Site Visits

Challenges (list under assignment) Number of Planned Immersion Hours Associated with each Assignment/Project Site Date

Due Review Course Objectives and GCU DNP Domains & Competencies.
Create a plan for the practice experiences you plan to seek in order to address each course objective. Consider how each assignment may relate back to your current project concept.

Self-Assessed GCU DNP Domains & Competencies (see appendix) Actual Practice Immersion Hours Completed Associated with each assignment (blank until end-of-course) Date Complete

Preconference Individual Success Plan 0 March 8, 2023 The focus of the assignment was to create an individual success plan in collaboration with the faculty. It involved formulating a plan to be implemented as a guide for the courses.

As such, the following requirements are taken into consideration

  • To successfully complete the required immersion hours.
  • To successfully complete the assignments associated with the competencies of the program.
  • To successfully accomplish the work associated with the Direct Practice Improvement Project. N/A – March 8, 2023

Topic 2 Assignment DPI Project Budget and Timeline

Expected Challenge creating time to meet the senior leadership at the facility or project site. 4 hrs March 15, 2023 The focus of the assignment was to formulate a detailed project timeline using the “DPI Project Management Timeline” section of the “DPI Project Management Timeline and Budget Templatein collaboration with the senior leadership and mentor at the project site.

The formulated budget and timeline are to be included in the final manuscript.

Competency 2.1

Employ principles of business, finance, economics, and health policy to develop and implementeffective plans for practice-level and/or system-wide practice initiatives that will improve thequality of health care delivery.

Competency 2.2

Demonstrate leadership, influence, and advocacy in the development and implementation ofinstitutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy.

Competency 2.3

Employ consultative and leadership skills to lead intra-professional and interprofessional teams in the analysis and resolution of complex practice and organizational issues to create change in healthcare and complex healthcare delivery systems.

March 15, 2023

Topic 3 Assignment Patient Care Delivery

Challenges Appropriate Management of time 4 hrs March 22, 2023 The focus of topic three assignment was to prepare a presentation regarding a proposed change in patient care related to the DPI project.
The presentation considered patient experience, patient safety, quality, and finance.

The major parts of the presentation included the background of the issue, the SWOT analysis, the proposed solution, and how the solution meets the need of the population.

The other parts included the proposed change process, expected outcomes, and implications. The work was presented to an administrator and seek feedback.

Competency 5.1

Apply analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to identify and implement healthcare best practices.

Competency 5.2

Design and implement processes/strategies that evaluate outcomes of practice, practice patterns, and systems of care for an individual, aggregate, and populations against national benchmarks.

Competency 5.3

Design, direct, and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.

March 22, 2023

Topic 4 assignment Comprehensive Assessment Part One (Competency Matrix)

Challenges Family and work balance 4 hrs March 29, 2023 The focus of the topic four assignment was to complete the first part of the DNP comprehensive assessment by using the competency matrix to collect evidence from the completed program coursework.

The aim of this was to demonstrate how the selected DNP program competencies have been met. MC1 Effective CommunicationEffective communication and critical thinking March 29, 2023
Midterm Conference Evaluation Individual Success Plan (ISP) 0 April 5, 2023 Involves a collaboration with the course faculty early on to establish a plan for successful completion of mutually identified and agreed-upon specific
deliverables for the programmatic requirements which include

  • Completion of required practice immersion hours
  • Completion of work associated with program competencies
  • Work associated with completion of your Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) project. N/A – April 5, 2023

Topic 5 Assignment Political activism

Challenges Obtaining a sustainable life balance between work, school, and family 4 hrs April 5, 2023 The focus of the assignment was to a current health policy, determining a stand on the policy, and writing a letter to a state, local or federal leader explaining the stance on the policy.

The policy brief is to have a concise summary of a specific issue and the option to explore

Competency 2.2

Demonstrate leadership, influence, and advocacy in the development and implementation ofinstitutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy.

Competency 2.3

Employ consultative and leadership skills to lead intra-professional and interprofessional teams in the analysis and resolution of complex practice and organizational issues to create change in healthcare and complex healthcare delivery systems.

Competency 2.4

Provide leadership in the evaluation and resolution of policy, ethical, and legal issues within healthcare systems.

April 5, 2023
Topic 7 Assignment Benchmark comprehensive assessment part two (Outcomes and Reflection)

Challenges Obtaining a sustainable life balance between work, school, and family 4 hrs April 19, 2023 The focus of the assignment is to use the information collected using the competency matrix created in the comprehensive assessment part one while responding to the prompts.

Involves using the information collected in the competency matrix created for the comprehensive assessment part one, with the responses meant to address various prompts as directed. Competency 5.1 Apply analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to identify and implement healthcare best practices.

Competency 5.2

Design and implement processes/strategies that evaluate outcomes of practice, practice patterns, and systems of care for an individual, aggregate, and populations against national benchmarks.

Competency 5.3

Design, direct, and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.

Competency 5.4

Disseminate and apply relevant findings from evidence-based practice and research to enhance practice guidelines and enrich practice leading to improved healthcare outcomes. April 19, 2023

Topic 8 Assignment Scholarly Activities

Challenges Obtaining a sustainable life balance between work, school, and family 4 hrs April 26, 2023 The focus is to formulate a report that documents the participation in scholarly activities outside the professional or clinical hours, such as serving as a guest lecturer, participating in community planning, writing scholarly publications, participating in policy and quality improvement committees, grand rounds, seminars, and attending conferences.

Competency 5.1

Apply analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to identify and implement healthcare best practices.

Competency 5.2

Design and implement processes/strategies that evaluate outcomes of practice, practice patterns, and systems of care for an individual, aggregate, and populations against national benchmarks.

Competency 5.3

Design, direct, and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.

Competency 5.4

Disseminate and apply relevant findings from evidence-based practice and research to enhance practice guidelines and enrich practice leading to improved healthcare outcomes.

5.5 Employ information technology and research methods to appropriately manage data for the creation, evaluation, and application of evidence that leads to improved health care.

April 26, 2023

Reflective Journal 4 hrs

April 26, 2023

The assignment entails writing a reflection demonstrating the new learning and knowledge obtained in the DNP course. MC1 Effective communication and critical thinking. April 26, 2023

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