DNP 835 Postconference Evaluation Individual Success Plan (ISP)

Sample Answer

Individual Success Plan (including Pre and Post Conference documentation)

Course 835A

PRACTICEIMMERSION

Complete Contact Information

Learner Information GCU

• Name
• E-mail
• Phone Number
  

Course Faculty/Chair Information GCU

• Name
• E-mail
• Phone Number
  

Mentor/Content Expert/Preceptor Information Practice Setting

• Name
• E-mail
• Phone Number
  

Updates and Modifications to this Individual Success Plan Always check the DC Network for updated versions of this plan for each course.  

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	Due Review Course Objectives and GCU DNP Domains & Competencies.	Self-Assessed GCU DNP Domains & Competencies (see appendix)
Challenges (list under assignment) Date	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)

 

Individual Success Plan Jan 11, 2023

The major focus is to complete the ISP in collaboration with the faculty. It entails coming up with a plan which is used as a guide for success in the course.

Three main requirements to be achieved include:

• Successful completion of the predetermined practice immersion hours
• Successfully completing the work connected to program competencies
• The work connected with successful completion of the Direct Practice Improvement Project.

N/A Jan 11, 2023

Week 1 Assignment

IHI Module TA 103: Increasing Value and Reducing Waste at the Point of Care

Expected Challenge

• Time management and work-family balance

Jan 18, 2023

This assignment focused on why it is important to improve patient safety in the care environment. In addition, a framework for improving patient outcomes was described. Aspects such as costs and value and how they are connected to healthcare quality and spending were explored.

Domain 4: Population management Competency 4.2

Synthesize concepts to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions to improve individual, aggregate, and population health management (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2022).

Jan 18, 2023

Week 2 Assignment

Quality and Sustainability Paper Part 1

Challenges

• Appropriate Management of time

Jan 18, 2023

This is an assignment focused on exploring the DNP-prepared nurse’s role in cost management in the care environment. Besides, barriers to cost management in health care and the application of a change theory for care delivery sustainability were discussed. A quality and safety issue in the health care setting was explored.

Competency 1.1

Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.

Jan 19, 2023

Week 3 Assignment

IHI Module TA 102: Improving Health Equity

Challenges

• Family and work balance

Jan 25, 2023

The assignment entailed examining the health disparities, potential causes, and strategies that can be used in attempts to reduce health inequities.

Competency 4.5

Develop and evaluate care delivery models and/or strategies for improved individual, aggregate, and population health management

Jan 25, 2023

Week 4 Assignment

IHI Module QI 202: Addressing Small Problems to Build Safer, More Reliable Systems

Quality and Sustainability Paper Part 2

Challenges

• Time Management

Feb 1, 2023

The assignment focused on proposing an evidence-based quality program, discussing the stakeholders required to implement the program and potential obstacles that can hinder the implementation of the proposed program. In addition, the assignment discussed the implementation of a DPI project in a country with universal health care.

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.

Feb 1, 2023

Week 5 Assignment

HI Module QI 201: Planning for Spread From Local Improvements to System-Wide Change

Sustainability Worksheet

Challenges

• Obtaining a sustainable life balance between work, school, and family.

Feb 8, 2023

This assignment focused on describing the elements required for a sustainability plan for a proposed evidence-based quality or safety program and describing how change spreads according to Everett Rogers and Kurt Lewin’s theories.

Also explored the identification of the elements required to formulate a long-term plan to sustain the improved outcomes for the proposed evidence-based quality and/or safety program that was identified for the quality and sustainability paper.

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.

Feb 8, 2023

Week 6 DPI Project Outline of 10 Strategic Points Revision Review

IHI Module PS 203: Pursuing Professional Accountability and a Just Culture

Challenges

• Management of time to complete all the tasks

Feb 15, 2023

The assignment explores the DNP-prepared nurse’s role in creating a culture of safety.

The application of qualitative and quantitative data to assess organizational culture was accomplished.

Application of the domains of culture and safety to an organization.

Competency 4.2

Synthesize concepts to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions to improve individual, aggregate, and population health management

Feb 15, 2023

Week 7 Assignment

IHI Module PFC 102: Key Dimensions of Patient and Family-Centered Care

Sustainability Plan Presentation

Feb 22, 2023

This week’s assignment entailed the development of a sustainability plan for a proposed safety and quality program.

Application of the four dimensions of patient- and family-centered care to an organization

Competency 1.1

Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.

Feb 22, 2023

Week 8 Assignment

IHI Module PS 202: Achieving Total Systems Safety

Mar 1, 2023

Involves examining the IHI recommendations for achieving safety with a focus on a system-wide level.

Direct Practice Improvement Project Planning and Progression

Elements of the design, development, and construction of the DPI project are integrated throughout the program curriculum. As you progress through the courses, use the following form to document your progress and preparation for the DPI project.

 

Intended Site for DPI (Make sure this is approved through OFE)	GCU
Site Name: Does your site have an IRB and or QI process? If yes, what is the process? Create a plan (including a timeline) for preparing for site QI/IRB requirements.*  Contact Information:
PICOT Question	Department Feedback
Name:  E-mail: Phone Number:	Date:
Mentor, Preceptor, or Content  Expert Information	Practice Setting
Name: E-mail:  Phone Number:

 

Note: Learners should not recruit, implement, or collect data until after both site and GCU QI/IRB designations have been given. GCU QI/IRB occurs in DNP-960A.

By typing in his/her signature below, the learner agrees to have read, understood, and be accountable for the instructions, assignments, and hours shown above and that all questions have been satisfactorily answered by the faculty and/or program lead. Additionally, the learner agrees to provide the mentor, preceptor, or content expert (depending on the course) with a copy of the syllabus for the course at or before the time of signature Mentors, preceptors, or content experts will sign digitally or by wet ink upon initial receipt and at the end of the course to confirm that assignments have been complete with your guidance.

Learner Signature

• Name
• Date
  

Mentor, Preceptor, or Content Expert Signature [Upon Starting the Course DUE WEEK 1]

• Name
• Date
  

Mentor, Preceptor, or Content Expert Signature [Upon Completion of Course DUE WEEK 8]

• Name
• Date
  

Digital signatures with identifiers are accepted or wet ink.

For the Mentor (Preceptor)

By initialing below, I signify that I have received the following information from my student and/or through preceptor orientation training before the course

_____ Copy of or link to Graduate Field Experience Manual

_____ I understand I must complete the course-specific evaluations

_____ Copy of or link to the University Policy Handbook

______ Instructions for GCU Practicum/Clinical Tracking System

_____ Faculty Contact Information

 

Direct and Indirect Hours

APPENDIX A

GCU DNP Domains & Competencies

A. University’s Mission Critical Competencies

• How does this Individual Success Plan support the GCU Mission?
  

MC1: Effective Communication

Courses require students to engage in active discussion and expression of scholarly ideas in a variety of formats. Emphasis is placed on the dissemination of findings that impact health outcomes.

MC2: Critical Thinking

Courses require students to utilize and refine critical thinking skills by analyzing, synthesizing, integrating, and evaluating scientific evidence. Furthermore, students are expected to apply scientific evidence to practice improvement.

MC3: Responsible Leadership

Courses require students to develop and refine leadership skills. Students must demonstrate accountability to themselves and others. Courses require collaboration, healthcare advocacy, and systems thinking.

MC4: Global Citizenship

Global citizenship is incorporated into all courses when preparing responsible nursing leaders to appreciate the cultural, social, economic, and political trends affecting care delivery for disenfranchised or vulnerable populations. The focus is on reducing health disparities and fostering an environment of equitable health for all populations.

MC5: Christian Worldview

A Christian Worldview is expressed through weaving together values and ethics throughout the program. Students are encouraged to engage with populations from the foundation of a Christian worldview and to understand the effect of various worldviews and cultures on current healthcare systems.

B. Domains and Competencies

• How does this Individual Success Plan support the DNP Domains and Competencies?
  

Domain 1 – Scientific Underpinnings for Practice Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be able to:

Competencies

• Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.
• Apply science-based theories and concepts to determine the nature and significance of health and health care delivery phenomena.
• Employ science-based theories and concepts to describe the actions and advanced strategies to enhance, alleviate, and ameliorate health and health care delivery phenomena as appropriate.
• Develop and evaluate new practice approaches based on nursing theories and theories from other disciplines.

Domain 2 – Leadership and Transformational Change Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be able to:

Competencies:

• Employ principles of business, finance, economics, and health policy to develop and implement effective plans for practice-level and/or system-wide practice initiatives that will improve the quality of health care delivery.
• Demonstrate leadership, influence, and advocacy in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy.
• 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 health care and complex healthcare delivery systems.
• Provide leadership in the evaluation and resolution of policy, ethical, and legal issues within healthcare systems.

Domain 3 – Systems Management Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be able to:

Competencies

• Demonstrate the conceptual ability and technical skills to develop and execute an evaluation plan involving data extraction from practice information systems and databases.
• Evaluate current consumer health information sources for accuracy, timeliness, and appropriateness.
• Analyze and communicate critical elements necessary to the selection, use, and evaluation of health information systems and patient care technology.
• Design, select, use, and evaluate programs that monitor outcomes of care, care systems, and quality improvement, including consumer use of health care information systems.
  

Domain 4 – Population Management Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be able to:

Competencies

• Analyze epidemiological, biostatistical, environmental, and other appropriate scientific data related to individual, aggregate, and population health.
• Synthesize concepts to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions to improve individual, aggregate, and population health management.
• Cultivate a mindset that is sensitive to the cultural, legal, and ethical differences among stakeholders.
• Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.
• Develop and evaluate care delivery models and/or strategies for improved individual, aggregate, and population health management.
  

Domain 5 – Analytic Foundations for Practice Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be able to

Competencies

• Apply analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to identify and implement health care best practices.
• 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.
• Design, direct, and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.
• Disseminate and apply relevant findings from evidence-based practice and research to enhance practice guidelines and enrich practice leading to improved healthcare outcomes.
• Employ information technology and research methods to appropriately manage data for the creation, evaluation, and application of evidence that leads to improved health care.