This assignment is a comprehensive discussion on the role of the DNP leader and a proposed QI initiative. This initiative may be hypothetical in nature, may be an issue you identify in your current organization, or a topic you wish to explore for a DNP project.
Instructions:
- For the assignment, you will assume the role of a DNP-prepared leader in a large health care system (Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Nurse Executive, Director of Patient Care, etc.).
- Provide an introduction on the role of leadership in healthcare, and organizational strategies in the transformation of healthcare. This introduction is broad and introduces the topics to be discussed.
- Identify a specific quality improvement idea to discuss (e.g. medication errors, hospital readmissions, patient satisfaction, etc.).
- Consider your present role in this choice. You may be aware of a quality improvement need to serve as your example.
- Explain your QI idea, and why it is important.
- As a leader, how will you approach this QI need/initiative.
- Provide details on how you might communicate this idea, first steps, how to manage resistance, as examples. You do not include a list of interventions that will be used to make the changes as this will be addressed in future lessons.
- Discuss 2-3 organizational strategies to initiate and propel change.
- How will the organization approach this change?
- Provide a conclusion section of your write up to summarize the key points discussed throughout. Do not introduce new ideas in this section.
- This assignment should be 5 pages (double spaced) and follow APA format and style (title page, page numbers, headings, in-text references, reference page).
Document Type/Template:
- Word Document