NUR711 WK 8 DISCUSSION: Reflection on Learning and Practice Readiness

NUR711 WK 8 DISCUSSION: Reflection on Learning and Practice Readiness

Reflection on Learning and Practice Readiness

Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on your readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse and consider what you learned in this course and how this knowledge will impact your practice.

Instructions

Each week, you have been reminded that reflective inquiry allows for expansion of self-awareness, identification of knowledge gaps, and assessment of learning goals. As you reflect on your own readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse, it is important to consider what you learned in this course.

As you review the course outcomes and your experience in this course, address the following:

1. Analyze and evaluate how your thinking was challenged in this course related to project management and financial management competencies.
2. Considering this new knowledge, examine how this learning prepares you to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse.

Please click on the following link to review the DNP Discussion Guidelines on the Student Resource Center program page:

• Link (webpage): DNP Discussion GuidelinesLinks to an external site.

Program Competencies

This discussion enables the student to meet the following program competencies:

1. Integrates scientific underpinnings into everyday clinical practice. (POs 3, 5)

1. Uses analytic methods to translate critically appraised research and other evidence into clinical scholarship for innovative practice improvements. (POs 3, 5)

1. Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve healthcare. (POs 6, 7)

1. Analyzes healthcare policies to advocate for equitable healthcare and social justice to all populations and those at risk due to social determinants of health. (POs 2, 9)

1. Leads others in professional identity, advanced clinical judgment, systems thinking, resilience, and accountability in selecting, implementing, and evaluating clinical care. (POs 1, 4)

Course Outcomes

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

1. Examine the role of the DNP-prepared nurse in leading financial planning and management across healthcare settings. (PCs 5, 8; POs 2, 4, 9)

1. Formulate a needs-based organizational assessment to inform strategic leadership decision-making. (PCs 1, 3, 4; POs 3, 5, 7)

1. Develop strategies to lead project planning, implementation, management, and evaluation to promote high-value healthcare. (PCs 1, 3, 4; POs 3, 5, 7)