Describe ways in which you have personally become more aware of a bias you held and ways in which you overcame this bias
APRNs must rigorously and continuously practice self-awareness, becoming exquisitely sensitive to their own hidden biases, which in turn helps...
Real-World Ethical Issues
Ethical issues happen when choices need to be made, the answers might not be clear, and the options are not ideal. The result could be declines in...
Critical Thinking Ethical Issue Exercises
Scenario 1 What should you do based on legal and ethical guidelines? You are the chief nurse executive at an organization that provides clinic...
Conceptual Understanding of Quantitative Statistical Techniques
The interpretation and application of statistical results demands a firm conceptual understanding of quantitative statistical techniques and the...
What Is a QI Project?
A DNP project is an evidence based Quality Improvement (QI) project or alternatively a practice change initiative impacting patient care outcomes....
List three ways the Doctor of Nursing (DNP) provides leadership in helping a healthcare entity optimize reimbursement from insurers
Choose two preferred financial and patient care outcomes from the following list and describe two ways to achieve each of them (in approximately...
Partnerships between acute care and community-based settings improve continuity of care. How do these partnerships influence reimbursement for health systems?
Week 3 Discussion 1: Optimize Reimbursements Partnerships between acute care and community-based settings improve continuity of care. How do these...
Evaluate your organization’s mission, vision, and values statements and determine how well they match the current state of affairs
Evaluate your organization’s mission, vision, and values statements and determine how well they match the current state of affairs. How well do they...
Strategy Planning and SWOT Analysis
After having written your business plan earlier in the course in Week 2, the next step is to create mission, vision, and values for your business...
What is the net present value (NPV) approach in the capital budgeting process?
Capital Budgeting Techniques Chapter 7, “Strategic Planning and Capital Budgeting” (pp 187–197) Chapter 8, “Financial Analysis and the DNP:...