CASE STUDIES: PROFESSIONAL ROLE DEVELOPMENT

CASE STUDIES: PROFESSIONAL ROLE DEVELOPMENT

Nursing research entails comprehensive planning and meticulous attention to detail. Nevertheless, both novice and experienced nurse researchers often tend to overlook the day-to-day tasks essential for conducting research studies. Project management encompasses a series of iterative steps that can greatly facilitate the process of conducting nursing research (Rew et al., 2020).

As you commence your small nursing informatics project, it is crucial to recognize how this endeavor can serve as the foundation for your future work, both within and beyond educational settings. Consider the alignment between the activities in this course and the demands of day-to-day nursing practice. Reflecting on this connection at this stage is of paramount importance compared to deferring it to a later stage in your education or professional practice.

Throughout the duration of this course, you are assigned the responsibility of executing or proposing the implementation of a compact nursing informatics project. This project is deeply rooted in the principles and concepts of project management, which are intended to steer your efforts.

In this Discussion, we will delve into the rationale behind why adopting this approach will not only be beneficial for your performance in this course but also how it can extend its advantages to your nursing practice well beyond your academic studies.

Reference:
Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention research. Nursing Outlook, 68(4), 396–405. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2020.01.007

RESOURCES

Please ensure that you review the educational materials prior to engaging in this activity. You can access the educational materials by clicking the link for weekly resources.

1. Take the time to go through the educational materials provided for this week. Reflect on the connections between advanced nursing practice and project management.

2. Choose one of the roles presented in Chapter 8 of the Sipes text to concentrate on in your participation in this discussion.

3. Carefully examine the article by Rew et al. (2020) and contemplate the procedures and methods employed by the team outlined in the article.

4. Reflect on how you could potentially utilize a comparable approach for the successful accomplishment of your DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) doctoral project or dissertation. Consider which project management tactics would be most suitable for your nursing research.

BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 2

1. Share a succinct description outlining 4 to 5 key competencies that are essential for the advanced nursing practice role you have chosen.

2. Elaborate on how the principles of project management that you have explored thus far in this course could align with the advanced nursing practice role you’ve selected. Provide specific reasons for this alignment.

3. Drawing from the steps and techniques elucidated by Rew et al. (2020) and the available resources on methods and tools for nursing research, elucidate how you might apply these same concepts and a comparable approach to effectively complete your DNP doctoral project or dissertation.

4. Articulate which processes and techniques you believe will offer the most guidance in aiding you in the planning and development phases of your DNP doctoral project or dissertation. Provide concrete examples. Subsequently, detail how the project management strategies that you will acquire as a nurse leader can be employed to enhance nursing research or nursing practice in the context of your DNP doctoral project or dissertation.

THE IMPACT OF NURSING INFORMATICS ON PATIENT OUTCOMES AND PATIENT CARE EFFICIENCIES

BY DAY 5 OF WEEK 2

1. Take the time to read several of your colleagues’ responses. Subsequently, engage with at least two of your colleagues on two separate occasions, with the condition that they have chosen a different advanced nursing practice role than yours. Expand upon the content of your colleague’s response, or present an alternative viewpoint regarding the alignment between project management concepts and the advanced nursing practice role elucidated by your colleague.