February 4th, 2021 
Discussion: Nurse/Patient Empowerment
As a nurse, you are the individual who has the ability to empower patients in the decision-making process pertaining to their health care. In addition, you are in a unique position to empower your nursing colleagues to improve job satisfaction and use performance indicator data from dashboards to effect social change.
In this weeks Learning Resources, you examined both the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) and the key role nurses play as advocates for patient rights. To assist nurses in being better prepared for this role, programs such as Patient Care Partnership provide guidance.
For this Discussion, you will analyze the use of quality improvement data and discuss how this data can help empower both patients and nurses. Review the Patient Care Partnership information presented in this weeks Resources. In addition, reflect on the media presentation and the information shared by Ms. Manna on patients rights.
By Day 3
Respond to the following:
What are the best strategies the nurse can employ to empower patients and support patients rights to improve quality of care? (Some considerations to keep in mind may include: providing information on effectiveness, risks, and benefits of alternative treatments.)
In what ways can NDNQI data from dashboards or quality improvement data be used to support nurse empowerment in practice?
How has your institution empowered the nursing staff through the use of quality improvement data?
Provide an example of how you have personally empowered either a patient or a fellow nurse.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
Note Initial Post: A 3-paragraph (at least 350 words) response. Be sure to use evidence from the readings and include in-text citations. Utilize essay-level writing practice and skills, including the use of transitional material and organizational frames. Avoid quotes; paraphrase to incorporate evidence into your own writing. A reference list is required. Use the most current evidence (usually 5 years old).
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Excellent Proficient Basic Needs Improvement
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Provided a personal example of how to empower either a patient or a fellow nurse.
” Points Range:9 (12.00%) – 10 (13.33333%)
Initial post contains well developed and insightful analysis that brings new insight into the discussion . Points Range:8 (10.66666%) – 8 (10.66666%)
Initial post contains reasonable analysis that brings insight into the discussion. Points Range:7 (9.33333%) – 7 (9.33333%)
Initial post contains minimal analysis that brings limited insight into the discussion. Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 6 (8.00%)
Initial post lacks analysis and brings little or no insight into the discussion.
“Analyzed ways NDNQI and other quality improvement data may be used in support of nurse empowerment in practice.
” Points Range:14 (18.66666%) – 15 (20.00%)
Initial post contains well developed and insightful analysis that brings new insight into the discussion . Points Range:12 (16.00%) – 13 (17.33333%)
Initial post contains reasonable analysis that brings insight into the discussion. Points Range:11 (14.66666%) – 11 (14.66666%)
Initial post contains minimal analysis that brings limited insight into the discussion. Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 10 (13.33333%)
Initial post lacks analysis and brings little or no insight into the discussion.
“Relates how an institution has empowered the nursing staff through the use of quality improvement data.
” Points Range:14 (18.66666%) – 15 (20.00%)
Initial post contains well developed and insightful analysis that brings new insight into the discussion . Points Range:12 (16.00%) – 13 (17.33333%)
Initial post contains reasonable analysis that brings insight into the discussion. Points Range:11 (14.66666%) – 11 (14.66666%)
Initial post contains minimal analysis that brings limited insight into the discussion. Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 10 (13.33333%)
Initial post lacks analysis and brings little or no insight into the discussion.
Offered overall best strategies the nurse can employ to empower patients and support patients rights to improve quality of care. Points Range:9 (12.00%) – 10 (13.33333%)
Initial post contains well developed and insightful analysis that brings new insight into the discussion . Points Range:8 (10.66666%) – 8 (10.66666%)
Initial post contains reasonable analysis that brings insight into the discussion. Points Range:7 (9.33333%) – 7 (9.33333%)
Initial post contains minimal analysis that brings limited insight into the discussion. Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 6 (8.00%)
Initial post lacks analysis and brings little or no insight into the discussion.
“Entered the discussion thread on 3 separate days. Wrote at least two posts to two separate peers.
Responses are appropriate to the topic, substantive, and promoted discussion by one or more of the following:
contributing insight to move the discussion forward.
offering substantial and/or different points of view and asks questions to add to discussion
including extra references or websites for peers to consider
relating discussion to different areas of practice and applying concepts to practice
**Additional points may be deducted for late posting per the University late policy.” Points Range:14 (18.66666%) – 15 (20.00%)
Response posts add substantial ideas and perspectives that invite further analysis and discussion. Participated 3 or more days in the classroom and responded to more than 2 classmates. Points Range:12 (16.00%) – 13 (17.33333%)
Response posts are proficient and provide adequate analysis and discussion. Participated 3 days in the classroom and responds to at least two classmates. Points Range:11 (14.66666%) – 11 (14.66666%)
Response posts are limited and provide minimal analysis and discussion. Participated less than 3 days in the classroom and/or responds to less than two classmates. Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 10 (13.33333%)
Response posts are inadequate and provide no analysis of discussion and/ or there is no participation in the classroom.
Uses evidence to support a claim and give credit to the source. Uses course learning resources and seeks additional scholarly resources to support ideas. Displays sentence, paragraph, and essay skills. Writes in a scholarly, well-organized manner using own words by synthesizing evidence/resources. Paraphrases to avoid plagiarism of the source. APA: No more than one short, unique quote with correct APA format. Appropriate use and format of in-text citations and reference list. Points Range:9 (12.00%) – 10 (13.33333%)
Writer demonstrates excellence in all sentence and paragraph level skills within discussion board posts to meet the 4000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level. Points Range:8 (10.66666%) – 8 (10.66666%)
Writer demonstrates proficiency of most sentence and paragraph level skills within discussion board posts to meet the 4000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level with only one format or writing issue needing to be addressed. Points Range:7 (9.33333%) – 7 (9.33333%)
Writer demonstrates minimal skill in meeting sentence level and/or paragraph level skills within discussion board posts to meet the 4000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level with less than or equal to three format or writing issues needing to be addressed. Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 6 (8.00%)
Writer demonstrates inadequate skill within discussion board posts to meet the sentence and/or and paragraph level skills in meeting the 4000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level with four or more format or writing issues needing to be addressed.
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