In a 5-7 page written assessment, determine how health care technology,

coordination of care, and community resources can be applied to address the

patient, family, or population problem you've defined. In addition, plan to spend

approximately 2 direct practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem

with the patient, family, or group you've chosen to work with and, if desired,

consulting with subject matter and industry experts. Document the time spent

(your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic

Portal Volunteer Experience Form. Report on your experiences during the

second 2 hours of your practicum.

Introduction

As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you’ll be positioned to maximize the use of

technology to achieve positive patient outcomes and improve organizational

effectiveness. Providing holistic coordination of patient care across the entire

health care continuum and leveraging community resource services can lead

both to positive patient outcomes and to organizational improvements.

Preparation

In this assessment, you’ll determine how health care technology, coordination of

care, and community resources can be applied to address the health problem

you’ve defined. Plan to spend at least 2 direct practicum hours working with the

same patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also choose to consult

with subject matter and industry experts.

To prepare for the assessment:

 Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you

understand the work you will be asked to complete and how it will be

assessed.

 Conduct sufficient research of the scholarly and professional literature to

inform your assessment and meet scholarly expectations for supporting

evidence.

 Review the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF], which provides

guidance for conducting this portion of your practicum.

Note: As you revise your writing, check out the resources listed on the Writing

Center’s Writing Support page.

 

Instructions

Complete this assessment in two parts.

Part 1

Determine how health care technology, the coordination of care, and the use of

community resources can be applied to address the patient, family, or population

problem you’ve defined. Plan to spend at least 2 practicum hours exploring these

aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group. During this time, you

may also consult with subject matter and industry experts of your choice.

Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group

in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form. Use the Practicum

Focus Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF] provided for this assessment to guide your

work and interpersonal interactions.

Part 2

Report on your experiences during the second 2 hours of your practicum.

 Whom did you meet with?

o What did you learn from them?

 Comment on the evidence-based practice (EBP) documents or websites

you reviewed.

o What did you learn from that review?

 Share the process and experience of exploring the effect of the problem on

the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.

o Did your plan to address the problem change, based upon your

experiences?

o What surprised you, or was of particular interest to you, and why?

o

 When bringing up some of the subject matter related to practicum hours both Sharon and

Mr. DH recall when his wife had a stroke while cutting wood in their backyard. The

conversation moved to prevent the same issue from happening to Mr. DH. He has had 2

ED visits in the last year. The most recent one he was in the hospital for several weeks

and ended up being placed in long-term care with the possibility of going home. He does

take about a dozen medications which for the most part are covered under his insurance.

The biggest side effect is frequent urination and dry mouth. While being in long-term

care the MD sees the patient 1-3 times a week depending on lab levels or pop-up issues.

These visits have been covered by insurance.

o

 

Requirements

The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide

criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level

 

descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition,

note the additional requirements for document format and length and for

supporting evidence.

 Analyze the impact of health care technology on the patient, family, or

population problem.

o Cite evidence from the literature that addresses the advantages and

disadvantages of specific technologies, including research studies

that present opposing views.

o Determine whether the evidence is consistent with technology use

you see in your nursing practice.

o Identify potential barriers and costs associated with the use of

specific technologies and how those technologies are applied within

the context of this problem.

 

 Explain how care coordination and the utilization of community resources

can be used to address the patient, family, or population problem.

o Cite evidence from the literature that addresses the benefits of care

coordination and the utilization of community resources, including

research studies that present opposing views.

o Determine whether the evidence is consistent with how you see care

coordination and community resources used in your nursing

practice.

o Identify barriers to the use of care coordination and community

resources in the context of this problem.

 

 Analyze state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or

governmental policies associated with health care technology, care

coordination, and community resources and document the practicum hours

spent with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal

Volunteer Experience Form.

o Explain how these standards or policies will guide your actions in

applying technology, care coordination, and community resources to

address care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and

individual.

o Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or legislation

on your nursing scope of practice, within the context of technology,

care coordination, and community resources.

o Explain how nursing ethics will inform your approach to addressing

the problem through the use of applied technology, care

coordination, and community resources.

o Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these

individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer

Experience Form.

 

 Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or

recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

 Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

Additional Requirements

 Format: Format your paper using APA style. APA Style Paper Tutorial

[DOCX] is provided to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be

sure to include:

o A title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.

o Appropriate section headings.

 Length: Your paper should be approximately 5–7 pages in length, not

including the reference page.

 Supporting evidence: Cite at least five sources of scholarly or professional

evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more

than five years old. Provide in-text citations and references in APA format.

 Proofreading: Proofread your paper, before you submit it, to minimize

errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to

focus on its substance.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your

proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring

guide criteria:

 Competency 4: Apply health information and patient care technology to

improve patient and systems outcomes.

o Analyze the impact of health care technology on a patient, family, or

population problem.

 

 Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of

care.

o Analyze state board nursing practice standards and/or

organizational or governmental policies associated with health

technology, care coordination, and community resources and

document the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group

in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.

 Competency 6: Collaborate interprofessionally to improve patient and

population outcomes.

o Explain how care coordination and the utilization of community

resources can be used to address a patient, family, or population

problem.

 

 Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice.

 

o Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or

recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

o Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.