Use contemporary communication modalities effectively in advanced nursing roles

Recognizes that nursing practice, at the masters level, is broadly defined as any form of nursing intervention that influences healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems. Masters-level nursing graduates must have an advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to integrate this knowledge into practice. Nursing practice interventions include both direct and indirect care components.

Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
#5 Technology and Information Literacy Competencies

1. Integrates appropriate technologies for knowledge management to improve health care.
2. Translates technical and scientific health information appropriate for various users needs.
2a). Assesses the patients and caregivers educational needs to provide effective, personalized
health care.
2b). Coaches the patient and caregiver for positive behavioral change.
3. Demonstrates information literacy skills in complex decision making.
4. Contributes to the design of clinical information systems that promote safe, quality and cost effective
care.
5. Uses technology systems that capture data on variables for the evaluation of nursing care.

In Section B3. Options, you are asked to describe some options the Decision Maker has when you present your policy proposal.  What choices/options does the Decision Maker have when they hear your proposal?  You need to identify at least 2 options. The first option is often to do nothing…The decision maker has the option of reading your policy proposal and deciding to just leave things as they are currently (the status quo).  Why do you think this option is not a good option for your state?

A second option might be to support and pass your policy proposal. Again, you would provide your rationale – Why would your Policy (the 2nd option) be the very best for your state?

Based on the evaluator’s note, you only identified one option (proposing a bill regarding Mandatory Overtime).  What options doesGovernor Kasich have regarding the policy change?

In section B4. Course of Action, you are asked to write recommendations for addressing/reducing the Challenges you identified in section B2. What might your Decision Maker (Governor Kasich) do to address those challenges? What would you recommend the Governor do to overcome the challenges of “sluggishness of the legislature, the nursing shortage, and “lack of political will?