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Blog: INTRA- AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION. discussion: The DNP-Prepared Nurse and Their Communities of practice

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Learning Resources

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Learning Resources

Required Readings

Communities of Practice Resources

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Communities of Practice Resources

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Communities of Practice Resources

Blog: INTRA- AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION

Imagine that you are a DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing a large intensive care unit (ICU). You have noticed that in the past three months, the number of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), has dramatically increased among patients who have undergone cardiovascular procedures. You would like to initiate a practice study to determine the source of these HAIs and to improve patient outcomes in your ICU.

What types of intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration might be needed to support the goals of this practice study?

One example of intra-disciplinary collaboration is that you might meet with the nursing manager in charge of your unit and ask to set up a brainstorming session with the nurses on the unit to explore their perceptions of why the HAIs have increased among patients who have undergone cardiovascular procedures. An example of interdisciplinary collaboration is that you might team up with an infection prevention specialist (who may be a PhD-prepared nurse or PhD-credentialed healthcare professional) who can address the problem from an alternative perspective. These are just two of many potential intra- and interprofessional collaborations that may take place in an advanced nursing practice situation like this. Keep in mind that when intra- and interprofessional colleagues work together toward a shared, patient-centric goal, both the quality and cost of the care delivered will be optimized (Johnson & Johnson, 2016). Reference: Johnson & Johnson. (2023, September 10). Nursing: The importance of interprofessional collaboration in healthcare. https://nursing.jnj.com/getting-real-nursing-today...

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

To prepare:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources, paying special attention to the various strategies mentioned to foster intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration in nursing practice.
  • Reflect on your own previous professional experiences with intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration.
    • Consider the various intra- and interprofessional individuals and groups with whom you worked and the ways in which you interacted.
    • Choose one specific challenge you faced and reflect on how you and your colleagues overcame it.
    • Choose one specific opportunity you faced and reflect on how you and your colleagues embraced it.

Note: Be sure to review the grading rubric for this Blog so you fully understand what is expected of you. To access the rubric, click on the three dots that appear at the upper right of the Blog assignment page, then choose Show Rubric.

By Day 3 of Week 4

Address the following in your Blog entry:

  • Describe one relevant professional experience you have had with intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration.
    • Describe the various intra- and interprofessional individuals and groups with whom you worked and the ways in which you interacted.
    • Describe one specific challenge you faced and explain how you and your colleagues overcame it. Be specific.
    • Describe one opportunity you faced and explain how you and your colleagues embraced it. Be specific.

Read a selection of your colleagues' entries.

Note: For this Blog, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues' postings. Begin by clicking on the Reply button to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Post Reply, you cannot delete or edit your own posts and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Post Reply!

By Day 6 of Week 4

Respond to at least two of your colleagues, on different days, by suggesting an alternative viewpoint or perspective on the professional experience, challenge, or opportunity each colleague shared.

Return to this Blog to read the responses to your initial entry. Note what you have learned and/or any insights that you have gained because of your colleagues’ comments.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Communities of Practice Resources

Discussion: The DNP-Prepared Nurse and Their Communities of practice

The need for vaccine and immunization clinics for school age children with a school district
The need for nutritional assistance programs pre-K students in a state-funded early childhood education program
The need for diabetes education for elderly outpatients in a community health clinic
The need to reduce the number of re-admits of patients who have had outpatient procedures in freestanding outpatient clinics
The need to reduce the number of post-operative patient falls on an acute care in-patient hospital unit
These are just a few examples of the needs, challenges, and issues that may exist within a community of practice, and that merit the attention and require the knowledge, experience, and advocacy of a DNP-prepared nurse.
As a DNP-prepared nurse, you will likely belong to multiple communities of practice related to the various contexts and populations with which you are involved. Within each, you may work in a variety of ways to improve health outcomes and catalyze positive social change—at the individual patient level, as well as on increasingly larger scales within your organization, and potentially even at the national or global level.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources, paying special attention to the various examples communities of practice you encounter.
Use the Communities of Practice template, located in this week’s Learning Resources, to help you identify the various communities of practice with which you are currently involved and those you may want to become involved with in the future.
Select one of these communities of practice on which to focus for this Discussion.
Consider the most important needs, challenges, or issues facing the community of practice you selected.
Select one of these needs, challenges, or issues on which to focus for this Discussion.
Using Walden Library and the internet, search for and identify three scholarly, peer-reviewed articles (within the last 5 years) that address the need, challenge, or issue you selected.
Consider the kinds of practice changes you might recommend to address this need, challenge, or issue.
Consider how your recommendations align with specific Domains from The Essentials.
By Day 3 of Week 4
Post the following:
Describe the community of practice and associated need, challenge, or issue you selected for this Discussion.
From your perspective as a future DNP-prepared nurse, explain why this need, challenge, or issue is important and merits attention. Be specific and provide examples.
Citing the three scholarly articles you identified, describe at least two practice changes you recommend to address the need, challenge, or issue facing the community of practice you selected.
Explain how your recommendations align with at least three specific Domains from The Essentials.
Note: Your posts should be substantial (500 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful post but cannot stand alone as the entire post.
Read a selection of your colleagues' entries.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues' postings. Begin by clicking on the Reply button to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Post Reply, you cannot delete or edit your own posts and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Post Reply!
By Day 6 of Week 4
Respond to at least two of your colleagues, on different days, by suggesting an additional practice change or other intervention that your colleague might consider to address the need, challenge, or issue facing the community of practice they selected.
Note: Your responses to colleagues should be substantial (250 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful response but cannot stand alone as a response. Your responses should enrich the initial post by supporting and/or adding a fresh viewpoint and be constructive, enhancing the learning experience for all students.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights that you have gained because of your colleagues’ comments.