Description

Preparing the Collaboration Café

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café.

Step 1:  Reflect on your learning experience in this course. Answer all questions/criteria below with explanations and detail. No scholarly sources are required.

• Paragraph one: How do you envision using the concepts learned in this course in your future nursing practice as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse?
• Paragraph two: Examine the following program outcomes. Select one and reflect on how your learning in the course assisted in helping to achieve that outcome.
• • PO 2: Demonstrates leadership and collaboration with consumers and other healthcare providers in providing care and/or delegating responsibilities for health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and rehabilitative activities.
  • PO 7: Practices in established professional roles consistent with entry-level BSN graduates to provide cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings.
  • PO 8: Incorporates evidence-based practice in the provision of professional nursing care to individuals, families, aggregates and communities.
• Paragraph three: Examine the following competencies from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials. Select one and reflect on how the course assisted in achieving that competency.
  • 4: Work with other professions to maintain a climate of mutual learning, respect, and shared values.
  • 3: Optimize system effectiveness through application of innovation and evidence-based practice.
  • 4: Comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations.
  • 3: Develop capacity for leadership.

Posts should meet the following criteria:

1. Engage in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage with peers and/or faculty by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
   1. Respond to a peer and/or faculty post.
   2. Provide additional information or clarification in the reply post.
   3. Add depth to the Collaboration Café.
2. Communicate Professionally: Communicate professionally on all posts.
   1. Communicate clearly and concisely.
   2. Communicate respectfully, civilly, and caringly.
   3. Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.

• Participate: Participate during the assigned week. You are expected to meet the minimum participation requirement described below. You will receive a 10% point deduction in a graded discussion if you do not post at least two (2) times on at least two (2) different days during the assigned week.
  1. Post in the Collaboration Café at least two times.
  2. Post in the Collaboration Café on two different days.