Develop a 20-minute presentation, supported by 10-12-slides, for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, approximately 4-5 pages in length, and record a video of your presentation. 

Nurses have a powerful role in the coordination and continuum of care. All nurses must be cognizant of the care coordination process and how safety, ethics, policy, physiological, and cultural needs affect care and patient outcomes. As a nurse, care coordination is something that should always be considered. Nurses must be aware of factors that impact care coordination and of a continuum of care that utilizes community resources effectively and is part of an ethical framework that represents the professionalism of nurses. Understanding policy elements helps nurses coordinate care effectively.

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to educate your peers on the care coordination process.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 2: Collaborate with patients and family to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.
• Competency 3: Create a satisfying patient experience.
  • Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Competency 4: Defend decisions based on the code of ethics for nursing.
  • Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.
• Competency 5: Explain how health care policies affect patient-centered care.
  • Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.
• Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead patient-centered care.
  • Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care.

Preparation

Your nurse manager has been observing your effectiveness as a care coordinator and recognizes the importance of educating other staff nurses in care coordination. Consequently, she has asked you to develop a presentation for your colleagues on care coordination basics. By providing them with basic information about the care coordination process, you will assist them in taking on an expanded role in helping to manage the care coordination process and improve patient outcomes in your community care center.

To prepare for this assessment, identify key factors nurses must consider to effectively participate in the care coordination process.

You may also wish to:

• Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
• Allow plenty of time to rehearse your presentation.

Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft presentation to Smarthinking Tutoringfor feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.

Recording Equipment Setup and Testing

Check that your recording equipment and software are working properly and that you know how to record and upload your presentation. You may use Kaltura, Adobe Connect, or similar software for your audio recording. You may also add audio directly to your slides, using PowerPoint or other presentation software.

• If using Kaltura, refer to the Using Kaltura [PDF] tutorial for directions on recording and uploading your video in the courseroom.
• If using Adobe Connect, refer to the instructions and tutorials available from the Using Adobe Connectsupport page.

Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact [email protected] to request accommodations.

Instructions

Complete the following:

• Develop a presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Include community resources, ethical issues, and policy issues that affect the coordination of care.
• Record a video of your presentation.

Note: For this assessment, develop your presentation slides and audio script, then record your presentation. You are not required to deliver your presentation to an actual audience.

Presentation Format and Length

You may use PowerPoint or other suitable presentation software to create your slides. If you elect to use an application other than PowerPoint, check with your faculty to avoid potential file compatibility issues. You can also record your presentation using Kaltura or Adobe Connect.

Be sure that your slide deck includes the following slides:

• Title slide.
  • Presentation title.
  • Your name.
  • Date.
  • Course number and title.
• References (at the end of your presentation).

Your slide deck should consist of 10–12 slides, not including a title and references slide. Your presentation should not exceed 20 minutes.

Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length.

Supporting Evidence

Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your presentation. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script.

Grading Requirements

The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

• Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.
  • Provide, for example, drug-specific educational interventions, cultural competence strategies.
  • Include evidence that you have to support your selected strategies.
• Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.
  • Consider the reasonable implications and consequences of an ethical approach to care and any underlying assumptions that may influence decision making.
• Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.
  • What are the logical implications and consequences of relevant policy provisions?
  • What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
• Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care.
  • Fine tune the presentation to your audience.
  • Stay focused on key issues of import with respect to the effects of resources, ethics, and policy on the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
  • Adhere to presentation best practices.

Additional Requirements

Before submitting your assessment, proofread your presentation slides and script to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your presentation.

Submit both your presentation video and script. See the Using Kaltura [PDF] document for more information about uploading multimedia files. You may submit the assessment only once, so be sure that both assessment deliverables are included.