Question Description
Please respond with a paragraph to the following question, add citations and references:

The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is a clinician with advanced education that is the level of a master’s degree. It is essential that a CNL hold a graduate education as they are expected to bring a higher level of clinical skill and knowledge to the workplace and with the point of care. They are also expected to be a resource to the nursing team. A CNL with a master’s degree in nursing supports preparation for advanced roles in the future.

The CNL role involves overseeing the coordination of the patient’s care. They also are risk evaluators, develop quality improvement strategies, facilitate a dialogue between team members, and implement evidence-based practices at the level of education for unit floor staff. Additional roles they should know include preparing nurses for leadership in various healthcare systems and practice settings. A CNL is there to help design, implement, and evaluate nursing care for the protection of the patient. Their overall role is to engage in the revolution of the healthcare system by providing a quality of patient care that is exceptional.

Assignment: Clinical Nurse Leader

They influence direct patient care in their community as well as the hospital setting by being effective in providing direct patient care in complex situations. There are many who are likely to be at the bedside carrying out a breakdown of the collected data to improve patient health. On the other hand, they are also responsible for the consequences of the care provided (Hix, McKeon, & Walter, 2009). In 2013, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) published a white paper proposing this new role in nursing: Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) to improve the health care outcomes (Sotomayor & Rankin, 2017). The goal of having a CNL is to employ a master prepared nurse to practice across the continuum of care within a diverse healthcare setting in today’s changing healthcare environment (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2013).

According to the AACN (2013, pg. 4-5), “the foundation of aspects of CNL practice include:

1.Clinical leadership for patient-care practices and delivery, including the design,

coordination, and evaluation of care for individuals, families, groups, and populations.

2.Participation in the identification and collection of care outcomes.

3.Accountability for evaluation and improvement of point-of-care outcomes, including the synthesis of data and other evidence to evaluate and achieve optimal outcomes.

4.Risk anticipation for individuals and cohorts of patients.

5.Lateral integration of care for individuals and cohorts of patients.

6.Design and implementation of evidence-based practice(s).

7.Team leadership, management, and collaboration with other health professional team Members.

8.Information management or the use of information systems and technologies to improve healthcare outcomes.

9.Stewardship and leveraging of human, environmental, and material resources.

10.Advocacy for patients, communities, and the health professional team”.

In Sotomayor’s report (2017), from 2010 to 2015, CNLs directed a substantial positive impact on the issue of patient falls, urinary tract infections associated with catheters, bloodstream infections associated with central lines, and pressure ulcers on medical-surgical units that are acquired in the hospital. They are able to expose issues in the environment, coordinate with other healthcare professionals, lead the healthcare team while providing quality care and making the correct changes to improve the care in a diverse healthcare setting.

References

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2013). Competencies and curricular expectations for clinical nurse leader education and practice [White paper]. Retrieved from https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/News/White-…

Hix, C., McKeon, L., & Walter, S. (2009, February 1). Clinical nurse leader impact on clinical microsystems outcomes. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(2), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0b013e318195a612

Sotomayor, G., & Rankin, V. (2017, January-February). CNE SERIES: Clinical nurse leaders: Fulfilling the promise of the role. MEDSURG Nursing, 26(1), 21-24, 32. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/lo…

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.