Collaborative and Communication Strategies

Collaborative and Communication Strategies

Please remember to address each success criterion as you work on your Practicum Change Project. Each criterion has important points.

Some students struggle with two topics. The first step is to match the change theory to the project’s change steps. In the discussion, a few students did not indicate an actual change theory, so be sure to use a proper theory. Second, the budget is usually in dollars. It is not sufficient to simply state that it is included in the budget or that there is sufficient funding. The costs of the change must be calculated in dollars.

Strategies for Collaboration and Communication

You have completed the third week of your work on the Practicum Change Project. So far, you’ve refined your change project and selected a change theory to help you organize your approach to the project.

Let’s get started on Week 3 of the Practicum Change Project!

This week, your instructor has assigned you to solicit feedback from stakeholders on the proposed change, attend a multidisciplinary team meeting, and interview a leader from another clinical discipline.

Part One: An Observation

Participate in a multidisciplinary team meeting. Examine the team leader’s communication skills and the group process. As you observe the meeting, consider the following questions:

Who was the team’s leader? What kind of leadership style did you notice?

How well did the team collaborate?

Was there any group strife? If so, how did it end?

Did the group meeting produce any results?

During your observation, did you notice any evidence-based care or decisions?

What role did nursing play in the multidisciplinary group?

Part 2: The Interview

Interview a leader from another clinical discipline at least one level above your current or recent position (pharmacy, respiratory, case management, social work, medicine—not nursing). Inquire about the following:

What words would you use to describe your leadership style?

What communication techniques do you employ?

What conflicts did you have to deal with in the last three months?

What methods and strategies do you employ to promote multidisciplinary teamwork?

Part III: Deliberation

Describe how you collaborated with other professionals on your activities.

Consider the stakeholders who will be impacted by the change. What impact does the change theory you’ve chosen have on the success of a change project?

How will the multidisciplinary leadership team affect the change project?

What is the most effective way to communicate the change within the organization?

References from the professional nursing literature should be used to back up your response.

Respond to the Discussion with your responses based on the course requirements. Your first posts must be between 250 and 350 words long (not including the full references). Keep your responses brief. Your written assignments must adhere to APA standards. Make sure to cite specific examples from this week’s Learning Resources. Other scholarly sources may be used to supplement your work as well. To ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct, consult the APA Publication Manual.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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