Formative Assessment
This formative assessment will build towards your final project by reinforcing your understanding of various decision-making models and how they can be applied to enhance clinical practice. Mastering this competency is essential for effective leadership in nursing, ensuring that patient care is informed by a comprehensive understanding of available options and their implications for patient outcomes.
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will evaluate and compare two decision models—one from nursing and one from another discipline (e.g., psychology, business, public health)—and discuss their applicability to a specific clinical scenario in nursing practice.
- Select Decision Models:
- Choose one decision-making model from nursing (e.g., the Nursing Process) and one model from another discipline (e.g., the OODA loop from psychology).
- Clinical Scenario:
- Identify a relevant clinical scenario where decision-making is critical. This could involve a complex patient case, a team-based care situation, or an urgent care decision.
- Identify a relevant clinical scenario where decision-making is critical. This could involve a complex patient case, a team-based care situation, or an urgent care decision.
- Compare and Analyze:
- Write a brief analysis (at least one page) addressing the following:
- Description: Summarize each decision model, emphasizing key components and processes.
- Applicability: Discuss how each model could be applied to the chosen clinical scenario.
- Strengths and Limitations: Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each model in informing clinical judgment in this context.
- Write a brief analysis (at least one page) addressing the following:
Document Type/Template
- Word Document
Criteria Ratings
Scholarly Writing
Affirmed Writing is formal in language, avoiding colloquialisms, slang, and overly informal expressions.
Not Affirmed Writing includes colloquialisms, slang, and overly informal expressions.
Writing Mechanics
Affirmed Minor spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation errors present, and/or sentence structure lacks minor elements of professional writing, and/or paragraphs are consistently developed. (1-2 errors)
Not Affirmed Multiple spelling grammar and/or punctuation errors present and/or sentence structure does not meet professional writing standards, and/or paragraphs are minimally developed. (more than 2 errors)
Clarity of Content
Affirmed
Writing demonstrates a strong connection between ideas, ensuring that the reader can follow the logical progression of the arguments.
Not Affirmed
Writing lacks a connection between ideas, and there is no logical progression of the arguments.
All Aspects Addressed
Affirmed Writing addresses multiple relevant aspects of the topic with sufficient detail and analysis, providing a thorough understanding.
Not Affirmed Writing fails to address relevant aspects of the topic with insufficient detail or analysis.
APA Sources (when appropriate)
Affirmed
Citations and references follow the APA style guide, with less than 2 errors.
Not Affirmed
Citations and references are not included when appropriate or do not follow the appropriate APA style guide. There are more than 2 errors.
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