Assignment: LEAN Six Sigma

Reflect upon a current or previous organization, and consider the organizational mission, vision, and values, as well as the organizational culture and leadership practices.

1. Provide a concise introduction for your posting.

2. In what ways did the organizational mission, vision, and values reflect a culture of excellence?

a. How were the mission, vision, and values similar to and different from your personal philosophy of nursing and core values?

b. How were the mission and values reflected in the organizational culture and leadership?

3. Identify one recommendation for improvement or further enhancement of congruence between organizational mission/values and the day-to-day organizational culture and leadership practices that you observed. Include your rationale. How might the LEAN Six Sigma approach be applied to address this gap?

4. Recommend one leadership approach or strategy that can be applied to support a culture of excellence within your future MSN role. Include your rationale and the intended impact.

5. Conclude with a succinct synopsis of key points and concise self-reflection of how this topic contributes to your growth as a future leader in the chosen specialty track.

Please note that the requirements for the Peer Engagement Forum are different from what you are accustomed to in the traditional discussion boards in your previous classes. Refer to the assignment guideline and rubric listed below for specific requirements regarding expectations for postings within the peer engagement forum.

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Purpose
The Peer Engagement Forum will take place during four weeks in the NR 504 course and is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage and dialogue at a deeper level with a small group of peers. Weeks during which Peer Engagement will occur include weeks two, five, six, and seven.

Course Outcomes

Throughout the course of the four Peer Engagement Forums, the following Course Outcomes will be addressed:

· CO #1 – Discern leadership approaches that facilitate achievement of health outcomes through interprofessional collaborative practice within micro-, meso-, and macro-level systems.

· CO #2 – Appraise the role of the MSN-prepared nurse to lead safe, efficient, ethical, high-quality, person-centered health care across complex systems.

· CO #3 – Integrate communication modalities which convey cultural humility, value the diverse nature of individuals, and cultivate healthful work environments.

· CO #4 -Apply change and leadership theories to plan sustainable, evidence-based quality improvement within an atmosphere which supports care for self and others.

· CO #5 – Recognize individual strengths and opportunities for enhancement regarding leadership characteristics reflective of a MSN-prepared nurse.

Due Date Assignment: LEAN Six Sigma

· Primary (initial) posting to the Peer Engagement Forum is due by Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT during the designated week in which the forum occurs

· All responsive postings and answers to questions posed directly to students are due by Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of the designated week in which the forum occurs.

Total Points Possible: 100 points
Requirements
Criteria for Content

· Based upon readings and learning activities within the class lessons, create a primary (initial) posting in response to the specific Peer Engagement Forum discussion questions which are described within the module. Please refer to the modules for weeks two, five, six, and seven to locate specific discussion instructions.

· Your primary posting must be a minimum of 300 words and no more than 500 words in length (not including the reference list).

· Include a minimum of two current, peer-reviewed, scholarly sources to support your primary posting in the Peer Engagement Forum.

· Respond in a substantive manner to at least two peers during the assigned week. Responsive postings must be a minimum of 100 words and no more than 300 words in length (not including any reference list, should one be included).

· Respond in a substantive manner by Sunday at 11:59 pm MT to all questions directed specifically to you. You are required to address questions posed before Saturday at 11:59 pm MT directly to you.

Preparing the Assignment
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

1. Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.

2. Post your primary (initial) response to the Peer Engagement Forum by Wednesday at 11:59 pm MT during the assigned week.

a. Primary posting must be at least 300 words and no more than 500 words in length (not including the reference list).

b. A minimum of two peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within five years, are required to support the primary posting.

3. Post a minimum of two substantive, responsive postings to peers by Sunday at 11:59 pm MT at the end of the assigned week.

a. Responsive postings must each be at least 100 words and no more than 300 words in length (not including any reference list, should one be included).

4. Respond in a substantive manner to all questions directed specifically to you. You are required to address questions posed before Saturday at 11:59 pm MT directly to you.

5. No direct quotes may be used in this forum.

6. Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.

7. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the APA Manual (6th edition).

8. Correct APA format is used for citing and referencing of source Assignment: LEAN Six Sigma