Collaboration for Improving Outcomes - Continuum of Care Description: The baccalaureate graduate nurse will apply concepts of quality and safety to identify clinical questions and describe the process of changing current practice. Course Competencies: 2) Develop a holistic case management plan for a specified disease or population that incorporates the role of insurance, health care finance, and utilization of community resources. 3) Examine the role of case management in end of life care including ethical and legal issues. 4) Coordinate the care of individuals across the lifespan utilizing principles and knowledge of interdisciplinary models of care delivery and case management. QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care 2) Teamwork and Collaboration 3) Evidence- Based Practice BSN Essential II Area Gold Mastery Silver Proficient Bronze Acceptable Acceptable Mastery not Demonstrated Explain how the concept continuum of care is used in case management and within your organization Explains how the concept continuum of care is used in case management and within your organization States how the continuum of care is used in case management and within your organization Lists how the concept continuum of care is used in case management and within your organization Does not address the topic Explain new services/programs that your organization is currently evaluating or performing that are assisting patients to reach their health goals Explains new services/programs that your organization is currently evaluating or performing that are assisting patients to reach their health goals States new services/programs that your organization is currently evaluating or performing that are assisting patients to reach their health goals Lists new services/programs that your organization is currently evaluating or performing that are assisting patients to reach their health goals Does not address the topic Explain how these new services/programs can impact the bottom line of the organization. Explains how new services/programs can impact the bottom line of the organization. States how new services/programs can impact the bottom line of the organization. Lists how new services/programs can impact the bottom line of the organization. Does not address the topic Choose a quality indicator and discuss how it can influence quality of care Chooses a quality indicator and explains how it can influence quality of care Chooses a quality indicator and states how it can influence quality of care Chooses a quality indicator but doesn’t discuss how it can influence care Does not address the topic Assesses the practice of linking hospital reimbursement to Assesses the practice of.

1. Collaboration for Improving Outcomes - Continuum of Care
Description: The baccalaureate graduate nurse will apply
concepts of quality and safety to
identify clinical questions and describe the process of changing
current practice.
Course Competencies: 2) Develop a holistic case management
plan for a specified disease or
population that incorporates the role of insurance, health care
finance, and utilization of
community resources. 3) Examine the role of case management
in end of life care including
ethical and legal issues. 4) Coordinate the care of individuals
across the lifespan utilizing
principles and knowledge of interdisciplinary models of care
delivery and case management.
QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care 2) Teamwork
and Collaboration 3) Evidence-
Based Practice
BSN Essential II
Area Gold

2. Mastery
Silver
Proficient
Bronze
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mastery not
Demonstrated
Explain how the
concept
continuum of care
is used in case
management and
within your
organization
Explains how the
concept
continuum of care

3. is used in case
management and
within your
organization
States how the
continuum of care
is used in case
management and
within your
organization
Lists how the
concept
continuum of care
is used in case
management and
within your
organization
Does not

4. address the
topic
Explain new
services/programs
that your
organization is
currently
evaluating or
performing that
are assisting
patients to reach
their health goals
Explains new
services/programs
that your
organization is
currently
evaluating or

5. performing that
are assisting
patients to reach
their health goals
States new
services/programs
that your
organization is
currently
evaluating or
performing that
are assisting
patients to reach
their health goals
Lists new
services/programs
that your
organization is

6. currently
evaluating or
performing that
are assisting
patients to reach
their health goals
Does not
address the
topic
Explain how
these new
services/programs
can impact the
bottom line of the
organization.
Explains how
new
services/programs

7. can impact the
bottom line of the
organization.
States how new
services/programs
can impact the
bottom line of the
organization.
Lists how new
services/programs
can impact the
bottom line of the
organization.
Does not
address the
topic
Choose a quality
indicator and

8. discuss how it can
influence quality
of care
Chooses a quality
indicator and
explains how it
can influence
quality of care
Chooses a quality
indicator and
states how it can
influence quality
of care
Chooses a quality
indicator but
doesn’t discuss
how it can
influence care

9. Does not
address the
topic
Assesses the
practice of linking
hospital
reimbursement to
Assesses the
practice of
linking hospital
reimbursement to
Explains the
practice of
linking hospital
reimbursement to
Lists the practice
of linking
hospital

10. reimbursement to
Does not
address the
topic
performance
outcomes
performance
outcomes
performance
outcomes
performance
outcomes
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Spelling, and
Punctuation
No errors in
APA, Spelling,

11. and Punctuation.
One to three
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
Four to six errors
in APA, Spelling,
and Punctuation.
Seven or more
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
References Provides two or
more references.
Provides two
references.
Provides one
references.

12. Provides no
references.