NURS 732 is the DNP course on interprofessional collaboration and quality at Liberty. Its written work is three forums, a short exemplar on the patient's role in continuous quality improvement (CQI), two 5 to 7-page reflective papers, and a team CQI plan written in three parts.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as NURS 732 Interprofessional Collaboration and Outcomes Management for Quality in Health Care, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as NURS732.
What NURS 732 covers
The catalog description: This course focuses on a collaborative approach to patient centered care. The emphasis is on the values and ethics of inter-professional practice, roles and responsibilities, interprofessional communication skills, and team work to manage outcomes and improve quality.
The course takes a collaborative approach to patient-centered care: the values and ethics of interprofessional practice, roles and responsibilities, interprofessional communication and teamwork to manage outcomes and improve quality. The texts are Sollecito and Johnson, McLaughlin and Kaluzny's Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care, and Kopis, Select Cases from Implementing Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care.
Four IHI Open School module assignments (300 points) are completed by submitting certificates; they need no writing and have no guide here, but the guide says their learning outcomes are used in the other assignments, so finish them before the papers they precede.
Textbook named in the published guide: Kopis, Select Cases from Implementing Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care (2014). Sollecito & Johnson, McLaughlin and Kaluzny's Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care (2013). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
NURS 732 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | Not set in the guide; a thread and 2 replies |
| 2 | Exemplar | 50 | 4 to 5 pages, excluding title and reference pages |
| 3 | Reflective Exercise | 100 | 5 to 7 pages |
| 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Not set in the guide; a thread and 2 replies |
| 5 | IT and Quality Improvement Paper | 100 | 5 to 7 pages |
| 6 | Quality Improvement Plan Part I | 60 | 5 to 7 pages, excluding title and reference pages |
| 7 | Quality Improvement Plan Part II | 70 | 5 to 7 pages, excluding title and reference pages |
| 8 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 50 | Not set in the guide; a thread and 2 replies |
| 8 | Quality Improvement Plan Part III | 70 | 5 to 7 pages, excluding title and reference pages |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A thread on the provided CQI prompt that demonstrates course-related knowledge, with replies to two classmates. How to write NURS 732 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Exemplar
A 4 to 5-page exemplar on the patient's role in CQI, with at least 4 references beyond the textbook and the Bible. How to write NURS 732 Week 2 Exemplar.
Week 3: Reflective Exercise
A 5 to 7-page reflective paper on leadership and teambuilding in CQI, with at least 5 references beyond the textbook and the Bible. How to write NURS 732 Week 3 Reflective Exercise.
Week 4: Discussion Board Forum 2
The second forum, on Kopis Case 2 and chapters 9 to 11, with replies to two classmates. How to write NURS 732 Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 5: IT and Quality Improvement Paper
A 5 to 7-page reflective paper on health care information technology and quality improvement, with at least 5 references beyond the textbook and the Bible. How to write NURS 732 Week 5 IT and Quality Improvement Paper.
Week 6: Quality Improvement Plan Part I
The team's first 5 to 7-page section of a continuous quality improvement plan, with at least 4 to 5 references beyond the textbooks and the Bible. How to write NURS 732 Week 6 Quality Improvement Plan Part I.
Week 7: Quality Improvement Plan Part II
The second 5 to 7-page section of the team's CQI plan, with at least 4 to 5 references beyond the textbooks and the Bible. How to write NURS 732 Week 7 Quality Improvement Plan Part II.
Week 8: Discussion Board Forum 3
The final forum, with replies to two classmates, in the last week. How to write NURS 732 Week 8 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 8: Quality Improvement Plan Part III
The final 5 to 7-page section of the team's CQI plan, submitted with the other parts through SafeAssign. How to write NURS 732 Week 8 Quality Improvement Plan Part III.
How NURS 732 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The IHI module certificates carry 300. The forums total 250 (100, 100 and 50). The reflective exercise and the IT and quality improvement paper are 100 each, the exemplar 50, and the CQI plan 200 across three parts (60, 70 and 70). The checklist is 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| IHI Assignments (4) | 300 |
| Discussion Board Forums (3) | 250 |
| Quality Improvement Plan Parts I to III | 200 |
| Reflective Exercise | 100 |
| IT and Quality Improvement Paper | 100 |
| Exemplar | 50 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach NURS 732
Form your CQI team of two or three early and choose a quality problem one member can describe from real practice; three 5 to 7-page sections follow in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, and Part III is submitted together with the earlier parts.
Every paper requires the Bible in addition to the textbook and a set number of other references, so keep a short list of passages on stewardship, teamwork and care for the vulnerable.
Questions students ask
Are the NURS 732 IHI assignments written?
No. The student completes assigned IHI Open School modules and submits a certificate of completion; the learning outcomes are then used in the other assignments.
Is the NURS 732 quality improvement plan a team project?
Yes. Teams of 2 to 3 students write it in three 5 to 7-page parts, each with at least 4 to 5 references in addition to the textbooks and the Bible.
Working through NURS 732 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.