NR631 Nurse Executive Concluding Graduate Experience I
Week 8 Assignment
CGE Project Portfolio – Part 1
Purpose
This assignment allows the student to assemble their CGE portfolio with the project management components and activities completed to this point. This assignment will be built upon at the conclusion of the CGE II course to create a complete portfolio.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):
CO 1: Apply evidence-based leadership skills and concepts in the planning of an executive-level practice change project. (PO 4, 5)
CO 2: Develop an evidence-based foundation to lead organizational change using current knowledge, standards of practice, and research from current literature. (PO 4, 5)
CO 3: Exemplify professional values and scholarship that support the role of a student in a practicum setting during the planning phases of a practice change project. (PO 4)
CO 4: Apply evidence-based fiscal principles that contribute to the creation of a caring environment characterized by high quality, safe, patient-centered care (PO 1, 2, 4, 5)
CO 5: Apply an evidence-based change theory to a project that results in practice change and positive organizational outcomes (PO 1, 2, 5)
CO 6: Assess personal level of nurse executive competencies (PO 3)
Requirements
Complete the portfolio.
Elements of Portfolio
The student is responsible for the development of a CGE portfolio that includes the following elements in the following order.
Project PICOT question
Abstract summary of project topic (approximately 500 words)
Literature review (may be copied and pasted from the Week 3 assignment with revisions as necessary)
Reflection on Course Outcome (CO) achievement
List each CO as a heading in proper APA format.
For each CO, provide a reflective summary of how you feel you have progressed in meeting this outcome through the resources and activities of NR631.
Scholarly application sections of the following (in order) project management tools (may be copied and pasted from those assignments with revisions as necessary)
Project Charter (Week 2)
Project Scope (Week 2)
Communication Plan (Week 4)
Deliverables and CSF (Week 5)
Work Breakdown Structure (Week 6)
Gantt Chart (Week 6)
RACI (Week 7)
Risk Register (Week 7)
The following documents included as separate appendices in the following order
Learning Agreement
Signed (verified) by both student and mentor
Reflective summary of progress through the end of CGE I of progress toward that goal
Signed CGE activity log with a minimum of 72 hours
Project Charter (Week 2)
Project Scope (Week 2)
Communication Plan (Week 4)
Deliverables and CSF (Week 5)
Work Breakdown Structure (Week 6)
Gantt Chart (Week 6)
RACI (Week 7)
Risk Register (Week 7)
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, and citations must be consistent with formal academic writing and APA format as expressed in the current edition of the APA manual.
PREPARING THE PAPER
All aspects of the portfolio must be completed.
Ideas and information from professional sources must be cited correctly using the current edition of the APA manual.
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, and citations must be consistent with formal academic writing.