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Chamberlain College of Nursing
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Interview with a Nursing Quality Expert
Interviewer Form
Your Name:
Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Directions: After completing your interview, you must use this form to submit your assignment
to the Dropbox. You may use the form to capture information as you conduct your interview, or
fill it in later. The form is expandable and will enlarge the textbox to accommodate your
answers. Do not rely only on this form for everything you must include! Please look in Doc
Sharing for specific instructions in the Guidelines for this assignment.
Criteria
Fill in the answers in this column.
Indicate 2 scholarly resources
or texts used prior to the
interview to familiarize yourself
with the individual’s
organization, role, or any of the
questions you plan to ask that
will make you a more
knowledgeable interviewer.
Resource #1:
Resource # 2:
Demographics: Provide initials,
credentials, job title, and length
in present position of the
registered nurse interviewee.
Include the date and time the
interview was conducted.
Provide a working phone
number for instructor follow-up
if needed.
Required Questions
(Ask the interviewee about EVERY topic in this section)
Scope of responsibility: Major
responsibilities, direct reports,
and operational budget
Organizational mission, vision,
values, and beliefs
Strategic planning related to
ONE core competency (name
the core competency)
Role of BSN-prepared nurse to
support the strategic plan
Practice Impact Question
(Reflect on the interview afterwards to ask yourself this question and provide it below.)
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How does completing this
interview impact your practice
as a BSN-prepared nurse?
Give specific examples.
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Interview with a Nursing Quality Expert:
Guidelines
PURPOSE
The following is the purposes of this assignment:
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Discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Quality Expert in a selected healthcare
organization.
Review the organization’s mission, vision, values, and beliefs.
Discuss the Nursing Quality Expert’s strategic plan as it relates to The Institute of Medicine’s
Quality initiatives and ONE of the following core competencies.
1) Employ evidence-based practice
2) Apply quality improvement
3) Utilize informatics
Conduct a core competency-focused interview with a Nursing Quality Expert.
Articulate the role of the BSN-prepared nurse to support the strategic plan related to selected
IOM core competency.
Articulate what was learned from time spent with interviewee and how own nursing practice
will change as a result of the encounter and completion of this assignment.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high quality nursing
care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a
variety of settings. (PO #2)
CO 3: Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to
enable systems to change. (PO #7)
CO 5: Apply improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design
and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO #8)
CO 6: Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems and integrate values and
beliefs with organizational mission. (PO #7)
CO 7: Apply leadership concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the
microsystems and/or system-wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of
healthcare delivery. (PO #2 and 3)
POINTS
This assignment is worth a total of 200 points.
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DUE DATE
This assignment, Interview with a Nursing Quality Expert, is due at the end of Week 6. Submit your
completed interview, using the Interview Form, to the basket in the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
Post questions to the weekly Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance. See
the Course Policies regarding late assignments. Failure to submit your paper to the Dropbox on time will
result in a deduction of points.
DIRECTIONS
1. Download the NR447 Interview Form from Doc Sharing. It is found under the Week 6 Interview
link.
2. Select your interviewee, schedule and conduct an interview. This individual must be a
Registered Nurse employed in a leadership role as a Nursing Quality Expert. Job titles of RNs
who may be considered include, but are not limited to: Quality Care Coordinator, Performance
Improvement Officer/Coordinator, Director of Quality Assessment, Compliance Officer, Safety
Director, Regulatory Officer/Director If you have any concerns about whether the RN is
“suitable” for this assignment, contact your instructor BEFORE you schedule and conduct the
interview.
3. Review all areas of inquiry on the Interview Form located in Doc Sharing PRIOR to conducting
the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview. However, you may
not give it to the individual and ask him or her to complete it and return it to you.
4. Note there are three areas of inquiry to discuss with the RN/Nursing Quality Expert.
5. Prior to conducting interview, review two scholarly resources related to the ONE
aforementioned core competencies upon which you plan to focus. These resources should guide
your interview process and understanding of the Nursing Quality Expert’s role and
responsibilities as it relates to the selected core competency. If you have questions about what
constitutes a scholarly resource, please ask your instructor.
6. Prior to interview, review the organization’s mission, vision, values and beliefs.
7. Note that practice impact must be addressed by YOU and is a very important criterion
8. Conduct the interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed one hour.
9. Submit the form to the Dropbox prior to the deadline outlined above.
10.
GRADING CRITERIA
Category
Scholarly Resources
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Points
%
Description
20
10%
Name two resources reviewed prior to conducting
interview related to selected core competency.
Describe how each resource helped student
prepare for and conduct interview.
APA formatting for two resources is correct.
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Demographics
10
5%
Initials, credentials, job title, and length in present
position of interviewee are provided. Date and
time of interview are provided. Working phone
number of interviewee is provided for instructor
to follow-up if indicated.
Scope of Responsibility
30
15%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the
interviewee’s answer indicating major
responsibilities and number of direct reports (staff
who report to him/her). If none, please say so.
Indicate total operational budget for which
interviewee is responsible. If unwilling to share,
say so. You may quote the interviewee, but
sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of
everything that was said. Bulleted items may be
used.
Mission, Vision, Values, and
Beliefs of the Organization
30
15%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the
interviewee’s answer. Do not quote from the
website. Use the Nursing Quality Expert’s
interpretation of these. You may quote the
interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a
verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Bulleted items may be used
Strategic Plan as it Relates to
ONE Core Competency
30
15%
Name the core competency. Provide a
paraphrased or summary of the interviewee’s
answer about how the core competency is
incorporated in a unit, department, and
organization’s strategic plan. You may quote the
interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a
verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Bulleted items may be used.
Role of BSN-Prepared Nurse to
support strategic plan as it
relates to the same core
selected
30
15%
Provide a paraphrased or summary of the
interviewee’s answer about the role of BSNprepared nurses to support strategic plan as it
relates to selected core competency. You may
quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT
provide a verbatim transcript of everything that
was said.
Bulleted items may be used.
Practice Impact
30
15%
Summarize specifically what you learned from
interaction with interviewee. Describe how your
own nursing practice will change as a result of
learning about roles and responsibilities of
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interviewee, the core competency, and
completion of this assignment.
Scholarly Writing
Total
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20
10%
Name of student and date of interview appears on
Interview Form. Punctuation and sentence
structure are correct. Evidence of spell and
grammar check. Resources are formatted
according to APA.
200
points
100%
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the
above requirements.
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GRADING RUBRIC
Assignment
Criteria
A
Outstanding or
Highest Level of
Performance
B
Very Good or High
Level of
Performance
C
Competent or
Satisfactory Level
of Performance
F
Poor or Failing or
Unsatisfactory
Level of
Performance
Scholarly
Resources
20 points
Specifically names
two scholarly
resources
reviewed PRIOR
to interview.
Thoroughly states
how EACH
resource helped
prepare for the
interview.
18–20 points
Names two
resources
reviewed PRIOR to
interview, but are
not necessarily
scholarly in nature.
States how EACH
resource helped
prepare for the
interview.
16–17 points
Names only one
resource reviewed
PRIOR to
interview.
Briefly states how
resource helped
prepare for the
interview.
14–15 points
Does not name
scholarly resources
and/or does not
indicate how
resources helped
prepare for the
interview.
0–13 points
Demographics
10 points
Provides initials,
credentials, job
title, date of
interview, and
working phone
number of
interviewee.
9–10 points
Omits one element
but maintains
anonymity by
providing only
initials.
8 points
Omits two or three
elements.
7 points
Provides name
instead of initials.
Omits most or all
of the elements.
0–6 points
Scope of
Responsibility
30 points
Provides a
thorough
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer indicating
major
responsibilities,
number of staff
reporting to
him/her and total
operational
budget for whom
interviewee is
responsible.
28–30 points
Provides only
highlights of the
interviewee’s
answer but leaves
out either
responsibilities,
number of staff
reporting, or
operational
budget.
25–27 points
Provides brief
paraphrased
summary but
leaves out two
criteria.
23–24 points
Does not pose this
question, or does
not provide
answers to criteria.
0–22 points
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Mission,
Vision, Values,
and Beliefs of
the
Organization
30 points
Provides a
thorough
paraphrased
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer, including
his/her
interpretation of
the mission,
vision, values, and
beliefs of the
organization.
28–30 points
Provides only
highlights of the
interviewee’s
answer but does
not include
interviewee’s
interpretation of
mission or vision
or values or
beliefs.
25–27 points
Provides a brief
paraphrased
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer but does
not include
interpretation of
two of the items.
23–24 points
Does not pose the
question or does
not provide
answers to three
or more of the
criteria.
0–22 points
Strategic Plan
as it Relates to
ONE Core
Competency
30 points
Names the core
competency
correctly, and
provides a
thorough
paraphrased
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer about
how a unit or
department
incorporates the
core competency
into the strategic
plan.
28–30 points
Describes the core
competency but
does not
necessarily name it
correctly. Provides
only highlights of
the interviewee’s
answer regarding
how a unit or
department
incorporates the
core competency
into the strategic
plan.
25–27 points
Describes a
competency but
not a core
competency.
Provides a brief
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer about how
a unit or
department
incorporates the
competency into
the strategic plan.
23–24 points
Does not pose the
question or name
a competency.
Does not provide a
paraphrased
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer.
0–22 points
Role of BSNPrepared Nurse
to support
strategic plan
as it relates to
the same core
competency
30 points
Provides a
thorough
paraphrased
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer about the
role of BSNprepared nurses
to support the
strategic plan as it
relates to same
core competency.
28–30 points
Provides only
highlights of the
interviewee’s
answer about the
role of BSNprepared nurses to
support the
strategic plan as it
relates to same
core competency.
25–27 points
Provides a brief
paraphrased
summary of the
interviewee’s
answer about the
role of BSNprepared nurses to
support the
strategic plan as it
relates to same
core competency.
23–24 points
Does not pose the
question or fails to
state the role of
BSN-prepared
nurses in core
competency as it
relates to the
strategic plan.
0–22 points
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Practice Impact
30 points
Composes a
thorough
summary of what
was learned from
interaction with
the interviewee
and describes
how personal
nursing practice
will change as a
result of learning
about roles and
responsibilities of
the interviewee.
28–30 points
Shares highlights
of what was
learned from
interaction with
the interviewee
AND describes
how personal
nursing practice
will change as a
result of learning
about roles and
responsibilities of
the interviewee.
25–27 points
Shares a brief
summary of what
was learned from
interaction with
the interviewee OR
describes how
personal nursing
practice will
change. Does not
include both.
23–24 points
Fails to summarize
what was learned
from interaction
with the
interviewee AND
fails to describe
how personal
nursing practice
will change.
0–22 points
Scholarly
Writing
20 points
Name of student
and date of
interview appears
on the Interview
Form.
Punctuation and
sentence
structure are
correct. Evidence
of spell and
grammar check.
Scholarly
resources are in
proper APA
format.
18–20 points
Name of student
and date of
interview appears
on the Interview
Form.
Minimal
punctuation,
sentence structure
errors noted.
Few grammar or
spelling errors are
noted.
Scholarly resources
contain one or two
APA formatting
errors.
16–17 points
Name of student
or date of
interview is
missing.
Several
punctuation,
spelling and
sentence structure
errors noted.
Scholarly resources
contain three or
more APA
formatting errors.
14–15 points
Name of student
or date of
interview is
missing.
Many punctuation,
spelling, and
sentence structure
errors are noted.
Scholarly resources
are not in APA
format.
0–13 points
Total Points Possible= 200
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