Week 3: Online Activity Dr Brown
Online Activity Lesson Learned Collaboration (3 points):

Post about at least one of your experiences during the last few weeks related to:

Your practicum immersion.
Your DNP Project – success, concern, question, or new resource.
Please describe your impression of a meeting you attended, a new policy (development, implementation, evaluation, etc.), or interprofessional collaboration.
Is there any topic you would like feedback on regarding your practicum site and/or DNP Project?
Important notice. The requirements for discussion posts, both the discussion question and online activity, have changed. The instructions are attached for your review.
The initial post for the online activity is due by Thursday.
Please respond to at least one of your colleagues’ posts with feedback, support, and/or potential solutions. 500 words

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Hello Colleagues:

My name is Karen Matthew, and I am a BSN to DNP program student. I started this journey at Nova in 2021 and will complete the program at the end of this semester. I have been a nurse since 2014 and I have worked in multiple environments including inpatient pediatric oncology, general pediatrics, quality improvement, outpatient clinics, and administrative roles. This has made for a challenging yet interesting nursing experience. After completing this program, I would be interested in working with outpatient care management, research and process implementation, and teaching and mentorship. This may sound like a lot, but I believe it can be achieved in the right environment. The limited spare time that I now have is spent keeping my soon-to-be 12-year-old son entertained by involving him in various sports, and musical instruments, and supporting him on his education journey.

This semester I aim to complete Project IV and the Health Policy class, and of course, complete the board exam. My DNP project is about cholesterol education in the cystic fibrosis population. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that is thought to affect about 100,000 people globally (Shteinberg, et al., 2021). Recent innovations in disease management have allowed for many positive changes in patient outcomes and have also increased the potential for the development of hypercholesterolemia in these patients.

I used an initial cholesterol knowledge questionnaire to assess baseline knowledge, and then a website as an educational intervention. After interacting with the website, participants again completed the questionnaire. During analysis, in addition to collecting some baseline and demographic data, improvement in the questionnaire responses will also be assessed. I used REDCap so that the entire process was electronic. The main goal of this was to allow for some flexibility with patients, allowing them the opportunity to complete the activity after the appointment at their convenience. Most participants were excited about that option, but challenges arising as a result of this included people failing to complete the project once they were no longer in the controlled environment, and a smaller number of people who were more inclined to paper rather than electronic interactions and so elected not to participate.

Another consideration I had to make was to accept my lower-than-expected participation rate. Initially, I had expected upwards of 50 participants. There were some issues, like the amount of time allowed for recruitment, and the frequency of clinics (one day weekly), the clientele during the clinics (not all patients at the clinic met the inclusion criteria), and participant follow-through to actually complete the project. At this time I have around 10 completed surveys. I will leave it open for a little while longer, but I don’t anticipate a significant increase.

This has been a long time coming, and we can finally see the light. I look forward to sharing information with you all this semester and to learning more about your projects. Best wishes as we continue to head for the finish line.

Reference

Shteinberg, M., Haq, I. J., Polineni, D., & Davies, J. C. (2021). Cystic fibrosis. The Lancet, 397(10290): 2195-2211. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32542-3 Links to an external site.

Week 1: Meet Your Classmates and Online Activity (3 pts):

Please introduce yourself to your classmates. If you desire, please include a picture of yourself or “your happy place.”

Please briefly describe your DNP Project and DNP Project setting in your introduction. In addition, include at least one of your experiences during the last few weeks related to:

Your practicum immersion.
Your DNP Project – success, concern, question, or new resource.
Please describe your impression of a meeting you attended, a new policy (development, implementation, evaluation, etc.), or interprofessional collaboration.
Is there any topic you would like feedback on regarding your practicum site and/or DNP Project?
Important notice. The requirements for discussion posts, both the discussion question and online activity, have changed. The instructions are attached for your review.
The initial post for the online activity is due by Thursday.
Please respond to at least one of your colleagues’ posts with feedback, support, and/or potential solutions.
Please email the professor via course messages with current contact information, including a telephone number.
Reminder: Comply with all Communication Policies and Netiquette Guidelines outlined in the Course Information page within the Getting Started Module.

Once you have posted your introduction, review your syllabus thoroughly, then proceed to the Modules link on the Course Menu to begin completing your course tasks.
Please include all my information about the project. Also include the fact that I am a disabled veteran with 100% disability. Include that I married to also a veteran and that my daughter was a sergeant in the army.