Answer 2 for DNP 801 In a few words, explain how your future role as a Doctor of Nursing Practice leader will serve your profession and your personal community

As a Patient Care Manager, I find myself attempting to fix issues, concerns and quality fall outs on a daily basis. Evidence-based research and implementation of practice has grown in all healthcare settings. My role as a Doctor of Nursing Practice is to continue to serve the community in order to enhance patient outcomes. I serve in several committees in order to better service the homeless population, those that are uninsured and others without home assistance in collaboration with social work and case management. The DNP program will assist me in furthering my education in order to establish better processes and protocols for the needs of all patients. I have assisted in several quality improvement projects however it is quite challenging to know where to get started without proper education and background. I know that I can gain this knowledge throughout this program. My main focus and goal is to make change and a positive impact especially on processes that are failing frequently. There are many processes that I know can be enhanced however I don’t actually know where to start. I also see this from bedside nurses. The nurses are always full of ideas for great quality improvement projects however similar to myself, it is challenging to decide a start point or to educate on how to move forward with great ideas. Altogether, change is always needed in order to save lives in our fast growing healthcare system. The census and acuity of patients from five years ago is severely different from today’s which means process and improvements are needed to better care for each individual.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has benchmarks regarding Sepsis, Stroke, CLABSI, CAUTI’s and HAPI’s. The hospital gathers nurses champions, MD’s, Advance Practice Providers, project managers, IT, and DNP’s in order to assist in developing processes to meet these benchmarks in order to have a positive impact on patient outcomes. I am eager and excited to be involved and assist in workgroups such as these.