USM MSN Specialty Outcomes Evaluation NURSE ADMINISTRATOR

STUDENT:___Kim Foos, RN, BSN_ ____________

COURSE: NU737 - CAPSTONE SYNTHESIS

PRECEPTOR: _Carissa Pierson, MSN, CLNC, RN____________

Circle either Met or Unmet (may use a N/A if not applicable at this evaluation) then provide an example of how the competency was Met or Unmet. If an Unmet is marked, please notify course

faculty as soon as possible.

NURSE ADMINISTRATOR COMPETENCY

RATING

Example of How Competency Was Met or Unmet

Communication and relationship building

Met

Assisted in Nurse leader rounding and positive coaching of staff. Identified

individual strengths and able to actively engage staff in fall prevention plans.

*Shared decision making (ATTEND A MEETING)

Met

Attended Nurse Executive Council meetings, productivity meeting, Fall

Prevention Committee Meeting, as well as Special Task Force in Fall
Prevention Meetings.

Met

The task force was created to establish a fall prevention set protocol for at risk
patients based on findings discovered in research and evidence presented at Fall
Prevention Committee meeting. Kim was instrumental in directing these
initiatives and implementing them throughout the hospital.

Met

Kim brings an extensive and varied background in multiple healthcare

departments. She was able to apply this knowledge and experience to make
informed decisions with an overall view of organizational goals.

Knowledge of the healthcare

environment

*Outcome measurement

The fall rate for all patients within the organization has improved and is now
within the goal set by the organization.

*What governing bodies guide your project

Standard set forth by the Joint Commission guide the project.

Leadership skills

Met

Kim was able to collaborate with other leaders and make decisions that were
most beneficial for the entire organization. These decisions varied from staffing
needs, patient safety interventions, and efficient use of resources, staff
accountability for unit quality measures and customer service.

NURSE ADMINISTRATOR COMPETENCY

*Ability to use systems thinking/change theory

RATING
Met

Example of How Competency Was Met or Unmet

Kim has a global view of the operations of the organization and all of the
working components within that organization. She is able to lead in a way that
promotes teamwork and shared responsibility of staff at various levels and
within various departments to reach goals. This was demonstrated best by her
impact on the use of Safety Attendants throughout the hospital and her impact
on fall prevention.
She also was able to utilize the change theory to evoke change throughout the
organization. One method she utilized was to identify staff members on each
unit, who were influential to other staff. She helped to educate and coach them
to understand the need for change in reducing fall rates and the more efficient
utilization of safety attendants. These unit champions were effective in
helping to lead staff to accept the need for change as well.

Professionalism

Met

Kim conducted extensive research during her practicum experience. This

research was used to identify the most effective tools in preventing falls.

*Evidence-based clinical management practice

Met

She was able to share that research and work with a team to establish a new
protocol set that has had a significant impact on falls through the hospital.

Business skills

Met

*Information management and technology

Met

Kim has demonstrated an ability to utilize technology that is required within the
organization as well as in her own research. In one of her presentations to
leadership she also had many visual charts and graphs that she had created to
help others visualize the amount in dollars and other resources that had been
saved due to her progress on the use of safety attendants hospital-wide.

*HR, financial, strategic & marketing management

Met

Kim was able to sit in on meetings with Human Resources as well as interviews
with hiring candidates. She also attended productivity meetings and helped
complete the forms needed to present for approval of large equipment purchases
for next year. She attended and served at an event designed to celebrate staff
and improve teamwork within the organization.

Evaluation Conducted By:

Carissa Pierson, MSN, CLNC, RN

Date:_ ______________________________

Manager, Medical-Surgical Unit

Shawnee Mission Medical Center
9100 W 74th St
Shawnee Mission, KS 66204
913-676-2739

*If an Unmet is marked, please notify course faculty. All Competencies must be Met on the final evaluation to pass the clinical portion of the course.

Faculty Review:__________________________________________________Date:_______________________________

*REQUIRED ELEMENTS WITHIN THE COMPETENCY

You may add rows as needed to indicate the subheadings for each competency