NR 532 Week 1 Introduction and Practicum Project Idea (GRADED A)

Because you have been in the program for a while now, you have had many opportunities to get to know others in the group fairly well. For this introduction, we're going to shift gears a bit. During this course you will be relating many of your discussions and assignments to your project proposal you anticipate completing for your practicum. Please introduce yourself to the class and instructor and include the following information. 1. Description of the type of facility by which you are employed. 2. Your current position and for how long 3. Your prior experience in financial management 4. Share the PICO(T) you anticipate using for the final practicum project. * (For review of creating a PICOT see the example below or watch the media presentation located in resources and announcements) 5. What led you to choose this issue/topic? With whom have you collaborated, or will you consult about the issue at your facility? 6. What type of expenses/costs would you need to consider in helping you develop a preliminary budget for your project? Dr. Schaefer and classmates, My name is Kesha, and I am currently employed by Advent Health North Pinellas in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is a small local hospital that has 4 units; 14 bed CCU, 33 bed PCU, 36 bed Telemetry/med-surg unit and a 30 bed ortho/med-surg as well as a 45-bed transitional care unit. I am currently a night shift charge nurse on the ortho/med-surg unit. I have been a nurse for three and half years and have been in the charge position for approximately eight months, I have little experience in financial management. I was a front office assistant in a physician office for fifteen years where I was in charge of collecting all payments from the patients that were seen. As far as the practicum project I am still at a loss for what I want to do. There are many different avenues I could pursue but staffing shortage issues sits very high on the list, I am just not completely sure how to go about pursuing this project idea.