NURS-FPX6622 moves past the high-level delivery models covered in NURS-FPX6620 and into the operational layer of care coordination — the actual structures and processes that determine whether coordination happens smoothly or breaks down. The assessments progress from designing a coordinated workflow, to mapping the interprofessional processes that support it, to evaluating whether the structure actually produces better outcomes. Here's what each assessment requires and how expert support for NURS-FPX6622 can help.
Course Overview
NURS-FPX6622 builds on the foundational structure-and-process concepts introduced in NURS-FPX6614, applying them at a more advanced, evaluative level within the 6618-6626 leadership cluster. Where the earlier course introduces the building blocks of care coordination workflows, NURS-FPX6622 asks students to design a specific structure for a real or realistic care setting, map the interprofessional handoffs and communication processes that structure depends on, and then critically evaluate whether the structure delivers measurable improvements in patient outcomes.
Key Assessments
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1Designing a Care Coordination Workflow
Design a structured care coordination workflow for a specific patient population or care setting, defining roles, handoff points, and communication channels among the interprofessional team involved in coordinating that care.
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2Mapping Interprofessional Care Processes
Map the interprofessional processes underlying the workflow designed in Assessment 1, identifying where information transfers between team members, where delays or breakdowns commonly occur, and how the process should be structured to minimize those risks.
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3Strategic Planning for Care Coordination Structure
Develop a strategic plan for implementing or improving the care coordination structure, addressing resource needs, staff training, and organizational buy-in required to operationalize the workflow and process map from the earlier assessments.
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4Evaluating Care Coordination Outcomes
Evaluate the outcomes of the implemented (or proposed) care coordination structure, assessing the effectiveness of the strategies used, analyzing patient outcome data, and recommending further improvements based on that evaluation.
How We Help With NURS-FPX6622
- Designing a realistic, role-specific care coordination workflow for Assessment 1 with clear handoff points
- Mapping interprofessional processes for Assessment 2 using recognized process-mapping or workflow analysis techniques
- Building a feasible Assessment 3 implementation plan that accounts for staff training and realistic resource constraints
- Selecting appropriate outcome metrics and evaluation methods for Assessment 4's effectiveness analysis
- Ensuring all four assessments describe the same coordination structure so the course reads as one coherent project
- APA 7 formatting and integration of current care coordination and process improvement literature
Common Challenges in This Course
Assessment 1's workflow design often lacks specificity about who does what and when — strong submissions name specific roles (case manager, primary care provider, social worker) and the exact point in the patient's care journey where each one acts. Assessment 2's process mapping is frequently too generic; it should identify actual failure points (a missed handoff between hospital discharge and primary care follow-up, for example) rather than describing an idealized, frictionless process. Assessment 3 sometimes proposes a strategic plan disconnected from the resource realities of the setting described earlier — a coordination structure requiring staff and technology the organization doesn't have isn't a feasible plan. Assessment 4 trips up students who evaluate outcomes in the abstract rather than against the specific metrics implied by the workflow and process map built earlier in the course.
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NURS-FPX6622 FAQ
NURS-FPX6614 introduces foundational concepts of structure and process in care coordination. NURS-FPX6622 is part of the advanced 6618-6626 cluster, requiring students to design, map, and evaluate a specific coordination structure with real outcome metrics rather than describing concepts generally.
A realistic hypothetical setting is generally acceptable as long as it includes enough specific detail — staffing levels, patient population, existing systems — to support genuine workflow design rather than a generic template.
Simple flowcharts, swimlane diagrams, or SIPOC (Suppliers-Inputs-Process-Outputs-Customers) maps all work well for illustrating interprofessional handoffs. The key requirement is showing where information moves between roles and where that movement could fail.
Readmission rates, care transition completion rates, patient satisfaction scores, and time-to-follow-up are all commonly used. Choose metrics that directly reflect the workflow and process map you built earlier, rather than generic quality indicators unrelated to your specific coordination structure.
Yes — most rubrics expect continuity. Designing a workflow for one population in Assessment 1 and evaluating a different one in Assessment 4 breaks the course's required throughline from design to evaluation.