Week 4 Discussion Question 1
Outline the process for the development of nursing standards of practice for your state, including discussion of the entities involved in developing the standards of practice and how the standards of practice influence the nursing process for your areas of specialty.
Week 4 Discussion Question 2
Outline the concept of professional accountability as it pertains to nursing. Provide examples of how a nurse demonstrates professional accountability in clinical expert..
Week 5 Discussion Question 1
Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care.
Week 5 Discussion Question 2
Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to patient care. What is the nurse's role in patient advocacy? Describe a situation in which you were involved with patient advocacy. Explain what the advocacy..
Week 1 Discussion Question 1
Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing practice problem.
Week 1 Discussion Question 2
Nursing research is used to study a dilemma or a problem in nursing. Examine a problem you have seen in nursing. Provide an overview of the problem and discuss why the problem should be studied. Provide rational and support for ..
Rough Draft Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations - Part I
Use the practice problem and a qualitative, peer-reviewed research article you identified in the Topic 1 assignment to complete this assignment.
In a 1000-1250 word essay, summarize the study, explain the ways in which the findings might … used in nursing practice, and address ethical considerations associated with the conduct of the study.
Refer to the resource “Research Critique Guidelines” for suggested headings ..
Week 2 Discussion Question 1
Qualitative data has been described as voluminous and sometimes overwhelming to the researcher. Discuss two strategies that would help a researcher manage and organize the data.
Week 2 Discussion Question 2
The three types of qualitative research are phenomenological, grounded theory, and ethnographic research. Compare the differences and similarities between two of the three types of qualitative studies and give an example of each.
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Rough Draft Quantitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations - Part II
Write a critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of two quantitative research studies. Use the "Research Critique Guidelines – Part II" document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide a rationale, include examples, and reference content from the study in your responses.
Use the practice problem and two quantitative, peer‐reviewed research articles you i..
Week 3 Discussion Question 1
Provide examples of experimental and nonexperimental research design. Contrast the levels of control applied to each.
Week 3 Discussion Question 2
Describe sampling theory and provide examples to illustrate your definition. Discuss generalizability asit applies to nursing research.
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Week 4 Discussion Question 1
Compare independent variables, dependent variables, and extraneous variables. Describe two ways that researchers attempt to control extraneous variables. Support your answer with peer-reviewed articles.
Week 4 Discussion Question 2
Describe the “levels of evidence” and provide an example of the type of practice change that could result from each.
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Week 5 Discussion Question 1
The theoretical foundations of qualitative and quantitative methods are very different, but many researchers believe both methods should be used in the research study to increase validity and reliability. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in using both types of methods in a nursing study? Support your answer with current evidence-based literature.
Week 5 Discussion Question 2
According to the textbook, nurses in various settings are adopting a research..
Topic 1 DQ 1
Describe the effect of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and community. Consider short-term and long-term impacts, socioeconomic implications, the need for ongoing care, and comorbidities associated with prematurity. Explain how disparities relative to ethnic and cultural groups may contribute to low birth weight babies.
Identify one support service within your community to assist with preterm infants and their families and explain how the service adequately addresses ..
Topic 2: Health Assessment of the Toddler, Preschool, and School-Aged Child
The needs of the pediatric patient differ depending on age, as do the stages of development and the expected assessment findings for each stage. In a 500-750-word paper, examine the needs of a school-aged child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old and discuss the following:
Compare the physical assessments among school-aged children. Describe how you would modify assessment techniques to match the age and development..
Topic 2: Health Assessment of the Toddler, Preschool, and School-Aged Child
Complete the Digital Experience. The estimated average time to complete this assignment each time is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Please note, this is an average time. Some students may need longer.
This clinical experience is a focused exam. Students must score at the level of “Proficiency” in the Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experience. Students have three opportunities to complete this assignment and score at the Profici..
Topic 2 DQ 1
Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age—it can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups and outline the types of abuse most commonly seen among children of that age. Describe warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the reporting mechan..
Topic 3 DQ 1
Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation because it poses serious health risks for the mother and the baby. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.
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Topic 4 DQ 1
You are admitting a 19-year old female college student to the hospital for fevers. Using the patient information provided, choose a culture unfamiliar to you and describe what would be important to remember while you interview this patient. Discuss the health care support systems available in your community for someone of this culture. If no support systems are available in your community, identify a national resource.
Topic 4 DQ 2
For the middle-aged adult, exercise can reduce t..
Topic 5 DQ 1
Describe the characteristics of the aging process. Explain how some of the characteristics may lead to elder abuse (memory issues, vulnerability, etc.). Discuss the types of consideration a nurse must be mindful of while performing a health assessment on a geriatric patient as compared to a middle-aged adult.
Topic 5 DQ 2
End-of-life care becomes an issue at some point for elderly clients. Even with the emergence of palliative care programs and hospice programs, most elderly peopl..
Week 1 - Discussion Question 1Describe the difference in roles between leadership and management. Explain how the goals of management and leadership overlap and provide one example. As a nurse leader, describe how you can facilitate change by taking advantage of this overlap.Week 1 - Discussion Question 2Compare two leadership theories. Provide an overview of each and discuss the strengths and weakness in relation to nursing practice.Week 1 - Discussion Question 3 Review your state's mandat..
In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250 word paper describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:
Select an issue from the following list: bullying, unit closers and restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), or magnet designation.
Describe the selected issue. Discuss how it impacts quality of care an..
Week 2 - Discussion Question 1One of the five elements of emotional intelligence is self-awareness. Explain why emotional intelligence is crucial for effective leadership. Discuss what behaviors someone with a high degree of self-awareness would demonstrate within the context of leading and managing groups. Provide an example.Week 2 - Discussion Question 2Discuss the purpose of strategic planning in a health care environment. Explain what factors affect future planning would include planning in ..
Week 3 - Discussion Question 1Describe the fundamental principles of servant leadership. Present two qualities of servant leadership and explain how they support interprofessional communication in providing patient care.Week 3 - Discussion Question 2Describe the characteristics of performance-driven team. Describe the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and explain why it is important in understanding the types of motivation when it comes to team performance...
Week 4 - Discussion Question 1Discuss how nurse leaders serve as advocates for their employees. Describe how advocacy for employees affects patient care and outcomes.Week 4 - Discussion Question 2Discuss barriers caused by an organizational culture that can be encountered by nursing leaders that can make them feel powerless...
Week 5 - Discussion Question 1
Discuss how nurse managers and nurse leaders contribute to the reengineering of health care.
Week 5 - Discussion Question 2
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is the responsibility of all nurses and is vital when addressing the challenges of the health care industry. Provide an example of how you would apply CQI in your current or past position.
Week 5 - Discussion Question 3
Watch the "Diary of Medical Mission Trip" videos dealing with the catastrophic earthqu..
Topic 1 DQ 1: 6 Responses
Identify two GCU Library scholarly databases that will help you find the best research articles to support your capstone project change proposal. Discuss why these two databases are better than Google Scholar or a general Internet search.
Topic 1 DQ 2: 4 Responses
The Institute of Medicine has stated a goal that 90% of practice be evidence-based by 2020. According to HealthyPeople.gov, the United States is currently at approximately 15%. Discuss two barriers that might..
Two Different Versions of ISP
Planning is the key to successful completion of this course and your overall program of study. The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment in this course requires your collaboration with the course faculty and your Course Mentor early on to establish a plan for successful completion of mutually identified and agreed upon specific deliverables to meet your course requirements.
Course requirements include:
completion of work associated with weekly course objectives,..
Selected Topic: CAUTI
In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal. Students should consider the clinical environment in which they are currently employed or have recently worked. The capstone project topic can be a clinical practice problem, an organizational issue, a leadership or quality improvement initiative, or an unmet educational need specific to a patient population or community..
Assignment Requirement:
In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal.
Write a 150-250 word summary explaining which category your topic and intervention are under (community or leadership).
3x Versions Included:
Version 1: (Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections-CAUTI)
Version 2: Bedside Hand Off Between the Primary Nurses
Version 3: Surgical Nurses in The Perioperative Handoff..
Topic 2 DQ 1: 6 Responses
During your practicum, determine what clinical problem or issue the organization is facing. Discuss two implications for nursing.
Topic 2 DQ 2: 6 Responses
What is the main issue for your organization in addressing a solution to evidence-based nursing practice? Discuss what might be the first step in addressing and resolving this issue...
Topic 3 DQ 1: 6 Responses
Submit a summary of six of your articles on the discussion board. Discuss one strength and one weakness for each of these six articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your practice change.
Topic 3 DQ 2: 6 Responses
Name two different methods for evaluating evidence. Compare and contrast these two methods...
Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 | 6 Answers
Identify two GCU Library scholarly databases that will help you find the best research articles to support your capstone project change proposal. Discuss why these two databases are better than Google Scholar or a general Internet search.
Topic 1 Discussion Question 2 | 4 Answers
The Institute of Medicine has stated a goal that 90% of practice be evidence-based by 2020. According to HealthyPeople.gov, the United States is currently at approximately ..
Assignment Version - 1
Planning is the key to successful completion of this course and program-related objectives. The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment requires early collaboration with the course faculty and your course preceptor. Students must establish a plan for successful completion of
The required 50 community direct clinical practice experience hours, 50 leadership direct clinical practice hours, and 25 indirect clinical experience hours.
Completion of work associated with pro..
Assignment Version - 2
Planning is the key to successful completion of this course and program-related objectives. The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment requires early collaboration with the course faculty and your course preceptor. Students must establish a plan for successful completion of
The required 50 community direct clinical practice experience hours, 50 leadership direct clinical practice hours, and 25 indirect clinical experience hours.
Completion of work associated with pro..
Two (2x) Final Reflective Journal Versions
Assignment Version 1: Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in the Admission Wards
Assignment Version 2: Reducing Hospital Re-admission through Telemonitoring Service
Students maintained and submitted weekly reflective narratives throughout the course to explore the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout this course. This assignment combines those entries into one course-long reflective journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current ..
Topic 10 Discussion Question 1 | 6 Answers
Dissemination of EBP and research, such as presenting results at a conference or writing an article for a journal, is an important part of professional practice. Identify one professional journal and one nursing or health care conference where you might present your project. Discuss why each of your choices is the best option for you to disseminate your new knowledge.
Topic 10 Discussion Question 2 | 9 Answers
Discuss why EBP is an essential component ..