How do its goals and mission fit in with your worldview and philosophy of care? How might membership in this organization improve your practice?

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Advanced registered nursing graduates are entering the profession at dynamic time when roles and scope of practice are shifting based on developments in legislation and policy in response to the evolving needs of the health care system. Professional nursing organizations play an important role in making sure the perspectives of advanced registered nurses are heard, and in supporting nurse specialties in their efforts to expand their scope of practice and their full participation throughout the health care system.

For this assignment, you will conduct research on the current scope of practice for your specialty and efforts that are being made to expand that scope and the role of the advanced nurse in positively influencing the health care system. Write a 1,250-1,500-word paper that includes the following:

My future role is as a nurse educator
A discussion of the scope of your future role as an advanced registered nurse, including any regulatory, certification, or accreditation agencies that define that scope.
A discussion of three professional nursing organizations that you think are most influential in advancing the scope and influence of advanced nursing. Of these organizations, evaluate the one that you would most like to join. How do its goals and mission fit in with your worldview and philosophy of care? How might membership in this organization improve your practice?
A discussion of a controversial or evolving issue that is most likely to affect your scope of practice or role in the next few years. How do you think this issue could influence the profession and other stakeholders, and why does it matters to the advanced registered nurse?
You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Is nursing theory important to the nursing profession?

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For many students enrolled in NR501, this is an initial course for nursing theory. So, let’s have a debate. Is nursing theory important to the nursing profession? If you believe that it is important, explain why it is useful. If you do not believe that it is useful, explain why nursing theory is not necessary to the profession? Be sure to provide an example that demonstrates your opinion and a scholarly reference (not using the required textbook or lesson) which supports your opinion

Describe your personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence your personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care.

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Being able to articulate your personal worldview can help you formulate a personal philosophy of practice and enhance your influence on patients and the industry. In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to reflect on your current and future practice, and the ways worldview and nursing theory influence that practice.

Draft a 1,000-1,250 word paper in which you:

Describe your personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence your personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care.
Choose a specific nursing theory that is most in line with your personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care and discuss the similarities. Explain how the nursing theory reinforces your approach to care.
Include in your explanation a specific example of a past or current practice and how your worldview and the nursing theory could assist you in resolving this issue.
Finally, explain how your worldview and the nursing theory will assist you in further developing your future practice.

***My future practice is as a nursing educator***

You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Describe one point from each video that you think is important regarding protecting human subjects in research.

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This week you will examine the concept of protecting human subjects in research. The aim is to familiarize you with the ethical issues associated with research and gain firsthand information of the processes used to protect research participants.

Search YouTube for the following videos to review:

Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of the Third Reich
Research Ethics involving Human Subjects
The Belmont Report (Part One: Basic Ethical Principles)
The Belmont Report (Part Two: Applying the Principles)
Guiding Principles of Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
After viewing the videos, in a Microsoft Word document of 2-3 pages formatted in APA style, address the following criteria for each video:

Describe one point from each video that you think is important regarding protecting human subjects in research.
Your rationale for why you think the point you described is important

Using the resources attached teach another person (either over zoom or face to face with someone who you live with/in a bubble with) how to wash their hands using the 6 steps

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We would like you to complete a reflection on your learning here. The reflection should be about 2 pages long…You can use the NMC template if you would like or write your own. You can use a model of reflection if you would like such as Gibbs or Borton.

NMC template:

Hand Hygiene task Instructions
1. Using the resources attached teach another person (either over zoom or face to face with someone who you live with/in a bubble with) how to wash their hands using the 6 steps

Things to consider and reflect on the study
It may be helpful to plan your teaching session
What information are they going to need?
What resources might you need or help you to teach this skill?
How will you assess they have learnt this skill? (i.e they may demonstrate the hand hygiene / hand washing back to you)
You could ask for feedback from your leaner which will help you to reflect on the session and help you in future when teaching patients, other students and staff in practice. Feedback from teaching session form is also attached which could be completed by your leaner and then used to help guide your relfection on this activity

Here is a nice website explaining Gibbs

Do you have any further learning needs to help you improve your knowledge and understanding surrounding oral care?

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We would like you to complete a reflection on your learning here. The reflection should be about 1 pages long
Consider…
What was your priority toward oral care before you undertook the SHU Mouth Care Matters session and has this changed in anyway in light of your learning?
How will this learning change your practice when in the placement area?
Do you have any further learning needs to help you improve your knowledge and understanding surrounding oral care?

What are some of the beliefs, assumptions, feelings, and values that are/were operating for you in this event/situation?

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L.E.A.R.N. Reflective Note Assignment – Guidelines

Please note: This assignment is to be 3 pages maximum, double-spaced! I will not read past 3 pages. Use APA format: Double-spaced, 12 font, one inch margins.

The goal of this assignment is to: ­­­

  • Engage in self-reflection so that you can understand an event or situation better and understand why it was significant for you
  • Use your new knowledge to grow as a person.
  • Use your new knowledge to inform your nursing practice and grow as a nurse.

Click in link below Choose ONE (1) of these video scenarios to write your reflective learn note.

https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/departments/nursing-tpss/nursing-simulation-scenario-library.html

http://www.can-sim.ca/games/wellbaby/story_html5.html

How will you do this?  You will use the LEARN process.  Please use each of these categories to organize your writing:

  • L – Look back on a situation or an event. Describe it briefly. Pick something SPECIFIC.
  • E – Elaborate.
  • What exactly happened during the scenario?
  • If you are discussing a specific event, what were some of your initial thoughts and feelings? If you are discussing a situation, what are (were) some of your predominant thoughts and feelings?
  • What surprised you or affected you?
  • A – Analyze
    • Consider your feelings and thoughts about the situation/event more deeply – why do you think you feel / felt (or reacted) the way you did? How do you think others feel /felt (or might feel/have felt) and what might they have been thinking?
  • What are some of the beliefs, assumptions, feelings, and values that are/were operating for you in this event/situation? You may not have been aware of them until you started to reflect. This is an opportunity to truly LEARN about yourself. Tell the truth! No one will read these except me.

 

  • What do the nursing /professional journal articles or the nursing / other credible websites have to say that can help you understand yourself and your event or situation better? Use at least one credible journal article. The article must be current (less than 5 years old). Make sure it is a NURSING journal (not medical journal). Make sure your writing includes APA format citations.
  • Examples:
  • Your boyfriend broke up with you and you were devastated (That goes in your L and E). Upon reflection you realize your self-esteem was poor (That’s part of your A). Do some research on self-esteem to understand yourself better and create new strategies. (That’s part of your A and/or R)
  • You binge drink on the weekends. You know it doesn’t serve you. Do some research on, perhaps, how to identify if one’s drinking is a problem, how to identify if one is an alcoholic. And then what to do about it. (See the example above regarding what goes under which category of the LEARN process.)
  • You can include the information from your research under A (Analyze) or include it in the R (Revise) section.
  • R – Revise your approach
  • Now that you have new knowledge about the event/ situation, new insights into yourself and /or others, and have reflected on the situation…
    • What would you do differently? (State what you would do, not just what you would NOT do!!)
    • What would you do the same? (Address such things as attitudes, thoughts, comments, actions/behaviours)
    • What are the strengths within you that you can identify that are operating in the situation/event?
    • What are the challenging areas within yourself that you would benefit from addressing? (Example: You have identified you get angry easily and it doesn’t serve you.)
  • N – New perspective / direction
    • What is the most significant learning that has taken place?
    • How will this reflection influence and inform your future nursing practice? (Important! Do not omit!)

In addition to font type/size and margins, please use APA format. This includes organization/use of paragraphs, grammar, sentence structure, verb consistency, spelling, punctuation, appropriate references /citations in proper format, font size and type, margins, spacing. Include a title page and reference page.

Remember – the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) expects all nurses to engage in reflective practice. J

 

 

How does the article contribute to your understanding of research? Does the article change your views of the topic? What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the article?

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Assignment Instructions for Qualitative Research Critique:

The Qualitative Research Article Critique assignment provides an opportunity for students to write a formal paper reflecting review and critique of one of the three provided qualitative research articles. The critique is an analysis of the qualitative research article.

The primary citations and references for the formal paper are the selected article (one article selected from the three provided articles outlined in the assignment) and Polit and Beck (2020), MSN 600 required research textbook. Other current professional resources may be included to support rationale for questions.

One tool to help students look for potential plagiarism is Turnitin. Overall Turnitin Similarity Score should be 25% or less. The Turnitin feature is automatically turned on for Qualitative Research Article Critique assignment submitted in Canvas. After you upload and submit your qualitative research article critique formal paper in Canvas, a colored box should appear. One may click directly on the colored box to receive more information. If you receive an overall Turnitin Similarity Score greater than 25%, revise and edit your paper as needed and re-submit by the due date. The assignment may be submitted as many times as needed up to the final due date. More information about Turnitin is available under Module 0 Learning Tools and the Turnitin Highlights page under Student Resources.

The Qualitative Research Critique Paper Question Guide lists the guiding questions per research component to answer for the assignment. Students must reference the chapters outlined in required textbook Polit and Beck (2020) to assist in answering questions completely. Particularly note aspects related to critical appraisal in chapters 5, 6, 7, 22, 23, 24, 25 and aspects of trustworthiness in chapter 26 of Polit and Beck (2020) in regard to completing an overall critique of a qualitative research article. A link for the Qualitative Research Critique Paper Question Guide is listed below. Please synthesize answers to questions on the Qualitative Research Critique Paper Question Guide and per Polit and Beck (2020) textbook to fully meet grading criteria on the Qualitative Research Critique Grading Rubric. The Qualitative Research Critique Grading Rubric is provided below.

Students need to address each research component thoroughly based on the content of the article, synthesizing and providing rationale for each of the statements. If a research component is not addressed in the article, students must explain whether or not this is justified and provide rationale.

The Qualitative Research Critique paper is a formal paper and should include a title page, abstract with keywords, an introduction, body of the paper, personal reflection, conclusion, and a reference page (listed on a separate page following the conclusion of the paper). The paper should be no more than 9 to 10 pages, excluding title, abstract, and reference page. The personal reflection paragraph should answer questions such as: How does the article contribute to your understanding of research? Does the article change your views of the topic? What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the article?

The paper is to be written using APA (2020) format including the professional paper required elements. Refer to sample professional paper in APA (2020) manual for examples. Citations and references must be included to support information shared in the paper. Citations and references need to reflect required readings as well as current (within the last three to five years) professional sources. Please review discussion board section of MSN 600 syllabus for what constitutes professional sources.

Please choose one of the provided three articles listed below on which to write your critique. Choose just one and include the entire citation in your critique.

Henderson, L., Kamp, B., Niedbalski, K., Abraham, S. & Gillum, D. (2018). Nurses’

perspectives on patient and visitor violence: A qualitative study.

International Journal of Studies in Nursing, 3(2), 117-126.

https://doi.org/10.20849/ijsn.v3i2.427

MSN 600 Qualitative Article Henderson et al. (2018).pdf

Stokes, Y., Jacob, J-D., Gifford, W., Squires, J., & Vandyk, A. (2017). Exploring nurses’

knowledge and experiences related to trauma-informed care. Global Qualitative Nursing

Research, 4, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393617734510

MSN 600 Qualitative Article Stokes et al. (2017).pdf

Sun, N., Wei, L., Shi, S., Jiao, D., Song, R., Ma, L., … Wang, H. (2020). A qualitative study on

the psychological experience of caregivers of COVID-19 patients. American

Journal of Infection Control, 48(6), 592–598.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.03.018

MSN 600 Qualitative Article Sun et al. (2020).pdf

Assignment Objectives:

• Critique study objectives in research reports.
• Demonstrate knowledge of methods to gather and organize information for a study.
• Identify research problems generated from the practice setting.
• Critique research problems and the purpose for a study.
• Critique literature reviews for relevance, currency, and multidisciplinary sources.

Grading:

The Qualitative Research Article Critique is worth 20% of your Course Grade.

The Qualitative Research Article Critique will be graded according to Qualitative Research Article Critique Grading Rubric, assignment guidelines/directions, Qualitative Research Article Critique Paper Question Guide, and MSN 600 syllabus.

Qualitative Research Article Critique Paper Question Guide with link:

MSN 600 Qualitative Critique Paper Question Guide (2).docx

Qualitative Research Article Critique Grading Rubric is provided below.

*The last 4 criteria of the rubric are for faculty to assess student writing of this formal paper assignment. Students do not include the last 4 criteria in their paper. The criteria that are reserved for faculty only AND that students do not write to are the following:

—Ideas organized and clearly expressed including an introduction, personal reflection, and conclusion/summary. –4 points The personal reflection paragraph should answer questions such as: How does the article contribute to your understanding of research? Does the article change your views of the topic? What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the article?

—Information of the critique provided with few quotes from original sources. Ideally no more than two or three quotes–4 points

—Grammar and sentence structure is correct–6 points

—Adheres to APA 7th edition format/style–6 point

*Plagiarized papers will be given a grade of zero and could result in failure of the course.

Create a strategic plan for a nursing service of your choice.

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For this assignment, you will create a strategic plan for a nursing service of your choice. Some examples include; a new short stay nursing unit, a new cardiopulmonary rehabilitation unit, an existing medical-surgical nursing unit. Your strategic plan should be well written in a manner that would be presentable to the Board of Directors at a healthcare organization. Formal APA format is not required. Rather, make this project visually appealing in an effort to also sell to the reader your plan. Review the strategic plan of your organization and use that as a template for the format. Graphics and tables are encouraged. The strategic plan must include at minimum the following:

A SWOT analysis identifying the organizational competencies and strategic advantages
A mission statement
A vision statement
A summary of strategic thinking and key stakeholders as identified in the strategic plan for the organization
Strategies evident in the plan (corporate-level, divisional-level, organizational-level, and/or unit-level
A brief competitive analysis
A summary of appropriate directional strategies
A summary of appropriate strategic alternatives
A summary of appropriate value-adding services
Recommendations to ensure the future success of the organization

Critically evaluate and demonstrate your knowledge and clarity in the subject matter of the above guidance, and your ability to discriminate and justify key issues and relate them to a wider context of clinical practice.

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Analysing research and evidence to inform and advance clinical practice using NICE guidance: Ovarian Cancer 2011
Assignment guidance:
The aim of the assignment is to produce a coherent piece that critically evaluates and demonstrates your knowledge and clarity in the subject matter of the above guidance, and your ability to discriminate and justify key issues and relate them to a wider context of clinical practice.
You need to clearly show critical analysis of the interface between underpinning theories and actual clinical practice and be able to effectively and cogently argue the use of theory within the clinical practice setting. This requires you to be critically aware of yourself and others and to reflect and evaluate both yours and others clinical practice.