NR 390 Week 8 Discussion AACN BSN Essential VIII and Your Future Practice

NR 390 Week 8 Discussion AACN BSN Essential VIII and Your Future Practice

NR 390 Week 8 Discussion AACN BSN Essential VIII and Your Future Practice

AACN BSN Essential VIII clearly calls for BSN graduates to appreciate nursing history and its impact on today’s professional nursing practice. As you consider

your future professional nursing practice, tell us

How you will share stories and lessons from nursing history with your nursing colleagues, and

How lessons from nursing history will impact your future nursing practice.

We use the lessons of the past to inform the future as we have learned from this course. Nightingale taught us to put eyes on the patient and use cleanliness to care for wounded persons. Mahoney kept fighting to treat patients of another color as she was discriminated against, simply because she wanted to help. 

We are the future. We now have lessons to inform oncoming nurses on after this pandemic is through. I am almost positive that all of us could write a book on how much the hospitals have changed as a result of covid-19. 

We will continue to learn from the past and make waves in the present and the future. 

I completely agree that education will always be a huge part of nursing and I think calling it timeless is a perfect statement. We have come so far from where we were in the beginning of the nursing profession and we always talk about how much has changed even from when we became nurses. Even nursing schools are changing how they teach new nurses to reflect how our jobs are changing. For instance, I know my community college bought new manikins after I graduated to assist with skills that new nurses might be exposed to when they get into the field. We are using our drive for education to do many things including going back to school for more education as well as continuing to research evidence based practice. “For BSN and diploma programs, evidenced-based practice had greater emphasis in 2003 than in 1998, with this trend expected to continue” (Streubert, Jacobson, 2005). Education will always be a huge part of nursing because having educated nurses will allow us to better care for our patients and communities.

-Jenn

Streubert S., Jacobson, L. (2005). TRENDS in Registered Nurse Education Programs 1998-2008. Nursing Education Perspectives.

Purpose

To apply lessons in nursing history to living nurses contributing to nursing history through an interview and recording of historical information

Course Outcomes

The Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes:

CO 1.   Incorporate appropriate historical perspectives into current professional nursing practice. (PO #2)

CO 4.   Compare current professional nursing practice roles with historical roles of the nurse. (PO #7)

Points

The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 1 is worth 100 points of this total.

Due Date

Submit your completed NR390 Milestone 1 to its Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 1.

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Requirements and Guidelines

1. Nursing history is being made today by exemplary nurses throughout the world. Select one registered nurse who is creating nursing history to be the subject of this project. This RN must have at least 15 years of RN licensure. The nurse could be a family member, friend, colleague, acquaintance, manager, former instructor, or other nurse who is creating, delivering, or influencing the practice of nursing in your area. Do not select a former or current patient. Remember that a nurse does not have to create a nursing theory, write textbooks, or be the head of a nursing organization to make nursing history. The chief nurse executive who manages to deliver quality care in a small rural hospital with a tiny budget has a story worth telling. The nurse who served in the military has a story that is important to document as nursing history. The staff nurse who consistently provides high-quality care is making history. History is not merely the major accomplishments or events, but includes the activities nurses everywhere do in their nursing lives. Milestone 1 is due at the end of Week 1.
2. Clearly explain to the selected nurse that statements made in the interview will be recorded (audio, video, and/or written) and submitted to instructor. The interview is not intended for public access.
3. Obtain permission from the selected nurse to participate in an interview about his or her
   1. memories of nursing and nursing education;
   2. contributions to nursing; and
   3. persons or events that have influenced his or her nursing practice.
4. Carefully review the Milestone 1 Grading Criteria and Grading Rubric. Complete only Milestone 1 requirements at this time.
5. Download the Milestone 1 Template. Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2010 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name Your Last Name Milestone 1.docx. Type directly on your saved Milestone 1 Template. Submit your completed Milestone 1 as instructed by Sunday of Week 1.
6. NOTE: Do not complete the interview at this time.

Grading Criteria

Category	Points	%	Description
Name of Selected Nurse	15	15%	Provides first and last name of selected nurse with credentials.
Years Selected Nurse Has Been an RN	15	15%	States the number of years the selected nurse has been an RN. Nurse must have held an RN license for at least 15 years.
Your Relationship With Selected Nurse	25	25%	Describes details of your relationship with the selected nurse.
Why You Selected This Nurse	45	45%	Explains details of why the selected nurse is making nursing history and was chosen as the subject of this Course Project.
Total	100 points	100%

Grading Rubric

Assignment Criteria	A (100%) Exceptional   Outstanding or highest level of performance	B (88%) Exceeds   Very good or high level of performance	C (80%) Meets   Competent or satisfactory level of performance	NI (38%) Needs Improvement Poor or failing level of performance	F (0%) Developing   Unsatisfactory level of performance
Name of Selected Nurse 15 points	States first and last name of the selected nurse and credentials (example, BSN, RN, FNP, etc.). Explains the meaning for each credential (example, RN is registered nurse). 15 points ☐	States first and last name of the selected nurse and credentials but with no explanation for the credentials. 13 points ☐	States first AND last name of the selected nurse. 12 points ☐	State first OR last name of the selected nurse. 6 points ☐	Does not state names or credentials of the selected nurse. 0 points ☐
Years Selected Nurse Has Been an RN 15 points	Selects a nurse who has been an RN for at least 15. States specific number of years the selected nurse has been an RN. 15 points ☐	Selects a nurse who has been employed for at least 15 years, but not necessarily as an RN. States specific number of years selected nurse has been employed. 13 points ☐	States incorrectly the number of years selected nurse has been an RN. 12 points ☐	Selects a nurse who has less than 15 years of experience as an RN. 6 points ☐	Does not state years the selected nurse has been an RN. 0 points ☐
Your Relationship With Selected Nurse 25 points	Clearly identifies the relationship of student to the selected nurse with details of length of relationship and circumstances. 25 points ☐	Mostly identifies the relationship of student to the selected nurse but generally describes the length of the relationship and/or the circumstances. 22 points ☐	Somewhat identifies relationship of student to the selected nurse but provides few details of the length of the relationship or the circumstances. 20 points ☐	Minimally identifies the relationship of student to the selected nurse and provides minimal details about the relationship. 10 points ☐	Does not clearly identify relationship of student to selected nurse and/or length of the relationship. 0 points ☐
Why You Selected This Nurse 45 points	Clearly explains details about why this nurse was selected. 45 points ☐	Mostly explains details about why this nurse was selected. 40 points ☐	Somewhat explains details about why this nurse was selected. 36 points ☐	Minimally explains details about why this nurse was selected. 17 points ☐	No information provided as to why this nurse was selected. 0 points ☐
Total Points Possible = 100 points

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.

Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.

One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.

I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.

In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.

Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).

Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).

Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.

I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.

As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an underastanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.

It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

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Lopes Write Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.

Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.

Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?

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Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.

Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.

If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.

I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.

As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:

Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.

Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course.

Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• Student paper example
• Citing Sources
• The Writing Center is a great resource