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Week 4: Leadership: Establishing Relationships and Influencing Change This week's focus is on developing foundational interpersonal skills that will prepare you for professional practice as a leader and change agent. As a leader, how will you influence change in your professional specialty area? Identify two strengths you have that will promote strong leadership. Identify two areas of improvement to your skill in leading and influencing change. What are two priority strategies you will impleme...

NR-500 Week 3 Discussion Topic, Knowing Self (Three Versions) Nursing is a profession that entails a series of occupational and altruistic values (Jimenez-Lopez, Roales-Nieto, Vallejo Seco, & Preciado, 2016). As a master’s prepared nurse, it is imperative that I explore my own set of values that guide my decision making not only in my nursing career but in the personal realm as well. It has been emphasized that values epitomize basic beliefs of what is right, good, or wanted and influences ...

Week 2: Caring Concepts in Nursing This week's topic is centered on the concept of caring in contemporary nursing practice. In your initial response, provide a definition of caring that aligns with your perspective on the concept of caring. Identify your selected program of study specialty track (Executive, Education, FNP, Healthcare Policy, or Nursing Informatics). Describe how you will apply the principles of caring and holistic nursing in your future professional practice. Use at least one ...

Week 1: The Value of a Master's-Prepared Nurse Consider the current healthcare delivery models and practice settings. Reflect on how nursing practice is transforming in response to the current demands of the healthcare system and answer one of the following questions: 1. What differentiates the practice of a master's-prepared nurse compared to that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse? 2. What is the value of a master's degree in nursing? 3. What do you consider to be the most essential prof...

NR 501 DISCUSSION QUESTION WEEK 1 TO 8

Week 8: Course Reflection and Future Application Throughout the discussion occurring in this course, a common element has been application of theory. For this final discussion, identify your future professional practice role. Identify one emerging trend related to your future professional practice area. Discuss a current theory or envision a new theory that can be used to support evidence-based change related to the identified emerging change. Remember to use outside scholarly sources to suppor...

NR 501 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION, APPLICATION OF NURSING THEORY Hello classmates and Dr. Wass I have witnessed how the current epidemic crisis that we all experienced as a nation has brought the best and worst in humanity. Nobody wanted this to happen, but it did. Now that we are fighting for our survival against an enemy that is invisible, our responsive capability and adaptability as individuals are being put to the test. For this reason, I have chosen to utilize as a nurse manager and a future nu...

NR 501 Week 6 Discussion, Middle Range Theory NR 501 Week 6 Discussion: Discuss how a specific middle-range nursing theory has been or could be applied by nurse leaders or nurse managers to effectively deal with an administrative issue (i.e., staffing, use of supplies, staff performance issues). Include an example from the literature or your own experience to illustrate your points Patricia Benner’s Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing is a middle-range theory that would be considered hel...

Week 5: Analysis and Application of a Nursing Model Select either the PCN Framework or the Chamberlain Care Model. Consider how the following components would be included in an analysis of the selected model: • Origin of the model • Meaning of the model • Logical adequacy of the model • Usefulness of the model • Generalizability of the model • Degree of parsimony within the model • Testability of the model What rationale can you provide which validates the selected model ...

NR501 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION 1, THEORY AND SPECIALTY AREA OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (TWO VERSIONS) Identify your specialty area of professional practice. Select a nursing theory from the list of specialty track specific theories provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following: (1) briefly identify concepts of the nursing metaparadigm (remember the selected theory may not include all four concepts); (2) provide an example how the theory could be used to improve or eval...

NR501 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION, STEPS OF CONCEPT ANALYSIS (TWO VERSIONS) • Definition of concept and discussion of concept in the nurse practitioner role  • Identification of three attributes of the concept  • Description of one antecedent and one consequence of the concept  • Identification of two empirical referents  • A brief explanation of theoretical applications of the concept (How is the concept relevant to a nursing theory?)  A concept analysis ascertains character...

Week 2: Significance of Nursing Concepts within the Profession In the nursing profession, nurses probably do not realize that they are implementing the metaparadigm of nursing. After reading the lesson and chapters, I realized that I utilize the metaparadigm of nursing on a daily basis. Metaparadigm refers to concepts or structure developed for the nursing profession (McEwen & Wills, 2014). There are four concepts which fall under the metaparadigm; they are health, person, nursing profession, a...

NR 501 Discussion Week 1, Importance of Theory in Nursing (TWO VERSIONS)  Is nursing theory important to the nursing profession? Is it important for nurse practitioners? Does theory inform nurse practitioner practice? If you believe that it is important, explain why it is useful. Prior to this class nursing theory has not been at the forefront of my thinking or practice. I am not familiar with any of the theories other than Nightingale’s. I took interest in her because she is the pi...

NR 503 Midterm Exam EPI – Question and Answers Which of the following statements best describe efficacy? A study is conducted for a pharmaceutical agent that has shown promise for reducing heart disease among women. In order to more fully test the agent, an additional study is done restricting the participants to be randomized to those who have a history of hypertension. Which of the following advantages cannot be claimed by the researchers? What is the main advantage of the randomization...

NR 503 Midterm Exam – Question and Answers NR 503 Chapter 2 to 4 Which of the following is a condition which may occur during the incubation period? Chicken pox is a highly communicable disease. It may be transmitted by direct contact with a person infected with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The typical incubation time is between 10 to 20 days. A boy started school 2 weeks after showing symptoms of chicken pox including mild fever, skin rash, and fluid-filled blisters. One month aft...

NR 503 Midterm Exam with Answers The nurse practitioner is reviewing a recent study that utilizes analytic epidemiology by means of a cohort study design. The cohort study design informs the practitioner about which of the following: A group of providers have implemented population-based interventions and are now assessing the efficacy of the intervention. Which of the following would be an example of a population based outcome? Appraisal of research publications is critical as providers ...

NR 503 Final Exam with Answers How might a nurse practitioner participate in local efforts to reduce infant mortality rates? How does the ANA Code of Ethics relate to health policy? As a nurse practitioner, you must understand the concept of “risk” and the ways it is expressed. Which term below are used to assess the strength of association between risk factor and outcome? How can you better advocate for minority groups who have poorer health outcomes? Why is the field of Genomics cr...

NR 506 DISCUSSION QUESTION WITH ANSWERS WEEK 1 TO 8

Global Policy Reform NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR506: Healthcare Policy DATE Week 8: Global Policy Reform Reflect on the concepts and practices you have learned in NR506 on healthcare systems, politics, and health policy. Read the article that is linked below and share insights as how to make informed decisions on nursing practice and patient outcomes on a global basis. In addition, state how you will apply what you have learned in this course to your upcoming practicum ex...

NR 506 Week 7 Discussion, RN as Healthcare Policy Leader For the purpose of this discussion, I will review recommendations and findings as they relate to workplace support for breastfeeding mothers. The position statement I have formulated is as such: “Breastfeeding mothers who are given access to facilities for pumping while at work will increase success of breastfeeding; both supply of milk and bonding with their infant, by encouraging breastfeeding for a longer period of time and providin...