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Connecting Workplace Issues with Policy NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 554: Nurse Leader and Healthcare Policy DATE New information based on policy decisions locally, regionally, and nationally is often presented to staff by nurse leaders. Identify a recent change at your current, or most recent, workplace that was policy based. Discuss the policy and how the change supported positive patient outcomes. Week 1: Connecting Workplace Issues with Policy Blood culture contaminati...

NR 500 Week 7 Discussion Topic, Healthful Environments (Two Versions) Good afternoon Instructor and class, According to the ANA, incivility is one or more negative actions that may or may not have a negative intent behind them but are consistent with negative results and bullying is harmful or unwanted repeated actions that humiliate or offend another person causing them distress. In nursing this can be very serious and can have negative implications on work environment and patient care...

Week 5: Evidence-Based Practice After reviewing lesson 5 in this week, it is noted that evidenced-based practice (EBP) is derived from the values of patient, expert experiences, research and literature (CCN, lesson 5, 2019). In nursing practice, the goal is to provide the highest quality of patient care and enhanced patient safety (Melnyk, Fineout-Overholt, Stillwell, & Williamson, 2010). I am pursuing Master of Science in nursing with a specialty track of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) becaus...

Week 4 Discussion: Leadership: Establishing Relationships and Influencing Change Hello class! In our lesson this week, it covers the masters level function of a nurse as a change agent and a leader. According to CCN, Lesson 4 (2019), the use of a relational skill is an effective way of being a leader because it develops positive partnership with colleagues or others to create change. As a future Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), it is my goal to improve my relational skills by participating in c...

Week 4 Discussion: Leadership: Establishing Relationships and Influencing Change Hello class! In our lesson this week, it covers the masters level function of a nurse as a change agent and a leader. According to CCN, Lesson 4 (2019), the use of a relational skill is an effective way of being a leader because it develops positive partnership with colleagues or others to create change. As a future Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), it is my goal to improve my relational skills by participating in c...

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 May 1, 2018 8:18pm Michele Reall Lifelong learning should be at the core of all nurses throughout their careers. We all know that knowledge is powerful and for most, it impacts our lives in so many ways; how we perceive and translate those experiences. In the 20th century, the value of continued education through advanced degrees was not an area that was encouraged for the nursing profession. When I began my nursing career almost 35 years ago,...

Week 8: What Did You Learn Reflecting on this course, consider and answer the following questions: How do you envision using the AACN essentials and information learned in this course to identify, guide, and evaluate your practicum project? How do you envision using the concepts learned in this course in your future nursing practice? 1. What I Learned: The nine essentials from the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) that were integrated into our learning in this class will d...

Week 6: Systems-Structure and Function Many of you have experience in complex adaptive systems whether you realize it or not. Thinking about your future practice specialty area, identify an issue or concern common to your future practice setting. (Note: This can be the same practice issue identified in Week 5.) In your initial response, please identify your specialty track, as well as the issue or concern. Discuss how this issue or concern impacts the system at the micro, meso, and macro levels...