STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC PORTFOLIOS peer response

Respond to  two of your colleagues’ posts by offering additional ideas regarding academic achievements to include or offering alternative ways of presenting the current achievements.

Apa format

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FNP Contract Critique

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Nursing Last Assignment

  • Students will select a Nursing Issue to debate. 
  • Selected topics should be relevant to the nursing profession, and both sides of the argument clearly and equally presented. 
  • A list of scholarly/academic references utilized to construct the debate must be turned in with APA formatting. 

DEBATE/DISCUSSION RULES:

  • Due to logistical challenges, this forum will be conducted in written format (not live). 
  • Please use APA 7th edition when writing your topic.
    • Title Page
    • Introduction
    • Pro Stance Related to the argument
    • Con Stance Related to the argument
    • Summary/Conclusion
    • References
  • You will discuss the arguments of the affirmative present in support of the resolution.
  • You will discuss the arguments of the opposition opposing the resolution.
  • The affirmative presents the rebuttal attempting to defend the affirmative arguments and defeat the supporting arguments without adding new information.
  • PLEASE be well-versed (Research the chosen topic and post references). Present a topic you are familiar with based on this course or your experiences.
  • Lack of participation will result in the failure of this assignment.

PLEASE FOLLOW EVERYTHING ABOVE! NO PLAGIARISM! PLEASE WATCH SPELLING/GRAMMAR

Principle of communication self assessment

Part 1: Conduct an initial self-assessment in communication wherein you self-evaluate according to The 7 Competencies of Effective Communication, presented by Engleberg and Wynn (2015): know thy self; connect with others; determine your purpose; adapt to the context; select message content; structure the message; express the message. As you write your responses in the narrative section, draw upon the information you have learned from your studies of the lessons, text, and assigned exercises to demonstrate how your present understanding of course content informs your self-assessment. You may consider using the questions Engleberg and Wynn (2015) ask in their graphic (as prompts for each competency reflection). Finally, assess your level of skill by circling or highlighting the appropriate descriptor: excellent, good, average, or weak.

Part 2: In light of your self-assessment, provide both an overview of your goals and develop an improvement plan that includes measurable outcomes or “goals” that you may revisit near the end of this course. You should have at the very least two goals with a measurable plan for each detailed. Further, consider a way that you will track your progress.

Required Format and Process

Download and complete each area of the self-assessment table by writing in sentence format; submit it to your faculty by the due date. Be sure to address all rubric criteria.

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Using the theory of unpleasant symptoms as a guide, what would you look for in an assessment tool for patient symptoms?

REVIEW OF CURRENT HEALTHCARE ISSUES

If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption? Social Determinant such as environment/community, education, access/quality to healthcare?

These and many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been said in the research, within the profession, and in the news about these topics. Whether they are issues of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes, there is no shortage of changes to be addressed.

In this Discussion, you examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has responded to this issue.

 To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and select one current national healthcare issue/stressor to focus on.
  • Reflect on the current national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and think about how this issue/stressor may be addressed in your work setting.

 Post a description of the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for analysis, and explain how the healthcare issue/stressor may impact your work setting. Which social determinant(s) most affects this health issue? Then, describe how your health system work setting has responded to the healthcare issue/stressor, including a description of what changes may have been implemented. Be specific and provide examples. 

Discussion 4

After reading Chapter 14 respond to the following prompts;

What questions should the nurse ask about collective bargaining and labor relations?

What does signing a card mean, and what questions should Addison ask before signing?

How can Addison establish good relationships with both nurse managers and staff nurses in an atmosphere in which collective bargaining has put these two groups in adversarial positions?

What skills and information will Addison need to navigate and make effective decisions in this hospital?

What provisions in a union contract are in a patient’s best interest as well as a nurse’s?

What resources are available to Addison to help her learn more about labor and management issues occurring in the hospital?

I HAVE ATTACHED CHAPTER 14 TO BE READ AND USED TO ANSWER THE ABOVE QUESTIONS

Mission

 Develop and share your personal nursing mission statement. How will this guide and impact your nursing practice now and in the future? 

EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT, PART 1: IDENTIFYING RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources below and identify a clinical issue of interest (psychiatric related) that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. Keep in mind that the clinical issue you identify for your research will stay the same for the entire course. 
  • Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least four different databases in the Walden University Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
  • Review the results of your peer-reviewed research and reflect on the process of using an unfiltered database to search for peer-reviewed research.
  • Reflect on the types of research methodologies contained in the four relevant peer-reviewed articles you selected.

Part 1: Identifying Research Methodologies

After reading each of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected, use the Matrix Worksheet template attached under files to analyze the methodologies applied in each of the four peer-reviewed articles. Your analysis should include the following:

  • The full citation of each peer-reviewed article in APA format.
  • A brief (1-paragraph) statement explaining why you chose this peer-reviewed article and/or how it relates to your clinical issue of interest, including a brief explanation of the ethics of research related to your clinical issue of interest.
  • A brief (1-2 paragraph) description of the aims of the research of each peer-reviewed article.
  • A brief (1-2 paragraph) description of the research methodology used. Be sure to identify if the methodology used was qualitative, quantitative, or a mixed-methods approach. Be specific.
  • A brief (1- to 2-paragraph) description of the strengths of each of the research methodologies used, including reliability and validity of how the methodology was applied in each of the peer-reviewed articles you selected.

Resources:

  • Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2023). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
    • Chapter 2, “Asking Compelling Clinical Questions” (pp. 37–60)
    • Chapter 22, “Generating Evidence Through Quantitative and Qualitative Research” (pp. 731–776)
  • Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: An analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information and Libraries JournalLinks to an external site., 26, 91–108. doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x

Discussion 6

  Florida Nurses Association 

Go to the FNA website and critically read and review the topics under the tabs “legislative” and “get involved”.  Based on the textbook reading and FNA website discuss at least 2-topics below:

  • The Nursing Legislation and Advocacy page on the FNA website identifies 4-different ways for you to get involved with advocacy.  Discuss which way(s) you would most likely get involved with and why?
  • Find and peruse the Barbara Lumpkin Toolkit (BLT).  What are your thoughts about the information provided in the toolkit and what did you learn that you didn’t know before?
  • The Florida Keys community experiences unique healthcare needs.  Identify 1-healthcare issues or trends would you consider advocating for that would have an impact on nursing in the Florida Keys.  Based on the BLT how would you go about advocating for the healthcare issue?