Marginalized Women and Childbearing Families Purpose   The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student with an opportunity to explore the concept of marginalization and how it impacts the healthcare of women and childbearing families.   Activity Learning Outcomes   Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:   Articulate understanding […]

Question 1What are the three fundamental reasoning strategies listed in the text?   Question 2What is comparative reasoning? On what skill is it based?   Question 3We learned four tests for evaluating arguments: truthfulness of the premises, logical strength, relevance, and non-circularity. How well do these tests work with respect to evaluating comparative reasoning? Consider […]

Direct Care Practicum Experience Describe your Direct Care Practicum site and patient population. Describe the planned practicum experiences related to direct care of a patient, and how these experiences will help you to deepen and expand your knowledge in an area of nursing?   DQ2 Education Practicum Project Update and Plan for Dissemination   Give […]

The purpose of this assignment is to facilitate a dialogue about the student’s practicum rotation with the class.   Activity Learning Outcomes   Through this assignment, the student will:   Discuss the details of his/her practicum site and tentative schedule (CO 6)   Identify his/her feelings about starting the first clinical rotation (CO 6)   […]

Your final paper is part of the Signature Assignment initiative through the university. It will be a 5-page paper requiring critical engagement with ideas and readings we have discussed during our class. The paper is broken up into three parts. You will first construct a “4-sentence” philosophy paper that you will then develop into a […]

QUESTION 1       Semen contains all of the following substances, EXCEPT:                   Prostate fluid                   Seminal vesicle fluid                   Testosterone                   Sperm […]

Question 1A nursing student develops a positive reaction to the tuberculin skin test. A history reveals possible exposure to patients with tuberculosis. A sputum sample is acid-fast negative. When asked for vaccination records, the student reports that childhood vaccination records were lost when the family emigrated from a Southeast Asian country. What is the best […]

Systems in Healthcare What is systms thinking? How can the nurse leader apply this perspective (e.g., as it relates to policies and protocols)? How might the leader propel the team to think from a systems perspective?   In this Discussion, you select a transition of care and consider how you might apply the IHI Quadruple […]

Leadership Case Study Case studies expose professionals to new perspectives by providing details of given scenarios, followed by the outcomes and analysis of those outcomes. In this Discussion, you review case studies in healthcare settings and apply your leadership style and skills to the scenarios provided.   Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto   To prepare:   […]

Leadership Style Some people are leaders because they are assigned the position within an organization. Others become leaders only because of the way people respond to them. The influence someone has over groups of people is based on a variety of leadership approaches or styles. For example, a situational leadership approach refers to someone who […]