In what might be described as coming full circle,

QUESTION 1

An unprecedented number of significant issues are impacting nursing practice today. Use the Walden Library to research current issues or trends that have had an impact on your practice. Describe one of these issues or trends and explain its direct or indirect impact on your practice. Describe one or two solutions that are being proposed or implemented to address this challenge. Support your response with appropriate resources (2–3 paragraphs).

(PLS FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS: Explain the impact of current nursing issues and trends on nursing practice.

Describe solutions to challenges posed by current nursing issues and trends.)

QUESTION 2

Nursing is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, yet indicators project an ongoing and continuing shortage of nurses in the years ahead. Explain one factor that is contributing to the current nursing shortage. Finally, explain one strategy that is being applied to help alleviate the nursing shortage. Support your response with appropriate resources (1–2 paragraphs).

PLS FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS;( Explain evidence-based factors that are contributing to the nursing shortage. : Explain strategies for alleviating the current nursing shortage)

QUESTION 3

Describe one potential consequence of the nursing shortage on the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. Include in your response an example of how this consequence might be viewed from both a nurse’s perspective and from a patient’s perspective (1–2 paragraphs).

PLS FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS: Analyze consequences of the nursing shortage on the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.

Analyze a consequence of the nursing shortage from the perspective of both a nurse and a patient.)

QUESTION 4

The “essence of nursing” can be defined as high-touch nursing, in which face-to-face personal and compassionate contact between nurse and patient and the patient’s family is at the core of the delivery of care. Recall a professional situation in which you mindfully and comprehensively demonstrated the essence of nursing in your practice. Analyze how characteristics of the essence of nursing were evident in your responses to the situation. Explain how patient safety and quality of care were enhanced and how you felt about your role as a nurse in this situation (2–3 paragraphs).

PLS FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS:

(Analyze evidence of the essence of nursing in a professional situation. : Describe the impact of delivering the essence of nursing in an authentic situation.)

QUESTION 5

Analyze one reason why the current focus on quality and cost of healthcare delivery could enhance the future of nursing empowerment. Support your response with appropriate resources (1 paragraph).

PLS FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS:

(Analyze how the current focus on quality and cost of healthcare delivery could enhance the future of nursing empowerment.)

QUESTION 6

In what might be described as coming full circle, it has been suggested that a conscious return to nursing’s core tenets and “heart” is critical to maintaining the special distinction that has long defined the role of the nurse in healthcare delivery. Explain how the ability to uphold the essence of nursing aligns with nursing leadership and empowerment. Support your response with appropriate resources (1–2 paragraphs).

PLS FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION: (Explain how the essence of nursing aligns with nursing leadership and empowerment.)

REFERENCES;

Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. A sample citation is provided below:

Wessel, K. B. (2015). How an aging population is transforming nursing. Nursing, 45(6), 52–55. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000461856.10691.da