Selecting a Translational or Nursing Change Model for Your DNP Project
To guide the implementation of your DNP project, you are required to select a translational change model or nursing theory that aligns with your project’s goals. This could be a model such as the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle, Lewin’s Change Theory, Knowledge to Action Cycle, The Iowa Model, etc., or a nursing theory such as Dorothea […]
Describe ways in which you have personally become more aware of a bias you held and ways in which you overcame this bias
APRNs must rigorously and continuously practice self-awareness, becoming exquisitely sensitive to their own hidden biases, which in turn helps develop strong moral agency. Instructions Write a 3-page scholarly paper (excluding title page or reference page) addressing the following: Describe ways in which you have personally become more aware of a bias you held and ways […]
Real-World Ethical Issues
Ethical issues happen when choices need to be made, the answers might not be clear, and the options are not ideal. The result could be declines in the quality of patient care; problematic clinical relationships; and moral distress, which is defined as knowing the right thing to do but not being allowed or able to […]
Critical Thinking Ethical Issue Exercises
Scenario 1 What should you do based on legal and ethical guidelines? You are the chief nurse executive at an organization that provides clinic services to Medicare patients. There are seven clinics located in underserved areas. While visiting one of the other clinics, you perform a routine audit. You notice that one physician, who has […]
Conceptual Understanding of Quantitative Statistical Techniques
The interpretation and application of statistical results demands a firm conceptual understanding of quantitative statistical techniques and the assumptions for their use but does not require the nurse leader to be an expert in calculating the various statistical tests. An understanding of the differences among statistical, practice, and clinical significance is essential for effective financial […]