NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 1 Discussion
Nurse of
the Future Nursing Core Competencies
CO2:
Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in
nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when
planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO2)
Now that
you have examined the Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies©, why do
you think these competencies were selected? Which two of the 10 competencies
will be most important to your future nursing practice, and why?
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 2 Discussion
iCARE
Self-Assessment 1
CO4:
Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in
collaboration with faculty and peers.
As you
embark on your BSN journey, self-assessment of your knowledge, skills, and
abilities is essential. Download this iCARE Self-Assessment 1 (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site., save it to your computer or device,
and type directly on the saved document. Carefully consider each area and mark
appropriately. Save this document on your computer in a location where you can
retrieve it for a future course. After completed and saved, consider your areas
of strength and areas for improvement. You do not need to submit or share the
iCARE Self-Assessment 1 document in this discussion, but you do need to support
your discussion with the required resources outlined each week in the discussion
rubric (See below).
For this
discussion, please do the following.
Share
details about one area from the iCARE Self-Assessment 1 where you have
significant opportunity for improvement during your BSN program. How will you
work to improve your own professionalism in this area?
Share
details about how you would like your instructors to demonstrate care for
students while you are in your BSN program.
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 3 Discussion
Collaborative
Strategies With Other Professions
CO2:
Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in
nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when
planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO2)
CO4:
Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in
collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO4)
It is
essential for professional nurses to be skilled in collaborating with
professionals from other healthcare disciplines to plan the best patient care.
What collaboration strategies can professional nurses use to specifically
promote collaboration with other healthcare disciplines and professionals?
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 4 Discussion
Nursing
Roles in Quality Improvement
CO2:
Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in
nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when
planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO2)
CO7:
Compare and contrast the professional nursing roles for ADN/diploma through
PhD/DNP prepared nurses in providing cost-effective, quality healthcare in
structured and unstructured systems
How do
nurses promote patient safety and improve quality at your workplace (or
previous clinical setting)? What changes would you suggest be made on your unit
or facility to improve a nonpunitive culture of safety?
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 5 Discussion
Using
Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Patient Care
CO1:
Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and
principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive
patient-centered care. (PO1)
CO8:
Discuss the role of evidence-based practice in the provision of professional
nursing care. (PO8)
Select a
challenging nursing care issue (examples include falls, medication errors,
pressure ulcers, and other clinical issues that can be improved by evidence in
nursing). Do not select a medical issue (disease, medical treatment). Do not
select a workforce issue (staffing, call-offs, nurse to patient ratios).
Explain the following for the selected clinical issue.
State the
issue.
Explain the
process you would use to search CINAHL for evidence. Include your search terms.
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 6 Discussion
Best
Leaders
CO1:
Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and
principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive
patient-centered care. (PO1)
CO2:
Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in
nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when
planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO2)
Think of
the best leader or manager you have ever known (or your ideal leader or
manager) in nursing or another field. How did this person lead others? How did
you feel working with this leader? What impact did this person's leadership
style have on your future leadership?
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 7 Discussion
Informatics
in Professional Nursing
CO3:
Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using
legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge using success resources
provided to Chamberlain students. (PO3)
CO6: Relate
application of the legal and ethical requirements of nursing laws and standards
to patient-centered care and systems-based practice.
How do you
use informatics (not technology) in your nursing practice? What ethical issues
have arisen or might arise from use of informatics in professional nursing?
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 8 Discussion
AACN BSN
Essentials and Your Future Practice
CO2:
Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in
nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when
planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO2)
CO5: Apply
concepts of professionalism when planning for personal, intellectual, and
professional development. (PO5)
Select one
of the AACN BSN Essentials, and elaborate on its meaning and importance in your
own future professional nursing practice.
In your
post (intended to provide a clear and thorough answer), be sure to
identify
the AACN BSN Essential that you have selected by name and number;
explain why
you selected this Essential; and
explain how
this Essential will be used to improve quality in your future professional
nursing career.
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 2 Time Management Plan Assignment
PURPOSE
The purpose
of this assignment is to allow the learner to use effective strategies to
manage time as a professional nurse and online student.
COURSE
OUTCOMES
This
assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO3:
Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using
legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge using success resources
provided to Chamberlain students. (PO3)
CO4:
Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in
collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO4)
CO5: Apply
concepts of professionalism when planning for personal, intellectual, and
professional development. (PO5)
CO9:
Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by
assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for
upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student
success using resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO5)
DUE DATE
Submit the
assignment by Sunday end of Week 2, 11:59 p.m. MT.
POINTS
This
assignment is worth a total of 225 points.
PREPARING
THE TIME MANAGEMENT PLAN
Carefully
read these guidelines and grading rubric.
Download
the required Time Management Plan Template (Links to an external site.)Links to
an external site.. Rename that document as Your Last Name Time Management Plan.docx.
Save it to your own computer or flash drive in a location where you will be
able to retrieve it later. Type your assignment directly on the saved document.
You are
required to complete the form using the productivity tools required by
Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version),
or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file
in the ".docx" format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of
the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain
students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at
http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site. Click on the envelope at the top of the page.Remember that only Microsoft
Word 2010 or a later version is acceptable. The document must be saved as a
.docx. Save your work frequently as you type to prevent loss of your work.
As you
prepare your Time Management Plan, consider your own life. When do you work,
sleep, and spend time with family and friends? How will the addition of online
coursework impact your time management?
Complete
the Time Management Plan with your schedule for a future course week. Be sure
to consider all of the activities that you will do during that week. Work on this
assignment during Weeks 1 and 2. Don't wait until the due date to begin your
work!
An example
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. of a weekly plan has
been provided to help you with this assignment.
Be sure to
answer all of the questions in addition to completing the grid.
View the
Chamberlain RNBSN Academic Integrity Tutorial in its entirety, which is located
in the RNBSN Policies. Link (Links to
an external site.)Links to an external site.
When your
Time Management Plan assignment is completed, save and close the completed
template. Enter the course, click on Modules, go to the Week 2 Time Management
Plan Assignment page, and click the Submit button to upload your file.
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 4 Scholarly Paper Phase 1
PURPOSE
The purpose
of this assignment is to allow the learner to demonstrate good organization,
appropriate resources, and correct APA formatting for preparing a scholarly
paper.
COURSE
OUTCOMES
This
assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO3:
Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using
legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge using success resources
provided to Chamberlain students. (PO3)
CO4:
Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in
collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO4)
CO5: Apply
concepts of professionalism when planning for personal, intellectual, and
professional development. (PO5)
CO9:
Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by
assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for
upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student
success using resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO5)
DUE DATE
Submit the
assignment by Sunday end of Week 4, 11:59 p.m. MT.
POINTS
This
assignment is worth a total of 150 points.
PREPARING
THE SCHOLARLY PAPER PHASE 1
Carefully
read these instructions and the Rubric.
Download
the Week 4 Scholarly Paper Phase 1 Template (Links to an external site.)Links
to an external site.. Use of the assigned template is required. Rename that
document as Your Last Name Scholarly Paper Phase 1.docx, for example Smith
Scholarly Paper Phase 1. Save it to your own computer or drive in a location
where you will be able to retrieve it later.
Type your
assignment directly on the saved template. You are required to complete the
form using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is
Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or
later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the ".docx" format.
Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes
Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading
from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site. Click on the envelope at the top of the page.
Remember that only Microsoft Word 2010 or a later version is acceptable. The
document must be saved as a .docx. Save your work frequently as you type to
prevent loss of your work.
The only
resource for your paper is the following assigned article: Article link (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Note:
Logging in to the Chamberlain Library is needed to access this article. Use of
the assigned article is required. You must click on the PDF Full Text link on
the upper left portion of the page to download the correct version of this
required article.
Follow the
instructions and specifics on the assigned required template and the rubric.
You will demonstrate your scholarly writing abilities as well as APA abilities
in references, citations, quotations, and paraphrasing.
See rubric
for length limitations for each section and other criteria.
Information
below explains how to complete the Article Summary section of the paper (see
Rubric for details).
Clearly
summarize the major content of the assigned article using 175–200 words.
Content
must include main ideas from across the entire article.
Specifics
should be excellent.
Content
must be attributed to the correct source.
For the
Impact section (see rubric for details)
clearly
state how learning from the assigned article will impact your future practice;
length must
be 125–150 words;
writing
must be concise and clearly relate the assigned article contents to practice;
and
use first
person in this section.
Double
check your work with the rubric prior to submission.
Note:
Assigned Template must be used for this assignment. The Assigned Template has
been specially prepared to help you do well on this assignment. See #2 above.
Note:
Assigned Article must be used for this assignment. Failure to do so may result
in loss of points and/or Academic Integrity violation investigation.
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
Week 6 Scholarly Paper Phase 2
PURPOSE
The purpose
of this assignment is to allow the learner to demonstrate good organization,
appropriate resources, and correct APA formatting for preparing a scholarly
paper.
COURSE
OUTCOMES
This
assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs).
CO3:
Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using
legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge using success resources
provided to Chamberlain students. (PO3)
CO4:
Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in
collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO4)
CO5: Apply
concepts of professionalism when planning for personal, intellectual, and
professional development. (PO5)
CO9:
Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by
assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for
upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student
success using resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO5)
DUE DATE
Submit the
assignment by Sunday end of Week 6, 11:59 p.m. MT.
POINTS
This
assignment is worth a total of 225 points.
PREPARING
THE SCHOLARLY PAPER PHASE 2
Carefully
read these instructions and the Rubric.
Download
the Week 6 Scholarly Paper Phase 2 Template (Links to an external site.)Links
to an external site.. Use of the assigned template is required. Rename that
document as Your Last Name Scholarly Paper Phase 1.docx, for example Smith
Scholarly Paper Phase 2. Save it to your own computer or drive in a location
where you will be able to retrieve it later.
Type your
assignment directly on the saved template using Microsoft Word. The document
must be saved as a .docx. Save frequently to prevent loss of your work.
The only
resource for your paper is the following assigned article: Article link (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Note:
Logging in to the Chamberlain Library is needed to access this article. Use of
the assigned article is required. You must click on the PDF Full Text link on
the upper left portion of the page to download the correct version of this
required article.
Follow the
instructions and specifics on the assigned required template and the rubric.
You will demonstrate your scholarly writing abilities as well as APA abilities
in references, citations, quotations, and paraphrasing.
See rubric
for length limitations for each section and other criteria.
For the
Introduction section (see rubric for details),
introduce
the assigned paper topic;
explain
that the purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the assigned article;
explain
that that the impact of the article contents on your own future practice will
be included; and
length must
be 50–75 words.
For the
Article Summary section (see rubric for details),
clearly
summarize the major content of the assigned article using 175–200 words;
content
must include main ideas from across the entire article;
specifics
should be excellent;
content
must be attributed to the correct source; and
instructor
feedback from Week 4 Scholarly Paper Phase 1 must be used to revise and improve
this section.
For the
Impact section,
clearly
state how learning from the assigned article will impact your future practice;
length must
be 125–150 words;
writing
must be concise and clearly relate the assigned article contents to practice;
use first
person in this section; and
instructor
feedback from Week 4 Scholarly Paper Phase 1 must be used to revise and improve
this section.
For the Conclusion,
write a
concise summary of main points of the paper;
provide a
concluding statement; and
length must
be 75–100 words.
Double
check your work with the rubric prior to submission.
Note:
Assigned Template must be used for this assignment. The Assigned Template has
been specially prepared to help you do well on this assignment. See #2 above.
Note:
Assigned Article must be used for this assignment. Failure to do so may result
in loss of points and/or Academic Integrity violation investigation.
