UTA NURS2300 2022 April Discussions Latest (Full)

NURS2300 INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING

Week 1 Discussion

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT

 PROMPT

Please start by introducing yourself to your classmates- include information about where you are in your nursing school process, and feelings about becoming a nurse!

Next, complete the True Colors Assessment  Download True Colors Assessmentand scan this Description Document  Download Description Documentto review your results.

Then, answer each of the following questions:

What color are you and how do your personal strengths fit with those required for nursing? How do they NOT fit?

What specialty/specialties are you interested in? How do you think this specialty fit with your strengths from the True Colors Assessment?

What skills will you need to develop in order to be better prepared for nursing as a career?

NURS2300 INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING

Week 2 Discussion

Self-Care

In your discussion groups this week please:

Choose one of the categories from the self-care chapter (Sleep, Exercise, Diet, and Stress Management) and share the following:

What things do you do well? Share your best tips with your classmates.

What barriers do you face that keep you from taking care of yourself? How can you overcome these?

How does being your best self help you as a pre-nursing student or person or as a future nurse, over the long haul?

In your peer responses, suggest a tip that you think would help you overcome a barrier, etc. to encourage each other.

•    Post your response on the Discussion Board by 11:59 p.m. CST Wednesday of Week 2

•    Reply to at least two of your online colleagues’ posts with reflective questions, substantive comments, or relevant personal experiences. Your final replies should be posted by 11:59 p.m. CST on Saturday of Week 2.

NURS2300 INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING

Week 3 Discussion

The Art of Self-Compassion

In your discussion groups:

Pick one of the definitions/subcategories of self-compassion from Neff's website (Links to an external site.) and describe how you would define for a friend. What do you think about this concept?

 After watching the Ted-Talk in your module, how does self-compassion differ from self-esteem? 

NURS2300 INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING

Week 4 Discussion

Social Media

In your discussion groups this week, review your readings & videos from last week, specifically on social media, and answer the following questions:

1.  Page 11 of the NCSBN brochure   Download NCSBN brochure describes common myths and misunderstandings of social media. Which one of these surprised you?

2.  What steps will you take to make you avoid disclosing confidential patient information?

NURS2300 INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING

Week 5 Discussion

Cultural Competence

Make sure you have taken the 'Quality and Culture Quiz' in the 'Cultural Competence Nursing' Module.

In your discussion groups:

Based on your results from the Quality and Culture Quiz, as well as your own experiences, answer each of the following questions:

1.  What did you learn about yourself and/or someone else's culture while taking this quiz?

2.  How would you describe your family's culture?

3.  How can you provide culturally competent care to others?