WestCoast NURS440 All Assignments Latest 2020 MAY

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 1 Assignment  

Interactive Case Study Journals

Click on this link to complete the DNR Interactive Case Study for this week.

Associate what you have learned in your weekly materials with what was presented in the case study.

After you complete the case study, click on the "Interactive Case Study Journals" link to reflect upon what you have learned from the case study and related learning materials this week. Once opened, choose the DNR Interactive Case Study Journal and follow the instructions listed within the journal. Compare this case study to your nursing practice and give a similar example from your nursing experience in which you might have run into an ethical situation.

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 5 Assignment  

Patient Safety Culture Pamphlet

Create a pamphlet using any type of publisher software you choose to educate clients on a current patient safety issue; for example, a currently aging adult and how to care for his/herself at home, medication-polypharmacy and how a patient can not make a self medication error, or other appropriate safety issues. If you have a question about a specific topic, check with your instructor.

Your pamphlet must include the following items:

Include at least 5 tips for preventive care for the patient.

Include information that should be shared with family or caregivers.

Include local resources in the community that might be available for this type of safety concern.

Include at least 3 current (published less than 5 years ago) references, in APA format.

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 6 Assignment  

Interactive Case Study Journals

Click on this link to complete the Staffing Issues Interactive Case Study following the readings and presentation for this week.

Associate what you have learned in your weekly materials with what was presented in the case study.

After you complete the case study, click on the "Interactive Case Study Journals" link to reflect upon what you have learned from the case study and related learning materials this week. Once opened, choose the Staffing Issues Interactive Case Study Journal and follow the instructions listed within the journal. Compare this case study to your nursing practice and give a similar example from your nursing experience in which you might have run into on staffing or a similar situation.

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 7 Assignment  

Intelligent Hospital Pavilion ICU Video Analysis/Reflection

Review the Intelligent Hospital Pavilion videos in the Week 7 Presentations folder. Write a paper in which you identify and describe elements that you feel are of benefit or risk to both patients and nurses. Explain the benefits/risks and why you do or do not support this type of available technology. Your paper should be a minimum of three pages and written in APA format with at least two outside credible references.

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 8 Assignment  

Current Issue/Trend Paper

Choose a current issue/trend topic from the following list:

Technology in health care

Collective bargaining

The impaired nurse

The global nurse workforce

Mentoring and coaching in nursing

The trimodal model of 21st-century effective nurse leaders

Other instructor-approved topic

Create a 6- to 8-page paper in APA format including a minimum of 4 to 5 references. Explain how you would lobby your legislators or local government for funds to support your issue or trend. Include the following elements in your paper: share why you chose the specific topic, the current relevance of material, how it is integrated into clinical practice, and how the information is used in clinical setting.