Westcoast NURS440 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2020 September

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Describe one situation you have encountered where your actions were guided by the Nursing Code of Ethics. If you have never encountered such a situation, imagine a possible situation you could face in the future. Link this experience to one of the elements in the code of ethics found at http://www.nursingworld.org/codeofethics.

DQ2 Why is the impaired nurse neither praised nor looked upon with reverence like his/her peers?

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 How does the registered nurse use guided research in the clinical setting?

DQ2 Explore your clinical site and relate one quality improvement (QI) study currently being analyzed. What is benchmarked in the study? What role does the nurse play in the QI study?

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Explore the Sigma Theta Tau website and discuss how this organization supports nursing leadership. Navigate to the nurse manager certificate program and identify how this program could support you as a new nursing leader.

DQ2 Do you describe yourself as a lifelong learner? If so, why do you feel it is important?

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Does equating status with authority cause confusion? Why or why not?

DQ2 As a professional nurse, what are some ways in which you are able to reach out to members of the community who do not have access to healthcare reform?

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 How do you feel about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiatives? Discuss ways a community nurse can help with the goals.

DQ2 Many resources are spent on recruiting foreign nurses. It is a fast-growing private sector business. If the United States and other industrial nations put their resources into fixing the problems that lead to this shortage of nurses, would the need to recruit foreign nurses decrease? Why or why not?

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 What does professional commitment mean to you? Give an example.

DQ2 Do you believe that nurses as lobbyists are essential to the growth of nursing as a profession? Why or why not?

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Do you feel that nurses believe that there are ethical concerns related to nursing informatics?

DQ2 Discuss how the use of health information (HI) technology has influenced your current nursing practice. Give examples.

NURS440 Issues and Trends in Nursing

Week 8 Discussion

DQ1 Do you feel socializing with your colleagues is beneficial in creating a better learning environment? Why or why not?

DQ2 What are some key elements in motivating clients to improve health behaviors and outcomes? What role does the family play?