week 1 discussion
Discussion Criteria
1. Application of Course Knowledge: The student post
contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from personal experience or
examples from the healthcare field. The student must accurately and fully
discuss the topic for the week in addition to providing personal or
professional examples. The student must completely answer the entire initial
question.
2. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: The student responds
to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.
o Peer Response: The
student responds substantively to at least one topic-related post by a student
peer. A substantive post adds content or insights or asks a question that will
add to the learning experience and/or generate discussion.
o A post of “I
agree” with a repeat of the other student’s post does not count as a
substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive
post.
o The peer
response?must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.
o The peer response
must occur before Sunday,?11:59 p.m. MT.?
o Faculty Response:
The student responds substantively to at least one question by course faculty.
The faculty question may be directed to the student, to another student, or to
the entire class.
o A post of “I
agree” with a repeat of the faculty’s post does not count as a substantive
post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive post.
o The faculty
response?must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.
3. Integration of Evidence: The student post provides
support from a minimum of one scholarly in-text citation with a matching
reference and assigned readings or online lessons, per discussion topic per week.
o What is a
scholarly resource? A scholarly resource is one that comes from a professional,
peer-reviewed publication (e.g., journals and government reports such as those
from the FDA or CDC).
o Contains
references for sources cited
o Written by a
professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of the author(s)
o Is no more than 5
years old for clinical or research articles
o What is not
considered a scholarly resource?
o Newspaper articles
and layperson literature (e.g., Readers Digest, Healthy
o Life Magazine,
Food, and Fitness)
o Information from
Wikipedia or any wiki
o Textbooks
o Website homepages
o The weekly lesson
o Articles in
healthcare and nursing-oriented trade magazines, such as Nursing Made
Incredibly Easy and RNMagazine (Source: What is a scholarly article.docx;
Created 06/09 CK/CL Revised:
02/17/11, 09/02/11 nlh/clm)
o Can the lesson for
the week be used as a scholarly source?
o Information from
the weekly lesson can be cited in a posting; however, it is not to be the sole
source used in the post.
o Are resources
provided from CU acceptable sources (e.g., the readings for the week)?
o Not as a sole
source within the post. The textbook and/or assigned (required) articles for
the week can be used, but another outside source must be cited for full credit.
Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources for the purpose of discussions.
o Are websites
acceptable as scholarly resources for discussions?
o Yes, if they are
documents or data cited from credible websites. Credible websites usually end
in .gov or .edu; however, some .org sites that belong to professional
associations (e.g., American Heart Association, National League for Nursing,
American Diabetes Association) are also considered credible websites. Websites
ending with .com are not to be used as scholarly resources.
4. Professionalism in Communication: The post presents
information in logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence, and is clearly
relevant to the discussion topic. Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are
accurate.
5. Wednesday Participation Requirement: The student provides
a substantive response to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted
by the course faculty (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT
of each week.
6. Total Participation Requirement: The student provides at
least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a
student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the
week.
Preparing the Assignment
For many?students enrolled in NR501, this is an initial
course for nursing?theory.?So, let's have a debate.?Is nursing theory important
to the?nursing profession? In particular, is it important for nurse
practitioners? Does theory inform nurse practitioner practice??If you believe
that it is important, explain why it is?useful.?If you do not believe that it
is useful, explain why nursing theory?is not necessary to the profession.?
week 2
Preparing the Assignment
Nursing knowledge is classified in a variety of ways, one of
which is Carper's Patterns of Knowing (Carper, 1978). Carper's framework offers
a lens through which the nurse can reflect upon insights acquired through
empirical, ethical, personal, and aesthetic knowledge (Carper, 1978). Through
intentional reflection using Carper's Patterns of Knowing, nurses can process
experiential learning and knowledge acquired through practice. The purpose of
this assignment is to reflect upon a specific practice situation and better
understand the professional knowledge and insights obtained through that
experience.
Criteria for Content
1. Think of a
surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared,
unprepared, or uncomfortable.
2. Select an
important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation.
3.
Briefly?explain the situation.
4. Identify the
nursing issue inherent in the identified situation
1. As a method of
refection, use Carper's Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In your
discussion, address ONE of the following Patterns of Knowing:
1. What do you
think was the underlying reason for the situation? (Esthetics)
2. What were your
thoughts and feeling in the situation? (Personal)
3. What was one
personal belief that impacted your actions? (Ethics)
4. What evidence
in nursing literature supports the nursing importance of the identified issue?
(Empirical)
5. What new
insights did you gain through this reflective practice opportunity? How will
this apply to your practice as a nurse practitioner? Be sure to use scholarly
literature to support your position.
week 4
Preparing the Assignment
Identify your specialty area of NP practice. Select a
nursing theory, borrowed theory, or interdisciplinary theory provided in the
lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following:
• Origin
• Meaning and
scope
• Logical adequacy
• Usefulness
and simplicity
•
Generalizability
• Testability
Finally, provide an example how the theory could be used to
improve or evaluate the quality of practice in your specific setting. What
rationale can you provide that validates the theory as applicable to the role
of the nurse practitioner.
week 6
Preparing the Assignment
Which of the culture and caring theories most resonates with
you for your practice as an NP? How does the theory integrate the nursing
paradigm?? What parts of the theory do you identify with? How does the theory
help to meet CLAS standards to advance health equity?
week 8
Description
Kaltura presentation
35 47% Kaltura is used for presentation.
Recording is clear. Length of recording is between 5-10 minutes.
Peer discussion post #1
15 20%
Student responds substantively to a peer’s presentation,
answering the following questions:
Does the chosen theory apply to the stated issue or concern
presented?
Is the presentation clear and easy to follow?
Did the presentation provide sufficient evidence to support
the presenter’s recommendations?
Is there an alternate theory that you would suggest for the
issue or concern?
Does the presentation add to nursing knowledge?
What applications do you see for the content of this
presentation to your practice as an NP?