Part 1 Outline a personal philosophy of nursing and health care. Describe how your personal philosophy is consistent with CREATION Life. Part 2 Describe the components of the Neuman Systems Model. Discuss a clinical scenario drawn from your personal experiences in healthcare that demonstrates the application of the Neuman Systems Model.   The clinical scenario…

Objectives  The purpose of the Personal Essay activity is to: Describe life experiences that have impacted the decision to enroll in the nursing program (CO 9) Identify short and long term goals related to enrolling in the nursing program (CO 9) Method of Evaluation Students are required to complete a Personal Essay which is worth 10% of their overall grade.…

Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work…

When was the last time you read Meditation XVII of John Donne’s Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions? Unless you are a student of seventeenth-century poetry, you may not be all that familiar with this piece. However, you may be much more familiar with one of its well-known phrases: “No man is an island…”. As you begin your…

For this assessment, you will develop a Word document or an online resource repository of at least 12 annotated professional or scholarly resources that you consider critical for the audience of your safety improvement plan to understand or implement to ensure the success of the plan. Using Google Sites, assemble an online resource tool kit…

Describe a team building activity you have been part of. Do you feel as though it accomplished a sense of belonging?  If so, what make it effective? If not, why. Belbin’s team roles: describe a team you have been part of, or observed, where have you seen roles emerge?  What roles did you see? Did…

1. Write a research proposal on the impact that body cameras have on the interactions between police and citizens. How body cameras affect the behavior of both police officers and citizens, also if the body cameras contribute to an increased level of transparency in law enforcement engagements with the public.  2. Research Proposal Outline provides…

After reading chapter 6 in the text “The Psychology of Groups,” locate an article which illustrates any of the topics in this chapter. Analyze the article in light of the chapter. Please include other elements into your analysis such as a team you’ve participated in or observed. You may discuss a team in terms of…

What is the difference between research and evidence-based practice? How might one affect the other?   Research and evidence-based practice are interconnected in nursing. Nursing research generates new knowledge, which can then be applied in evidence-based practice to guide clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.   For this Discussion, you use the course readings and…

What is theory, and how does it shape research? Most research is based on a theoretical framework. Theoretical frameworks, also known as “conceptual frameworks” or “models,” are used in nursing research to provide a structure for organizing and understanding the research problem and to guide the research design and analysis. Theoretical frameworks are shaped over time…