Discuss any surprising factors surrounding the career paths of your prospective field.

Research two or three career paths of interest in your prospective field. In 750-1,000 words, include the following:

Labor market and availability (e.g., location) 
Income range 
Education/training needed 
Job availability 
Future stability 
Time Demands 
Benefits 
Challenges (e.g., burnout propensity) 
Opportunities for advancement  
Does it match your skill level? 
Does it align with your personality? Value system? 
Summarize which path best suits you and your career choices. Explain why.
Discuss any surprising factors surrounding the career paths of your prospective field.

At least two to three scholarly, peer reviewed sources published within the last five years are required for this assignment.

Discuss one way that the New Deal or The Social Security Act positively affected these groups. How did the Social Security Act lead to a two-class system? Is this benefit still in place today? Why or why not?

1.From this week's readings, choose one effect of the Great Depression on men of color and women. Discuss one way that the New Deal or The Social Security Act positively affected these groups. How did the Social Security Act lead to a two-class system? Is this benefit still in place today? Why or why not? (150 words)

Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice. (

Purpose 
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising knowledge regarding advanced nursing practice. Scholarly information obtained from credible sources as well as professional communication are required. Application of information to professional experiences promotes the analysis and use of principles, knowledge, and information learned and related to real-life professional situations. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. 
Activity Learning Outcomes 
Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice. (PO 2 and 5) 
Examine broad theoretical concepts as foundational to advanced nursing practice roles. (PO 1 and 2) 
Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to the components, relationship among the components, and application to advanced nursing practice. (PO 1) 

Integration of Evidence: The student post provides support from a minimum of one scholarly in-text citation with a matching reference andassigned readings or online lessons, per discussion topic per week.

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). 

Contains references for sources cited 
Written by a professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of the author(s) 
Is no more than 5 years old for clinical or research articles 

What is not considered a scholarly resource?  

Newspaper articles and layperson literature (e.g., Readers Digest, Healthy Life Magazine, Food, and Fitness) 
Information from Wikipedia  or any wiki 
Textbooks 
Website homepages 
The weekly lesson 
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) 

Can the lesson for the week be used as a scholarly source? 

Information from the weekly lesson can be cited in a posting; however, it is not to be the sole source used in the post. 

Are resources provided from CU acceptable sources (e.g., the readings for the week)? 

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. 

Are websites acceptable as scholarly resources for discussions? 

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.

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.

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

Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable.
Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation.
Briefly?explain the situation
Identify the nursing issue inherent in the identified situation

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:

What do you think was the underlying reason for the situation? (Esthetics)
What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation? (Personal)
What was one personal belief that impacted your actions? (Ethics)
What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing importance of the identified issue? (Empirical)

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.

Must be 300-350 words 
Once you are down with the initial post complete a 1-2 paragraph reflection
Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on ways of knowing and the use of metaparadigm in the NP role. Then save the reflection as a Word Document for submission later in the course. In week 8, you will submit all reflections as a single document. This reflection is worth 5 points and the final reflection document in week 8 is worth 15 points.
You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students’ posts.

Provide one specific example of how you achieved the weekly objectives.
What do you value most about your learning this week?
What else about the weekly topics do you need to explore to further grow as a future NP? 

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McEwen, M., & Wills, E. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing (4th ed.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.??
Meleis, A. (2012) Theoretical nursing: Development and progress (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins??
Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2011). Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare: A guide to best practice (2nd ed.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.??
Polifroni, E. C. (2015). Philosophy of science: An introduction. In J. B. Butts & K. L. Rich (Ed.), Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice(2nd ed.) (pp. 3-18). Jones & Bartlett Learning.??
Parker, M. E., & Smith, M. C. (2015). Nursing theories and nursing practice (4th ed.). F. A. Davis Company.??
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Is there a difference between health services administrators and health services management?2.What factors influence women of different ages and cultures to adopt healthier lifestyles and engage in preventive action to reduce their risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer? Discuss factors.

1.Is there a difference between health services administrators and health services management?2.What factors influence women of different ages and cultures to adopt healthier lifestyles and engage in preventive action to reduce their risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer? Discuss factors.

Evaluate the importance of 19th-century religious revival on social reform. How did religion influence abolition, women’s rights, and/or the temperance movement? How are these reforms related to each other and how did they influence the changing culture of the United States? When responding to classmates, include additional information for why you agree with their position or information explaining why you do not agree with their position.

 
Evaluate the importance of 19th-century religious revival on social reform. How did religion influence abolition, women’s rights, and/or the temperance movement? How are these reforms related to each other and how did they influence the changing culture of the United States?
When responding to classmates, include additional information for why you agree with their position or information explaining why you do not agree with their position.
Make sure to provide cited information to support your position. All work must be in APA format.

Evaluate current evidenced-based quality and/or safety program designs that can be implemented to improve the quality and/or safety outcomes for your selected quality and/safety issue at your identified health care entity. Based on this evaluation, propose an evidence-based quality and/or safety program to address your selected issue from Part 1. Explain how your proposed design will better improve the outcomes for the selected quality and/or safety issue as compared to the program currently in place at the health care entity.

Incorporate all necessary revisions and corrections suggested by your instructor for Part 1. Synthesize the different elements of Part 1 and Part 2 into one paper using transitions to connect ideas and concepts.
Evaluate current evidenced-based quality and/or safety program designs that can be implemented to improve the quality and/or safety outcomes for your selected quality and/safety issue at your identified health care entity. Based on this evaluation, propose an evidence-based quality and/or safety program to address your selected issue from Part 1. Explain how your proposed design will better improve the outcomes for the selected quality and/or safety issue as compared to the program currently in place at the health care entity.

Differentiate between evidence-based practice and quality improvement processes. Summarize common threats to quality and patient safety initiatives and the role quality improvement processes can neutralize these threats.

Competency
Assess the efficacy of quality improvement processes. Scenario. You lead the Assurance Think Tank, “Quality 4 Our System” comprised of several other leaders from within the Oakridge healthcare system. Some of the Assurance Think Tank members were debating the relevance of quality improvement initiatives and influences on patient safety and outcomes. During the meeting, you agreed to prepare an executive summary regarding quality improvement initiatives.
Instructions
Prepare an executive summary regarding current evidence based quality improvements and make recommendations to integrate evidence-based practices into the quality improvement initiatives. The summary should include the following information:

Differentiate between evidence-based practice and quality improvement processes.
Summarize common threats to quality and patient safety initiatives and the role quality improvement processes can neutralize these threats.
Develop a strategic plan based on a quality improvement model to address patient safety.

Rubric 
– Detailed recommendations to integrate evidence-based practices into the quality improvement initiative with complete explanation of how it will improve initiative. 
– Comprehensive list of differences between evidence based practice and quality improvement processes. Included multiple supporting rationales for each item on the list. 
– Clear and thorough summary of the common threats to quality and patient safety initiatives. Provided multiple supporting rationales for how quality improvement processes can neutralize these threats. 
– Clear and thorough information included in the strategic plan. Provided multiple supporting rationales for how the quality improvement model will increase patient safety. 

What has been the evolution of women in the legal profession? Specifically, although women have made great strides in the past 50 years, they still remain underrepresented and frequently don’t receive as great of positions as men. Why is that?

What has been the evolution of women in the legal profession? Specifically, although women have made great strides in the past 50 years, they still remain underrepresented and frequently don’t receive as great of positions as men. Why is that?

Describe the basic concepts, techniques, and methodologies underlying the research process and their application in the study of nursing problems.

 
One hallmark of professionalism is self-reflection. The ability to reflect back on your learning will allow you to continue to synthesize new learning with current knowledge. Please review the course objectives in the Syllabus. Reflect upon your learning in this course and describe in detail how you have met each of the course objectives. 
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.
 Course Learning Outcomes After this course, you will be able to: 1. Articulate the role of research in the development of nursing knowledge and evidence-based practice. 2. Describe the basic concepts, techniques, and methodologies underlying the research process and their application in the study of nursing problems. 3. Identify researchable clinical nursing problems with the purpose of improving patient outcomes. 4. Use information technology to retrieve hierarchical levels of evidence that addresses clinical questions. 5. Utilize effective critical thinking and written communication skills in the critique of research for applicability to nursing practice. 6. Integrate research findings into nursing practice to meet the changing needs of clients and professional nursing. 7. Describe current research priorities in nursing. 8. Identify legal, ethical and cultural considerations in research that involves human subjects.