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This is a graded discussion: 5 points possible due Jun 20 Week 7: Reflection on Learning Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course

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This is a graded discussion: 5 points possible due Jun 20 Week 7: Reflection on Learning Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course. Activity Learning Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care (CO1) 2. Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations. (CO2) 3. Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems. (CO3) 4. Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings (CO4) Due Date: ?Post should be entered to the Weekly Reflection on Learning thread by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MST each week. This assignment will follow the late assignment policy specified in the course syllabus. Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. In the event of a situation that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student's rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student's appeal. Consideration of the student's total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending. Total Points Possible: 5 Requirements: Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week. You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts. Nearly every student in the course was able to think of a time when they had personally been impacted by or had observed incivility in the workplace. In what ways does this impact your view of the nursing profession? If those outside of healthcare were aware, how might it impact their view? As you move towards your role as an NP, what will you do to support healthful work environments for yourself and your colleagues? Think about your personal use of social media. Are there changes you would like to make in how you use social media? What self-care practices do you engage in to promote personal holistic health? Search entries or author Unread ? ? ? Reply Replies are only visible to those who have posted at least one reply. ? ? This is a graded discussion: 75 points possible due Jun 20 Week 7: Incivility and Healthful Environments 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: 1. Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care (CO1) 2. Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations (CO2) ? 3. Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems (CO3) 4. Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings (CO4) Due Date A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline on Wednesday, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0 for any portion of the discussion not posted by that time). Week 8 discussion closes on Saturday at 11:59pm MT. NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week's assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Saturday. A zero is the lowest score that a student can be assigned. Faculty may submit any collaborative discussion posting to Turnitin in order to verify originality. Total Points Possible: 75 Requirements: Discussion Criteria I. Application of Course Knowledge: 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. II. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: I. The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue. a. Peer Response: The student responds substantively to at least one topicrelated 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. 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. ? The peer response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting. The peer response must occur before Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. The peer response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information is paraphrased and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply. 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. 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. The faculty response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting. Responses to the faculty member must occur by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. This response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information is paraphrased and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply. III. 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. a. 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 article b. 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) c. 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. d. 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. e. 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 IV. 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. V. 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. VI. 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. DISCUSSION CONTENT Category Point s % Application of Course Knowledge Answers the initial discussion question(s)/topic(s), 20 27 Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue With Pee rs and Faculty Description 20 27 demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the concepts for the week. Responds to a student peer AND course faculty furthering the dialogue by providing more information and clarification, adding depth to the conversation ? Integration of Evidence Assigned readings OR online lesson AND at least one outside scholarly source are included. The scholarly source is: 20 27 1) evidencebased, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) published within the las t 5 years 60 81% Total CONTENT Points= 60 pts DISCUSSION FORMAT Category Point s % Description Grammar and Communication 8 10 Presents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner References have complete information as required by APA Reference Citation 7 9 In-text citations included for all references AND references included for all in-text citation 15 19% Total FORMAT Points= 15 pts DISCUSSION TOTAL=75 points Preparing the Assignment Introduction This graded discussion will explore the impact of systems theory on a practice problem or issue. ?Please provide an initial response to the discussion question by Wednesday at 11:59pm MT and two interactive dialogue responses no later than Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of WEEK 7. The discussion is worth 75 points. Please refer to the discussion grading rubric for additional criteria. Assignment Reflect on an experience in which you were directly involved or witnessed incivility in the workplace. Provide a brief synopsis of the situation. How did this make you feel? How did you respond? What were the consequences of this situation? Provide an example of how this negatively affected the work environment and outcomes. How could the situation have been prevented? Discuss strategies that would support a healthy work environment. **To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric. Search entries or author Unread ? ? ? Reply Replies are only visible to those who have posted at least one reply. ? ? This is a graded discussion: 5 points possible due Jun 20 Week 7: Reflection on Learning Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course. Activity Learning Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care (CO1) 2. Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations. (CO2) 3. Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems. (CO3) 4. Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings (CO4) Due Date: ?Post should be entered to the Weekly Reflection on Learning thread by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MST each week. This assignment will follow the late assignment policy specified in the course syllabus. Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. In the event of a situation that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student's rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student's appeal. Consideration of the student's total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending. Total Points Possible: 5 Requirements: Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week. You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts. Nearly every student in the course was able to think of a time when they had personally been impacted by or had observed incivility in the workplace. In what ways does this impact your view of the nursing profession? If those outside of healthcare were aware, how might it impact their view? As you move towards your role as an NP, what will you do to support healthful work environments for yourself and your colleagues? Think about your personal use of social media. Are there changes you would like to make in how you use social media? What self-care practices do you engage in to promote personal holistic health? Search entries or author Unread ? ? ? Reply Replies are only visible to those who have posted at least one reply. ?