Topic 2 DQ 1

Start Date & Time

Oct 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

Due Date & Time

Oct 26, 2022, 11:59 PM

Status

Ungraded

Assessment Description

Define critical thinking and evidence-based practice. Discuss what critical thinking in nursing practice entails and explain why it is important. Discuss the role of critical thinking and evidence-based practice as they relate to client outcomes. 

Topic 2 DQ 2

Start Date & Time

Oct 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

Due Date & Time

Oct 28, 2022, 11:59 PM

Status

Active

Assessment Description

Describe how the nursing profession is viewed by the general public. Discuss factors that influence the public's perception of nursing. Describe ways to educate the general public on the professional nurse's role and scope of nursing within a changing health care system.

Contemporary Nursing Practice

Start Date & Time

Oct 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

Due Date & Time

Oct 30, 2022, 11:59 PM

Status

Active

Rubric

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Assessment Traits

Requires Lopeswrite

Assessment Description

The field of nursing has changed over time. In a 750‐1,000-word paper, discuss nursing practice today by addressing the following:

Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual.

Compare the differentiated practice competencies between an associate (ADN) and baccalaureate (BSN) education in nursing. Explain how scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.

Identify a specific client care situation and describe how nursing care, or approaches to decision making, differ between the BSN‐prepared nurse and the ADN nurse.

Discuss the significance of applying evidence‐based practice to nursing care and explain how the academic preparation of the RN‐BSN nurse supports its application.

Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and how this supports safer and more effective client outcomes.

Review the "APA Formatting Tutorial," located in Class Resources. Utilize the APA paper template and the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center, to ensure correct paper formatting when preparing applicable assignments. 

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.  

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Topic 3 DQ 1

Start Date & Time

Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM

Due Date & Time

Nov 2, 2022, 11:59 PM

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

How has nursing practice evolved over time? Discuss the key leaders and historical events that have influenced the advancement of nursing, nursing education, and nursing roles that are now part of the contemporary nursing profession.

Topic 3 DQ 2

Start Date & Time

Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM

Due Date & Time

Nov 4, 2022, 11:59 PM

Status

Upcoming

Assessment Description

Discuss the difference between a nursing conceptual model and a nursing theory. Select a nursing theory used in health care and provide a concise summary of it. Provide an example of how this nursing theory would be effective in managing client care.