NURS 3101 – Issues and Trends in Nursing Week 1: The Power of Nursing: One Nurse at a Time As a Registered Nurse, you are a member of an honored profession that traces its roots back centuries. You are following in the footsteps of distinguished historical nursing figures such as Florence Nightingale, Lillian Wald, Mary…

This course focuses on enhancing healthcare delivery in the United States by emphasizing the crucial role of effective nurse advocacy in politics, policy-making, and professional associations. Students are encouraged to develop a comprehensive understanding of the current healthcare landscape, including its systems, policies, and contextual factors.   The course involves a systems-level analysis that explores…

NURS 3005 – The Context of Healthcare Delivery Discussion Essay Assignments   Improvement of healthcare delivery in the United States relies on many factors, such as effective nurse advocacy through politics, policy, and professional associations. But advocacy depends on the ability to fully understand current issues, systems, policies, and related contexts. In this course, students…

NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Assignment: Application: Drawing Conclusions About Research Findings and Their Implications for Clinical Practice As a current or future nursing researcher and professional, your ability to draw reasonable conclusions from research findings will determine the effectiveness of proposed solutions for clinical nursing practice. As you continue to develop your skill set to…

NURS 3005 – The Context of Healthcare Delivery Week 1: Trends Influencing Access and Equity in Health Care Trends Influencing Access and Equity in Health Care     Select a trend that is influencing access or equity in the health care system negatively and summarize how it is impacting the delivery of health care. Include…

NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 6 Discussion: Use of Research in Clinical Practice Throughout this course, you have examined and considered how the research process contributes to the field of clinical nursing practice. More than just an exercise in developing a research question, searching the literature to guide future research, and performing actual data collection/data…

NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 4 Assignment: Application: Methods Used in Qualitative Research In order to achieve credible and trustworthy results from qualitative studies, the methodology must be designed very carefully. That is, you must consider the process of conducting qualitative research to address your research question. Important considerations include selecting the research question, collecting…

NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 5 Discussion: Access to Existing Databases on Patient Safety, Quality of Care, and Clinical Practice Quantitative health care databases are developed and published to give health care providers and consumers information about patient quality and safety outcomes. These reports are often distributed to staff in patient care units and shared…

NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Discussion: Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research As a nursing professional, you will likely engage in research for your health care setting. Depending on the research question you seek to address, you might choose to use a qualitative research design. Understanding when and why it is appropriate to choose a qualitative research…

NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 5: Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Jaime has just completed gathering quantitative and qualitative data on causes of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) on a medical/surgical unit in his hospital. After collecting data on different patients, physicians, procedures, and infections, Jaime is ready to begin analyzing the data. However, how…