NURS 3100 Discussion: Leading Civility in the Workplace With civility in action, everyone on the team feels authentically respected and valued. Civility leads to mutual respect, effective communication, and team collaboration. A civil, professional atmosphere is ENERGIZING! It promotes positive relations that enable the team to deliver the best possible performance, wherever it may be:…

NURS 3100 Week 6 Assignment 1: Quality Nursing (Part 2 of 2) Welcome to Week 6, the final week of this 2-part assignment!   As you learned in previous weeks, effectiveness and efficiency are improved in your nursing practice by following and measuring Quality Indicators (QIs). In Week 4 you learned how quality, safety, and…

NURS 3100 Week 4 Assignment: Quality Nursing (Part 1 of 2) Welcome to Part 1 of this assignment!   Nurses use Quality Indicators (QIs) for several purposes. QIs highlight potential quality concerns, identify areas that need further study and investigation, and track changes over time. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) QIs include…

NURS 3100 Week 4 Discussion: The Essence of Nursing Jean Watson states that “caring is the essence of nursing.” Compassion, wisdom, loving kindness, caring, and knowledge, all concepts of Watson’s Caring Theory, are what nurses are all about. Watson’s Caring Theory incorporates arts and humanities as well as science.   Delivering the kind of care…

NURS 3100 Week 4: Nurses in the Spotlight: Improving Health Care As a Registered Nurse, you are trained and proficient in caring for the physical well-being of patients. Just think about how much time and effort those skills took you to acquire! And you are still improving, correct? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has answered…

NURS 3100 Week 3 Assignment 2: Promise to Practice by Walden’s Code for Academic Integrity As a nurse, the Nurses’ Code of Ethics is a foundational guide as you practice your professional obligations with integrity and ideals. This assignment allows you build on those nursing ethics as they pertain to your academic work and writing.…

NURS 3100 Week 3 Assignment 1: Impact of Nurses On Health Care Quality It is important for nurses to stay abreast of current issues and trends in our field. Use this opportunity to develop or enhance your expertise on your chosen topic.   This Assignment introduces you to the Walden Library. The Library is an…

NURS 3100 Week 2 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession Nurses are the most honest and ethical professionals in America, according to Gallup polls for more than 12 years in a row. In 2014, 80 percent of Americans said that nurses have “very high” or “high” standards of honesty and ethics, compared with 7% and 8%…

NURS 3100 Week 3: Taking the Lead: The Magnet Model Magnet is a guiding framework whereby you and your nursing colleagues are encouraged to intensify your efforts to improve organizational conditions, components, and processes of health care systems to enhance patient safety. The model serves as a road map for organizations seeking nursing excellence in…

NURS 3100 Discussion: Nurses Make the Difference Health care organizations that adhere to or seek Magnet designation (Magnet hospitals) are exemplars in serving patients. They are recognized as organizations that have high nurse satisfaction and lower rates of nurse shortages. These organizations tend to have higher degrees of nurse involvement at all levels of decision…