Category: Writing Styles
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Assignment: Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles What steps do you take to locate primary and peer-reviewed research articles when performing a literature search? What resources are available to you to engage in a meaningful and successful literature search? As you have explored throughout this course, Walden University provides vast resources for student…
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The DNP-Prepared Nurse and Their Community Vaccine and immunization legislation. Nutritional assistance programs for school youths. Diabetes education for elderly outpatients in a community health clinic. Reducing the number of re-admits of patients who have had outpatient procedures. Reducing the number of patient falls on a medical/surgical hospital floor. These represent a few community and…
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Discussion: Ethics and the DNP-Prepared Nurse You are likely already upholding ethics in nursing and healthcare delivery in your current nursing practice experience. As mentioned in the introduction for this week, a patient-focused approach that promotes the delivery of safe, quality, and cost-effective healthcare for promoting positive patient outcomes represents a fundamental alignment to ethical…
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Blog: How Do You Practice Intra- and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Practice? You are the DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing a large intensive care unit (ICU). You have noticed that in the last 3 months, the number of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), has dramatically increased among patients who have undergone cardiovascular procedures. You would…
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Discussion: The Doctoral Degree and Professional Nursing Practice A doctoral degree carries a certain set of expectations associated with the completion of advanced educational attainment. Earning a DNP degree is no exception. What are the expectations associated with a DNP-prepared nurse? How might these expectations differ among nursing staff without a DNP degree? The role…
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The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) set forth a set of standards, the DNP Essentials, that define the foundational competencies that should be acquired and focused throughout a DNP degree program’s curriculum. Additionally, the DNP Essentials represent those competencies and areas that will inform your areas of practice as a DNP-prepared nurse. Take…
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Add a section that discusses the issues related to organizational behavior and day-to-day management in your study setting; If you do not have it already, add/update a section that discusses the ethical considerations associated with your proposed study and the selected site; and Add a review of five additional peer-reviewed research studies to the Literature…
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Blog: Learning Online Have you ever read an online blog? If so, what was the aim of the blog? What did you like or did not like about the blog? In this course, you will engage in a series of Blog Assignments with your colleagues. Blogs help to facilitate a meaningful and somewhat informal classroom…
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For this assignment, you will evaluate both qualitative and quantitative approaches to your applied research topic and determine the most appropriate method of data collection and analysis for your proposal. Select three qualitative studies and three quantitative studies from your work in developing the literature review portion of your proposal. Provide an overview of the…
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DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS During this course, the student will engage in 8 Discussions. The purpose of Discussions is to generate interaction among students in regard to relevant, current course topics. You will submit a thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week of at least 250 words in response to the…