Category: Nursing

Explain how health care reform has helped shift the focus from a disease-oriented health care system to one of wellness and prevention. Discuss ways in which health care will continue this trend and explain the role of nursing in supporting and facilitating this shift. In replies to peers, provide an example of wellness and prevention initiatives your organization or specialty area has in place.

Lippincott Nursing center, (2010) indicated that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report The Future of Nursing fundamentally symbolized a change in the delivery of the care system. There has been a shift in the method of health care delivery from sick or disease-oriented to wellness and prevention. The vision of IOM is to see the practice of nursing making changes in their mode of care to one that intentionally focus on wellness and disease prevention.

According to Global Health, (2020) describes wellness as some key features that are both preventative also holistic, wellness is achieved when patients actively choices to make changes to their lifestyles. Nurses play a critical role in making this process a success, through educational initiatives patients will be empowered to take an active role in achieving wellness, this will improve the patient physical, mental spiritual, emotional, and social wellbeing. For example, the patient will be educated about the importance of improving physical health and things they can do to prevent aliment such as exercise, sleep and having a balanced diet. Another focus of the nurse is to engage in assisting patient in proactively getting involved in having preventative measure taken to identify any illness for example screening for breast cancer that will facilitate early treatment if same exist; or avoid smoking or stop if you have not already started, the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Adopting these changes and more will see the improvement in the health of the population also enhance the quality of life and a sense of wellbeing.

 

References

Global Wellness. (2020). 
What is wellness. 
Retrieved from. 

Home

Lippincott Nursing Center. (2020). 
Wellness promotion The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Report: Are Nurses Ready. 
Retrieved from. 
https://www.nursingcenter.com

 

 

Topic 1 DQ 2

The health care reform is changing and focusing its attention more on prevention than disease-oriented management.   The reason for that being is previously the focus was on disease-oriented health care system but due to the vast number of individuals living with a chronic disease. The chronic disease not only affects health and quality of life, but it is also the major driver of health care and therefore resulting in increased health insurance costs (Shiu, 2012).The health care reform shifting towards wellness and prevention is to keep health insurance more affordable.Since chronic diseases have been found to raise the cost of healthcare, the prevention of chronic disease will help lower health care.It minimizes frequent hospitalizations. Providing proper and adequate education to the public will help spread awareness.

Primary care should be the foundation of healthcare. Before, there has been a transition in healthcare from focusing on disease-oriented etiologies to examining the interacting influences of factors rooted in culture, race/ethnicity, policy, and environment. Such a transition called for person/family-focused and community-oriented primary care services to be provided in a continuous and coordinated manner in order to meet the health needs of the population. Tha advancement in technology also helps in the primary care where in there has been more diagnostic tests whch helps in identifying diseases before it happens. (Shiu,2012). IOM Future of Nursing Report and Nursing

 

Shiu, L. (2012). The impact of primary care:the focused review. 
Scientifica Cairo
.doi: 
10.6064/2012/432892

Bipolar Therapy

Client of Korean Descent/Ancestry

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The client is a 26-year-old woman of Korean descent who presents to her first appointment following a 21-day hospitalization for onset of acute mania. She was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder.

Upon arrival in your office, she is quite “busy,” playing with things on your desk and shifting from side to side in her chair. She informs you that “they said I was bipolar, I don’t believe that, do you? I just like to talk, and dance, and sing. Did I tell you that I liked to cook?”

She weights 110 lbs. and is 5’ 5”

SUBJECTIVE

Patient reports “fantastic” mood. Reports that she sleeps about 5 hours/night to which she adds “I hate sleep, it’s no fun.”

You reviewed her hospital records and find that she has been medically worked up by a physician who reported her to be in overall good health. Lab studies were all within normal limits. You find that the patient had genetic testing in the hospital (specifically GeneSight testing) as none of the medications that they were treating her with seemed to work.

Genetic testing reveals that she is positive for CYP2D6*10 allele.

Patient confesses that she stopped taking her lithium (which was prescribed in the hospital) since she was discharged two weeks ago.

MENTAL STATUS EXAM

The patient is alert, oriented to person, place, time, and event. She is dressed quite oddly- wearing what appears to be an evening gown to her appointment. Speech is rapid, pressured, tangential. Self-reported mood is euthymic. Affect broad. Patient denies visual or auditory hallucinations, no overt delusional or paranoid thought processes readily apparent. Judgment is grossly intact, but insight is clearly impaired. She is currently denying suicidal or homicidal ideation.

The Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score is 22

RESOURCES

§ Chen, R., Wang, H., Shi, J., Shen, K., & Hu, P. (2015). Cytochrome P450 2D6 genotype affects the pharmacokinetics of controlled-release paroxetine in healthy Chinese subjects: comparison of traditional phenotype and activity score systems. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 71(7), 835-841. doi:10.1007/s00228-015-1855-6

Decision Point One

Select what you should do:

Begin Lithium 300 mg orally BID

Begin Risperdal 1 mg orally BID

Begin Seroquel XR 100 mg orally at HS

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Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is a unique disorder that causes shifts in mood and energy, which results in depression and mania for patients. Proper diagnosis of this disorder is often a challenge for two reasons: 1) patients often present as depressive or manic but may have both; and 2) many symptoms of bipolar disorder are similar to other disorders. Misdiagnosis is common, making it essential for you to have a deep understanding of the disorder’s pathophysiology. For this Assignment, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with bipolar disorder.

To prepare for this Assignment:

Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.

Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients requiring bipolar therapy.

The Assignment: 5 pages

Examine
 Case Study: An Asian American Woman. Diagnosis-Bipolar Disorder.
 You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.

Introduction to the case (1 page)

Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.

Decision #1 (1 page)

Which decision did you select?

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Decision #2 (1 page)

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Decision #3 (1 page)

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Conclusion (1 page)

Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

NURS 3100 Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) -1000 AWE Level Assignment Template

Name of Assignment

 

Student’s Full Name

 

Walden University

 

Course Number, Section, and Title

(Example: NURS 3100 Section 01, Issues and Trends)

 

Month, Day, Year

(enter the date submitted to instructor)

 

Write Title of Assignment Here

Begin your paper with an
introductory paragraph
. Double-space the paper with 1″ margins on all sides and type in Times New Roman 12 point font.  End this paragraph with, “The purpose of this paper is to describe . . .”

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Body

When making reference to a source, at a minimum, include the author name/s, year of publication, title of the article, and name of the journal as applicable in the paper.  Citations are
not
required at the 1000 AWE Level using APA formatting requirements. However, you are free to practice crediting your source(s) in your paper using APA Style. The Walden Writing Center is YOUR citation resource place at
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/citations
  Also see the citation and reference examples provided in the Academic Writing Expectations tab of this course. NURS 3100 Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) -1000 AWE Level Assignment Template

.The Walden Writing Center has a paper review service! For appointments and reviews go to
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/paperreviews

 

Conclusion

 

Summarize the key points in your paper.

 

References

 

Although a Reference List is
not
required at the 1000 AWE Level, you may practice referencing your source/s using APA formatting requirements. The Walden Writing Center is YOUR reference resource place at
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/references
Also see the citation and reference examples provided in the Academic Writing Expectations tab of this course.

 

 

NURS 3100 Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) Checklist, Weeks 1–3

Academic Writing Expectations for First-Term/1000 Level Courses

http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/undergraduate/awe/2000-3000

 

Students: Prior to submission please review your assignment for sentence-level, paragraph level, and use of evidence to make sure you meet the AWE expectations.  Check the boxes as you complete your review and click the links to access Writing Center for additional resources if you need them.

 

DO NOT SUBMIT THIS FORM WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT.  It is for you to check your compliance to Academic Writing Expectations

 

Sentence-level skills

 

Constructing complete and correct sentences. See an explanation of
sentence components
and how to avoid
sentence fragments and run-ons
. Work through an
interactive module on sentence basics
.

Using and spelling words correctly. See a list of
commonly misused words
and information on
MS Word’s spell check
.

Punctuating appropriately. See the different types of
punctuation
and their uses.

Using Grammarly to catch further errors. See a
Grammarly tutorial
.

 

Paragraph-level skills

 

Using paragraph breaks. Each paragraph acts as a concrete unit of the 
central argument
. See a description of
paragraph basics
.

Focusing each paragraph on one central idea (rather than multiple ideas). See an explanation of how
topic sentences
work. Use of evidence NURS 3100 Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) -1000 AWE Level Assignment Template

 

Using course learning resources. See examples of
integrating evidence
in a paper.

Enclosing direct quotes in quotation marks. Read about the purpose of
quotation marks
.

  Paraphrasing (explaining in one’s own words) to avoid plagiarizing the source. Using

quotes appropriately (no more than one short, unique quote.)  See
paraphrasing strategies
.  See
Ineffective Paraphrasing Strategies
.

 

NURS 3100 Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) -1000 AWE Level Assignment Template

Nursing Databases

Best Bets!

CINAHL Plus with Full Text

Best Bet

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Embase

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Coverage of biomedical literature worldwide that includes 
MEDLINE
, plus many conference abstracts and EU journals not found elsewhere. Particularly strong in drug and pharmacology information. Nursing Databases

MEDLINE with Full Text

Best Bet

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MESH
).

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database

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Includes abstracts and indexing that covers nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and related topics. It also includes dissertations and can be a good source for 
grey literature
.

PubMed

Best Bet

Includes the 
MEDLINE
 database, plus in process-citations, “Ahead of Print” items, NIH-funded research projects, books from the 
NCBI Bookshelf
, and selected items from 
PubMed Central
. 
Learn how to locate full text available through Walden University Library in PubMed
.

TRIP Database

Best Bet

TRIP (Turning Research into Practice) is a freely-accessible database that includes evidence-based synopses, clinical answers, systematic reviews, guidelines, and tools. It does not automatically link to Walden subscriptions; may use 
Google Scholar to find full text.

C

CINAHL & MEDLINE Combined Search

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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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D

Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)

Open Access database that includes critical appraisals of systematic reviews, particularly those addressing the effects of health interventions. While DARE doesn’t include the full text of the systematic reviews, it does include citations to the original research.

Note: This is the archived version. The site was last updated March 31, 2015.

J

JBI EBP Database (formerly Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database)

Systematic reviews, evidence summaries, and best practice information sheets developed by an Australian-based university research and development institution.

O

Ovid Nursing Books

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Ovid Nursing Journals Full Text

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P

ProQuest Health & Medical Collection

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ScienceDirect

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Thoreau Multi-Database Search
 
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Data USA

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Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)

Open Access database that includes critical appraisals of systematic reviews, particularly those addressing the effects of health interventions. While DARE doesn’t include the full text of the systematic reviews, it does include citations to the original research.

Note: This is the archived version. The site was last updated March 31, 2015.

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)

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Free, academic books from over 100 publishers.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. They cover all subjects and languages. There are over 6000 free, full-text available journals in the directory.

Disability Statistics

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E-Stats

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Education Commission of the States

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Gale Academic OneFile Select

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Gale eBooks

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You might find a free, full text book or limited preview at Google Books, along with options to buy print and digital copies.

Google Public Data DIrectory

Google collects publically available data from organizations like Eurostat, OECD, U.S. Census Bureau and World Bank and offers visualizations of this data. Users may also upload their own datasets to create visualizations.

more…

govinfo (formerly FDsys)

govinfo is the United States government’s database of government documents, covering documents and records from all three branches of the federal government.

GreenFILE

GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.

GuideStar

GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. It includes financial, contact, mission, and leadership information on every nonprofit registered with the IRS as tax-exempt.

Guttmacher Institute

The Institute produces a wide range of resources on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health. See also the “Data Center” page.

H

HathiTrust

HathiTrust contains both full text and non-full text books. Many books in HathiTrust are not available in Google Books.

Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO)

The Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database contains peer-reviewed scientific literature used by the Environmental Protection Agency to produce assessments. The literature relates to human health and ecological risk topics. Nursing Databases

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)

The Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) database provides information about approximately 15,000 measurement instruments. The full text instruments are NOT included in HaPI. Instead this database is used to discover instruments on a topic, track the history of an instrument over time, and find publisher information.

Health Services and Sciences Research Resources (HSRR)

A database from National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology for research datasets and instruments.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 HCUP

Longitudinal hospital care data in the United States from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Highwire Press (Stanford Univ)

Facilitates access to 1.9 million full text articles mainly in the (bio)medical sciences. Most journals provide free access to back issues older than 12-24 months. Some journals also provide access to current issues.

Homeland Security Digital Library

This database contains over 82,800 documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; nonprofit organizations and private entities.

Hoover’s Company Profiles (see Business Market Research Collection) Nursing Databases

Hospitality & Tourism Complete

This collection covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Hospitality & Tourism Complete contains nearly 950,000 records, with coverage dating as far back as 1965. There is full text for more than 530 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books.

I

IBISWorld

Research reports on industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and China. Reports include analysis of industry drivers, risk, market data and segments, competitors, and industry performance. Includes Business Environmental Profiles that summarize key drivers for industries in the U.S. Global industry reports for selected industries are also available.

IBM Technical Paper Search

IBM’s Technical Paper Search provides the scientific community with access to technical reports written by members of the IBM Research community. Some reports are available for download. Once a technical report is published in either a journal or conference proceedings, it is sometimes replaced with a reference to the external source.

ICPSR – Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Datasets

ICPSR offers more than 500,000 digital files containing social science research data. Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, terrorism, health and medical care, early education, education, racial and ethnic minorities, psychology, law, substance abuse and mental health, and more. Contact the Center for Research Quality for assistance with ICPSR.

ICT Statistics

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 ITU-D

The Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) fosters international cooperation and solidarity in the delivery of technical assistance and in the creation, development, and improvement of telecommunication and ICT equipment and networks in developing countries. Nursing Databases.

IEEE Xplore Digital Library

This database contains IEEE online society-sponsored journals, transactions and magazines including peer-reviewed journals focusing on practical applications in research, design and specification, scientific and technical content, and electrical engineering, computer science and electronics.

ILOSTAT

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 International Labour Organization

ILO’s central statistics database ILOSTAT provides information for for cross-country statistics on the labour market. The database contains over 100 indicators covering more than 230 countries and economies.

International Federation of Social Workers Archives

The International Federation of Social Worker’s (IFSW) archive contains information dating back to 1846. The archives contain historical documents, newsletters and photos.

International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center

International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center is an in-depth database that offers information on security & counter-terrorism. Content for ISCTRC includes hundreds of full-text journals and periodicals, thousands of selected articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, FAQs, and Background Information Summaries pertaining to terrorism and security.

IRMA International

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 Information Resources Management Association

The Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) welcomes professionals, students, and academicians to search thousands of peer-reviewed works covering all areas of technology applied to modern organizations. Aiming to enhance knowledge of current topics in Information Resources Management, Research IRM, powered by InfoSci-OnDemand, makes thousands of proceedings papers, scholarly journal articles, and book chapters available for download. Nursing Databases.

J

JBI EBP Database (formerly Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database)

Systematic reviews, evidence summaries, and best practice information sheets developed by an Australian-based university research and development institution.

K

Kaiser Family Foundation

Public opinion and research statistics on public health and healthcare policy.

Kids Count Data Center

Offers data on indicators affecting children and families in the United States, including education, family and community, and well-being. Downloadable into graphs and reports.

L

LearnTechLib–The Learning and Technology Library

This database provides access to peer-reviewed education technology and e-learning journals; It also has conference proceedings and e-books.

LegalTrac (See Gale OneFile: LegalTrac)

LGBTQ+ Source

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 LGBT Life with Full Text

Contains abstracts and full text articles focused on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues. Includes over 120 of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers and more than 150 monographs/books. Nursing Databases

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

LISTA indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

M

Market Share Reporter

This comprehensive book presents comparative business statistics in a clear, straightforward manner. Market Share Reporter affords an immediate overview of companies, products, and services, and cites original sources. A convenient arrangement by four-digit SIC code helps business decision makers and researchers easily access needed data for more than 3,600 entries. Each entry features a descriptive title; data and market description; a list of producers/ products along with their market share; and more.

MEDLINE with Full Text

Millions of references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine; indexed with the National Library of Medicine’ Medical Subject Headings (
MESH
).

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print contains reviews of over 3,000 commercially available, English language testing instruments. Reviews contain information about the reliability, validity, and publication details of the testing instruments. A score index that allows users to easily identify what is being measured in individual tests and bibliographic information is also included. Testing instruments fall into many categories such as psychological tests, career inventories, intelligence and aptitude, and personality. There are no full text testing instruments in this database.

Merck Manual

Merck Manuals provide medical information, diagnostic criteria, and clinical decision support for healthcare providers and patients in ten languages, separated into professional and consumer versions. Browse by topic, symptoms, emergencies, drug information, news & commentary. The Professional version also has case studies and quizzes. Nursing Databases

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is a free online collection of learning materials and exercises submitted by community members designed to enhance and inspire the online teaching experience. There are over 40,000 pieces of content spanning from case studies, assessment tools, online course modules, reference material, tutorials, syllabi, as well as many others in over 21 different fields of study.

Military and Government Collection

Military & Government Collection provides full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals. The database also offers indexing and abstracts for more than 400 journals. Topics include news on all branches of military and government as well as homeland security.

N

NAMI

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 National Alliance on Mental Illness

Holds infographics with statistics on mental health facts for children, teens, and adults in the United States. Focuses statistics on prevalence of mental illness, consequences of lack of treatment, and social statistics.

National Academies Press

Hundreds of books which can be downloaded as pdf for free by the chapter or the entire book. Topics include: Agriculture, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Conflict and Security Issues, Education, Energy, Environmental Studies, Food & Nutrition, Industry and Labor.

National Bureau of Economic Research

Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.

National Center for Health Statistics

Provides well-organized fact sheets of mental health statistics on topics such as morbidity, ambulatory care visits, and hospital inpatient care.

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect

Provides microdata from researchers and national data collections about child abuse and neglect in free data sets for secondary analysis. From Cornell University.

National Science Foundation, The

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…”. The NSF provides federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities.

NCES Publications

Contains publications from the National Center for Education Statistics. NCES is the primary (U.S.) federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

Neuroscience Information Framework

Provides a wide variety of data, materials, and tools on neuroscience topics. Categories include datasets, disease, drugs, and people.

Nexis Uni

Nexis Uni provides full-text access to legal news, company information, regulations, law reviews, case law, and other legislative information.

NTIS

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 Public National Technical Reports Library

The National Technical Information Service serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. NTIS provides businesses, universities, and the public timely access to approximately 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas.

NTRL

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 National Technical Reports Library

The National Technical Information Service serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. Through NTRL, NTIS provides businesses, universities, and the public timely access to approximately 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas.

O

OECD iLibrary

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. It also contains content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF).

Open Book Publishers

“We are a Social Enterprise run by scholars who are committed to making high-quality research available to readers around the world. We publish monographs and textbooks in all areas, and offer the academic excellence of a traditional press[…]. All our books are available to read for free online”

Open Library

Open Library has well over 20 million edition records, provide access to 1.7 million scanned versions of books, and link to external sources like WorldCat and Amazon.

OpenDissertations

OpenDissertations is an open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. It is a collaboration between EBSCO and BiblioLabs to increase traffic and discoverability of ETD research.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context (See Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints)

Ovid Nursing Books

Search or browse helpful nursing and medical reference titles.

Ovid Nursing Journals Full Text

This is a small collection of full text nursing journals. They range in scope from general nursing to specializations such as emergency and dermatology nursing. All titles are also indexed in CINAHL.

P

Papers Invited

Papers Invited database consists of detailed, comprehensive information about calls for papers with deadlines regarding forthcoming conferences and special issues of scholarly journals.

Pivot

Pivot provides researchers the edge to bring together the right research opportunities, grant funding, and people quickly and easily. It provides global and local connections that strengthen research by exploring new avenues for funding and collaboration for faculty, staff researchers, and graduate students.

Political Science Complete

Political Science Complete provides full text for over 400 publications, including international political, economic, and law journals, and indexes over 800 journals.

Political Science Complete & Business Source Complete Combined Search

The Political Science Complete and Business Source Complete Combined Search contains both practical and scholarly information on policy, legal, economic, and professional topics. Use this search to locate scholarly journal articles, case studies, company profiles, reports, conference papers, financial data, and SWOT analyses. Particularly useful for topics related to business policy and the nonprofit sector.

PQDT Open

PQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. You can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to your discipline, and view the complete text in PDF format.

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is the oldest producer of free ebooks.

Project Muse

Project Muse is a collection of over 400 peer-reviewed humanities and social science journals, and covers a wide variety of topics. All of the articles in this database are available in full text.

ProQuest Central

ProQuest Central includes a very large selection of scholarly and peer-reviewed publications appropriate for all Walden programs of study, as well as unique materials like newspapers, dissertations, and business information.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

The Dissertations and Theses database gives you full text access to over 3 million dissertations and theses from schools and universities around the world, including Walden dissertations. You can choose to search either all the dissertations and theses, or just those created at Walden.

ProQuest Ebook Central

ProQuest Ebook Central offers e-books from the fields of education; psychology and social work; nursing and allied health; computers and IT.

ProQuest Health & Medical Collection

Similar to ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health, with an overlapping journal set. This resource includes more health administration and consumer health titles.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database

Includes abstracts and indexing that covers nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and related topics. It also includes dissertations and can be a good source for 
grey literature
.

ProQuest Science Journals

With coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 1,600 titles, with more than 1,270 available in full text. In full text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and technical literature.

PsycARTICLES

Full text access to the journals published by the American Psychological Association (over 100 peer-reviewed scholarly journals). All content in PsycARTICLES can be searched and accessed in PsycINFO.

PsycBOOKS

PsycBOOKS contains over 30,000 PDF chapters from over 1,800 books.

PsycEXTRA

Unique source of gray literature (non-peer reviewed) in the field of psychology including the latest conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, research reports, patient-oriented factsheets and brochures, magazines, standards and guidelines.

PsychiatryOnline

This resource features the DSM-5 in full text as well as a small collection of textbooks and journals.

Psychological Experiments Online

Psychological Experiments Online contains multimedia sources documenting psychological experiments of the 20th and 21st centuries. Seventy-five hours of original audio and video recordings are (when possible) paired with hard to find materials such as notes from experiment participants, journal articles, books, field notes, and letters penned by lead psychologists, as well as videos of modern replications and modifications to the original experiments.

Psychology Databases Combined Search

Find articles in the field of psychology across multiple databases including, PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycEXTRA, and PsycINFO.

PsycINFO

The largest resource devoted to scholarly peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health. Also includes book chapters, books, dissertations, and all content from PsycARTICLES (American Psychological Association journals).

PsycTESTS

PsycTESTS contains access to unpublished (not commercially available) psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments. Each record contains reliability and validity, scope, implementation, and an overview when available. Most records also contain the full text of the instrument.

PsycTESTS & Health and Psychosocial Instruments Combined Search

PsycTESTS and Health and Psychosocial Instruments are collections of assessment instruments related to a variety of fields. This simultaneous search allows you to search both databases at once to locate assessment instruments.

PTSDpubs

PTSDpubs database (formerly PILOTS) is a freely available, online database providing access to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. It is produced by the National Center for PTSD.

Public Administration Abstracts

Public Administration Abstracts
 is a bibliographic database covering essential areas related to public administration. With over 54,000 records dating back to 1964, Public Administration Abstracts is an excellent resource for all administration topics, including theory, economics, politics, society, and social services.

PubMed

Includes the 
MEDLINE
 database, plus in process-citations, “Ahead of Print” items, NIH-funded research projects, books from the 
NCBI Bookshelf
, and selected items from 
PubMed Central
. 
Learn how to locate full text available through Walden University Library in PubMed
.

R

ReferenceUSA

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:
 RefUSA

ReferenceUSA is the leading source for business and residential data in the United States. ReferenceUSA helps users of all kinds search for jobs, research U.S. businesses, create marketing and small business plans, locate specific people and more.

Regional Business News

This database contains business news articles and periodicals, including Crain’s publications.

S

SAGE Journals

Popular

Includes current peer-reviewed journal articles in psychology, political science, management, education, and more.

SAGE Knowledge

Popular

This database contains encyclopedias and handbooks in over 20 different subject areas.

SAGE Research Methods Online

SAGE Research Methods Online allows researchers to explore their chosen methodology and research concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methodologies or identify a new methodology, conduct their research, and write up their findings. SAGE Research Methods contains content from more than 640 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire 
Little Green Book
, and 
Little Blue Book
 series, two Major Works collating a selection of journal articles, and newly commissioned videos.

SAGE Stats

SAGE Stats provides hard to find, interactive statistical data in the area of social sciences. SAGE Stats includes data from the United States on topics such as healthcare, business/economy, crime, education, employment, religion, and government finances. Users can create visual comparisons of data and export data sets.

ScholarWorks

ScholarWorks makes publicly available the scholarly and creative output of the Walden University community. The searchable database includes Walden dissertations and Walden’s open access research journals.

SciDev.Net

SciDev.Net is the world’s leading source of reliable and authoritative news, views and analysis on information about science and technology for global development.

ScienceDirect

Popular

Coverage is particularly strong for the life and physical sciences, medicine, and technical fields, but also includes some social sciences and humanities.

SDSU Test Finder

SDSU Test Finder from San Diego State University. Searchable database (compiled by San Diego State University) for locating known assessment instruments.

Social Work Abstracts

Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), this database provides indexing and abstracts for journals dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.

SocINDEX with Full Text

A comprehensive social sciences database covering sociology, criminal justice, social work, family studies, and related disciplines. Materials include full text articles, books, and conference papers.

Springer e-books

This collection is strong in computer science and engineering books, but also includes other subjects. Walden Library’s access to the collection is 2011 copyright year only.

T

Taylor and Francis Online

Access to over 1,900 scholarly journals published by Taylor & Francis covering the social sciences, humanities, and science and technology.

Teacher Reference Center

Teacher Reference Center provides many subjects for teachers needs, including assessment, best practices, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, elementary education, higher education, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, school administration, science and mathematics, and teacher education.

Thoreau Multi-Database Search

Thoreau is a tool that searches across many of the Library databases. It is not able to search every database, but it does search enough of our resources to be a useful tool for quick, simple searches.

TRIP Database

TRIP (Turning Research into Practice) is a freely-accessible database that includes evidence-based synopses, clinical answers, systematic reviews, guidelines, and tools. It does not automatically link to Walden subscriptions; may use 
Google Scholar to find full text.

U

Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory

The database has publisher and publication information for more than 300,000 journals of all types from around the world. Use the database to find out if a journal is peer reviewed by searching for the journal title.

UN Data

Provides free data access to UN statistical databases through a single entry point. Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system.

UNESCO Documents Database

Collection of publications from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO’s mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.

UNICEF

Offers statistics on a diverse range of subject areas pertaining to children across the world, such as child mortality, child health, early childhood development, and education.

United Nations Public Administration Network

The United Nations Public Administration Network contains a large e-library that contains a variety of information including surveys and policy information.

US Department of Health and Human Services

Child welfare information gateway statistics. Links to reports, databases, and other sources of statistics and demographic data on topics, including child and family well-being in the United States, child abuse and neglect, children and youth in foster care, and domestic and international adoption.

W

Walden Library Books

Find books available in the Walden Library.

World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (The)

The World Bank is the largest single source of development knowledge. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.

World Health Organization

Provides current list of data on many health related topics on an international scale, including subtopics: alcohol, tobacco, substance use disorders, and general mental health. Nursing Databases.

BSN Program TOP TEN Citations and References

All students are expected to master the following citations and references once they are practicing at the
Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) Level 4000.
  Examples are provided in this document.  Please use document as your guide in all of your BSN program courses. Consider printing it out and placing near your computer work area. Practice makes perfect! BSN Program TOP TEN Citations and References

Journal Article; One or Two Authors; DOI or URL

Journal Article; Three to Seven or More Authors; DOI or URL

Book; One or more Authors

Book; Chapter in an Edited Book

Professional Organization; Article from Web Page and Book

Government; Article from Web Page

Lecture Notes

Personal Communication (Only Goes in Body of Paper and not in References)

Video/DVD

Newspaper Article / Television Audio

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*Note: Students are responsible to learn other types of citations and references in preparation for the AWE Capstone Level.

 

 

APA Citation Examples

 

Here is the hyperlink to the Writing

Center’s citation area:

 

http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/citations/intextparenthetical

APA Reference Examples

 

Here is the link to the Writing Center’s reference area

 

http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/references

In the Sentence: According to Leplante and Nolin (2014), employers cause burnout when employees are stressed by too much work.

Parenthetically: Employers cause burnout when employees are stressed by too much work

(Leplante & Nolin, 2014).

 

For quotations of a source, the page or paragraph numbers also is included parenthetically:

 

Quote: Leplante and Nolin (20114) described burnout as “a negative affective response occurring as result of chronic work stress” (p. 2).

 

As you can see, the information APA requires for citations helps direct the reader to that particular source in the reference list.

 

Journal Article; One Author; DOI

 

Laplante, J. P., & Nolin, C. (2014). Consultas and socially responsible investing in Guatemala: A case study examining Maya perspectives on the Indigenous right to free, prior, and informed consent.
Society & Natural Resources
,
27
, 231–248. doi:10.1080/08941920.2013.861554

 

Journal Article, Two Authors; URL

 

Eaton, T. V., & Akers, M. D. (2007). Whistleblowing and good governance.
CPA Journal
,
77
(6), 66–71. Retrieved from

The CPA Journal

 

Journal Article, Five Authors; URL

 

Rasmussen, Hopkins, & Fitzpatrick (2004). Systematic review.
CPU Journal, 6 (9), 44-51. 
Retrieved from http/www.cpujournal.com/

Using et al.

With three, four, and five authors, you will cite all of the authors at first mention. Each subsequent mention you will abbreviate to just the first surname followed by 
et al.
 For example, the first time Rasmussen, Hopkins, and Fitzpatrick (2004) is used, the source is cited like this:

In research-based development planning, decision-making is based on careful, systematic examination of goals, data, and results (Rasmussen, Hopkins, & Fitzpatrick, 2004).

The second time Rasmussen, Hopkins, and Fitzpatrick (2004) is used, the source is cited like this:

Rasmussen et al. (2004) emphasized the vital role research plays in development planning,

saying that thoughtful examination of data and evidence should be present.

 

Journal Article, Seven Authors; DOI

 

Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There’s more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. 
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65
, 1190-1204.  doi:10.1080/08941920.2013.861554

 

With six or more authors, you will only cite the first author followed by 
et al.
 the first time

and every time. For example, each time Kernis et al.(1993) is used, the source is cited like this or like the following:

 

Communities of practice have been used to support the reflective practice of teacher education planning committees (Kernis et al., 2007).

 

Remember that there will not be a comma between the surname and 
et al.
, and the period goes only after the 
al
. The English translation of 
et al.
 is simply 
and others
.

 

Journal Article, Seven Authors; DOI

Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There’s more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. 
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65
, 1190-1204.  doi:10.1080/08941920.2013.861554

 

In the book by Weinstein (2010), social change is described as empowering people to change the world; or, Social change is described as empowering people to change the world (Weinstein, 2010). BSN Program TOP TEN Citations and References

 

Book; One Author

 

Weinstein, J. A. (2010).
Social change
(3rd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield

When citing a chapter in a book, cite the appropriate author and year as usual (Christensen, 2001).

 

Book; Chapter in an Edited Book

 

Christensen, L. (2001). For my people: Celebrating community through poetry. In B. Bigelow, B. Harvey, S. Karp, & L. Miller (Eds.),
Rethinking our classrooms: Teaching for equity and justice
 (Vol. 2; pp. 16–17). Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.

First In-text Citation:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2010) encourages increased physical activity in the community.

OR

Increased physical activity needs to be encouraged in the community (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2010).

 

Subsequent In-text Citations:

The CDC (2010) states that physical activity needs to be increased in the community.

OR

Physical activity needs to be increased in the community (CDC, 2010).

Professional Organization Article

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Nutrition. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/

 

Professional Organization Webpage

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). 
The CDC guide to strategies to increase physical activity in the community
. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/PA_2011_WEB.pdf

First In-text Citation:

The American Nurses Association (ANA, 2010) encourages that nurses follow scope and standards of practice.

OR

Nurses are encouraged to follow scope and standards of practice (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2010).

 

Subsequent In-text Citations:

The ANA (2010) encourages that nurses follow scope and standards of practice.

OR

Nurses are encouraged to follow scope and standards of practice (ANA, 2010).

Professional Organization Book

 

BSN Program TOP TEN Citations and References.

American Nurses Association. (2010).
Nursing: Scope and standards of practice
(2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.

 

First In-text Citation:

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 1990) urges nurses to be trained in mental health services.

OR

Nurses are urged to be trained in mental health services (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 1990).

 

Subsequent In-text Citations
:

The NIMH (2010) urges nurses to be trained in mental health services.

           
OR

Nurses are urged to be trained in mental health services (NIMH, 2010).

Government Article from Web Page

 

National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). 
Clinical training in serious mental illness
 (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

 

Unknown Author
: If the work does not have an author,

cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the

first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and

reports are italicized or underlined; titles of articles,  chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks. If there is not an author, cite the title of the lecture. (“Health Effects of Exposure to Forest Fires,” 2005).

 

Lecture Notes

 

Health effects of exposure to forest fires [Lecture notes]. (2005). Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu.

BSN Program TOP TEN Citations and References

 

P. Smith also claimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA style (personal communication, November 3, 2002).

OR

Issues and Trends is a wonderful course (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).

Personal Communication
(Only Goes in Body of Paper and not in References)

 

If possible, cite an electronic document the same as any other document by using the author-date style.

Laureate Education (2009) explained… OR

The Nursing School at Walden has much to offer students (Laureate Education,

BSN Program TOP TEN Citations and References2009)

 

Video/DVD

Laureate Education (Producer). (2009). Title of program here [DVD]. In 
Title of video here
. Baltimore, MD: Author.

 

Important (1990) stated that Walden University provides quality on-line education. OR

Walden University provides quality on-line education (Important, 1990).

Television (Audio)

 

Important, I. M. (Producer). (1990,                November 1). The nightly news  hour Television broadcast]. New York, NY: Central Broadcasting Service.

 

USW1_NURS_3100_BSNProgramTOPCitations

BSN Program TOP TEN Citations and References

NURS 3100 3101 Assignment 1: Journal: Time Management (Observe, Process, Reflect)

Assignment 1: Journal: Time Management (Observe, Process, Reflect)

Returning to school to earn your next degree is a wonderful goal, and balancing family, work, and school can seem daunting. Often when focusing on one task, you lose track of others. That is why it is important to have a plan for stepping out of your other roles and into your new role as student. We all have multiple roles in life. Being engaged in your classwork requires you to plan, prioritize, and create a space in which learning takes place.

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For this assignment, you consider how to address distractions you might encounter as a student at Walden.

To prepare

Review the Week 2 Assignment 1 Rubric, provided in the Course Information area.

Complete the Time Management Tracking Table listed in the Time Management Tool Kit.

Read or view at least one additional resource listed in the Time Management Tool Kit based upon your specific needs. NURS 3100 3101 Assignment 1: Journal: Time Management (Observe, Process, Reflect)

Set a timer (on the stove, a clock, or on your phone) and write for 10 minutes without stopping.

By Day 7

Submit
 a minimum 150-word Journal Assignment. Journal about one aspect of the classroom resources (Assignments, Discussions, or assigned readings) that surprised you. Additionally, journal about one or both of the options below:

Option 1

What concerns do you have about managing distractions and obtaining the support you need to be successful? Include how you plan to make certain that you have support, and how you will take personal responsibility for your own success.

OR

Option 2

What study rituals are you putting in place, and how will these rituals help you focus and decrease distractions? Share your plan to develop rituals to help you transition into the role of Walden student. NURS 3100 3101 Assignment 1: Journal: Time Management (Observe, Process, Reflect)

This Assignment is for you to share your feelings. There are no rules, and you will not be graded on your writing.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment 1 for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK2Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the 
Week 2 Assignment 1 Rubric 
to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the 
Week 2 Assignment 1 
link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.NURS 3100 3101 Assignment 1: Journal: Time Management (Observe, Process, Reflect)

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the 
Browse My Computer
 button. Find the document you saved as “WK2Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click 
Open
.

Click on the 
Submit
 button to complete your submission.

Assignment 2: Improving Writing: The “Grammarly” Report

Grammarly is a writing enhancement platform that helps make you a better writer by correcting more than 250 grammatical mistakes, while also catching contextual spelling errors and poor vocabulary usage. All you have to do is submit your work—and Grammarly will work its magic!

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For this Assignment, you will practice using Grammarly by submitting your Week 1 Discussion posts to the Grammarly platform.

To prepare

Review the Grading Rubric for Week 2 Assignment 2 provided in the Course Information area.

Review the following documents to guide you (found at the end of the submission instructions):

Grammarly Report Instructions (PDF)

Copy and Paste (PDF)

Assignment 2: Improving Writing: The “Grammarly” Report

Review the tutorial 
Grammarly: Accessing Grammarly
 (Walden University, n.d.-f) from this week’s Learning Resources.

Access the 
Grammarly Student Login
 website and follow the instructions for creating a free Grammarly student account. (A link to Grammarly is found at the end of these instructions.)

Access your Discussion posts from Week 1. You may find it helpful to copy and paste it into a word processing document (such as in Microsoft Word).

Submit your Word Document that contains the Week 1 Discussion to Grammarly.

Note: Submit your work to Grammarly no later than 
Day 4
 due to occasional turn-around delays from Grammarly.

Document:
Grammarly Report Instructions (PDF)

Grammarly Assignment

Once you receive you Grammarly Report back regarding your Week 1 Discussion post, upload your Grammarly Report for grading using the Assignment submission link.

Please save your Assignment using the following naming convention: WK2Assgn2+last name+first initial.

Submit your Assignment no later than 
Day 7
. Assignment 2: Improving Writing: The “Grammarly” Report

Document:
Copy and Paste (PDF)

Grammarly Student Login

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK2Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the 
Week 2 Assignment 2 Rubric 
to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the 
Week 2 Assignment 2 
link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the 
Browse My Computer
 button. Find the document you saved as “WK2Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click 
Open
.

If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for 
I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database
.

Click on the 
Submit
button to complete your submission. Assignment 2: Improving Writing: The “Grammarly” Report

NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

Discussion – Week 2

For our second discussion, I went with option two, “Fitzpatrick (2015) describes how certain characteristics and competencies set nursing and nurses apart from other professions and practitioners. Describe how your nursing practice and ethical decision-making skills have furthered the quality and safety of patient care.”

Nursing is like an art to me. To be able to empathize with a stranger and show them that you only want the best for them is no easy task. Nurses must get to know their patients better than any other healthcare worker. We must learn about the patient’s values and what their life may look like outside of the healthcare system. Patients may face challenges after being hospitalized, and as nurses, it’s our job to advocate for the patient so they can continue to progress (Fitzpatrick, 2015). During these difficult times, when the family cannot be present, it is even more important to communicate with the patient and family to provide safe, individualized care. Without the support of family, nurses are also there to comfort the patient during what may be one of the most challenging times in their life. By using our knowledge and passion for caring, patients may look back on these hard times and feel grateful that a nurse was there to help them through.

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In today’s world, nurses cannot escape technology. While technology does help provide safer care, it can get in the way of the most fundamental parts of nursing care. Sometimes we get so caught up in the charting that we can forget the essential role of nursing (Fitzpatrick, 2015). As a new nurse, I was continually going directly to a computer as I entered a patient’s room. I observed a veteran nurse during one of my shifts, and I notice that she did not log into the computer unless necessary. NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession. I also saw that she was able to gain far more information on her patients by asking them questions rather than continually referring to their chart. I could also tell that the patient felt like the nurse could fully engage with the care, and it was more personal. After this observation, I made a promise to myself that I would go to my patient first when entering the room before even touching a computer and only login while in a patient’s room when necessary. Following this change in my practice, I notice higher patient satisfaction, and I was better able to focus on my assessments to pick up on any new changes. Through this simple change, I also rediscovered my passion for providing holistic patient care. NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

 

References:

Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2015). The essence of nursing: It’s time to put basic nursing care back in the spotlight. American Nurse Today, 10(5). Retrieved from http://www.americannursetoday.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Essence-Supplement_page-2.pdf

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% ratings, respectively, for members of Congress and salespeople. According to Pamela Cipiriano, President of the 35th 
American Nurses Association (ANA)
 (2015, March 01), “The public places its faith in nurses to practice ethically.”

A patient’s health, autonomy, and even life or death can be affected by a nurse’s decisions and actions. The IOM’s recommendation to increase the role of nursing in both present and future health care practice underscores the nexus between the decisions and actions of nurses and the health and outcomes of the patients cared for by nurses.

The critical role of nurses in present and future health care makes it imperative that nurses be knowledgeable about the ANA’s 
Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements
(2015) (the “Code”). As the cornerstone document of the nursing profession, the Code reflects the evolution of health care and considers the most current ethical challenges nurses face in practice. The Codeupholds the best interests of patients, families, and communities. NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

To prepare

Review the Discussion Rubric for Week 2, provided in the Course Information area or accessible through the link below.

Review this week’s Writing Resources and Program Success Tools, specifically:

Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) Checklist, Weeks 1–3

“Paragraphs: Overview” (Walden University, n.d.-h)

“Using Evidence: Overview” (Walden University, n.d.-o)

WriteCast Episode 3: Creating A Successful Paragraph 
Podcast (Walden University, 2013, July 3)

Read the following articles, provided in this week’s Learning Resources:

“The Essence of Nursing: It’s Time to Put Basic Nursing Care Back in the Spotlight” (Fitzpatrick, 2015)

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
 (Institute of Medicine, 2010)

Build on your own personal experience by thinking about how you might relate the information in the two articles to your own nursing experience. For example, pick out important points from the articles and connect them to your own work.

By Day 3

Post
 a 2-paragraph response (of at least 350 words) to one of the options below. Develop and post 
cohesive paragraphs
 and 
use evidence
to support your ideas. The practice of writing paragraphs is essential to good writing. Focus each paragraph on one main idea or goal. Use the writing resources, writing samples, and Discussion Rubric to develop your post. NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

Option 1

As a result of its deliberations, the IOM committee formulated four key messages to support efforts to improve the health of the U.S. population through the contributions nurses can make to the delivery of care. Provide one or more examples of how you or a colleague has practiced one or more of the IOM recommendations to take the lead effectively or be in charge of an issue or patient rather than just “being at the table.”

OR

Option 2

Fitzpatrick (2015) describes how certain characteristics and competencies set nursing and nurses apart from other professions and practitioners. Describe how your nursing practice and ethical decision-making skills have furthered the quality and safety of patient care.

By Day 7

Read two or more
 of your colleagues’ postings for the Discussion question.

Respond
 with suggestions to 
two or more
 of your colleagues by confirming their critical role in the health care system.

Return to this Discussion
in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your classmates made. NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

Post a discussion entry on 
3 different days of the week
.

 

NURS_3100_Week2_Discussion_Rubric

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Excellent

Proficient

Basic

Needs Improvement

Required Content “Option 1 Provided one or more examples one or more of the IOM recommendations have been used to change nursing practice. OR Option 2 Described how nursing practice and ethical decision-making skills have furthered the quality and safety of patient care. “

18 
(36%)
 – 20 
(40%)

Initial post contains well developed and insightful analysis and brings new insight into the discussion .

16 
(32%)
 – 17 
(34%)

Initial post contains reasonable analysis that is focused and brings insight into the discussion.

NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

14 
(28%)
 – 15 
(30%)

Initial post contains minimal analysis that is somewhat focused and brings limited insight into the discussion.

0 
(0%)
 – 13 
(26%)

Initial post lacks analysis and/or is not focused and brings little or no insight into the discussion.

Response Posts “Entered the discussion thread on 3 separate days. Wrote at least two posts to two separate peers. Responses are appropriate to the topic, substantive, and promoted discussion by one or more of the following: • contributing insight to move the discussion forward. • offering substantial and/or different points of view and asks questions to add to discussion • including extra references or websites for peers to consider • relating discussion to different areas of practice and applying concepts to practice **Additional points may be deducted for late posting per the University late policy.”

14 
(28%)
 – 15 
(30%)

Response posts add substantial ideas and perspectives that invite further analysis and discussion. Participated 3 or more days in the classroom and responded to more than 2 classmates.

12 
(24%)
 – 13 
(26%)

Response posts proficient and provide adequate analysis and discussion. Participated 3 days in the classroom and responds to at least two classmates.

11 
(22%)
 – 11 
(22%)

Response posts are limited and provide minimal analysis and discussion. Participated less than 3 days in the classroom and/or responds to less than two classmates.

0 
(0%)
 – 10 
(20%)

Response posts are inadequate and provide no analysis of discussion and/ or there is no participation in the classroom. NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

Format and Writing 15 points AWE 1000 Level. Displays sentence and paragraph level skills. Uses evidence from research to support a claim and give credit to the source.

14 
(28%)
 – 15 
(30%)

Discussion posts demonstrate excellence in meeting the 1000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level.

12 
(24%)
 – 13 
(26%)

Discussion posts demonstrate proficiency in meeting the 1000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level.

11 
(22%)
 – 11 
(22%)

Discussion posts demonstrate minimal skill in meeting the 1000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level.

0 
(0%)
 – 10 
(20%)

Discussion posts demonstrate inadequate skill in meeting the 1000 Academic Writing Expectations for this level.

Total Points: 50

Name: NURS_3100_Week2_Discussion_Rubric

For the week 2 discussion, I chose option one, “As a result of its deliberations, the IOM committee formulated four key messages to support efforts to improve the health of the U.S. population through the contributions nurses can make to the delivery of care. Provide one or more examples of how you or a colleague has practiced one or more of the IOM recommendations to take the lead effectively or be in charge of an issue or patient rather than just “being at the table.” NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

 

One personal experience example I can give on the recommendation “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training” would be the role I played in managing post cardiac arrest therapeutic hypothermia patients in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. This multidisciplinary protocol was developed by critical care physicians, cardiologists and nursing to improve the outcome of post cardiac arrest patients who achieved return of spontaneous circulation. The main objective of the protocol was to place patients in a hypothermic state to improve neurological functioning and to achieve best patient outcomes. In order to achieve this required careful management in the cooling process to make sure patients were not cooling too quickly. If it were not managed carefully, it could lead to shivering which causes more oxygen consumption in the patient. I would also have to titrate numerous infusions including sedation, pressors, and inotropic medications along with managing the cooling process. This had me functioning to the full extent of my training in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

 

The next recommendation from the IOM committee I would like to elaborate on is “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.” I am making an example to this by being enrolled in The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program at Walden. I chose to do this due to seeing the increased need for providers in the rural area I live in. By working in home health now, I collaborate with providers daily when patients are out of the hospital or long-term care facilities. I want to make a difference within my community by furthering my education to achieve a higher level of nursing. NURS 3100 3101 Discussion: The Most Trusted Profession

Journal: Observe, Process, Reflect assignment

Assignment 2: Journal: Observe, Process, Reflect

The objective of the Journal Assignment is to provide you with a private place to think on the page; “thinking on the page” is a phrase used to describe writing as a form of thinking. Some of us process our thoughts out loud as we describe them to others. In an academic environment, you will be asked to record your ideas in writing (“thinking on the page”) to show the new knowledge that you’ve acquired through reading and listening to the resources and completing the assignments. The Journal is not formal writing, and only you and your Instructor will see the Journal Assignment. These assignments are meant to be free writing, but you should revise before submitting. Journal: Observe, Process, Reflect assignment

As you write, think about the audience to whom you are writing and the difference between personal writing and scholarly writing. Your journal writing falls into the category of personal writing and should be approached in that way. Think of the Journal as an academic reflection space.

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To prepare

Review the Week 1 Assignment 2 Rubric, provided in the Course Information area.

Think about the feelings you have had as you prepared to return to school for your BSN.

Think about the material you encountered in the course this week and consider one aspect of the classroom resources (Assignments, Discussions, or assigned readings) that surprised you. Be sure to think about why the material interested you as a thinker.

Set a timer (on the stove, a clock, or on your phone) and write for 10 minutes without stopping.

You may find it helpful to use the following format as a guide for your Journal writing:

Observe
. Describe the week’s content and resources as if you are writing to a person who has not seen, heard, or observed them.

Process
. Answer the question, “What does this content or topic mean?”

Reflect
. Answer the question, “What is the value of understanding this material?”

Journal: Observe, Process, Reflect assignment

By Day 7

Submit
 a minimum 150-word Journal Assignment. Journal about one aspect of the classroom resources (Assignments, Discussions, or assigned readings) that surprised you. Make sure to describe why the material interested you as a thinker. You can also include your thoughts about returning to school, including your excitement, anxieties, and any concerns.

This Assignment is for you to share your feelings. There are no rules, and you will not be graded on your writing.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK1Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the 
Week 1 Assignment 2 Rubric 
to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the 
Week 1 Assignment 2 
link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area. Journal: Observe, Process, Reflect assignment

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the 
Browse My Computer
 button. Find the document you saved as “WK1Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click 
Open
.

Click on the 
Submit
 button to complete your submission.

NURS 3100 3101 Assignment 1: Technology Contingency Plan

Assignment 1: Technology Contingency Plan

Learning online will put you into contact with a number of new technologies. Some of the tools that you will use will be easy to understand and even fun to engage with, but you may also encounter technology that you find frustrating. Technology can and does enhance learning, and technology also can cause many distractions. In this Assignment, you will view the Creating a Technology Backup Plan media located in this week’s Learning Resources and complete the Technology Contingency Plan worksheet.

To prepare

View the 
Creating a Technology Backup Plan
 video (Laureate Education, 2014), provided in this week’s Learning Resources.

View the Assignment 1 Rubric to guide you in completing your Assignment.

Access the Technology Contingency Plan worksheet in this week’s resources.

Assignment Directions

Complete the Technology Contingency Plan worksheet.

By Day 7

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Submit
 your Technology Contingency Plan worksheet.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK1Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name. NURS 3100 3101 Assignment 1: Technology Contingency Plan

Click the 
Week 1 Assignment 1 Rubric 
to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the 
Week 1 Assignment 1 
link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the 
Browse My Computer
 button. Find the document you saved as “WK1Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click 
Open
.

If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for 
I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database
.

Click on the 
Submit
button to complete your submission. NURS 3100 3101 Assignment 1: Technology Contingency Plan