Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Chapter 5 Discussion (cont.)
Read an article in a recent issue of Nursing Research; identify the conceptual or theoretical framework and the major concepts described in the conceptual or theoretical framework.
Chapter 4 Discussion (cont.)
Using your state board of nursing or the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. website, determine whether your state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state. If so, what are the implications for your practice in adjacent or distant states? If not, what must you do to practice in a neighboring state?
Chapter 3 Discussion (cont.)
If you had the opportunity to modify content in your nursing courses, what would you change to incorporate the trends described in this chapter? Which of these would you emphasize more, and on the basis of what rationale?
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Chapter 5 Discussion: Theories of Nursing Practice
Select a nursing theory that you find most interesting. Then (a) explain the reason for choosing that particular theory, and (b) discuss how the theory could guide nursing practice; use relevant examples from your clinical experiences.
Chapter 4 Discussion: Nursing Licensure and Certification
Obtain a picture and description of your school/college nursing pin. Examine each aspect of the pin and learn the meaning ascribed to it. Reflect on how the nursing program exemplifies the symbolism of its pin. Think about your own nursing practice and in what manner it represents the meaning of your nursing school pin.
Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
Write a reflective analysis of at least three trends or issues described in Chapter 3 that you have experienced or anticipate encountering in nursing. Describe the influence these have had on your learning and practice.
Chapter 2 Discussion: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
The earliest Western image of nursing is that of patient advocate in 1900 B.C. Four thousand years later, what is nursing's highest priority advocacy role in contemporary society?
Chapter 1 Discussion: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
How have the historical aspects of nursing affected nursing as we know it today?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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