NR500 Week 7 Discussion Latest 2019 August

NR500 Foundational Concepts and Applications

Week 7 Discussion

Incivility
and Healthful Environments

Purpose

The purpose
of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an
interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating,
applying, and critically appraising knowledge regarding advanced nursing
practice. Scholarly information obtained from credible sources as well as
professional communication are required. Application of information to
professional experiences promotes the analysis and use of principles,
knowledge, and information learned and related to real-life professional
situations. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the
development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are
shared..

Due Date

The initial
posting to the graded collaborative discussions is due by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m.
MT. Peer and faculty responses are due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. All posts for
Week 8 are due by the close of class on Saturday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Please note
that the late assignment policy does not apply to the collaborative
discussions.

Discussion
Criteria

I. Application of Course Knowledge: of Course
Knowledge: I. The student post contributes unique perspectives or insights
gleaned from personal experience or examples from the healthcare field. The
student must accurately and fully discuss the topic for the week in addition to
providing personal or professional examples. The student must completely answer
the entire initial question.

II. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: I. The
student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.

a. Peer
Response: The student responds substantively to at least one topic-related post
by a student peer. A substantive post adds content or insights or asks a
question that will add to the learning experience and/or generate discussion.

A post of
“I agree” with a repeat of the other student’s post does not count as a
substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive
post.

The peer
response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.

The peer
response must occur before Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.

The peer
response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the
information is paraphrased and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style
standards then apply.

Faculty
Response: The student responds substantively to at least one question by course
faculty. The faculty question may be directed to the student, to another student,
or to the entire class.

A post of
“I agree” with a repeat of the faculty’s post does not count as a
substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive
post.

The faculty
response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.

Responses
to the faculty member must occur by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.

This response
does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information is
paraphrased and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then
apply.

III. Integration of Evidence: The student post
provides support from a minimum of one scholarly in-text citation with a
matching reference AND assigned readings OR online lessons, per discussion
topic per week.

What is a
scholarly resource? A scholarly resource is one that comes from a professional,
peer-reviewed publication (e.g., journals and government reports such as those
from the FDA or CDC).

Contains
references for sources cited

Written by
a professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of the
author(s)

Is no more
than 5 years old for clinical or research article

What is not
considered a scholarly resource?

Newspaper
articles and layperson literature (e.g., Readers Digest, Healthy Life Magazine,
Food, and Fitness)

Information
from Wikipedia or any wiki

Textbooks

Website
homepages

The weekly
lesson

Articles in
healthcare and nursing-oriented trade magazines, such as Nursing Made
Incredibly Easy and RNMagazine (Source: What is a scholarly article.docx;
Created 06/09 CK/CL Revised: 02/17/11, 09/02/11 nlh/clm)

Can the
lesson for the week be used as a scholarly source?

Information
from the weekly lesson can be cited in a posting; however, it is not to be the
sole source used in the post.

Are
resources provided from CU acceptable sources (e.g., the readings for the
week)?

Not as a
sole source within the post. The textbook and/or assigned (required) articles
for the week can be used, but another outside source must be cited for full
credit. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources for the purpose of
discussions.

Are
websites acceptable as scholarly resources for discussions?

Yes, if
they are documents or data cited from credible websites. Credible websites
usually end in .gov or .edu; however, some .org sites that belong to
professional associations (e.g., American Heart Association, National League
for Nursing, American Diabetes Association) are also considered credible
websites. Websites ending with .com are not to be used as scholarly resources

IV. Professionalism in Communication: The post
presents information in logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence, and
is clearly relevant to the discussion topic. Grammar, spelling, and/or
punctuation are accurate.

V. Wednesday Participation Requirement: The
student provides a substantive response to the graded discussion question(s) or
topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday,
11:59 p.m. MT of each week.

VI. Total Participation Requirement: The student
provides at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or
topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different
days during the week.

Preparing
the Assignment

Professionalism
in Communication: The post presents information in logical, meaningful, and
understandable sequence, and is clearly relevant to the discussion topic.
Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate.

Wednesday
Participation Requirement: The student provides a substantive response to the
graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not a
response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.

Total
Participation Requirement: The student provides at least three substantive
posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to
a faculty question) on two different days during the week.

Introduction

This graded
discussion will explore the impact of systems theory on a practice problem or
issue. Please provide an initial response to the discussion question by
Wednesday at 11:59pm MT and two interactive dialogue responses no later than
Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of WEEK 7. The discussion is worth 75 points.
Please refer to the discussion grading rubric for additional criteria.

Assignment

Reflect on
an experience in which you were directly involved or witnessed incivility in
the workplace. Provide a brief synopsis of the situation. How did this make you
feel? How did you respond? What were the consequences of this situation?
Provide an example of how this negatively affected the work environment and
outcomes. How could the situation have been prevented? Discuss strategies that
would support a healthy work environment.