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NURS 8100 Week 2 Discussion: Advocacy Priorities Identifying barriers and challenges that impact vulnerable and marginalized groups is an important first step, but advocates cannot stop there. What can be done to address the inequities, the challenges, and the barriers? How might an advocate use policy to enact change? The Allegory of the Orchard required you to…
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NURS 8100 Week 1 Discussion: Allegory of the Orchard The Allegory of the Orchard presents barriers and challenges of underserved, vulnerable, or marginalized populations and communities. These barriers and challenges highlight the importance of understanding the impact of political determinants of health on such groups. This allegory encourages an identification, understanding, analysis, and response to…
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NURS 8006 Week 6 Blog: Positive Social Change and the DNP-Prepared Nurse As a current and future advanced practice nurse, you are and will continue to serve as an agent of change in all you do. Think about the positive impacts you have on patient care, the organization and nursing practice in which you work,…
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NURS 8006 Week 6 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…
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NURS 8006 Module 4 Assignment: Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles Resources Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. WEEKLY RESOURCES The Assignment: (6 paragraphs) Write a 6-paragraph APA-formatted paper in which you do the following: Write a 1-pararaph introduction of…
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NURS 8006 Week 4: Blog 2: 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.…
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NURS 8006 Week 4: Blog 1: 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…
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(FINAL ANSWER) NURS 8006 Module 2 Assignment: Linking Areas of Focus Into Future Plans for the DNP In obtaining your DNP degree at Walden, you will complete a practicum/field experience and Doctoral Project. Both of these program-of-study milestones are directly aligned to the achievement of the AACN DNP Essentials. The focus of your Doctoral Project…
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NURS 8006 Week 3 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…
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NURS 8006 Module 1 Assignment: AACN Competencies and the Walden Mission, Vision, and Outcomes 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…