Class 6 Unit 3 Discussion

Class 506 Unit 3 Reading Resources

Textbook Readings

Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics

· Chapter 2: "Regulation of Nursing Practice"

· Chapter 4: "Standards of Care"

· Chapter 20: "Abusive Situations"

· Chapter 22: "Restraints"

· Chapter 23: "Emergency Psychiatric Admissions"

· Chapter 49: "Reporting Illegal, Unethical, or Unsafe Conduct"

Web Resources

American Nurses Association. (2015). Scope of practice. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/EspeciallyForYou/AdvancedPracticeNurses/Scope-of-Practice-2

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library. Articles can be located through a search in the CINAHL database, OVID database, the Library (links to these are located under the Kaplan Academic Tools), or by using the link at the end of the reference if provided.

Hunt, J. A., & Hutchings, M. (2014). Innovative group-facilitated peer and educator assessment of nursing students' group presentations. Health Science Journal, 8(1), 22–31.

Library Help:

Resources to help you navigate the Kaplan online library include:

1. A direct link to the Library resources relevant to undergraduate nursing is http://library.kaplan.edu/un_nursing_resources

2. An introduction to T.O.R.C.H. (2012). Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Retrieved from http://library.kaplan.edu/content.php?pid=288347&sid=2371334

3. Nursing and medical/health studies guide. (2012). Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Retrieved from http://library.kaplan.edu/nursingresearchguide

4. Kaplan University Library. (Producer). (2016). Introduction to the KU Online Library [Video file]. Available from http://library.kaplan.edu/libraryorientation

Web Resources

· Reference in APA format

Web and Library Searching: What's the difference?

http://library.kaplan.edu/webandlibrarysearch_tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn the differences in content and media findable on the Web and through online library databases, and how to consider which tool is best for your research tasks.

Web and Library Searching: Evaluating Resources

http://library.kaplan.edu/webandlibrarysearch_evaluatingsources

Practice

Test Your Knowledge

Each week, you will have the opportunity to self-test your knowledge regarding key concepts of the unit. No grades — just a checkpoint! Have some fun and see what you know!

Self-test your Unit 3 knowledge here.

For those questions that you were not successful in answering, you should review the related concepts and retake the self-test as often as you feel necessary prior to completing the Unit 3 Quiz.