Discussion questions

In order to receive full credit, you will need to clearly respond to both parts of the question using subtitles or bullets AND cite at least one scholarly reference in your response.

Week 1

1- What two provisions in the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses may help you in this transition?

2- Expand on your chosen provisions and describe how adopting them into your clinical practice will help you to be successful.

Week 2

1- What are the reasons many nurses do not actively engage in lobbying efforts?

2- What actions can nurses take to encourage themselves and their peers to get involved politically and lobby for specific issues such as healthcare policy changes? Provide a detailed example.

Week 3

The United States and other countries are experiencing nursing shortages. To help ease the shortage, many resources are spent on recruiting foreign nurses.

1- What are the reasons for these shortages? If the United States and other industrial nations put their resources into increasing nurse retention, would the need to recruit foreign nurses decrease? Why or why not?

2- Choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and discuss how a community nurse can work toward achieving that goal.

Week 4

As healthcare organizations become more complex and our focus on the patient experience expands, nurses are leading and participating in evidence-based practice (EBP) projects and quality improvement (QI) initiatives with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

1- In what ways is EBP applied where you work or where you do clinicals?

2- Discuss the findings of a QI initiative or study from either your clinical location/hospital website or another online source.

Week 5

1- Why is it important for nurses to commit to lifelong learning in relation to patients, organizations, and self?

2- How can organizations such as Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) assist nurses in their lifelong learning journey?

Week 6

1- Does media portrayal of nursing affect how patients perceive nurses as authority figures? Why or why not? Think about nursing stereotypes and discuss the ways you can influence the public image of nursing.

2- Discuss the various roles nurses can play that support the real image of nursing. Think about community health care and preventive services for all, but especially the underserved.

Week 7

1- Do you feel bullying or horizontal violence is an issue in the clinical environment? Why or why not?

2- Discuss how the nurse mentor can promote professional socialization in the workplace.

Week 8

Please describe the topic you have chosen for the Week 8 PowerPoint presentation and discuss why you feel it is important to nursing and healthcare.

Students will choose from one of the following topics:

· Nursing during an epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster across the country or around the globe

· Social media influences on health or health care delivery

· The effect of the media on nursing image. How can nurses educate the public and help portray the true image of nursing?

· The prevalence and impact of substance abuse among nurses (impaired nursing)

· Impact of collective bargaining on the nursing profession

· Impact of workplace harassment and violence on the nursing profession