Week 1 discussion
Topic 1
The textbook and lectures discussed the professional
characteristics important to nursing. Which one characteristic would you say is
the most important and why? Support your answer with references from the
readings or the South University Online Library.
Topic 2
Examine the impact that negative stereotypes have had on the
nurse and the profession. Describe efforts to build a more professional image
for the nurse and the profession, as well as actions that can be taken to
address negative stereotypes in the media.
Week 2 discussion
An Ethical
Perspective
Topic 1
Select an ethical theory or principle that is most congruent
with your ethical views. Identify an ethical dilemma presented in your
readings. Describe how you could utilize the selected theory to resolve the
ethical dilemma. Explain if the selected ethical theory could continue to be
upheld under the circumstances of the dilemma.
Topic 2
Examine one of the two models of socialization discussed in
your readings and place yourself in one of the stages. Give your rationale for
that placement. If none of the models or stages fits your experience, create
your own model (or stage) and share it with the class.
Week 3 discussion
Topic 1
To access the South University Online Library, go to Course
Home > Academic Resources > Library > Launch Library. Search the
database to identify a nursing research study that could make a difference in
patient care. Present the study and discuss the potential impact on nursing
practice and/or patient care.
Topic 2
Identify the three phases of the nurse-patient relationship
and discuss how the phases can be helpful in communicating effectively to
patients, patients’ families, and other healthcare professionals. Citations
should conform to APA guidelines. You may use this APA Citation Helper as a
convenient reference for properly citing resources or connect to the APA Style
website through the APA icon below.
Week 4 discussion
Topic 1
Interview someone from a different cultural background than
your own to learn how he or she perceives illness, including the meaning,
causes, treatment, and feelings associated with both acute and chronic
illnesses. Determine how his or her culture tends to view nurses. In your
discussion:
Discuss how the perceptions of the interviewee influence his
or her health behavior, including when he or she seeks help and the type of
practitioner he or she consults.
Describe how his or her perceptions differ from your own.
Describe the strategies you could employ to promote the
delivery of culturally competent care.
Topic 2
Which philosophy/conceptual framework/theory/middle-range
theory describes nursing in the way you think about it? Discuss how you could
utilize the philosophy/conceptual framework/theory/middle-range theory to
organize your thoughts for critical thinking and decision making in nursing
practice.
Week 5 discussion
Topic 1
Interview someone from a different cultural background than
your own to learn how he or she perceives illness, including the meaning,
causes, treatment, and feelings associated with both acute and chronic
illnesses. Determine how his or her culture tends to view nurses. In your discussion:
Discuss how the perceptions of the interviewee influence his
or her health behavior, including when he or she seeks help and the type of practitioner
he or she consults.
Describe how his or her perceptions differ from your own.
Describe the strategies you could employ to promote the
delivery of culturally competent care.
Topic 2
Which philosophy/conceptual framework/theory/middle-range
theory describes nursing in the way you think about it? Discuss how you could
utilize the philosophy/conceptual framework/theory/middle-range theory to
organize your thoughts for critical thinking and decision making in nursing
practice.
