NR395 2022 June Discussions Latest (Full)

NR395 Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Nursing Trends

Week 1 Discussion

Improving the Image of Nursing

Discussion Questions

Describe the way in which nurses are perceived by your patients and the public.

How do the best known nurses currently depicted in the media represent the type of nursing image you wish to promote?

Speaking of image, do you feel that no longer wearing traditional white uniforms has had an impact on how nurses are perceived?

How is your clothing an important part of your public image?

What could you do to improve the professional image of nurses?

 

NR395 Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Nursing Trends

Week 3 Discussion

Academic Integrity

How is a culture of academic integrity upheld in your nursing program?

What evidence do you have that supports this notion, or disputes it?

How can you promote academic integrity within yourself and your classmates?

 

NR395 Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Nursing Trends

Week 5 Discussion

Unlicensed Personnel

What principles should the professional nurse use when delegating to unlicensed personnel?

Because the licensed nurse is liable for care performed by an unlicensed person, how do you protect yourself and your patients?

What does your state’s nursing law and rules say about delegation to unlicensed workers?

 

 

 

 

 

NR395 Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Nursing Trends

Week 6 Discussion

Hot Topic

Discussion Topic

The topic you select for your Week 6 Discussion should be the same topic you will use for the Week 6 Hot Topic Assignment.

Review the types of topics that are covered in this course (i.e., professional, ethical, and legal issues).

Search the Internet for a current story about nurses or nursing related to one of the course topics. Topics may be ethical, legal, political, or professional in nature.

The story must be no older than 1 year.

Do not use wikis, Wikipedia, Facebook, or other social media. Instead, look for stories that may be found in, but not limited to, online news sites, professional organizations' issues pages, or journal editorials.

Your answer post must include:

A brief summary of the current internet story you selected in #2 above.

Identify the name of the site you selected and provide a working URL/web address so your classmates can visit the site to read about the issue. For purposes of this Week 6 Discussion only, the URL linked to the internet story you selected will serve as your outside source for the week.

 

NR395 Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Nursing Trends

Week 7 Discussion

Mandatory Overtime

Have you ever been asked to work mandatory overtime? If so, what was your response?

Did you work the requested hours, or did you refuse? If you refused, what were the consequences, if any?

What is your opinion about the use of mandatory overtime?

Explain the pros and cons of this practice and how you lean toward either allowing or prohibiting it.

 

NR395 Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Nursing Trends

Week 8 Discussion

Nursing Leadership in Policy and Politics

Nurses have great potential for leadership in health policy and politics.

Share with us two activities you can do in your own community to move forward health policy to promote positive patient outcomes.How might technology and social media play a role in your initiatives?