Download and open the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (Links to an external site.)Links to an externalsite.. Complete the self-assessment of your current comfort levels and total your score. If you are willing,please share your results with your classmates in your discussion post. (Remember, this is the starting pointfor our course and the start of the knowledge we will learn over 8 weeks). As you reflect on your score, identify areas where your knowledge could use improvement. Whether you ar...

Purpose This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs). • CO3 Define standardized terminology that reflects nursing’s unique contribution to patient outcomes. (PO 3) • CO8 Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO 8) Directions Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, andstudents and their peers. In discussions students: • Demonstrate understandin...

This week, we will discuss personal communication devices and their use in healthcare. As we focus on this topic, please address the questions below in the discussion. • How can the use of the nurse's personal communication device(s) impact patient care positively and/or negatively? • What are the ethical and legal implications of the use of personal devices? • What does the professional literature say about how communication devices can support safe nursing practice?

Distractions are everywhere. They may include cellphones, multiple alarms sounding, overhead paging, monitors beeping, and various interruptions that disrupt your train of thought. Give an example of an ethical or legal issue that may arise if a patient has a poor outcome or sentinel event because of a distraction such as alarm fatigue. What does evidence reveal about alarm fatigue and distractions in healthcare when it comes to patient safety?

NR 361 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3; Poster in Microsoft Office Format - Stress Management

This week's graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (CO). • CO3: Define standardized terminology that reflects nursing's unique contribution topatient outcomes. (PO #3) • CO4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patientcare technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both… Share your experiences with healthcare information systems, past or present. Has it been an easy transition or difficult?...