450Topic 1 DQ 1

Based on the first letter of your first name, please define the following terms per your group number. Then, discuss the relevance of each term to nursing practice.

Group 1: A-F

  • Informatics
  • Interoperability
  • Electronic Health Record (EHR)
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Group 2: G-M

  • Nursing Informatics
  • Informatics Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)
  • Mobile Medical Devices

Group 3: N-S

  • Information Exchange
  • Telehealth/Telemedicine
  • Wearable Technology
  • Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Initiative (TIGER)

Group 4: T-Z

  • Data Analytics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Visualization
  • Artificial Intelligence 

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference. Refer to “RN-BSN Discussion Question Rubric” and “RN-BSN Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.

413Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory

This assignment will introduce you to the concept of worldview. It will also provide you with a fundamental understanding of Christian spirituality that looks to the union of body, mind, soul, and spirit, along with how those beliefs inform a unique ethical awareness and decision-making in professional practice. In addition, you will gain knowledge about your own personal beliefs, according to your own worldview.

After reading topic Resources, you will complete the “Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory” document, which includes prompts related to the following:

  • Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics
  • Scientism and two of the main arguments against it
  • Ultimate reality
  • Nature (origin) of the universe
  • What it means to be a human being and purpose in your existence
  • What knowledge is and sources of knowledge
  • Ethics and where the knowledge of right and wrong comes from
  • Purpose of human life and existence
  • Influence of personal worldview values in decision-making within current or future professional practice

Support your response using only Chapter 1 from the textbook Practicing Dignity: An Introduction to Christian Values and Decision-Making in Health Care and two other Topic 1 Resources.  

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns with the AACN Core Competency: 1.2

413Topic 1 DQ 2

From the perspective of Christian spirituality and ethics, what is your understanding of compassionate caring that informs your approach to health and healing?

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference. Refer to the “Discussion Question Rubric” and “Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns with the AACN Core Competency: 9.2

413Topic 1 DQ 1

How can the perspective of Christian spirituality influence the way in which you demonstrate compassionate care?

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference. Refer to the “Discussion Question Rubric” and “Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns with the AACN Core Competency: 2.1

Capstone Project Change Proposal

 Assessment Description

In this assignment, students will pull together the capstone project change proposal components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. For this project, the student will apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice.

Develop a 2,500-3,000-word written project that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal:

  1. Background of clinical problem
  2. Clinical problem statement (Topic 3 assignment)
  3. Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system (Topic 2 assignment)
  4. PICOT question (Topic 3 assignment)
  5. Literature search strategy employed (Topic 4 assignment)
  6. Synthesis of literature review (Topic 6 assignment)
  7. Applicable change or nursing theory utilized (Topic 4 DQ 2)
  8. Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures (Topic 5 assignment)
  9. Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention (Topic 6 assignment)
  10. Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome (Topic 5 DQ 2 and any other barriers that have not yet been considered)
  11. Appendix section: Update the Capstone Change Project Evaluation plan developed in Topic 7 as needed. Include it as Appendix A. Additional items developed for your capstone project (i.e., patient or staff education materials, etc.) can also be attached but are optional.

Review the feedback from your instructor on the Capstone Project assignments submitted throughout the course and referenced above. Use this feedback to make appropriate revisions to these before submitting.

You are required to cite a minimum of five peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.