Purpose This week’s discussion relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs). CO 3: Plan prevention and population-focused interventions for vulnerable populations using professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. (PO 4 and 8) CO 4: Evaluate the delivery of care for individuals, families, aggregates, and communities based on theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines. […]

Informatics – Much of what nurses do involves technology. Documentation is computer-based, and medication barcode scanning is the standard of care. The definition of informatics is, “The use of information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making” (QSEN, 2003). Evidence-Based Practice – Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is defined as “Integrating best […]

Locate a nursing study that examines the effects of an intervention. Provide a summary of the study, focusing primarily on the intervention. Was the development and implementation of the intervention described in detail? Based on a theoretical framework? Did the design of the study promote investigation of the effects of the study—for example, was there […]

The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed […]

Discussion Question: Please review the course objectives for N492 (as stated in the syllabus). Please write a self-evaluation of your learning in the course and how you have personally met each of the stated course objectives. Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other […]