Exercise and Discussion Questions from Curley Text Book

Exercise and Discussion Questions from Curley Text Book

Week 1: Discussion – Exercise and Discussion Questions from Curley Text Book
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Purpose:

The ideas and beliefs underpinning the discussions guide students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The use of discussions provides students with opportunities to contribute level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional and social interaction. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship. Participation in the discussion generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty. Discussions foster the development of members into a community of learners as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and integrate knowledge from other disciplines.

Due Date:

The student must provide an answer to each graded discussion topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week. If the student does not provide an answer to each graded topic (not a response to a student peer) before the Wednesday deadline, 5 points are deducted for each discussion in which the late entry occurs (up to a 10-point deduction for that week). Subsequent posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of each week. Week 8 only- Subsequent posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 8.

Total Points: 60 Points

Participation Guidelines:

Students must post a minimum of two times in each graded discussion. The two posts in each individual discussion must be on separate days. Posting twice on two different days meets the minimum requirement however for full credit, the student must post at least three substantive posts on three different days.

Direct Quotes:

Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 15 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion. Points will be deducted under the grammar, syntax, APA category

Description of Assignment
Go to the end of Chapter 2: Identifying Outcomes, in your Curley course text. Under “Exercises and Discussion Questions” select Exercise 2.5 OR 2.6 and respond in a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences each. You should address each bullet point in the exercise you select. Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article from this week’s readings and course textbook. APA format should be utilized to include a reference list. Correct grammar, spelling, and APA should be adhered to when writing, work should be scholarly without personalization or first person use.

Exercise 2.5 Diabetes affects a growing number of Americans. You have been invited to join a collaborative of community agencies interested in tackling diabetes from a community perspective.

What resources will you use to identify different outcomes related to diabetes?
What outcomes related to diabetes are of most interest to community members?
How will you compare the outcomes you select to monitor at the local level with state and national outcomes?
Exercise 2.6 APRNs should not only recognize but also make it part of their practice to develop strategies to reduce or eliminate health disparities. Review information from Healthy People 2020 and the CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities websites.

What health disparities can you find that are relevant to your community?
How can you better advocate for minority groups who have poorer health outcomes?
What specific objectives in Healthy People 2020 can help this effort?
Review the following for integration into your writing/responses:

https://campaignforaction.org/issue/fostering-interprofessional-collaboration/ (Links to an external site.)

**To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.