Reflect the concepts addressed in this week's lesson plan and required reading. Recall a challenging experience in either your personal or professional life. In the initial response, start with an introduction that includes a brief description of two core values that influence your nursing practice and interaction with others. Provide a concise description of the challenging experience. What core values were challenged in this experience? What lessons were learned from this experience? How did t...

Purpose Nursing practice is both an art and a science with caring as a central concept to nursing practice and the profession of nursing. Caring is influenced by the nurse’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes formed through lifelong learning and experiences. The purpose of this assessment is to explore definitions of caring in nursing. Students will create a definition of caring and an artistic expression of their perception on caring. Course Outcomes Through this assessment, the student ...

This week's topic is centered on the concept of caring in contemporary nursing practice. In your initial response, provide a definition of caring that aligns with your perspective on the concept of caring. Identify your selected program of study specialty track (Executive, Education, FNP, Healthcare Policy, or Nursing Informatics). Describe how you will apply the principles of caring and holistic nursing in your future professional practice. Use at least one outside scholarly article to support ...

What differentiates the practice of a master's-prepared nurse compared to that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse? Solution According to Downey and Asselin (2015), the ever changing needs of patients have to a huge extent led to substantial evolution in the health care sector.  This has in turn called for nursing professionals to advance their education in an attempt to cater for these needs.  As such, over the last couple of years, the number of nurses with master’s degree has increased si...