The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and understanding of a diversity of faith expressions; for the purpose of this course, the focus will be on the Christian worldview. Based on "Case Study: End of Life Decisions," the Christian worldview, and the worldview questions presented in the required topic study materials you will complete an ethical analysis of George's situation and his decision f...

This assignment will incorporate a common practical tool in helping clinicians begin to ethically analyze a case. Organizing the data in this way will help you apply the four principles and four boxes approach. Based on the "Case Study: Healing and Autonomy" and other required topic study materials, you will complete the "Applying the Four Principles: Case Study" document that includes the following: Part 1: Chart This chart will formalize the four principles and four boxes approa...

Based on the required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to following: In 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care. In 250-300 words, explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it. In 750-1,000 words, answer each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview: (a...

Requirements Description of the Assignment This assignment presents a scenario that the student uses as the starting point to design an experiential learning activity for use in the clinical setting with academic nursing students or professional staff development. Learner objectives and other foundational information regarding the learning activity are required as Part 1.  Following the foundational information needed for Part 1, the student completes the following parts. Part 2: Develo...

Overview of Evolving Case Study Learning Objectives Description of the Evolving Case Study: ·       Purpose ·       Identify type learner ·       Concept to be presented The purpose of this evolving case study is to provide nurse students with the opportunity to develop as well as improve their critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills. This is to enable them to deliver quality care to the patients.  The case also aims to enhance the critical thinking skills...

Total Points Possible:150 Points Requirements Description of the Assignment This assignment requires the student to develop a learning activity that fosters critical thinking in future learners. For each of the identified areas, the student will develop a question that applies information from pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment. Criteria for Content Select a concept: From the required textbook (Giddens, 2017), select ONE concept from any of the following units. ...

The development of Socratic questions can be a challenge for a nurse educator. Is there something that makes Socratic questioning more difficult than just asking a "normal" or "usual" question? How can a nurse educator develop a habit regarding Socratic questioning? Solution Previously, I did not know much about Socratic questioning. However, this week's reading has made me realize that it is a technique that was being used in my nursing program more than often. Socratic questioning is an appr...

This is the second day of an experiential learning event. While you have eight students, one of them has caught your attention. The learner seems to be non-verbally engaged by nodding in agreement to other learners' statements/answers and has good eye contact, but yet does not answer any question. Yesterday, you asked this student a question, but after a few seconds of silence, another student answered the question. You could almost see the disappointment on the first student's face. Today is...

When you were a new graduate, how comfortable were you with clinical decision making? Were there techniques used by instructors to help you learn decision making? Did you learn it "on the job"? Focus on the techniques so that the discussion will focus on "how" to help learners think critically and make appropriate clinical decisions.  Solution: As a new, graduate I was uncomfortable with clinical decision making and found it challenging. The transition from a student to a nurse in the clinical...

he following skills have been identified as areas that a nurse educator should help learners develop so they can develop clinical decision-making skills. Motivation to learn Attention to details Seeking aptitude to clarify information with questions Awareness of knowledge gaps Appraisal of the decision and its outcome Select ONE of the above areas and identify specific actions that a nurse educator can implement in order to assist a learner to acquire the selected skill. Sol...