NR351 Foundational Concepts for the Practicing RN
Week 3 Assignment : Implicit Bias Training
Purpose
Awareness of the pervasiveness and implications of implicit bias and how bias affects clients and interactions within the healthcare system is foundational to advancing health outcomes and equity. This assignment explores how implicit bias negatively impacts health outcomes and actionable steps healthcare professionals can take to mitigate and counter bias personally and professionally.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 3: Demonstrate effective communication and interprofessional collaboration in professional decision-making. (POs 3, 4)
CO 4: Apply concepts of ethics and professionalism to nursing practice, nursing roles, and academic development. (POs 5, 6)
Due Date
Students?must?complete the Week 3 Implicit Bias Training and submit the Certificate of Completion to the Dropbox by Sunday?at?11:59?p.m.?MT.
Total Points Possible: 125 points
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Directions
Complete the Implicit Bias Assignment following the steps below:
Access the Center for Faculty Excellence?Addressing Implicit Bias modules.
Click the?Enroll in Course?button.
Click the?Go to the Course?button.
Important Note:?Add a bookmark to your browser for the modules.
Complete all the Addressing Implicit Bias modules.
If you cannot complete the modules in one sitting, use the bookmark created to access the course.
Download and save the certificate of completion.
Submit the certificate of completion to the Week 3 assignment Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
NR351 Foundational Concepts for the Practicing RN
Week 4 Assignment : Assigned Article Summary Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate essential scholarly writing and APA format utilization using a specific journal article.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 4: Apply concepts of ethics and professionalism to nursing practice, nursing roles, and academic development. (POs 5, 6)
CO 5: Discuss theories and evidence-based practice in the planning of patient-centered care. (POs 1, 8)
Due Date
Students?must?complete the Week 4 Assigned Article Summary assignment and submit it to the Dropbox by Sunday?at?11:59?p.m.?MT.
Late Assignment Policy
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction, as noted in the rubric below.
Total Points Possible: 150 points
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Directions
Complete this assignment following the steps below.
Download the Assigned Article Summary assignment templateLinks to an external site.. Use of the template is required. A 10% deduction will be applied if the template is not used. See the rubric. Save the template and include your name in the file name.
In the NR351 Announcements, locate the announcement entitled, “IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Weeks 4 & 6 Assignments.” In this announcement, you will find:
The link to the assigned article (you must be logged into the Chamberlain Library before clicking the link.
Download and save the article in PDF format to your computer for this assignment.
Instructions for specific sections of the article to use for analysis on the template.
Read the entire article.
Using the assigned article PDF, follow the instructions in the downloaded Assigned Article Summary template and the Canvas announcement to complete the assignment.
When complete, save and close the completed template. Click the Submit button at the top of this page to upload your completed assignment.
Correctly cite and reference ideas and information that come from scholarly literature.
Follow grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).
Reference List Item for Assigned Journal Article
Correct APA format for Reference List for:
Author(s)
Year & article title
Journal name, volume, and issue numbers
Page numbers, punctuation, double-line spacing & hanging indent
In-Text Quotation and Citation for Assigned Article
Correct APA format for In-Text Quotation and Citation for:
Quotation marks
Author name(s)
Year, page abbreviation, page number
Parentheses & punctuation
In-Text Paraphrased Area and Citation for Assigned Article
Correct APA format for In-Text Paraphrased Area and Citation for:
Author name(s)
Year
Parentheses
Punctuation
Assigned Article Summary
Correct APA format for Assigned Article Summary for:
Assigned sentence for quotation and citation as noted in the Canvas announcement.
Assigned sentence for the paraphrased area with citation as noted in the Canvas announcement.
Several additional paraphrased areas from the article with appropriately formatted citations.
Accurate overall summary of the article between 175-200 words.
Submit the completed Assigned Article Summary assignment template to the Week 4 Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
NR351 Foundational Concepts for the Practicing RN
Week 6 Assignment
APA Scholarly Writing Paper
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate appropriate organization, scholarly writing, and utilization of APA format in a professional paper related to the use of technology in healthcare.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 3: Demonstrate effective communication and interprofessional collaboration in professional decision-making. (POs 3, 4)
CO 4: Apply concepts of ethics and professionalism to nursing practice, nursing roles, and academic development. (POs 5, 6)
CO 5: Discuss theories and evidence-based practice in the planning of patient-centered care. (POs 1, 8)
Due Date
Students?must?complete the Week 6 APA Scholarly Writing Paper assignment and submit it to the dropbox by Sunday?at?11:59?p.m.?MT.
Late Assignment Policy
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction as noted in the rubric below.
Total Points Possible: 200 points
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Directions
Complete this assignment following the steps below.
Download the APA Scholarly Writing Paper templateLinks to an external site.. Use of the template is required. A 10% deduction will be applied if the template is not used. See the rubric. Save the template and include your name in the file name.
Use the two required articles to complete the assignment:
Article #1: In the NR351 Announcements, locate the announcement entitled, “IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Weeks 4 & 6 Assignments.” This is the same article used for the Week 4 Assigned Article Summary assignment. In this announcement, you will find the link to the assigned article from Week 4 (you must be logged into the Chamberlain Library before clicking the link).
Article #2: Locate an article from the Chamberlain Library to answer this question: How does technology help or hinder nursing practice as it relates to the topic in the Week 4 article?
Follow the APA Scholarly Writing Paper template instructions to complete the paper.
When complete, save and close the template. Click the Submit button at the top of this page to upload your completed assignment.
Correctly cite and reference ideas and information from scholarly literature.
Follow grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).
Title Page and Paper Format Using Current APA Style
Appropriate margins and headings.
Use of 12-point Times New Roman font.
Use of double-line spacing.
Title page includes student name, course name, and faculty name.
Introduction & Conclusion
Introduction contains the purpose of the paper.
Length of Introduction must be 50-75 words.
Conclusion contains a concise summary of the paper’s main points and provides a concluding statement.
Length of conclusion must be 75-100 words.
Article #1: Week 4 Assigned Article Summary
Clearly summarize the major ideas within the assigned article.
Length of the Assigned Article Summary must be 175-200 words.
Include one paraphrased area with a citation using the assigned sentence for paraphrasing.
Include one short, direct quotation using the assigned quotation. Cite this quotation.
Article #2: Impact of Technology on Nursing Practice
Locate an article from the Chamberlain Library as outlined in the instructions and template.
Length of the Impact of Technology on Nursing Practice must be 125-150 words.
Clearly state how technology helps or hinders nursing practice as it relates to the topic in article #1.
Include one short, direct quotation from this article. Cite this quotation.
Reference List using Current APA Style
Author(s)
Year & article title
Journal name, volume, and issue numbers
Page numbers, parentheses, double-line spacing, DOI, and hanging indent
In-Text Direct Quotations and Citation for the Assigned Article #1 using Current APA Style
Quotation marks
Author name(s)
Year, page abbreviation, page number
Parentheses & punctuation
In-Text Paraphrased Area and Citation for the Assigned Article #1 using Current APA Style
Content paraphrased appropriately
Author name(s)
Year
Parentheses & punctuation
In-Text Direct Quotation and Citation for Article #2 using Current APA Style
Quotation marks
Author name(s)
Year, page abbreviation, page number
Parentheses & punctuation
Grammar and Organization
Correct grammar and punctuation.
Correct spelling.
Professional wording and complete sentences are used.
Writing is well organized, and main ideas are expressed and linked together.
Appendix with Permalinks
Appendix contains correct permalinks for Articles #1 and #2
Submit the completed APA Scholarly Writing Paper template to the Week 6 Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
