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

Purpose:

This discussion board content is intended to facilitate learning for 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 graduate 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:

• Initial prompt due by Wednesday, 11:59 PM MT of week 1
• One peer and one faculty or two peer posts due by Sunday 11:59 PM MT of week 1

A 10% late penalty will be imposed for initial discussions posted after the weekly deadline regardless of the number of days late. No postings will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0). Week 8 discussion closes on Saturday at 11:59pm MT.

Total Points: 60 Points

Assignment Requirements

Go to the end of Chapter 2 in the textbook: Identifying Outcomes. Under the section “Exercises and Discussion Questions” select  Exercise 2.5  OR Exercises 2.6  and respond with a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences each.

1. You should address each bullet point in the exercise you select.
2. Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article from this week’s readings and course textbook.
3. APA format should be utilized to include a reference list.
4. Correct grammar, spelling, and APA should be adhered to when writing, work should be scholarly without personalization or first person use.
5. Respond to a minimum of two (2) individuals, peer and/or faculty, with a scholarly and reflective post of a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences. A minimum of one (1) scholarly article should be utilized to support the post in addition to your textbook.

Posting Directions

1. Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
2. All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.
3. Minimum posting is:
   • Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no faculty postings), or one peer post and a faculty post.

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.