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Week 5 Assignment: Analyze Plans Drawn by Others 

Week 5 Assignment: Analyze Plans Drawn by Others  The purpose and objective of this assignment is to find an urban or regional long term plan from a community or region in which you do not live and one in which you did not participate in the creation of said plan. Your objective in this assignment […]

Critique a Plan 

Week 6 Assignment: Critique a Plan  Assume that you have either been hired as a consultant to a local or regional agency, or are a member of the agency that drew the plan you analyzed in the previous assignment. Now it is time to sell this plan to the public, legislative (budget) authority, and executive […]

Measure the Public’s Role in Planning 

Week 7 Assignment: Measure the Public’s Role in Planning  This week you will analyze political and legal issues of planning at the local and regional levels. These issues are at the heart of most planning processes. There are many actors, such as, citizens, lobbyists, consultants, developers, citizen interest groups, and planners influencing the decision-making process, […]

Understanding and Constructing a Concept Analysis

Unit 3: Understanding and Constructing a Concept Analysis Journal The Journal tab is in the toolbar next to the Dropbox. Please write your responses there. JOURNAL 3: This week you are discussing methods of constructing meaning for concepts. The importance of a common language for communicating the issues nurses recognize within their professional practice. Reflect […]

Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance

Topic 2: Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance Select a theorist from the textbook readings this week (Chapter 5) and explain the application of the theorist’s contribution to the role of an advanced practice nurse in today’s healthcare environment.

concept Usage in a Professional Practice Model Paper

concept Usage in a Professional Practice Model Paper Description The purpose of this paper is for you to examine the philosophy of nursing and/or professional practice model in your facility (if you are not working or the facility does not have one, then you may choose one from your readings). Example: My hospital’s framework is […]

relationship between the model and        concepts in nursing’s metaparadigm

elect one of the nursing   theorists discussed this week and explain the following: Describe the historical background of the development        of the model or framework Identify the concepts in the model Describe the relationship between the model and        concepts in nursing’s metaparadigm Create an example of the model applied to clinical        practice Identify strengths and […]

Nursing Philosophy and   Models

Topic 1: Nursing Philosophy and   Models Select one of the nursing   theorists discussed this week and explain the following: Describe the historical background of the development        of the model or framework Identify the concepts in the model Describe the relationship between the model and        concepts in nursing’s metaparadigm Create an example of the model applied […]

Nursing Philosophies and Models in Theory –

Unit 5: Unit 5: Nursing Philosophies and Models in Theory – Discussion Topic 2: Theory and Research   Topic 2: Theory and Research Nurses use theory and research to   make sense of various questions related to professional nursing practice. Present   a clinical situation needing further nursing research. Explain how you would   incorporate theory to guide […]

Compliance   Presentation

Compliance   Presentation   Imagine that you are a hospital’s compliance officer, and you are charged with making a presentation to your hospital’s board of directors regarding the moral right to healthcare. Your presentation should include at least three of the elements learned throughout this course, which could include, but are not limited to: the Code […]