NURS 6003 Assignment Transition to Graduate Study.

NURS 6003 Assignment Transition to Graduate Study

NURS 6003 Week 4 Assignment

Abstract

In this module, we will discuss NURS 6003 Assignment Transition to Graduate Study. The retention of new nurses remains a challenge for most healthcare organizations. Approximately 75% of newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs) resign their positions within the first year of employment due to transition shock from the academic resources setting to the practicum setting. Other reasons for resignation include lack of confidence, poor critical thinking skills, and feeling overwhelmed to provide quality patient care.

This loss of retention among NLRNs poses a significant threat to the delivery of quality and safe patient care. Nurses who assume the role of mentor to newly licensed nurses face many barriers to fulfilling their role effectively, including a lack of proper training or skills to perform this role, lack of time, and competing demands of being a mentor and providing patient care.

Therefore, the purpose of this doctoral project on the transition to graduate study for nursing was a development of an evidence-based staff education curriculum on mentoring for professional staff nurses in an acute care hospital in a southeastern state. The goal of the staff education project was to prepare nurses as mentors to assist the NLRN’s transition into practice. Patricia Benner’s theoretical model “from novice to expert” was the framework used in this project.

Sources of evidence included the collection of data obtained from peer-reviewed articles in the Cumulative Index to Nursing Allied Health Literature database, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and Patricia Benner’s novice to expert framework. This project promotes social change by offering a quality, evidence-based mentorship program to benefit all stakeholders of the organization through its implications for practice.

https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/8268

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Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 1: Developing an Academic and Professional Network

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Foundation of Success [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Walden Journey to a Masters in Nursing Practice: The Journey Begins [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

NURS 6003 Assignment Transition to Graduate Study Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze relationships among Walden’s vision, mission, goals, and social change initiatives to professional and academic goals
Analyze the relationship between MSN program outcomes and perspectives to their goals
Identify the collaborators for success
Identify concepts for Walden readiness
Identify individuals or teams to collaborate with for success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse

Note: Use APA style formatting.

Due By Assignment

Week 1, Days 1–2

Read the Learning Resources.

Compose your initial Discussion post.

Begin to compose Part 1 of your Assignment.

Week 1, Day 3

Post your initial Discussion post.

Begin to check your knowledge with the Quiz.

Continue to work on of Part 1 of your Assignment.

Week 1, Day 4

Continue to check your knowledge with the Quiz.

Continue to work on Part 1 of your Assignment

Week 1, Day 5

Review peer Discussion posts.

Compose your peer Discussion responses.

Continue to check your knowledge with the Quiz.

Continue to compose your final draft of Part 1 of your Assignment.

Week 1, Day 6

Post two peer Discussion responses.

Continue to check your knowledge with the Quiz.

Continue to compose your final draft of Part 1 of your Assignment.

Week 1, Day 7

Wrap up Discussion.

Final day to complete Quiz.

Deadline to submit your final draft of Part 1 of your Assignment.

Click the Week 1 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

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Learning Resources

Required Readings

Nurse.org. (n.d.). List of nursing organizations. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://nurse.org/orgs.shtml

Schmidt, K. (n.d.). 5 reasons nurses should engage in professional networking [Blog post]. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://blog.bluepipes.com/5-reasons-nurses-should-take-professional-networking-seriously/

Walden University. (n.d.). Connect to Walden. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://www.waldenu.edu/connect

Walden University. (n.d.). Walden University catalog. Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://catalog.waldenu.edu from the Library.

Select College of Health Sciences, then Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Review the MSN Learning Outcomes on this page.

Walden University. (n.d.). Walden University catalog. Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://catalog.waldenu.edu

Select Introduction, then review the vision, mission, and goals.

Walden University. (n.d.). Writing center. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter

Wofford, P. (2018). 10 networking tips for nurses who hate networking. Retrieved from https://nurse.org/articles/tips-for-nurse-networking/

Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template (Word document) NURS 6003 Assignment Transition to Graduate Study.

Discussion Posting Exemplars (PDF)

NURS 6003 Assignments: Transition to Graduate Study Quiz: Walden’s Student Readiness Orientation

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You probably have a lot of questions (and perhaps some hesitation) about the journey you are undertaking. How do I navigate the online classroom? How can I have access to a library in this environment? The Student Readiness Orientation (SRO) minicourse available on your MyWalden page provides answers to such addressing questions and helps ensure you understand how to navigate the online classroom and utilize the many resources available to you as a student at Walden.

The Readiness Check will help you determine your preparedness for navigating the online classroom.

The questions presented on the Quiz are derived from the readiness check presented in the SRO.

Click on the NURS 6003 Week 1 Quiz link after you have read the directions carefully.

The readiness check includes 15 questions in various formats including true/false and multiple choice. If you score 12 or below, please retake the exam. You may retake the exam as many times as you would like in order to achieve your desired score. Your highest score will be recorded. To retake the Quiz, click on “Take Test Again” (this does not appear as a hyperlink but works as a hyperlink when you click on the area).

To view the questions you answered correctly and incorrectly, click on your score in the “My Grades” area.

To Prepare:

Review Walden’s SRO found on your MyWalden page.

By Day 7

Complete the quiz.

Submission and Grading Information

Submit Your Quiz by Day 7 of Week 1

To submit your Quiz:

Continue to NURS 6003 Week 2 Quiz

NURS 6003 Discussion: Strategies for Academic Portfolios

NURS 6003 Week 2 Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 2: Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics

Nurse-scholars have a significant obligation to their community as well. Their work must have academic and professional integrity. Their efforts are designed to add to the body of knowledge, advance the profession, and ultimately help in the care of patients. Work that lacks integrity is subject to erode quickly or worse.

Fortunately, there are strategies and tools that can help ensure integrity in academic and professional work. This Assignment asks you to consider these tools and how you might apply them to your own work.

In this Assignment, you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in the previous assignment.

To Prepare:

Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources for this Module in support of academic style, integrity, and scholarly ethics.
Reflect on the connection between academic and professional integrity.

The Assignment: Part 2, Section 1: Writing Sample: The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity

Using the Academic and Professional Success Development Template you began in Module 1, write a 2- to 3-paragraph analysis that includes the following:

Explanation for the relationship between academic integrity and writing
Explanation for the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics
Cite at least two resources that support your arguments, being sure to use proper APA formatting.
Use Grammarly and SafeAssign to improve the product.
Explain how Grammarly, Safe Assign, and paraphrasing contributes to academic integrity.

Part 2, Section 2: Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work

Expand on your thoughts from Section 1 by identifying and describing strategies you intend to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of your:

academic work as a student of the MSN program and
professional work as a nurse throughout your career. Include a review of resources and approaches you propose to use as a student and a professional.

Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Module 1 Assignment, which was built from the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.

By Day 7 of Week 3

Submit both Section 1 and Section 2 of Part 2.

NURS 6003 Module02 Week03 Assignment Rubric

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Part 2, Section 1: Using the Academic and Professional Success Development Template write a 2-3 paragraph analysis that includes the following: · Explanation for the relationship between academic integrity and writing. · Explanation for the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. – Cite at least 2 resources that support your argument. · Use Grammarly and SafeAssign to improve the product. Include sufficient evidence that these tools were utilized in explanation on how these tools contribute to academic integrity.	32 (32%) – 35 (35%)The response clearly and accurately explains the relationship between academic integrity and writing. The response clearly and accurately explains the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. The response clearly and accurately describes how Grammarly, SafeAssign, and paraphrasing contributes to academic integrity, including sufficient evidence that Grammarly and SafeAssign were used to improve the responses provided.	28 (28%) – 31 (31%)The response accurately explains the relationship between academic integrity and writing. The response accurately explains the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. The response accurately describes how Grammarly, SafeAssign, and paraphrasing contributes to academic integrity, including evidence that Grammarly and SafeAssign were used to improve the responses provided.	25 (25%) – 27 (27%)The response vaguely explains the relationship between academic integrity and writing. The response vaguely explains the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. The response vaguely describes how Grammarly, SafeAssign, and paraphrasing contributes to academic integrity. The response includes insufficient evidence that Grammarly and SafeAssign were used to improve the responses provided.	0 (0%) – 24 (24%)The response vaguely and inaccurately explains the relationship between academic integrity and writing or is missing. The response vaguely and inaccurately explains the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics or is missing. The response vaguely and inaccurately describes how Grammarly, SafeAssign, and paraphrasing contributes to academic integrity. The response includes insufficient or no evidence that Grammarly and SafeAssign were used to improve the responses provided or the response is missing.
Part 2, Section 2: Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work Identify and describe strategies you intend to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of your 1) academic work while a student of the MSN program, and 2) professional work as a nurse throughout your career. Include a review of resources and approaches you propose to use as a student and a professional.	50 (50%) – 55 (55%)The response clearly identifies and accurately describes strategies intended to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of academic work while in the MSN program and in professional work as a nurse. The response clearly reviews and accurately proposes resources and approaches to use as a student and professional.	44 (44%) – 49 (49%)The response identifies and describes strategies intended to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of academic work while in the MSN program and in professional work as a nurse. The response reviews and proposes resources and approaches to use as a student and professional.	39 (39%) – 43 (43%)The response vaguely identifies and describes strategies intended to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of academic work while in the MSN program and in professional work as a nurse. The response inaccurately reviews and/or vaguely proposes resources and approaches to use as a student and professional.	0 (0%) – 38 (38%)The response about integrity and ethics strategies is vague and inaccurate or is missing. The response about resources and approaches is vague and inaccurate or is missing.
Written Expression and Formatting—Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.	5 (5%) – 5 (5%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.	4 (4%) – 4 (4%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.	3 (3%) – 3 (3%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60–79% of the time.	0 (0%) – 2 (2%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity less than 60% of the time.
Written Expression and Formatting—English Writing Standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation.	5 (5%) – 5 (5%)Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.	4 (4%) – 4 (4%)Contains a few (one or two) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	3 (3%) – 3 (3%)Contains several (three or four) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	0 (0%) – 2 (2%)Contains many (five or more) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Total Points: 100

NURS 6003 Module 3 (Weeks 4–5): Scholarship and Nursing Practice

Discussion: Using the Walden Library

Where can you find evidence to inform your thoughts and scholarly writing? Throughout your degree program, you will use research literature to explore ideas, guide your thinking, and gain new insights. As you search the research literature, it is important to use resources that are peer-reviewed and from scholarly journals. You may already have some favorite online resources and databases that you use or have found useful in the past. For this Discussion, you explore databases available through the Walden Library.

Note: Unless otherwise noted, initial postings to Discussions are due on or before Day 3, and response postings are due on or before Day 6. You are required to participate in the Discussion on at least three different days (a different day for main post and each response). It is important to adhere to the weekly time frame to allow others ample time to respond to your posting. In addition, you are expected to respond to questions directed toward your own initial posting in a timely manner.

To Prepare:

Review the information presented in the Learning Resources for using the Walden Library, searching the databases, and evaluating online resources.
Begin searching for a peer-reviewed article that pertains to your practice area and interests you.

By Day 3 of Week 4

Post the following:

Using proper APA formatting, cite the peer-reviewed article you selected that pertains to your practice area and is of particular interest to you and identify the database that you used to search for the article. Explain any difficulties you experienced while searching for this article. Would this database be useful to your colleagues? Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this database? Explain why or why not.

By Day 6 of Week 4

Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts by offering suggestions/strategies for working with this database from your own experience, or offering ideas for using alternative resources.

Sample Week 4 Discussion By Lauren West

The article that I chose was a review of a digital style of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in adolescents with depression. The article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of using digital CBT in adolescent therapy and its effect on depression treatment. (Ivlev et al., 2022). I chose this article because it is something that I plan on investigating closer during my studies to achieve my PMHNP. My interest in treatment is in the adolescent age group and the effects of mental health on their life as well as treatments that benefit them. The database I used to find this article was APA PsycInfo and EBSCOhost via the Walden University library resource.

When using APA PsycInfo and EBSCOhost I did not encounter any specific difficulties during my search. I think the only difficulties others may have is the amount of information on the topics searched. For instance, while I have used these types of resources before, it can sometimes be overwhelming to research topics because there are so many options to choose from. It may be difficult to comb through the amount of information given at one time. In an article by GreenBook, the writer explains that “professionals are now often overwhelmed with organizing the vast amounts of data they get” (GreenBook, 2022).

I believe that these databases would be extremely helpful to my colleagues. I recommend the use of the databases to anyone doing or involved with scholarly research. These scholarly search engines are filled with a plethora of information pertaining to anything. It can keep scholars up to date with the latest in research. As advanced practitioners, they can increase our knowledge of the latest treatments for patients and any developments in current treatments. By doing this, it can increase the quality of care given to the patient as well as maintain a higher level of knowledge to advance one’s practice. As a student, it is very beneficial to our success by providing quality information and credible sources (H, 2021).

References

Ivlev, I., T.L., Haynes, J.S., & Patnode, C. D. (2022). Rapid evidenct review of digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents with depression. Journal of Adolescent Health, 71(1), 14-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadhohealth.2022.01.220

Manage the overwhelming chaos of qualitative research data. GreenBook. (2022, August 1). Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://www.greenbook.org/mr/insights/manage-the-overwhelming-chaos-of-qualitative-research-data/

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Databases A-Z: Nursing. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating /resource-types/journals

Why use databases? – H-B woodlawn. H. (2021, October 5). Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://hbwoodlawn.apsva.us/library-home/research/why-use-databases/

Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 3: Research Analysis

Architect Daniel Libeskind is credited with saying “To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it.” The suggestion is that his work does not copy the efforts of others but relies on it.

Understanding the work of others is critically important to new work. Contributions to the nursing body of knowledge can happen when you are able to analyze and articulate the efforts of previous research. Research analysis skills are therefore critical tools for your toolbox.

In this Assignment, you will locate relevant existing research. You also will analyze this research using a tool helpful for analysis.

To Prepare:

Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources this Module’s Learning Resources in support of locating and analyzing research.
Use the Walden Library to identify and read one peer-reviewed research article focused on a topic in your specialty field that interests you.
Review the article you selected and reflect on the professional practice use of theories/concepts described by the article.

The Assignment:

Using the “Module 3 | Part 3” section of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template presented in the Resources, conduct an analysis of the elements of the research article you identified. Be sure to include the following:

Your topic of interest.
A correctly formatted APA citation of the article you selected, along with link or search details.
Identify a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.
Analysis of the article using the “Research Analysis Matrix” section of the template
Write a 1-paragraph justification stating whether you would recommend this article to inform professional practice.
Write a 2- to 3-paragraph summary that you will add to your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan that includes the following:
- Describe your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research.
- Identify at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research.
- Identify at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.

Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Module 1 Assignment, which was built from the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.

By Day 7 of Week 5

Submit your analysis, including your completed section of the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template sections and your matrix and summary.

NURS 6003 Module03 Week05 Assignment Rubric

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Using the Week 3 Part 3, section of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template complete Step 1. Conduct an analysis of the elements of the research article you identified. Be sure to include the following: · The topic of interest you have selected. · Correctly formatted APA citation of the article you selected, along with link or search details. · Identify one or more professional practice uses of the theories/concepts presented in the article.	23 (23%) – 25 (25%)The response clearly identifies the topic of interest selected. The response accurately and completely provides a citation of the article selected, including an accurate and complete link or thorough search details. The response clearly identifies and describes in detail a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.	20 (20%) – 22 (22%)The response partially identifies the topic of interest selected. The response provides a partial citation of the article selected, including a partial link or search details. The response partially identifies and describes a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.	18 (18%) – 19 (19%)The response vaguely identifies the topic of interest selected. The response vaguely or inaccurately provides a citation of the article selected, including vague or inaccurate search details. The response vaguely or inaccurately identifies and describes a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.	0 (0%) – 17 (17%)The response vaguely and inaccurately identifies the topic of interest selected or is missing. The response vaguely and inaccurately provides a citation of the article selected, including vague and inaccurate search details, or is missing. The response vaguely and inaccurately identifies and describes a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article or is missing.
Analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template for: Strengths of the Research Limitations of the Research Relevancy to the Topic of Interest. · Write a one-paragraph justification explaining whether or not you would recommend the use of this article to inform professional practice.	18 (18%) – 20 (20%)The response clearly and accurately provides a detailed analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template. The response clearly and accurately explains in detail the justification of whether to recommend the use of the article to inform professional practice.	16 (16%) – 17 (17%)The response provides a partial analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template. The response partially explains the justification of whether or not to recommend the use of the article to inform professional practice.	14 (14%) – 15 (15%)The response provides a vague or inaccurate analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template. The response vaguely or inaccurately explains the justification of whether or not to recommend the use of the article to inform professional practice.	0 (0%) – 13 (13%)The response provides a vague and inaccurate analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template or is missing. The response vaguely and inaccurately explains the justification of whether or not to recommend the use of the article to inform professional practice or is missing.
Part 3, Step 2: Write a 2-3 paragraph summary that you will add to your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan that includes the following: · Describe your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research · Identify at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research. · Identify at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.	41 (41%) – 45 (45%)The response clearly and accurately describes in detail the approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research. The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least two strategies used to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research. The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.	36 (36%) – 40 (40%)The response partially describes the approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research. The response partially identifies and describes at least two strategies used to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research. The response partially identifies and describes in detail at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.	32 (32%) – 35 (35%)The response vaguely or inaccurately describes the approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research. The response vaguely or inaccurately identifies and describes at least two strategies used to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research. The response vaguely or inaccurately identifies describes in detail at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.	0 (0%) – 31 (31%)The response vaguely and inaccurately describes the approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research or is missing. The response vaguely and inaccurately identifies and describes at least two strategies used to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research or is missing. The response vaguely or inaccurately identifies describes in detail or is missing at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.
Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. which delineates all required criteria.	5 (5%) – 5 (5%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.	4 (4%) – 4 (4%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.	3 (3%) – 3 (3%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%- 79% of the time.	0 (0%) – 2 (2%)Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation	5 (5%) – 5 (5%)Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.	4 (4%) – 4 (4%)Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	3 (3%) – 3 (3%)Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	0 (0%) – 2 (2%)Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Total Points: 100

NURS 6003 Assignment Transition to Graduate Study.