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What are the principles of scholarly discussion in an online environment? How does this differ from a social network?

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Identify barriers to success in the online learning environment and the strategies to overcome the barriers. Please cite the sources used to support your response.

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http://www.nursingexplorer.com/adn-vs-bsn-the-big-debate 

Write a formal paper of 750-1,000 words that addresses the following:
1. Discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level.
2. Identify a patient care situation in which you describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse (BSN versus a diploma or ADN degree).
For additional help finding research on this topic, refer to the GCU Library tutorial located at in the Student Success Center.
Refer to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet: Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce as a resource.
Refer to the assigned readings for concepts that help support your main points.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, 

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When studying health policy, reviewing the systems that exist in other countries can serve as a great resource for guiding reform decisions here in the United States. You may have noticed that many of the provisions contained within the ACA reflect some of the characteristics and qualities that already exist within the health systems of other countries. We can learn a lot about our own healthcare system by studying the health insurance structures of other countries, and that is exactly what you’ll be tasked with doing for your course project.

Project Description
For your course project, you will be tasked with selecting two countries from this week’s content to summarize and compare with the United States healthcare system. You will be required to outline the key components of each country’s health insurance system, highlighting what you perceive to be the strengths and weaknesses of each, and then using that research to provide suggestions for improving policy here in the United States. Your course project should follow a basic structure such as the one below:

1) Identify the two countries that you will be summarizing in your course project. Utilizing your textbook and outside research, provide an overview of the demographics for each country and the health insurance system that exists within each.

2)Summarize how the health insurance system within each country functions. How is it funded? Who is covered? How are providers paid for services rendered? What benefits packages are provided?

3)Share your perspectives on the pros/cons of each country’s health insurance system.
Based on what you’ve learned from your research – share your thoughts on how the lessons learned could be applied to improve the United States healthcare system. What policy recommendations would you have for improving the US system? Would you lean towards a single-payer health insurance system or prefer expanding upon a private insurance model?

Your course project should be approximately 5-6 pages in length and should utilize at minimum five (5) external sources. All citations should follow appropriate APA style guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

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How does one demonstrate the concept of critical thinking in relation to the various roles of the professional nurse?

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What are the differences between research and evidence based practice? Please provide an example of a research study and one example about EBP. 

In APA style, name the example of the EBP paper and the research study.  I prefer that you find these papers on similar topics. After you submit your post, provide feedback to one of your classmates.

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Identify a topic of interest related to your area of practice. Perform a search in two scholarly databases for an article that is relevant to that topic. Share the name, URL, and a brief description of the two databases you located. Do not report on MEDLINE or CINAHL, as they are already well known. What databases did you select? Why?
topic of interest is: CAUTI how to prevent it

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The choice of Boolean terminology can markedly affect your search returns. Select a topic related to your area of practice, and select two scholarly databases to find information on the topic. Describe the search. What key words did you use? How many articles did your initial search yield? How did you narrow or expand the search? How many articles did you find once you narrowed or expanded the search? Summarize the results from the search.

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Review the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report: "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," focusing on the following sections: Transforming Practice, Transforming Education, and Transforming Leadership.

Write a paper of 750-1,000 words about the impact on nursing of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing. In your paper, include:

The impact of the IOM report on nursing education.
The impact of the IOM report on nursing practice, particularly in primary care, and how you would change your practice to meet the goals of the IOM report.
The impact of the IOM report on the nurse’s role as a leader.
Cite a minimum of three references.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the criteria and expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

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PICO (T) 
The PICO (T) format is a way to develop a clinical question that lends itself to searching for evidence. Select a common nursing practice (e.g., wound care management) in your clinical setting and formulate a PICO question. Once you have formulated your question, conduct a library search and locate one scholarly article that addresses the topic you have selected. Post your clinical question in the TD, explain the PICO(T) elements, and provide a full reference of the article you selected. My clinical question is how to prevent  Pressure Ulcer?

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Using a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed journal articles, discuss financial factors that influence health care today. Include funding sources, reimbursement methods, economic factors, business influences, and cost containment. The paper should be 3-5 pages in length (not counting cover sheet or reference page) and be in APA format.  This paper is a comprehensive view of the business of healthcare.  
•    Some questions to consider:
•    Is there a relationship between socioeconomic status and health/health outcomes?  
•    Is health care a right or a privilege? 
•    Is the Affordable Care Act the answer for Americans? 
•    What is the fiscal responsibility in the role of the nurse today?
•    In an ideal world, what would your health care vision for America look like?

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How can a nurse leader use descriptive statistics to justify a course of action? What descriptive statistics do you routinely use in your practice?