Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course. 

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: 

1. Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care (CO1) 
2. Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations. (CO2) 
3. Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems. (CO3) 
4. Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings (CO4) 

Due Date:  

Post should be entered to the Weekly Reflection on Learning thread by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MST each week.  

This assignment will follow the late assignment policy specified in the course syllabus. 

Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. 

In the event of a situation that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student’s rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student’s appeal. Consideration of the student’s total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending. 

 Total Points Possible:  5

Requirements:

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week. 

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students’ posts.

Some possible areas to explore:

• In your experience, how have changes in healthcare affected nurses’ ability to provide person-centered, holistic care?
• As you think ahead to your future practice as an NP, which of the concepts covered this week resonates most with you? Why?
• How do you anticipate that the concept of cultural humility will affect your practice?

SOLUTION

In my experience, certain changes in healthcare have affected a nurse’s ability to provide person-centered, holistic care. I believe this is because nurses have to follow physician orders which typically do not include a holistic approach. In my clinical experience, doctors focus more on treating the problem at hand rather than treating the whole situation. Many doctors just push medications onto patients in an attempt to fix the issue in the quickest and easiest way possible. I do not believe doctors take the time they used to getting to know the patient and their entirety. I believe now a day’s doctors have “tunnel-vision” and only address what is needing to be addressed at that specific time. I believe this type of care influences nurses to treat their patients the same way. I believe nurses do not have the time or take the time to really get to know their patients and look/understand the big picture. When I become a nurse practitioner, I plan to care for the whole patient by understanding each patient’s diverse needs. This is why the concept of holistic, person-centered care resonates with me the most. Please click the purchase button to access the entire copy at $5