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Gifted children are those who display extremely high cognitive, academic and/ or performance achievement skills. A child who is gifted may be identified in these areas: high general intellect, creativity, leadership, visual and performing arts, and/ or, emotional and social characteristics. Children who are identified will also receive some form of differentiated instruction plan as…
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Order Instructions This week our forum looks at the foundations of where we learn to become parents. Please answer both parts within your initial posting. Remember to review grading feedback from previous week to improve your discussion this week. Follow the rubric when you develop your posting. As for all forum questions, please use…
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Order Instructions Our last forum will look at social development. Please answer the following three questions in your initial posting. 1-How is social learning linked to academic learning? 2-How are schools providing for social development for children? 3-What are notable issues on gender-role development in society today and how are we as…
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Introduction Due process under the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution can be broken down into two categories: Substantive due process Procedural due process. Both are based on fundamental fairness. For example, the Fourth Amendment protects citizens against government unreasonable search and seizure of personal property. The Fifth and Sixth Amendments guarantee the procedures that the…
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Blog: Positive Social Change and the DNP-Prepared Nurse As a current and future advanced practice nurse, you are and will continue to serve as an agent of change in all you do. Think about the positive impacts you have on patient care, the organization and nursing practice in which you work, and the community in…
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Discussion: Ethics and the DNP-Prepared Nurse You are likely already upholding ethics in nursing and healthcare delivery in your current nursing practice experience. As mentioned in the introduction for this week, a patient-focused approach that promotes the delivery of safe, quality, and cost-effective healthcare for promoting positive patient outcomes represents a fundamental alignment to ethical…
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The DNP-Prepared Nurse and Their Community Vaccine and immunization legislation. Nutritional assistance programs for school youths. Diabetes education for elderly outpatients in a community health clinic. Reducing the number of re-admits of patients who have had outpatient procedures. Reducing the number of patient falls on a medical/surgical hospital floor. These represent a few community and…
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Blog: How Do You Practice Intra- and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Practice? You are the DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing a large intensive care unit (ICU). You have noticed that in the last 3 months, the number of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), has dramatically increased among patients who have undergone cardiovascular procedures. You would…
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Discussion: The Doctoral Degree and Professional Nursing Practice A doctoral degree carries a certain set of expectations associated with the completion of advanced educational attainment. Earning a DNP degree is no exception. What are the expectations associated with a DNP-prepared nurse? How might these expectations differ among nursing staff without a DNP degree? The role…
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Blog: Learning Online Have you ever read an online blog? If so, what was the aim of the blog? What did you like or did not like about the blog? In this course, you will engage in a series of Blog Assignments with your colleagues. Blogs help to facilitate a meaningful and somewhat informal classroom…