Second Life Scavenger Hunt: NR 500 Week 6 Assignment

Second Life Scavenger Hunt: NR 500 Week 6 Assignment

The assignment must be completed by the end of Week 6 on Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (MT). This assignment is worth 10% of your total grade. See the assignment details below and on the Course Resources page in the Introduction & Resources Module.

The Goal of the Second Life Scavenger Hunt

The goal of this assignment is to: a) identify the AACN Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing, b) evaluate the various roles of the master’s prepared nurse, c) conduct a library database search, d) demonstrate application of APA 6th edition format, and e) participate in a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Second Life (SL).

Outcomes of Second Life Scavenger Hunt Courses

CO 1: Examine the roles and competencies of master’s-prepared nurses that are required to function as leaders and advocates for holistic, safe, and high-quality care. (PO 1 – 5)

CO 3: Examine the essential skills required to lead in the context of complex systems (PO 3, 4)

CO 4: Investigate the process of engaging in scholarship to improve health and healthcare outcomes in a variety of settings. (Police Officer 4, 5)

Total Number of Points Available

This task is worth 100 points.

The deadline

Submit your file(s) to the NR500 Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, at the end of Week 6.

Requirements

Students will participate in an immersion exercise in a Virtual Learning Environment, Second Life, for this assignment.

STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE ORIENTATION ON TIME IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT.

Week 2: Orientation to Second Life (10 points recorded separately for week 6)

Weeks 3–6: Students will go on a scavenger hunt and write their answers to the questions on the answer sheet, which will be saved as an MS Word document.

NR 500 Scavenger Hunt in Second Life Week 6 Assignment

Document in accordance with the instructions, and place it in the appropriate Dropbox folder by the end of Week 6 on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. The AACN Essentials for Master’s Education in Nursing are the focus of the scavenger hunt (2011). These Essentials are available on the AACN website (see Webliography).

Getting the paper ready

Follow the steps on the Second Life Student Worksheet, which can be found on the Course Resources page in the Introduction & Resources Module.
Save the worksheet as a Microsoft Word document in the format:
YourName NR500 ScavengerHuntsINSTRUCTIONS

Instructions:

1. As you complete the VLE (Second Life) Scavenger Hunt, please record your answers on this worksheet.

2. Save it as a Microsoft Word file in the following format: YourName NR500 ScavengerHunt

3. Upload it to your course page’s Scavenger Hunt folder by the end of Week 6 on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.

4. If you require assistance while in Second Life, please contact the Support Specialist in-world or send an email to vle@whitemouseproductions.com.

STATION 1 — Possible Points = 10

You work as a nursing educator in the Hospital Administration Building, where there has been a history of lateral violence. You have been asked to provide scholarly evidence to support a new workplace civility policy. Go to the Administration building’s information database and search on one of the laptops for the article “The Bully Within and Without: Strategies to Address Horizontal Violence in Nursing.” Read the article and identify two strategies for dealing with horizontal violence. You must provide a proper APA reference to back up the identified strategies. Please include the DOI number.

Strategies:

1. Collaboration

2. Caring for oneself

Reference:

K. Melanio (2014). The bully from within and without: Strategies for dealing with horizontal violence in nursing Nursing Forum, 49(3), 151 (doi:10.1111/nuf.12028).

 

 

STATION 2 – Possible Points = 10

Attend the conference call in the Conference Room.

Track down the Nursing Administrator. Click on her and take note of the quote about nursing leadership that the Administrator tells you.

There are numerous issues with healthcare services. We require a nursing leader who can address these challenges by adhering to the highest standards for creating and nurturing quality service delivery systems. Leaders should also strive for high levels of collaboration across all departments to ensure that patients receive high-quality care. As a result, leaders must work to optimize these services in order to improve patient outcomes.

STATION 3 – POSSIBLE POINTS = 15

Locate an open patient room in the hospital and make a list of at least three patient safety violations.

There are numerous environmental issues at the hospital, including a trash-filled dustbin, broken beds, and filthy curtains. The filthy curtains and overflowing trash cans would pollute the air and make breathing difficult. Similarly, the patient is at risk of injuring himself if he falls from the broken bed. This injury may lengthen their hospital stay and raise their medical bill. To summarize, the patient is living in a filthy and dangerous environment, whereas a clean, safe, and secure environment in hospitals is their fundamental right. The hospital is infringing on this right by providing this filthy and dangerous environment.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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