Section: Unit 2 - FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NURSING PRACTICE | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Unit Objectives:
    • Explore critical thinking as the foundation for nursing education and nursing practice.
    • Discuss the significance of evidence-based practice and research in nursing.
    • Understand the ethical and legal responsibilities of the nurse.
    • Identify the nurse's role in supervision.
    • Unit 2.1 - Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the terms "critical thinking," "clinical reasoning," and "clinical judgment."
      • Identify the components of critical thinking.
      • Explain the relationship between critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 54 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read contents of pages 18-23. (13 minutes)

      The Praxis of Critical Thinking by Nancy Liebold

    • Read the contents found on pages 39-44. (14 minutes)

      The Praxis of Critical Thinking by Nancy Liebold

    • Read the contents found on pages 54-58. (11 minutes)

      The Praxis of Critical Thinking by Nancy Liebold

    • Read the contents of pages 83-87. (11 minutes)

      The Praxis of Critical Thinking by Nancy Liebold

    • Read the contents of pages 97-105. (22 minutes)

      The Praxis of Critical Thinking by Nancy Liebold

    • Read the contents of pages 114-118. (11 minutes)

      The Praxis of Critical Thinking by Nancy Liebold

    • Read the contents of pages 25-30. (13 minutes)

      The Praxis of Critical Thinking by Nancy Liebold

    • Read contents of pages 201-214. (19 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College

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      Quiz: Unit 2.1

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    • Unit 2.2 - The Nursing Process
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the nursing process.
      • Explain the relationship between the nursing process and clinical judgment.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 38 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire unit under "The Nursing Process." (1 hour and 30 minutes)

    • Read the entire page “Nursing Interventions and Their Role in Patient Care.” (8 minutes)

      University of St. Augustine, 2021

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      Quiz: Unit 2.2

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    • 2.3 - Evidence-Based Practice 
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the term "Evidence-Based Practice" (EBP).
      • Discuss the significance of EBP to positive client outcomes.
      • Describe the components and process of EBP.
      • Explain the role of nursing research in client care.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 42 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire article. (11 minutes)

      American Journal of Nursing

    • Read "Benefits of EBP" from pages 8-12. (15 minutes)

      World Health Organization

    • Read the contents under the section "Expertise" in the literature review of this article. (2 minutes)

      Research in Nursing and Health

    • Read the entire article. (12 minutes)

      American Journal of Nursing

    • Read the entire article. (12 minutes)

      American Journal of Nursing

    • Read the entire article. (19 minutes)

      American Journal of Nursing

    • Read the contents from "Rapid Critical Appraisal." (16 minutes)

      American Journal of Nursing

    • Read the contents starting from "Engaging the Stakeholders." (15 minutes)

      American Journal of Nursing

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      Quiz: Unit 2.3

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    • Unit 2.4 - Ethical Concepts in Client Care  
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the basic principles of ethics.
      • Explain the ethical principles of client care.
      • Apply ethical decision-making to ethical dilemmas.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 23 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the contents under the section "Ethical Principles" from pages 67-80. (15 minutes)

      "Introduction to Professional Nursing and Ethics" by Addis Ababa University

    • Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
      International Council of Nurses

    • Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
      StatPearls [Internet]

    • Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
      Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington

    • Read the contents under the sections "ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND REAL LIFE" and "DISCUSSION."  (6 minutes)

      American Journal of Nursing

    • Read the contents under the sections "Purpose" and "Recommendations." (1 minute)
      American Nurses Association

    • Read the contents under the sections "Withdrawing care," "Infectious disease" and "Patients who refuse your care." (5 minutes)

      Royal College of Midwives

    • Read the contents under the section "Ethical Dilemma and Ethical Decision Making in Nursing" from pages 81-86. (6 minutes)
      "Introduction to Professional Nursing and Ethics" by Addis Ababa University

    • Read the contents under the section "Working Through Ethical Situations in Nursing Practice" from pages 14-18. (11 minutes)
      College of Nurses of Ontario

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      Quiz: Unit 2.4

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    • Unit 2.5 - The Nurse’s Role in Supervision
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Explain the difference between supervision and delegation.
      • Discuss the guidelines used in supervision and delegation.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 15 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire article "Supervision Guidelines for Nursing and Midwifery." (35 minutes)

      Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ahpra (MNBA) (2021)

    • Read the contents under the section "Function of Clinical Supervision." (3 minutes)

      Helen and Douglas House (2014)

    • Read the section “Principles and practice strategies.” (7 minutes)

      American Nurses Association (2005).

    • Read the entire article. (22 minutes)

      NCSBN-ANA. (2019)

    • Read the entire page. (8 minutes)

      NCBI

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      Quiz: Unit 2.5

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    • Unit 2.6 - Legal Concepts in Client Care
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Discuss the concepts of client rights and client responsibilities.
      • Describe the nurse’s role in client rights.
      • Explain the relationship between law and nursing practice.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 59 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the contents under the section "Patient Rights in Modern Medicine" to the section "Patient Declaration or Bill of Rights at Private Institutions." (14 minutes)

      StatPearls [Internet]

    • Read the entire page. (4 minutes)
      Legal Services Commission of South Australia

    • Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

      American Cancer Society

    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      NHS UK

    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      Ministry of Health, State of Israel

    • Read the entire article. (8 minutes)
      World Medical Association

    • Read the entire article. (2 minutes)
      Western Cape Government

    • Read the contents up to the section "Compliance With and Adherence to Other Laws." (13 minutes)
      RegisteredNurse.org

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      Quiz: Unit 2.6

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    • Unit 2.7 - Effective and Therapeutic Communication
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the differences between communication, effective communication, and therapeutic communication.
      • Explain the importance of effective and therapeutic communication in professional settings.
      • Describe effective communication techniques.
      • Outline the technique of having clear, concise, and understandable communication techniques.
      • List the various tactics of communicating with the different age groups, and the verbally, visually, and auditory impaired populations.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 41 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Quiz: Unit 2.7

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    • Unit 2.8 - Learning Agility
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the term "learning agility".
      • Describe the importance of learning agility in nursing.
      • Describe the dimensions of learning agility and the practices for assessing learning.
      • Identify the capabilities needed to perform in a new situation.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 23 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the contents under the section "Learning Agility: What Is It?" (1 minute)
      Consulting Psychology Journal Practice and Research

    • Read the sections "People Agility," "Results Agility," "Mental Agility," "Change Agility" and "Summary of the characteristics of the learning agile." (2 minutes)
      Human Resource Management Journal

    • Read the entire article. (10 minutes)
      Nursing Management (Springhouse)

    • Read the entire article. (10 minutes)
      Center for Creative Leadership

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      Quiz: Unit 2.8

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    • Unit 2.9 - Unconscious Bias and Conscious Inclusion
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the terms "implicit bias" and "explicit bias".
      • Describe the concept of implicit bias on the judgment and behavior of health practices.
      • Recognize nursing's best practices to avoid and address implicit biases.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 25 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the sections on "Introduction," "Two Types of Bias," "How is it Possible," "It's How we are Wired" and "The Neuroscience." Videos are optional. (9 minutes)
      National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University
    • Read the entire article. (36 minutes) 
      The Journal of Infectious Disease

    • Read sections on "PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY." (3 minutes)
      American Journal of Public Health

    • Read from the section on "Existence of implicit biases/stereotypes in healthcare professionals and influence on quality of care" up to "Determinants of bias." (6 minutes)
      BioMed Central Medical Ethics Journal

    • Read the content of pages 8-16. (22 minutes)
      American Academy of Family Physicians

    • Read the contents under the section "Strategies for reducing implicit race bias." (4 minutes)
      Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    • Read the contents under the sections "Tapping five strategies" and "Positive changes." (5 minutes)
      Nursing2021

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      Quiz: Unit 2.9

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    • Unit 2.10 - Teamwork and Collaboration 
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the characteristics of a successful team.
      • Describe the importance of collaboration to the client, health professionals, and organization.
      • Describe the teamwork and collaborative principles for client care.
      • State the barrier for effective teamwork in nursing.
      • Describe the strategies to promote teamwork in nursing.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 46 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the contents from “What is team" to "Assessing team performance." (23 minutes)

      WHO

    • Read the entire article. (6 minutes)

      Maryville University

    • Read the sections "Defining collaboration to Potential benefits of collaborative practice" and "Structural determinants to educational determinants." (12 minutes)

      Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

    • Read the section “The principle of collaborative principle." (3 minutes)

      American Nurses Association

    • Read the section "How FNPs Promote Teamwork in Nursing." (2 minutes)

      Texas Women University

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      Quiz: Unit 2.10

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    • Unit 2.11 - Self-Care of the Nurse 
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the concept of compassion fatigue and its triggers, signs, and symptoms, and treatment.
      • Compare and contrast self-care practices that promote psychological and physical well-being.
      • Describe stress management techniques such as yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and journaling.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 40 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

      New Jersey City University

    • Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

      Australian Government: Cancer Australia

    • Read the contents under the section "Self care strategies." (8 minutes)

      Young Children, 2020

    • Read the contents under the sections "Causes of the compassion fatigue" and "Symptoms of the compassion fatigue." (7 minutes)

      Nursing Forum

    • Read the contents under the sections "Introduction," "Who is at risk?" "Symptoms of compassion fatigue" and "Prevention of compassion fatigue." (10 minutes)

      Oncology Nurse Advisor

    • Read the contents under the section "Reducing compassion fatigue." (4 minutes)

      American Nurse Today

    • Additional Learning Options
    • Read the entire article. (8 minutes)

      Open Colleges

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      Quiz: Unit 2.11

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      Unit 2 Exam Quiz

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