NR602: WEEK1 DISCUSSION

Marginalized People

Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.

Course Outcomes

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:   

• CO 5: Identify and address healthcare needs of marginalized childbearing and childrearing families. (POs 3, 5) 

Due Date

Initial posts are due to the discussion board by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).

Total Points Possible

This discussion is worth a total of 100 points.

Preparing the Discussion

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

1. General Instructions

Read the following article from the Chamberlain library and address the questions below.

Sacks, & Peca, E. (2020). Confronting the culture of care: A call to end disrespect, discrimination, and detainment of women and newborns in health facilities everywhereLinks to an external site.. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20(1), 249–249. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-02894-z

1. Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading Rubric):

1. Application of Course Knowledge:
   1. Identify and describe three actions you can take as an NP to mitigate the social impacts on marginalized women and/or children.
   2. Discuss the role of federal, state, and local health policy in the marginalization of women, children, and childbearing families.
   3. Identify one policy that impacts marginalized groups (include whether the policy is at the federal, state, or local level).
   4. Discuss how the selected policy impacts marginalized groups either positively or negatively.
2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.:
   1. Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
   2. Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
   3. Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
   4. Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
   5. Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
   1. Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
   2. Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
   3. Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation. 
5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
6. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.

**To view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion forum title and then Show Rubric.