Introductions REGIS • Online Nursing Essays

Value: 100 points

Due: In an effort to facilitate scholarly discourse, create your initial post by Day 4, and reply to at least two of your classmates, on two separate days, by Day 7.

Initial Post

To get to know your classmates, please address the following prompts:

• What event and/or driving factor in your life caused you to pursue a career in healthcare or the profession you are pursuing? If you don’t have a specific factor, then why did you choose to study your profession?
• If you had a million dollars to fix any social problem in the world, which problem would you focus on and why?
• What health care specialty do you hope to practice in your career?
• What is your favorite vacation spot or place you would like to visit for a vacation?
• Name three people dead or alive whom you would invite to dinner.

Your initial post should be 500 to 700 words, with one to two supporting references included.

Replies

Reply to at least two of your classmates. In your reply posts,

• Peruse at least six initial posts from your classmates.
• From that group, use their posts to infer and select the peer who is most like you, as well as the peer who is least like you.
• In your replies to these two classmates, open a conversation with them as you might with a professional colleague:
  • Creating a response will be easier with someone who is more like you.
  • But, as you respond to the peer who is least like you, consider the value of diversity in your professional relationships.
  • Before you reply, think about how you might bridge your differences, getting to know your peer better during the course and derive mutual benefits from a connection you might not ordinarily make.
  • Also, consider and discuss how you might use this approach to get to know diverse colleagues or to build a bridge of empathy for patients or clients who are very different from you even if there is not a large age difference.

Your reply posts should be 200 to 400 words, with a minimum of one supporting reference included.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

Posting to the Discussion Forum

1. Select the appropriate Thread.
2. Select Reply.
3. Create your post.
4. Select Post to Forum.

Discussion 1.1 Introduction

Hello to Professor and Classmates!

My name is and I am in my 6th of 7 semesters of Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Online Program. This semester is chock full of information, clinical work, and seminars. I look forward to the learning ahead and to meeting all of you!

• What event and/or driving factor in your life caused you to pursue a career in healthcare or the profession you are pursuing? If you don’t have a specific factor, then why did you choose to study your profession?

The driving factor in my life that sent me into the practice of nursing was my involvement in the care of my father from a very early age. He was stricken with a neck tumor when I was 5 and had serious issues post operatively. When I was 10 he suffered several heart attacks and a pacemaker was implanted, one of the original models, in the year 1965. He was a policeman and was now unable to work. It was a long road for his recovery and it was I who would be most helpful to him and to my mother in the years to come. As you may be able to surmise, I am older than most if not all of you. I have been a nurse for 46 years!

• If you had a million dollars to fix any social problem in the world, which problem would you focus on and why?

I believe the social problem that I would like to address would be to aid homeless families. I have volunteered as a tutor of children in homeless shelters and was enlightened to the needs of this population. When they come to the shelter, they are assigned only one room, which could house a family of 4 or 5. The kitchen and bath areas are shared. The number of families in the old Victorian house where I volunteered in Brockton totaled 8. The living situation is crowded, loud, and stressful. The children have been uprooted from their schools to attend schools in the district of the shelter home. They have become separated from their friends. Learning is in group sessions, doing homework in large work areas at long tables. If I had one million dollars, I would like to strive toward the goals of: building stronger parents, children and families; securing adequate education and employment opportunities; finding safe and affordable housing; and aiding parents in self- sufficient behaviors ( Our mission for homeless families-friends of the homeless of the South Shore, 2020).

• What health care specialty do you hope to practice in your career?

My track in the Nurse Practitioner Program is Adult/Geriatric. I feel a commitment to promoting health in my community and I am interested in working with culturally diverse, economically challenged, and at-risk communities. I believe there is a distinct need for health care providers for this community.

• What is your favorite vacation spot or place you would like to visit for a vacation?

I have a only a specific longing to see the aurora borealis in Iceland. My hope is to take a vacation there once I have completed this program!

• Name three people dead or alive whom you would invite to dinner.

I would like to invite Mother Teresa, Michaelangelo, and Albert Einstein. This is a mix of undying service, unmatched art, and brilliance.

References
American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2023, June 30). Are you considering a career as an Adult-Gerontology primary Care nurse practitioner? https://www.aanp.org/news-feed/are-you-considering-a-career-as-an-adult-gerontology-primary-care-nurse-practitioner

Our mission for homeless families – friends of the homeless of the South Shore. (2020, November 28). Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore. https://friendsofhomeless.org/

Graduate Program in Health Administration Discussion Question Rubric

Note: The value of each of the criterion on this rubric represents a point range (example: 25–20 points, 20–15 points, 15–10 points, 10–0 points).

Criteria	Exceeds Expectations	Meets Expectations	Needs Improvement	Inadequate	Total Points
Quality of Initial Post	Initial post is on time and of the correct length (500–750 words). All components of the initial post requirements are addressed. Course content synthesis is applied. References are included according to the Discussion instructions. 25 points	Initial post is on time and of the correct length (500–750 words). Most components of the initial post requirements are addressed. Course content synthesis is applied but limited. References are included according to the Discussion instructions. 20 points	Initial post is one day late. Does not meet the correct length (500–750 words). Some components of the initial post requirements are addressed. Course content synthesis is weak or missing. References are included but not according to the Discussion instructions. 15 points	Initial post is more than one day late. Initial post much fewer than (500–750 words). Few components of the initial post requirements are addressed. Course content synthesis is missing. References are not included. 10 points	25
Peer Replies	On time. There was substantial evidence and synthesis of course content utilizing course topics and the introduction of questions and new information. Replies are 200–400 words. References are included according to the Discussion instructions. 25 points	On time. There was some evidence and synthesis of course content utilizing course topics and the introduction of questions or new information. Replies are 200–400 words. References are included according to the Discussion instructions. 20 points	There was either some synthesis of course content or the introduction of questions or new information. Replies are less than 200 words. References are included but not according to the Discussion instructions. 15 points	There was little or no evidence of course content utilizing course topics or the introduction of questions or new information. Replies are less than 200 words References are not included. 10 points	25
Frequency of Contribution	Initial post with two peer replies posted on two separate days. 25 points	Initial post with two peer replies posted on the same day. 20 points	Initial post with one peer reply. 15 points	Only initial post submitted or only replied to peers. 10 points	25
Organization, Writing Mechanics, and APA Format	Clearly organized, no or limited writing mechanics and/or APA errors. 25 points	Clearly organized, few to some writing mechanics and/or APA errors. 20 points	Poorly organized, several to moderate writing mechanics and/or APA errors. 15 points	Poorly organized, many writing mechanics and/or APA errors. 10 points	25
Total points					100