Note: The approximate length is 15 minutes combined for these media pieces.
To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources that address the importance and value of being an agent of social change.
Reflect on your personal and professional commitment to advocacy for patients, communities, and the nursing profession.
Think about the role of the DNP-prepared nurse as an agent of positive social change.
Consider how, as a DNP-prepared nurse, you will advocate for positive social change and have a positive impact on your patients, communities, and the nursing profession.
By Day 3 of Week 11
Address the following in your Blog entry:
Describe the role of the DNP-prepared nurse as an agent of positive social change.
Describe how you intend to demonstrate your commitment to positive social change as a DNP-prepared nurse.
Explain how you will be an agent of social change and have a positive impact on your patients, communities, and the nursing profession. Be specific and provide examples.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ entries.
Note: Be sure to review the grading rubric for this Blog so you fully understand what is expected of you. To access the rubric, click on the three dots that appear at the upper right of the Blog assignment page, then choose, “Show Rubric.”
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the Reply button to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Post Reply, you cannot delete or edit your own posts and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Post Reply!
By Day 6 of Week 11
Respond to at least two of your colleagues, on different days, by expanding upon each colleague’s entry or suggesting an alternative strategy to be an agent of social change as a DNP-prepared nurse.
Return to this Blog to read the responses to your initial entry. Note what you have learned and/or any insights that you have gained because of your colleagues’ comments.