28 Jan How are your plans to apply

MSN6021 – Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice I

Week 10 Discussion

DQ1 Getting a Head Start on MSN6026

The next BPS course you will take as part of the MSN degree path is MSN6026: Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice II. In it, you will be asked to complete an assignment that is in line with a letter to the editor of an academic journal. You will advocate for a specific position, policy, or approach to providing care for a population around a specific topic. This assignment will be centered on one or more of the following topics (as well as a population of your choice):

Genetics and genomics.

Example: Increased prevalence of gastrointestinal issues in individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Immunity.

Example: Immunocompromised elderly persons in a specific care setting.

Chronicity.

Example: Chronic prevalence of obesity in lower socioeconomic populations in a city.

Addiction.

Example: Prescription drug reliance or abuse among veterans.

Emotion.

Example: Lack of mental health services for vulnerable or underserved populations (such as LGBTQ, homeless, uninsured children, et cetera).

For your initial post, address the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for initial postings found in the Faculty Expectations Message (FEM).

Brainstorm one or more ideas that address one or more of the topics above and could be turned into an appropriate assignment submission. Describe these ideas.

Explain why you are interested in potentially pursuing these ideas.

How do these ideas relate to your practice?

How might pursuing one or more of these ideas help to improve your practice?

Response Guidelines

In your response post, address one or more of the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for response posts found in the Faculty Expectations Message (FEM).

Suggest ways to tweak, expand, or refine one or more of your peer’s ideas to make a more effective and compelling topic for a letter to the editor of an academic publication.

Compare and contrast your brainstormed ideas with those of your peer.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Identify a biopsychosocial topic for a letter to the editor.

Resources

Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

DQ2 Course Reflection

For this discussion, please reflect on your experiences and learning throughout this course. In your response, consider the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for initial postings found in the Faculty Expectations Message (FEM).

What have been the most useful and interesting skills you have obtained, or content you have learned about?

How do you envision, or have you already started, applying aspects of your course work in your practice?

Finally, comment on one area of the course for which you wish there had been more content or instruction.

How do you think this would have contributed to your learning and experience in this course?

Response Guidelines

In your response post, address the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for response posts found in the Faculty Expectations Message (FEM).

How were your course experiences similar or different?

How are your plans to apply your learning in this course to your practice similar or different?

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Reflect on growth and learning throughout the course.

Resources

Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.