Topic: AACN Essentials
SelfAssessment
NR 361 Week 1 Graded Discussion Topic: AACN Essentials Self-Assessment
Hello and welcome to the Week 1 of NR361! The focus of this week is on Patient Care
Technologies. The course outcome that guides your learning this week is: Course Outcome 1:
Describe patient care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient
population. The learning this week is also directly correlated to: Program Outcome 1.
First, post your Introduction in the discussion threads (required but not graded). Please share
information others may not know about you. This is our getting to know you section:
Complete the Recommended Reading.
We have 1 Assignment this week:
Please complete the Week 1 AACN Essentials Self-Assessment Prior to participating in the
graded discussion, which may be found in Doc Sharing. It is the basis for the threaded discussion
for this week. Complete the self-assessment of your current comfort levels and total your score. If
you are willing, please share your total score with your classmates in your discussion post. If you
prefer to not share you score, that is fine as well.
Post in the Weekly Collaborative Threaded Discussion. Please review the Collaborative
Threaded Discussion Rubric available in Doc Sharing. There is only 1 threaded discussion each
week, but the requirement for posting is a minimum of 3 times in each graded discussion. The
, first response to the weekly question is no later than Wednesday night 11:59 pm MT. Post your
responses to classmates or instructor by Sunday night. Lastly, please use at least one scholarly
source to backup the information posted in your discussion threads.
Identify areas where your knowledge could use improvement. Keep in mind that all professional
nurses are knowledge workers. What questions do you have as they relate to nursing informatics
and the AACN essentials? I am looking forward to your discussion and comments this week.
Let’s have fun with this discussion.
Don't hesitate to contact me any time via email if I can help you in any way. Have a great week.