WK6 ASSIGN 1:POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE
Description
Nursing, at its very core, is a profession rooted in social change and growth. As a nurse returning to school to further your education, you can learn to enhance your practice to become a álden Scholar of Change. he nursing professional holds a responsibility to serve the interests of people and society. As part of this responsibility, nurses are bound by NursingàSocial Policy Statement. Consider how your own professional practice can expand in shaping the future of nursing, improving the profession, and enhancing the quality of the health care that nursing delivers.
.To prepare
- Review the Week 6 Required Reading and Media Resources.
- Read the Week 6 Assignment Rubric.
- Go to the Writing Resources page to download the SON Writing Template to format your paper. There you will also find APA-related resources.
- Find at least one current Walden Library article to support your scholarly opinions in the paper.
Assignment:
- In this Assignment, you will discuss how furthering your nursing education, with a focus on social change, will enhance your current practice and supports your future career planning. NursingàSocial Contract entails expectations between the nursing profession and society to elevate the health of society.
- Choose 2 of NursingàSocial Contract elements and discuss how they are foundational to your nursing practice. Elements include caring service; privacy of the patient; knowledge, skill, and competence; hazardous service; responsibility and accountability; progress and development; ethical practice; collaboration; promotion of the health of the public; etcetera.
- Address your future career planning. How do you intend to make a difference by confronting a current challenge in health care where you live, in your profession, or on a global scale?
- MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO USE
- Fowler, M. D. M. (2015). Guide to nursingàsocial policy statement: Understanding the profession from social contract to social covenantLinks to an external site.. American Nurses Association.
- Read pp. 19 – 23.
- Walden University. (n.d.) Social changeLinks to an external site.. https://www.waldenu.edu/why-walden/social-change
- Webb, T., Diamond-Wells, T., & Jeffs, D. (2017). Career mapping for professional development and succession planning. Journal for Nurses in Professional DevelopmentLinks to an external site., 33(1), 25ò. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000317
- Walden University. (n.d.). What kind of social change agent are you?Links to an external site. [Infographic]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com/

Have a similar assignment? "Place an order for your assignment and have exceptional work written by our team of experts, guaranteeing you A results."