Week 8: Discussion: From the Past to the Future (Graded)
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is for learners to analyze lessons from the past that apply to the future.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcome:
CO 4: Analyze the impact of nursing history on professional nursing roles today and in the future. (PO7)
Due Date
Post a response to the initial discussion question by Wednesday 12/20 11:59pm MT.
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Discussion
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
Integrate outside scholarly sources when required
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Best Practices include:
Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
Select different classmates for your reply each week.
Discussion
What lessons from history have we learned as a profession that will take us into the next century? What can we do to help this happen? What should we avoid?
Grading
To view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric. See Syllabus for Grading Rubric Definitions.
SAMPLE SOLUTION
Understanding history within the nursing profession is vital to progressive adaptation in healthcare. Healthcare and its policies rely on examination and revision of the past to better the outcomes of the future as understanding history can “avoid repeating mistakes” (Chamberlain University, 2023). So many lessons can be learned from reviewing the past, yet some of the most significant would be lessons learned from evidence-based practice. In most of early history, nursing care took place in the comfort of a patient’s own home and the care was provided by family members (University of Pennsylvania, n.d). Patients rarely traveled to seek medical care until the early nineteenth century, when hospitals started to be built. Yet, as time has passed and through evidence, we have found the need to educate nurses formally and to employ nurses throughout the medical institutions being built. Thus, patients would seek medical care from trained personnel rather than family members at home. Evidence-based practice has also taught us lessons regarding caring for patients with infectious diseases, mental health problems, and so many other areas where care was misunderstood in early nursing years. Now, we can look back on these issues, see the misguided ways from before, read through evidence-based research, and continue improving processes.
References
Chamberlain College of Nursing. (2023). NR-393 Nursing History: Week 8 Lesson: Impact of the Past on Nursing’s Future. Downers Grove, IL: Online Publication