Description

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and
   1. Discuss two factors that motivated you to enroll in the master’s degree program in nursing (MSN).
   2. Identify three Chamberlain resources available to support your success in the MSN
   3. Explain how you will use two self-care strategies to enhance your resilience while completing your education.
   4. Evaluate the adequacy of resources available to support your self-care Are the resources adequate? If not, describe what additional resources are needed and how to obtain them.
2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations:
   1. Cite a scholarly source in the initial
   2. Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response
   3. Cite a scholarly source in one peer
   4. Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
   5. Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
   1. Peer Response: Respond to at least one
   2. Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty
   3. Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of
6. Saturday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Saturday, 11:59 m. MT of this week.
7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.