As a future Walden nursing graduate, you will take your place beside many Walden scholar-practitioner nurses that have preceded you. The current political milieu in the world of health care creates abundant opportunities for nurses like you to move health care toward positive social change.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
To prepare
- Review the Week 6 Required Readings and Media.
- Visit to the Writing Resources page in the Start Here module.
By Day 3
Post a 3-paragraph response (of at least 350 words) to the following:
Today, social change is still the beating heart of Walden, from innovative approaches to education to countless student and alumni success stories. Review the types of social agents in the “What kind of social change agent are you?” infographic found in the Resources. How does the principle of social change bring perspective and meaning to you, your education, and/or your nursing practice?
By Day 7
Read two or more of your colleagues’ postings from the Discussion question.
Respond with a comment that asks for clarification, supports, or contributes additional information to two or more of your colleagues.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting and continue the Discussion for the remainder of the week. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained because of the comments your classmates made.
See the Discussion Response and Grading Rubric.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
- Fowler, M. D. M. (2015). Guide to nursing’s social policy statement: Understanding the profession from social contract to social covenantLinks to an external site.. American Nurses Association.
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- 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), 25–32. 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/
Required Media
- Walden University, LLC. (2020). Section 5: Rewarding experiencesLinks to an external site. [Video]. In Online student roundtable discussion. Walden University Blackboard. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Scholars Of Change
These videos illustrate the stories of Walden students who are supporting social change and making a difference in the world.
Walden University, LLC. (2016). Scholars of change: Andrea Baer. [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/74462/external_tools/retrieve?display=borderless&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwaldencanvasprod.kaf.kaltura.com%2Fbrowseandembed%2Findex%2Fmedia%2Fentryid%2F1_bwbee7vw%2FshowDescription%2Ffalse%2FshowTitle%2Ffalse%2FshowTags%2Ffalse%2FshowDuration%2Ffalse%2FshowOwner%2Ffalse%2FshowUploadDate%2Ffalse%2FplayerSize%2F766x431%2FplayerSkin%2F51364222%2F
Walden University, LLC. (2016). Scholars of change: Reis Woollen. [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
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- Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.
https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/74462/external_tools/retrieve?display=borderless&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwaldencanvasprod.kaf.kaltura.com%2Fbrowseandembed%2Findex%2Fmedia%2Fentryid%2F1_hpmt72lm%2FshowDescription%2Ffalse%2FshowTitle%2Ffalse%2FshowTags%2Ffalse%2FshowDuration%2Ffalse%2FshowOwner%2Ffalse%2FshowUploadDate%2Ffalse%2FplayerSize%2F766x431%2FplayerSkin%2F51364222%2F
Writing Resources
Access the Writing Resources page in the Start Here module for assistance with writing, referencing, and other scholarly tasks.
