NR717 Week 8 Discussion Reflection on Learning and Practice Readiness
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on your own readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse and consider what you learned in this course and how this knowledge will impact your practice.
Instructions
Each week, you have been reminded that reflective inquiry allows for expansion of self-awareness, identification of knowledge gaps, and assessment of learning goals. As you reflect on your own readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse, it is important to consider what you learned in this course.
As you review the course outcomes and your experience in this course, address the following:
- Analyze and evaluate how your thinking was challenged in this course related to (1) advocacy for population health, (2) disaster preparedness, and (3) health policy.
- Considering this new knowledge, examine how this learning prepares you to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse.
Solution: NR717 Week 8 Discussion Reflection on Learning and Practice Readiness
Throughout the NR717 course, my thinking was profoundly challenged and expanded in many key areas, among them advocacy for population health, disaster preparedness, and health policy. Each of these areas has reshaped my perspective and prepared me to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse.
Advocacy for Population Health
This course deepened my understanding of the systemic inequities that contribute to health disparities, particularly for the community I chose to focus on, African Americans (AAs) in Jackson, Mississippi. Through assignments like the advocacy testimony for Medicaid expansion, I learned how to leverage data and storytelling to influence policy decisions. For example, I highlighted the 20% higher CVD mortality rate among AAs due to lack of insurance and social determinants of health (SDOH) (Mississippi State Department of Health [MSDH], 2025). This experience taught me that advocacy goes beyond clinical care and it requires addressing root causes like poverty and access to healthcare (Wadhera & Joynt Maddox, 2024). The FAITH! App intervention demonstrated the power of culturally tailored solutions, reinforcing the need for community engagement in advocacy efforts (Brewer et al., 2022).
Disaster Preparedness
While the course primarily focused on chronic health disparities, it also…..Click the paypal icon to purchase full solution for $5