NSG 5000 Week 2 Discussion Questions
NSG 5000 Week 2 Discussion Questions
Faculty will assign you either DQ 1 or DQ 2. Please answer
all parts of the DQ.
Discussion Question Response: By, post your complete
response to one of the discussion questions in the appropriate threads in the
Discussion Area by due date assigned.
Participation Responses: No later than the due date
assigned, review and comment on the discussion question responses posted by at
least two of your peers and faculty. Continue to monitor your question and
responses until the end of the week.

Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic
references using APA style format. Assigned course readings and online library
resources are preferred. Weekly lecture notes are designed as overviews to the
topic for the respective week and should not serve as a citation or reference.
In your discussion question response, provide a substantive
response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually
correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that
demonstrate a clear connection to the readings.
In your participation responses to your peers, comments must
demonstrate thorough analysis of postings and extend meaningful discussion by
building on previous postings.
Discussion Question 1
Answer the following:
Coaching and
mentoring should be a core competency of nurses prepared at the graduate level.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your response.
Based on your
graduate specialization, identify one coaching activity that you can do in this
advanced practice role. What strategies would you employ for this activity?
Describe one
mentoring activity you might complete with a mentor that would help you to
acclimate to your new advance practice role. Should this activity be structured
or unstructured?
Discussion Question 2
Consultation is a core competency of graduate nursing.
Answer the following:
Differentiate
consultation from supervision?
Are consultation
and collaboration synonymous? Defend your response.
Give an example on
how you have seen the consultation competency practiced in your current nursing
area. Explain if the practice followed the graduate competency criteria.