Discuss 2 ways low RN staffing ratios will negatively impact patient safety and quality care.

Students will write a 2-page paper about a contemporary topic that affects nursing or nursing students.

The 2-page count is for the body of the paper and does not include the student title page, abstract page, and references page

Be sure to follow APA format 7th edition.  

Be sure to include headings to help guide your reader through the sections of your paper.

Suggested Topics

1. Climate change as a healthcare priority
2. Discuss 2 global events that will affect our nursing and healthcare practices.
3. Discuss 2 ways low RN staffing ratios will negatively impact patient safety and quality care.
4. Name 2 strategies that will help to prevent “nurse burnout”.
5. Discuss the importance of cultural competency in relation to patient safety and quality care.
6. Simulations- Advantages and disadvantages as learning strategies for nursing students
7. Should healthcare be a right or a privilege?
8. Preparing for future pandemics- are we ready?
9. Mental health: describe the role nurses play in promoting mental health.
10. Examine how nurses can battle the epidemic of gun violence.

Introduction (4 points)

Content – Body of the paper (5 points)

Conclusion (3 points)

Scholarly writing (3 points) – this includes APA format for the student title page, abstract page, body of the paper, and references page.  Grammar and spelling.  Use of headings to help guide the reader through the sections of the paper.   Quality of the references cited.