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Posts are aimed to create an open dialogue and discussion about the weekly topic. Learning occurs when students are actively engaged with each other in deep exploration of the topic. To allow this level of engagement to develop, students should thoughtfully prepare both their initial post and their peer responses for each discussion. Discussion Process:— Submit one substantive initial post, following the instructions and prompts below, no later than 2359 on Wednesday of each week. Points will be deducted if the first post is sumitted after this day/time. A substantive post must include deep exploration of the topic, relevance of the contribution to the learning experience, addressing the assigned question prompts, and supported with scholarly evidence. — After posting, you will be able to see contributions from your peers and instructor. Read and reply to one of your peers according to the instructions and prompts. Replies must be submitted no later than 2359 on Saturday of each week. Simply replying, “I agree” does not serve as a professional response, nor does it promote dialogue. Think about the post and politely express your thoughts on why you agree or what you would do differently. Students are welcome to reply to more than one post, but it is not required. Students are also welcome to post after someone has replied to your initial post. Please reply to a post that has not yet received a reply. One person’s post may need to have more than one reply due to the number of st

udents in each group. — Use APA format for all citations and conclude your posts with a reference list (double-spacing and indentation is not required in the online forums). You are welcome to use the course text as a reference. You may also choose to use another text or professional journal article to support your thoughts and ideas.This module’s discussion overview and prompts:Part OneThis week’s discussion is based off the assigned article, Crabtree, E., et al. (2016). Improving patient care through nursing engagement in EBP. In the article, the authors discuss how an EBP course was developed within the healthcare organization to teach clinical nurses how to frame clinical questions (PICOT), how to conduct comprehensive literature searches, understand statistics commonly reported in research articles, and how to appraise and summarize evidence. Local healthcare organizations have similar efforts in place. Question 1 – How likely are you to participate in this type of program after you graduate? (BE HONEST) Explain why you would be interested or why you would have no desire. Question 2 – Based on what you have learned thus far in the course, how would you explain why EBP is important to a nursing assistant who works with you and believes nurses are getting too much time off the floor going to meetings that are “a waste of time.”Part Two After students post their initial response, consider their perspectives. Respond to a fellow student, respectfully commenting on their post.