Assignment: Staying Current: Online Resources
Assignment: Staying Current: Online Resources NURS 8100

Assignment: Staying Current: Online Resources
Technology is providing increasingly rich and credible resources for staying abreast of
the latest trends and issues in health care. Many recognized organizations provide
regularly disseminated updates via their websites, and offer this information free to
subscribers. As you proceed through the DNP program, you will find that receiving
these updates will support your professional growth as a scholar practitioner.
To prepare:
Explore the following resources found inthis week’s Learning Resources:
 AHRQ Patient Safety Network
 Modern Healthcare Alerts
 RWJ Nursing News Digest

 The Commonwealth Fund
 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
To complete:
 Select one service and subscribe to receive e-mail alerts or updates.
 Copy and paste your successful subscription notification into a Word document.
By Day 7
Submit the Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
 Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK1Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” as the name.
 Click the Week 1 Assignment link.
 Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document
you saved as “WK1Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
 If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my
paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
 Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
Submit Your Assignment by Day 7
To submit your Assignment:
Week 1 Assignment