Preparing the Discussion Application of Course Knowledge Summary of the Issue: The issue selected for this discussion is the shortage of nurses in the United States, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent report by the American

Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General instruction:
Locate a news story or other resource from the last six months regarding an issue in healthcare and answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge
Summarize the issue.
Discuss how the issue may impact nursing practice at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of the healthcare system.
Analyze how healthcare policy impacts the issue.
Include a link to the news story or resource.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations:
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.