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  1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
    •  Discuss how advanced practice nurses use population health competencies to identify and address the needs of their client population.
    • Describe how advanced practice nurses can collaborate with other healthcare professionals and community stakeholders to address the needs of populations. 
    • Discuss challenges advanced practice nurses face when integrating population health competencies into their practice, including strategies to overcome these barriers. 
    • Discuss how organizations and healthcare systems can support advanced practice nurses in implementing population health strategies and initiatives. 
  2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.:
    • Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
    • Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
    • Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
    • Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
    • Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
  3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
    • Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
    • Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
    • Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
  4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
  5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references free of errors.