Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to explore the roles and competencies of the advanced practice nurse (APN).
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
- Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care. (CO1)
- Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings. (CO4)
Total Points Possible: 150
Requirements:
- The Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice paper is worth 150 points and will be graded on the quality of the content, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
- Submit the paper as a Microsoft Word Document.
- Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.
- The length of the paper should be 3-6 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s).
- Support ideas with a minimum of 2 scholarly resources. Scholarly resources do not include your textbook. You may need to use more than 2 scholarly resources to fully support your ideas.
- You may use first person voice when describing your rationale for choosing the CNP role and your plans for clinical practice.
- Current APA format is required with both a title page and reference page(s). Use the following as Level 1 headings to denote the sections of your paper (Level 1 headings use upper- and lower-case letters and are bold and centered):
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- Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing (This is the paper introduction. In APA format, a restatement of the paper title, centered and not bold serves as the heading of the introduction section)
- Four APN Roles
- Rationale for Choosing CNP Role
- Plans for Clinical Practice
- Role Transition
- Conclusion
Directions:
- Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements on advanced practice nursing roles, general statements on the role transition from RN to APN, and identification of the purpose of the paper.
- Four APN Roles: Describe the role, educational preparation, and work environment for the four APN roles (CNP, CNS, CRNA & CNM). Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
- Rationale for Choosing CNP Role: Describe your rationale for choosing the CNP advanced practice role versus one of the other roles.
- Plans for Clinical Practice: Discuss your plans for clinical practice after graduation. Explain how your understanding of NP practice has changed after researching the four ANP roles.
- Role Transition: Discuss your transition from the RN role to the NP role. Describe two factors that may impact your transition. Discuss two strategies you will use to support a successful transition from the RN to your NP role. Provide reference support from at least one scholarly source. The textbook is not a scholarly source.
- Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.
| ASSIGNMENT CONTENT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Introduction | 12 | 8% | Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include:
1. general statements on advanced practice nursing roles 2. general statements on the role transition from RN to APN 3. identification of the purpose of the paper. |
| Four APN Roles | 40 | 27% | Describes the role, educational preparation, and work environment for the four APN roles
1. CNP 2. CNS 3. CRNA 4. CNM Provides support from at least one scholarly source. |
| Rationale for Choosing CNP Role | 15 | 10% | Describes the student’s rationale for choosing the CNP advanced practice role versus one of the other roles. |
| Plans for Clinical Practice | 15 | 10% | Discusses the student’s plans for clinical practice after graduation. Explains how student’s understanding of NP practice has changed after researching ANP roles.
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| Role Transition | 40 | 27% | Discusses the student’s transition from the RN role to the NP role.
1. Describes two factors that may impact the transition. 2. Discusses two strategies student will use to support a successful transition from the RN to your NP role. Provides reference support from at least one scholarly source. The textbook is not a scholarly source. |
| Conclusion | 12 | 8% | Provides a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was discussed in the paper. |
| 134 | 90% | Total CONTENT Points= 134 points | |
| ASSIGNMENT FORMAT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| APA Formatting | 8 | 5% | Formatting follows APA Manual (current edition) guidelines for
1. title page 2. running head 3. body of paper (including citations and headings) 4. reference page |
| Writing Mechanics | 8 | 5% | Writing mechanics Follow the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual. The length of the paper is at least 3 pages but no more than 6 pages. |
| 16 | 10% | Total FORMAT Points= 16 points | |
| 150 | 90% | ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=150 points | |
Rubric
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction
Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include 1) general statements on advanced practice nursing roles; 2) general statements on the role transition from RN to APN; and 3) identification of the purpose of the paper. |
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12.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFour APN Roles
Describes the role, educational preparation, and work environment for the four APN roles |
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40.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRationale for Choosing CNP Role
Describes the student’s rationale for choosing the CNP advanced practice role versus one of the other roles. |
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15.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePlans for Clinical Practice
1) Discusses the student’s plans for clinical practice after graduation. |
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15.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRole Transition
Discusses the student’s transition from the RN role to the NP role. |
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40.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion
Provides a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was discussed in the paper. |
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12.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Formatting
Formatting follows current edition APA Manual guidelines for |
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8.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting Mechanics
Writing mechanics Follow the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual |
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8.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome. Late penalty deductions
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy. |
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0.0 pts | |||||
| Total Points: 150.0 | |||||||
