The final assignment will synthesize what you have
discovered about the different advanced practice roles and scope of practice
found in the Master of Nursing Curriculum; Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator,
Nurse Informaticist, and Nurse Administrator. You will review all roles and
then examine the specialty for which you were admitted, focusing on the scope
of practice, core competencies, certification requirements and legal aspects of
practice for that specific role. You will also identify the practice
environment and population you will be working with, as well as peers and colleagues.
In addition, you will discuss your future leadership role and participation in
professional organizations. Your paper is to be based on current literature, standards
of practice, core competencies and certification bodies for your chosen role.
APA format is required for this 10-12 page paper excluding the title and
reference pages. Criteria: • Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing o Compare and
contrast the roles of the Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Nurse
Informaticist and Nurse Administrator in advanced practice nursing pertaining
to clinical practice, primary care, education, administration and research.
•Selected Advanced Practice Role o Examines regulatory and legal requirements
for the state in which you plan to practice. O Describe the professional organizations
available for membership based on your selected role. o Identify required
competencies including certification requirements for your selected role.
oPredict the organization and setting, population and colleagues with whom you
plan to work. • Leadership Attributes of the Advanced Practice Role o Determine
your leadership style:
http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl-leadershipquiz.htmo Identifies
leadership attributes you currently possess, andattributes you may need to
develop. o Determine how to attain and evaluate those missing attributes. •
Health Policy and the Advanced Practice Role • Visit the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/en/topics/rwjf-topic-areas/health-policy.htmland
identify a health policy issue. Conduct a review of literatureand address the
following: o Describe the current policy and whatneeds to change; justify your
conclusions with citations from the literature. o Provide the process required
to make the change withkey players and parties of interest. o Explain how you
could leadthe effort to make or influence the change in policy. o Predict the effect
on health care quality if the change in policy isimplemented. • Reference •
Hamric, A.B., Spross, J.A., &Hanson, C.M. (2009). Advanced Practice
Nursing: An IntegrativeApproach. St. Louis: Elsevier
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