Week2_RolesinAdvancedPracticeNursing.pdf

Requirements

1. A Week 2 Paper Template to be used for your assignment is required for this assignment. 2. 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, sentencestructure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in thedirections and grading criteria/rubric.

3. Submit the paper as a Microsoft Word Document, which is the required format at ChamberlainUniversity. You are encouraged to use the APA Academic Writer and Grammarly tools whencreating your assignment.

4. Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely. Any questionsabout this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.

5. The length of the paper should be 3-6 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s). 6. 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 yourideas.

7. You may use first person voice when describing your rationale for choosing the CNP role andyour plans for clinical practice.

8. Current APA format is required with both a title page and reference page(s). Use the followingas Level 1 headings to denote the sections of your paper (Level 1 headings use upper- andlower-case letters and are bold and centered):

Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing (This is the paper introduction. In APA format, arestatement of the paper title, centered and bolded serves as the heading of theintroduction section) Four APN Roles Rationale for Choosing CNP Role Plans for Clinical Practice Role Transition Conclusion

Directions

1. Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction shouldinclude general statements on advanced practice nursing roles, general statements on the roletransition from RN to APN, and identification of the purpose of the paper.

2. Four APN Roles: Describe the role, educational preparation, and work environment for the fourAPN roles (CNP, CNS, CRNA & CNM). Provide support from at least one scholarly source.

3. Rationale for Choosing CNP Role: Describe your rationale for choosing the CNP advancedpractice role versus one of the other roles.

4. Plans for Clinical Practice: Discuss your plans for clinical practice after graduation. Explainhow your understanding of NP practice has changed after researching the four ANP roles.

5. Role Transition: Discuss your transition from the RN role to the NP role. Describe two factorsthat may impact your transition. Discuss two strategies you will use to support a successfultransition from the RN to your NP role. Provide reference support from at least one scholarlysource. The textbook is not a scholarly source.

6. Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in thepaper.

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 nursingroles

2. general statements on the role transition from RN toAPN

3. identification of the purpose of the paper.

Four APN Roles 40 27%

Describes the role, educational preparation, and workenvironment for the four APN roles

1. CNP 2. CNS 3. CRNA 4. CNM

Provides support from at least one scholarly source.

Rationale forChoosing CNPRole

15 10% Describes the student’s rationale for choosing the CNPadvanced practice role versus one of the other roles.

Plans forClinicalPractice

15 10%

Discusses the student’s plans for clinical practice aftergraduation. Explains how student’s understanding of NPpractice has changed after researching ANP roles.

Role Transition 40 27%

Discusses the student’s transition from the RN role to the NProle.

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 scholarlysource. The textbook is not a scholarly source.

Conclusion 12 8% Provides a conclusion, including a brief summary of what wasdiscussed 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) guidelinesfor

1. title page 2. body of paper (including citations and headings) 3. reference page

WritingMechanics 8 5%

Writing mechanics Follow the rules of grammar, spelling,word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal writtenwork as found in the current edition of the APA manual. Thelength of the paper is at least 3 pages but no more than 6pages.

16 10% Total FORMAT Points= 16 points

150 90% ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=150 points