Analyze the history of advanced practice nurses and the emerging role of your specialty area, and discuss what contributions you plan to make to advance the nursing profession
A self-assessment is an opportunity for you to review what you have learned in the program, evaluate your clinical skills, and develop goals before exiting the NP program. For this assignment, you will complete the Risk Control Self-Assessment Checklist for Nurse Practitioners and identify your areas of strength and weakness. You also will explain how you plan to improve on these weaknesses, as well as how you plan to master clinical skills you have not obtained prior to exiting NP program.
To Prepare:
Complete the Risk Control Self-Assessment Checklist for Nurse Practitioners
Review preceptor and faculty evaluations in Meditrek for all completed clinical courses
Consider your strengths and weaknesses
Review types of patients treated and clinical procedures performed
To complete:
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
Identify at least three strengths
Explain why you consider these strengths and what you can do to maintain them in your practice
Identify at least three weaknesses
Explain how you plan to address each weakness
Examine at least three clinical skills you need to obtain prior to exiting the program
Explain how you plan to master the clinical skills before exiting NP program
Analyze the history of advanced practice nurses and the emerging role of your specialty area, and discuss what contributions you plan to make to advance the nursing profession
Readings
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (n.d.). Nurse practitioners in primary care.
Retrieved from https://www.aanp.org/images/documents/publications/primarycare.pdf
Buppert, C. (2015). What is a nurse practitioner? In Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (5th ed.) (1-16, 33). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
This chapter covers the definition of an NP, other names used for NPs, services rendered by NPs, and preparation and license requirements for NPs. It also covers initials used by NPs, areas of practice, legal history, and distinguishing between a nurse practitioner, a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, and clinical nurse specialist.
CNA, & Nurses Service Organization (2012). Risk control self-assessment checklist for nurse practitioners.
Retrieved from https://www.hpso.com/Documents/Risk%20Education/individuals/NP_RM_Checklist_2012.pdf
Ford, L. C. (2015). Reflections on fifty years of change. FAANP Forum, 6(1), 2-3.
Retrieved from https://www.aanp.org/images/documents/FAANPForum/2015-3.pdf
Hamric, A. B., Hanson, C. M., Tracy, M. F., & O’Grady, E. T. (2014). International development of advanced practice nursing. In Advanced practice nursing: An integrative approach(5th ed.) (133-143). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders. nursing: Leading change, advancing health.
Retrieved from https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12956/the-future-of-nursing-leading-change-advancing-health
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq. (2010).
Retrieved from https://democrats.senate.gov/pdfs/reform/patient-protection-affordable-care-act-as-passed.pdf
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