Requirements:
1. The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Professional Development Plan paper 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.
2. Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely.
3. The length of the paper should be 5-8 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s).
4. Support ideas with a minimum of 3 scholarly resources. Scholarly resources do not include your textbook. You may need to use more than 3 scholarly resources to fully support your ideas.
5. You may use first person voice when discussing information specific to your personal practice or skills.
6. APA (2010) 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):
o APN Professional Development Plan (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)
o APN Scope of Practice
o Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies
o Leadership Skills
o Conclusion
Directions:
1. Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements on scope of practice, competencies, and leadership, and identification of the purpose of the paper.
2. APN Scope of Practice: Research the Nurse Practice Act and APN scope of practice guidelines for the state in which you intend to practice after graduation. Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for that state in your own words. Identify whether your state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in your state. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in your state.
3. Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies: Review the NONPF Core Competencies. Describe two competency areas you believe to be personal strengths and two competency areas in which you have opportunities for growth. Discuss two scholarly activities you could do during the master’s program to help yourself achieve NP competencies. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
4. Leadership Skills: Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems. Describe two strategies you could use to help you develop Nurse Practitioner (NP) leadership skills. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources.
5. Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.
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ASSIGNMENT CONTENT |
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Category |
Points |
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Description |
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Introduction |
16 |
8% |
Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include: 1. general statements on scope of practice 1. general statements on NP competencies 1. general statements on leadership 1. identification of the purpose of the paper |
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APN Scope of Practice |
72 |
36% |
1. Identifies the intended state of practice after graduation 1. Describes the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for state 1. Identifies whether the state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice 1. Discusses NP prescriptive authority in the state Provides support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in the state. |
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Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies |
38 |
19% |
1. Describes two competency areas believed to be student’s personal strengths 1. Describes two competency areas in which student has opportunities for growth 1. Discusses two scholarly activities to do during the master’s program to help student achieve NP competencies. Provides support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings. |
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Leadership Skills |
38 |
19% |
1. Analyzes three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems 1. Describes two strategies student could use to help develop NP leadership skills. Provides support from at least one scholarly source. |
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Conclusion |
16 |
8% |
Provides a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was discussed in the paper. |
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180 |
90% |
Total CONTENT Points= 180 points |
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ASSIGNMENT FORMAT |
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Category |
Points |
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Description |
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APA Formatting |
10 |
5% |
Formatting follows APA Manual (6th ed.) guidelines for 1. title page 1. running head 1. body of paper (including citations and headings) 1. reference page |
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Writing Mechanics |
10 |
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 5 pages but no more than 8 pages. |
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20 |
10% |
Total FORMAT Points= 20 points |
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200 |
100% |
ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=200 points |
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Criteria |
Ratings |
Pts |
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Introduction Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include: 1) general statements on scope of practice 2) general statements on NP competencies 3) general statements on leadership 4) identification of the purpose of the paper |
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16.0 pts |
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APN Scope of Practice 1) Identifies the intended state of practice after graduation 2) Describes the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for state 3) Identifies whether the state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice 4) Discusses NP prescriptive authority in the state Provides support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in the state. |
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72.0 pts |
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Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies 1) Describes two competency areas believed to be student’s personal strengths. 2) Describes two competency areas in which student has opportunities for growth 3) Discusses two scholarly activities to do during the master’s program to help student achieve NP competencies. Provides support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings. |
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38.0 pts |
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Leadership Skills 1) Analyzes three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems 2) Describes two strategies student could use to help develop NP leadership skills. Provides support from at least one scholarly source. |
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38.0 pts |
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Conclusion Provides a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was discussed in the paper. |
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16.0 pts |
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APA Formatting Formatting follows APA Manual (6th ed.) guidelines for • title page • running head • body of paper (including citations and headings) • reference page One deduction for each type of APA format error. |
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10.0 pts |
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Writing 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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10.0 pts |
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