INSTRUCTIONS DISCUSSION 1
After reading/reviewing the posted resources below answer the following:
- Is Advanced Practice Nursing different than Advanced-Level Nursing? Discuss why or why not.
- How do you interpret the AACN Competencies for Master’s Programs?
- How do the two reports on the future of nursing support Advanced-Level Nursing?
- How can your future role as an MSN prepared-nurse promote the Future of Nursing and Advanced-Level Nursing?
- Include other interesting, relevant content as it pertains to your specialty tract and additional journal articles. (My interest and specialty tract is education with focus in nursing simulation)
Read & Review
- AACN (2011) The Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing (ATTACHED)
- AACN (2021) The Essentials: Core Competencies *Look specifically at the sections related to Advanced-Level Nursing Education (LINK IS BELOW)
- The Institute of Medicine (2010) report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (Review pp. 1-36) (ATTACHED)
- The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity (Review summary sections) (LINK IS BELOW)
- Clark, Casey, & Morris (2015) article: The Value of Master’s Degrees for Registered Nurses (ATTACHED)
- Fitzgerald et al. (2012) article: Advanced Practice Nursing Education: Challenges and Strategies (LINK IS BELOW)
LINKS FOR ABOVE:
http://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/AcademicNursing/pdf/Essentials-2021.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK573914/