Tag: APN

Discuss on least 2 expectations/outcomes of your identified competency that you think you have met from your past nursing experiences?

Competencies are there to help Nurse Practitioners to practice at an evolved level. This week we will reflect on the competencies required to be an APN.

Transitioning from the professional nursing role (RN) to advanced practice nursing role (Nurse practitioner) requires learners to intentionally reflect on what they know and what they need to know. Becoming familiar with the expected core competencies will help you understand the practice behavior expectations. In this week’s reflection discussion, choose at least 1 core competencies from the APN( nurse practitioners) role.

Reflect on your past experiences in nursing and consider how the role change to APN may challenge your knowledge and skills?

Discuss on least 2 expectations/outcomes of your identified competency that you think you have met from your past nursing experiences?

Discuss at least 2 expectations/outcomes of the competency that you have yet to meet from your past nursing experiences?

How is the legal definition of a child in your state (Texas) —and the regulations in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 48 FR 9818 46.408 governing research with children—relevant if the APN decides to recruit teenagers for the trial?

Answer the following questions:

What should the APN consider as she decides whether to recruit her patients for the obesity control trial related to each of the three guiding principles for research?

How is the legal definition of a child in your state (Texas) —and the regulations in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 48 FR 9818 46.408 governing research with children—relevant if the APN decides to recruit teenagers for the trial?

What else should the APN consider if she is asked for advice from a parent or guardian about enrolling their teenager in this study?

How did they resolve the barriers encountered and what lessons did they learn? Discuss how it related to Chapter 4 Role Transitions, from Novice to Expert (pg. 82 of your book), and the role concepts (pg. 84 of your Book).

 

Interview an APN about their roles, transition, and the role development phases that they have experienced. Identify their current role in the organization that they work for. Ask for specific descriptions of specific situations at different points in their practice. For example, discuss a problem when they first began practicing in an APN role, another at six months, another at one year, and so on. Compare these descriptions with the role development phases described in the chapter (Novice to Expert).

How did they resolve the barriers encountered and what lessons did they learn? Discuss how it related to Chapter 4 Role Transitions, from Novice to Expert (pg. 82 of your book), and the role concepts (pg. 84 of your Book).

Describe how you use cultural competency within their practice. What are your greatest challenges?What are some legal or ethical issues confronting you?

Assignment 8.1: Professional Interview Presentation

What is their personal history including education?

How did you decide to be an APN?

Where did you go to school?

How did you find your present job?

What did you do to market yourself?

Describe your current practice. What is your job description?

How did you negotiate salary and benefits?

Describe your typical day, the type of patients that you treat, and average number of patients you see daily.

Describe the setting where you work.

How do you fit into the organizational structure?

How are you evaluated?

Describe how you function using the APN core competencies: direct care, consultation, collaboration, research skills, clinical and professional leadership, expert coaching and advice (teaching), and ethical decision­ making.

Describe how you use conflict management.

Describe how you use cultural competency within their practice. What are your greatest challenges?

What are some legal or ethical issues confronting you?

Create a 15-slide (max) presentation describing your interview including highlights from your conversation. Include your interviewee’s personal history, current practice, APN role competencies, and professional issues.

Start with their initials and title, type of practice, and date of interview.