Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to explore the role of the advanced practice nurse (APN) and develop an APN professional development plan. Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: CO1: Analyze the historic development of advanced practice roles including the impact of advanced practice nursing on healthcare delivery from the perspective of selected current reports (i.e., LACE, IOM, etc.) (PO 3) C...

Reflection on Achievement of Outcomes Reflect back over the past eight weeks and describe how the achievement of the course outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the MSN program outcome #4, the MSN Essential II, and the NP Core Competencies #2. Program Outcome #4 Integrate professional values through scholarship and service in health care. (Professional identity) MSN Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership Recognizes that organizational and systems leadersh...

Conflict at the Office Discussion You are a family nurse practitioner working in an outpatient primary care office of a large hospital system. The practice has been operating for over 15 years, and many of the administrative and clinical staff were hired when the practice opened. You have been in the practice for less than 3 months. In that short amount of time, you have witnessed several of the clinical staff engaging in heated arguments with each other, sometimes in patient areas. You overh...

Organizational Change and Ethical-Legal Influences in Advanced Practice Nursing Case Study You are a family nurse practitioner employed in a busy primary care office. The providers in the group include one physician and three nurse practitioners. The back office staff includes eight medical assistants who assist with patient care as well as filing, answering calls from patients, processing laboratory results and taking prescription renewal requests from patients and pharmacies. Stephanie, a m...

Organizational Behavior and Business Influences and Advanced Practice Nursing Case Study You are a family nurse practitioner (FNP) employed as a contract (1099 independent contractor) in a busy primary care practice for 2 years. The providers in the group include one physician, who is also the owner of the practice, and two other nurse practitioners, who are staff employees (W2 employees). The owner of the practice recently made comments about the need to produce more revenue. You relate with...

In week one, you discussed your scope of practice in your current state as a nurse practitioner. Now, explore the four APN roles in your state (CNP, CNS, CRNA & CNM). Discuss work environment, level of accountability, patient population, salary, and scope of practice for each of the APN roles. Provide your personal Pro and Con list for each role and provide appropriate citations. Describe your rationale for choosing the CNP advanced practice role versus any of the other three. Wh...

Purpose This assignment is designed to help students Develop an appreciation for informatics, basic skills and knowledge required in practice settings.Students selected a “hot” or popular topic of particular interest to their practice to discuss in week 5. This week student will develop a narrated slide PowerPoint (PPT) presentation of 8-10 slides summarizing the assignment. Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the following ability. (CO 6) Descr...

Discuss how Course Outcomes were supported and met by the activities you have completed in this course. What changes did you note in your post-TANIC TIGER assessment from when you started this course in week 1? Solution: As this class comes to an end, it is with no doubt that I have been equipped with various informatics skills, which will shape my nursing practice substantially.  Precisely, through completion of assignments and projects such as e-portfolio and virtual learning, I have bee...

A new concept for some organizations is to allow nurses to bring in their own devices known as bring your own devices (BYOD) to use at work. What are some of the security issues you might encounter if this were allowed? How would you address these issues? How is this issue addressed in your practice setting? Solution: The exponential advancement in technology in the last recent past, alongside increased access to the internet, has hugely transformed the workplace behaviors (McGoniglem &amp...

What was the HealthIT Topic you selected related to your specialty? Why did you select it? How will this impact your practice? Solution: The selected HealthIT topic related to my specialty is telehealth.  According to Bieber and Weiner (2018), telehealth is referred to as the use of digital information and communication in accessing various healthcare services remotely. As such, it usually makes use of mobile devices and computers, where patients connect with healthcare practitioners via e...