Posted: June 22nd, 2022

Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses

Health And Medicine
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to explore the roles and competencies of
the advanced practice nurse (APN).
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
1. Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates
of holistic, safe, and quality care. (CO1)
2. Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings.
(CO4)
Due Date
Assignment should be submitted to the Week 2 Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing dropbox by Sunday 11:59
p.m. MST at the end of Week 2. When the assignment is placed in the dropbox, it will automatically be
submitted to Turnitin. You may submit the assignment one additional time before the due date to lower the
Turnitin score. If you choose to resubmit, the second submission will be considered final and subject to
grading. Once the due date for the assignment passes, you may not resubmit to lower a Turnitin score.
This assignment will follow the late assignment policy specified in the course syllabus.
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date
and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the
assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late,
after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment.
In the event of a situation that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their
instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student’s rationale
for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student’s appeal. Consideration of the At the end of Week 2, the assignment should be dropped off in the Week 2 Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MST. When the assignment is put into the dropbox, it will be sent to Turnitin automatically. To lower your Turnitin score, you can turn in the assignment one more time before the due date. If you decide to resubmit, the second one will be treated as the final one and graded. Once the assignment’s due date has passed, you can’t turn it in again to lower your Turnitin score.
The late assignment policy from the course syllabus will be used for this assignment.
Students are expected to turn in their work by the due date. Assignments that are turned in after the due date and time will lose 10% of the possible points for that assignment for each day they are late. Assignments will be accepted, with the described penalties, up to three days late. After that, the assignment will be given a zero.
If a student can’t turn in an assignment on time because of a problem, they can ask their teacher to waive the grade deduction for late submission. The teacher will look at why the student wants to change the grade and decide based on how strong the student’s case is. Taking into account the

The student’s overall performance in the course so far will be taken into account.

student’s total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should
continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending.
Total Points Possible: 150
Requirements
1. The Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice paper is worth 150 points and 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. Submit the paper as a Microsoft Word Document, which is the required format at Chamberlain University.
You are encouraged to use the APA Academic Writer and Grammarly tools when creating your assignment.
3. Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely. Any questions about this
paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.
4. The length of the paper should be 3-6 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s).
5. Support ideas with a minimum of 2 scholarly resources. Scholarly resources do not include your textbook.
You may need to use more than 2 scholarly resources to fully support your ideas.
6. You may use first person voice when describing your rationale for choosing the CNP role and your plans for
clinical practice.
7. Current APA 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):
·
· Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing (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)
· Four APN Roles
· Rationale for Choosing CNP Role
· Plans for Clinical Practice
· Role Transition
· Conclusion
Directions
1. Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general
statements on advanced practice nursing roles, general statements on the role transition from RN to APN, and
identification of the purpose of the paper.
2. Four APN Roles: Describe the role, educational preparation, and work environment for the four APN roles
(CNP, CNS, CRNA & CNM). Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
3. Rationale for Choosing CNP Role: Describe your rationale for choosing the CNP advanced practice role
versus one of the other roles.
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4. Plans for Clinical Practice: Discuss your plans for clinical practice after graduation. Explain
how your understanding of NP practice has changed after researching the four ANP roles.
5. Role Transition: Discuss your transition from the RN role to the NP role. Describe two factors that may
impact your transition. Discuss two strategies you will use to support a successful transition from the RN to your
NP role. Provide reference support from at least one scholarly source. The textbook is not a scholarly source.
6. Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.
ASSIGNMENT CONTENT
Category Points % Description
Introduction 12 8%
Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper.
Introduction should include:
1. general statements on advanced practice nursing roles