(Answers)-NURS-FPX 6100-Assessment 5-Unit 3-Online Nursing Assignment Help

Introduction

Welcome to this final assessment on creating a professional development plan for your career as an MSN-prepared nurse. In this plan, we will explore your area of focus in nursing education, your desired position, educator competencies, professional goals, external influences, scholarship activities, and leadership development. By the end, you will have a roadmap to guide your success as a nurse educator. Let’s get started!

As nurses, we develop our own philosophy about our role and practice setting. For some, it is steeped in the tradition of the nursing program we attended. For most of us, our philosophy has evolved over time as we gain experience and develop specializations. We may not always articulate a clear philosophy, but each nurse does have a system of beliefs and values about health, healthcare, nursing, and their role as a nurse that guides practice. In this assessment, our focus will be on developing another individual philosophy: that of the nurse educator. The philosophies will vary depending upon individual values and beliefs, values and beliefs about nursing, and the educator role for which each person is preparing.

Preparation

As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.

Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.

• What are some approaches that nurse educators can use when encountering resistance to change?
• How might effective leadership styles be the same or different for the following roles?
  • BSN nursing faculty.
  • Community health educator.
  • Staff development educator.
• What are some ways that scholarship fits with nursing practice?
• Nurse educators are regularly evaluated by students and administrators. There may also be peer evaluations of teaching skills. As an educator, how do you or would you view these evaluation processes? What can be most useful to faculty from student evaluations?

Instructions

Write a 7–9 page professional development plan for your career as an MSN-prepared nurse. The professional development plan should include the following:

• A brief introductory paragraph that clearly states the purpose of the paper.
• A description of your specific area of focus in nursing education, the position that you wish to obtain, and the educator competencies that you will need as an MSN-prepared nurse.
• A statement of your specific professional goals (a minimum of three) and discussion of their relationship to your nurse educator philosophy.
• A brief description of any additional forces (social, economic, political, institutional) that may influence your nursing education role.
• An analysis of how you will carry out scholarship activities as an MSN-prepared nurse and a specific plan for scholarship based on a model.
• A discussion of specific ways (a minimum of two) that you will develop a leadership role related to your practice of choice.

Additional Requirements

• The paper should be double spaced in Microsoft Word.
• Page length is 7–9 pages, not including a title page and a reference page.
• Use APA-formatted subheadings to indicate major topic areas in the paper.
• Use correct APA format, including a title page, page numbers, and correct citations and references.
• Use any 12-point APA approved font.
• Your paper should be free of grammar and spelling errors that distract from content.
• Use a minimum of nine peer-reviewed sources that are less than five years old.
• Citations and references are to be in correct APA format. See the Writing Center for APA resources specific to your degree level.

Competencies

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 2: Analyze professionally established nurse educator competencies and models to integrate best practices for diversity and classroom management.
  • Describe area of focus as a nurse educator, associated educator competencies, and professional goals in relation to nurse educator philosophy.
• Competency 3: Apply knowledge of legal and ethical issues relevant to higher education and nursing education.
  • Assess abilities to meet goals, achieve professional development, and maintain ethical practices.
• Competency 4: Articulate how nurse educators serve as change agents and leaders to help advance nursing education and nursing practice based on diverse population needs.
  • Describe forces (social, economic, political, institutional) that may influence teaching and learning in nursing.
• Competency 5: Develop a plan for engaging in scholarship in an established area of expertise.
  • Develop a leadership and scholarship plan that includes analyses of how scholarship and leadership activities will be demonstrated in the nurse educator role.
  • Develop specific plans for professional growth that identify any additional education, certifications, or training to be acquired.
• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations of a nursing education professional.
  • Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
  • Correctly format the paper, citations, and references using APA style.