Dnp Reflection

a. This portfolio shows the educational journey through the BSN program at Western Governors University(WGU). The curriculum at WGU was very challenging, nonetheless it prepared me to become a safe and effective nurse. The BSN curriculum provided avenues to keep me up to date with safe practices and learn how to master therapeutic communication. WGU also helped me sharpen my critical thinking skills in order to make decisions quickly and provide safe and effective care to patients. As the result of my training, I am ready to embark in the field of nursing and do my best to make a difference in my patients lives.

As lifelong learning continues, it is important to focus on patients and family outcomes through teamwork collaboration, advocating, effective communication, and equally, self-driven to accomplish goals to create and coordinate activities to promote professional development, is why I have chosen to apply for the ambulatory nurse educator

In conducting their duty, FNPs need to educate their patients frequently on certain issues including diet, and lifestyle issues relating to the patient’s health problem. The FNP role also requires the nurse to prepare patient educational material on proper medication and other issues relating the patient’s wellbeing. The FNP diagnoses patients, uncovers underlying medical complications, and plans a proper plan of care to ensure that the patient receives proper treatment. Additionally, FNPs constantly collaborate with other health care providers such as nurse practitioners with other specialties, physicians, nursing scholars, and the government. Apart from providing health care services, Family nurse practitioners are involved also involved in teaching of other FNPs, nursing research, patient advocacy, and policy creation at both the state and the national level (Nurse Journal,

As we have been noted the role and the scope of practice of the nurse practitioners in the healthcare system are unmeasurable. The nurse practitioners (NPs) play a tremendous role in providing healthcare to the people in the United States. Their presence has been recognized in developing the health care industry not only in the US but also globally. Despite the role that the NPs have played into the healthcare system, they still encounter some challenges that can impact their practice. One of these challenges is the NP autonomy of practice.

Cabral acquires knowledge and skills to maintain expertise in her area of practice. She attended the annual network meeting and shared new changes in clinical practice. It was an opportunity to network with other nurses in the field to share best practices. She actively participates in educational activities to improve clinical knowledge and enhance role performance. Ms. Cabral is an active member of NPSB.

Working with state office leadership to develop policies and procedures based on evidenced based practices is crucial to the health of the public. The director attends county board of health meetings to professionally represent nursing and converse with board members to identify interventions to assist with addressing the needs of their community. These responsibilities highlight the need for all public health nurses, especially those in leadership roles, to have a BSN degree. As pointed out, the opportunities for a nurse transitioning from an AD position to a BSN position are diverse and endless. Patients, healthcare facilities and the nursing profession benefit from advanced degree nurses.

After 10 years working as a registered nurse in many aspects of healthcare, felt an overwhelming desire to advance my career and myself to expand my role in caring for others. Becoming a nurse practitioner has always been a goal of mine. During my time working as a nursing manager, I became acutely aware of the need of skilled and talented providers that desire to provide passionate care to all individuals. I became especially concerned with the needs those with limited access to healthcare services. I knew my desire to care for individuals in a more autonomous role and I set out to develop the skills needed to meet the need I witnessed.

12; Towers, p. 20). The original model developed by Ford, based on health promotion, disease prevention, and well-child care established a historical connection between the role of the NP and the health of populations. While most NP programs were originally certificate programs, many had moved to nursing schools that provided graduate degrees. The recommendation, by the National League for Nurses (NLN), in 1979 moved that all NPs be prepared at the graduate level. Since that time, the “NP has continued to expand into new settings and new specialty areas as needs, demands, and opportunities have increased” (Towers, p. 22).

My passion for nursing practice defies description; leading to the reason I am opting to pursue a higher level of education in nursing. The George Washington University School of nursing has one of the highly ranked master’s programs in the country, which offers a competitive curriculum and highly defined leadership skills that integrates technology into learning. It is therefore my desire to pursue an advance education at this facility because it prepares practitioners to become great clinicians ready to solve real-world clinical problems. Moreover, the opportunity to pursue a degree in this facility will afford me the ability to be a competent and highly efficient family nurse practitioner; that will serve the community and mostly the underserved. I am the last child in a family of eight that has aspired to pursue my education at the graduate level.

Nursing is a most trusted and gratifying profession. As a nurse educator, I will express my passion for teaching by incorporating features such as clinical assessments, practical application of theory, evaluation, and role modeling into advanced nursing practice, from previous experiences and current experience and clinical practicum to find success and gratification in students chosen profession as well empowering leaners to develop their own strengths, beliefs, and personal attributes to become a good professional. Personally, I do have a positive attitude towards the personal and professional growth, and value ongoing learning and will stive to instill the same into my students learnig journey .. My objective as a Nurse Educator

Melissa Suzuno, in her blog, “Making Kids Cry: A Day in the Life of Pediatric Nurse Madelaine Than”, explains her interview with Madelaine Than, and the purpose to why Madelaine wanted to pursue a nursing career. Melissa introduces Madelaine’s life and how she deals with so much to get to where she is now. Madelaine’s inspirations to pursue a nursing career is explained in “Making Kids Cry: A Day in the Life of Pediatric Nurse Madelaine Than” by Melissa Suzuno. Madelaine had interests in helping others and the medical field. Although her mother wanted her to become a doctor, Madelaine, instead, chose to be a nurse which involved more in taking care of patients rather than diagnosing them.

I care about providing the best holistic healthcare I possibly can for my patients through evidence-based practice. I respect individuals’ race, socioeconomic class, gender, and sexual orientation. I work well with others and I strive to help create a good working environment where people can communicate, ask questions, learn new information, and feel respected. With this New Graduate Nurse Residency Program, I hope to be exposed to many different clinical situations. I hope to further develop my clinical leadership skills and to gain new knowledge.

Personal Philosophy of Clinical Education Janette Bowers Frontier Nursing University   Through my review of available literature and exploration of learning theories, I have formulated my personal philosophy on the clinical education of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN’s). Of particular importance is my belief that a doctoral-prepared APRN plays a central role in the clinical education of APRN’s. DNP-prepared APRN’s are suited to teach the complex skill set necessary to develop professional, competent, and quality-driven advanced practice clinicians (Gaberson et al, 2015). The profession of advanced practice nursing has grown over the years and individual APRNs have gained valuable and varied experiences in their respective clinical

Nurse Anne (pseudonym) needs to understand that by gaining fundamental academic Graduate Certification from Nursing School is just the first, albeit important step, in what could perhaps be an eventful, professionally enriching and optimal service-focused long term career along the nursing and healthcare providing continuum. Besides, the knowledge-intensive and data-driven nature of the current nursing milieu truly demands Nurse Anne to remain abreast, not only of current and established Nursing theories and precepts, but more importantly, be able to apply them speedily, judiciously and thoroughly in care-giving situations, especially in Emergency Departments. Theme Statement: Nursing Schools shape future nurses with core competencies, which

I have understood the material more as I studied out of the text book. This has also helped me take effective notes. With this most recent score on my exam I had a push to keep going and