NUR 513 Topic 1: Emerging Roles for Advanced Registered Nursing Specialties

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Objectives:

Describe the history of advanced registered nursing, including shifts in scope, role, and expectations.
Discuss emerging roles for the advanced registered
Discuss the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for nursing education and the role of the advanced practice registered nurse in the evolving health care

Study Materials

Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession

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Read Chapters I , 2, and 5 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.

Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Healthcare

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Read Chapter 2 in Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Healthcare.

LoudCloud Walk to Class Tutorial

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Review the tutorial. This tutorial will be used to prepare for the Topic I assignment

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

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Read The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, by the Co=ittee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing (2011). Download the free PDF from the National Academy of Sciences website.This resource will be used to answer Topic I DQ 2.

APA Resources

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Review the American Psychological Association (APA) writing style guidelines and resources located in the Student Success Center. APA format is required for most assignments, so students should become familiar with these resources to facilitate the successfu l completion of course assignments.

Discussion Forum Guidelines and Example

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Review the “Discussion Forum Guidelines and Example”.

Initial Course Survey

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In an effort for continuous improvement, Grand Canyon University would like you to take this opportunity to provide feedback about your experience with the university. Your participation is appreciated. Click on the link to begin the survey.

Tasks

Topic 1 DQ 1

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Describe how the role of advanced registered nurse transformed over time. Consider shifts in scope and expectations in the 20th and 21st centuries. In what ways will the advanced registered nurse role and responsibilities continue to evolve and emerge as the American health care system changes?

Topic 1 DQ 2

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Access The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Identify the two reco=endations for nursing education you believe will be most effective or radical in creating change within the industly. Provide rationale based on your experience in practice. Do you agree or disagree with how the Institute of Medicine (IOM) describes the advanced practice registered nurse role evolving. Why or why not?

Navigating the Online Environment Scavenger Hunt

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Leaming how to navigate the online classroom environment is essential to your academic s uccess .

Review “Navigating the Online Scavenger Hunt” and search LoudCloud to find the
Complete the scavenger hunt while navigating LoudC l

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Note: Please do not sub mit assignments as PDF files.

Topic 1 Participation

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NUR-513 Course Objectives

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In this course, the student will:

Determine the current state of advanced specialty nursing
Examine nursing theo1y and the role, ethical responsibilities, and legal obligations of the advanced specialty nurse in health promotion and disease prevention from a Christian perspective and as a leader who improves health care
Navigate GCU’s libraiy and other scholaily resources of evidence-based practice (EBP) literature and guidelines.
Review evidence-based practice (EBP) and the reseai·ch
Determine avenues for role development, including identifying relevant professional organizations and professional development

NUR 513 Topic 1: Emerging Roles for Advanced Registered Nursing Specialties