Prepare a two to three page written assignment that includes the following:

• Introduction to the assignment (sections of the assignment: caring, professional identity, and professional organizations/associations)
• Explain your belief in caring in nursing (self, nursing, environment, and profession)
• Describe your professional identity including your beliefs, values, motives, and experiences
• Discuss one to two professional organizations/associations you plan to be involved in during your nursing career
• Conclusion (reflect on the criteria of the assignment; caring, professional identity, and professional organizations/associations)
• Use at least two credible resources to support your findings. For example, one of the resources could be the website for a professional organization or association, and another resource could be a textbook. These resources must be integrated into the body of your paper using at least two in-text citations. Be sure to use proper APA format and style.

The document linked below contains the project rubric as well as helpful resources.

Title of Assignment

Professional Identity of the Nurse: Putting it All Together

Purpose of Assignment:

According to Larson, Brady, Engelmann, Perkins, and Shultz (2013), ”the development of professional identity is a continuous process that begins with admission to the nursing program and evolves throughout one’s professional career in a dynamic and fluid process where the interacting relationship of education and practice lead to self-reflection, growth, and human flourishing” (p. 138).

Larson, J., Brady, N., Engelmann, L., Perkins, B., & Shultz, C. (2013). The formation of professional identity in nursing. Nursing Education Perspectives.34 (2). p 138. 

Course Competency(s):

Describe the foundations of nursing practice.

Identify roles and responsibilities for safe nursing practice in the healthcare environment.

Explain the roles and scope of practice for members of the interprofessional team.

Instructions: 

This course includes a project with three parts. Each part builds off prior knowledge to help you create your nurse professional identity. In the first part, you examine the role of the nurse and scope of practice, which will help you identify the nurses’ role. In the second part, you examine the standards of nursing practice for the role you are obtaining during the nursing program, and you identify your beliefs, values, motives, and experiences. The final submission requires you to use the first two parts of your assignment to create your professional identity and identify a potential professional organization that you may join to help support your development.

Content:

Prepare a two to three page written assignment that includes the following:

• Introduction      to the assignment (sections of the assignment: caring, professional      identity, and professional organizations/associations)
• Explain      your belief in caring in nursing (self, nursing, environment, and      profession)
• Describe      your professional identity including your beliefs, values, motives, and      experiences
• Discuss      one to two professional organizations/associations you plan to be involved      in during your nursing career
• Conclusion      (reflect on the criteria of the assignment; caring, professional identity,      and professional organizations/associations)
• Use at least two credible resources to support your findings. For example, one of the resources could be the website for a professional organization or association, and another resource could be a textbook. These resources must be integrated into the body of your paper using at least two in-text citations. Be sure to use proper APA format and style.

Grading Rubric:

Total Possible Points = 110

Levels of Achievement

Criteria

Emerging

Competence   

Proficiency

Mastery

Introduction

(10 Pts)

The initial introduction does not include explanations of the sections of the paper. Failure to submit an introduction will result in zero points for this criteria.

The introduction includes a brief explanation for the sections of the paper. 

The introduction includes a clear explanation of the sections of the paper and supporting evidence. 

The introduction includes a comprehensive explanation for the sections of the paper with detailed examples and supporting evidence. 

Points: 6

Points: 8

Points: 9

Points: 10

Caring

(20 Pts)

The caring section lacks suggestions and/or supporting evidence. Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

The caring section includes minimal discussion and examples with limited supporting evidence.

The caring section includes a discussion with examples and supporting evidence.

The caring section offers substantial contributions and detailed examples with supporting evidence. 

Points: 12

Points: 16

Points: 18

Points: 20

Professional Identity (30 Pts)

Professional identity lacks presentation and/or supporting evidence.

Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

Professional identity includes a minimal presentation with limited supporting evidence.

Professional identity includes presentation and examples with supporting evidence.

Professional identity includes substantial presentation and detailed examples with supporting evidence.

Points: 18

Points:   24

Points: 27

Points: 30

Professional Organizations/Associations

(30 Pts)

The professional organizations/associations section lacks presentation and/or supporting evidence.

Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

The professional organizations/associations section includes a minimal presentation with limited supporting evidence. 

The professional organizations/associations section includes a presentation with examples with supporting evidence. 

The professional organizations/associations section includes substantial presentations and detailed examples with supporting evidence. 

Points: 18

Points:   24

Points: 27

Points: 30

Conclusion

(10 Pts)

Conclusion lacks a summary of the sections of the paper.

Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

The conclusion includes a minimal summary of the sections of the paper. 

The conclusion includes a summary of the paper with supporting evidence. 

The conclusion includes a substantial summary of the paper with detailed examples with supporting evidence. 

Points: 6

Points:   8

Points: 9

Points: 10

Spelling and Grammar

(5 Pts)

Spelling and grammar contain substantial errors that make sentences and/or paragraphs incoherent. 

Spelling and grammar errors occur but are inconsistent. Paragraphs and sentences are coherent but may exhibit spelling errors, run-on’s or fragments, and/or improper verb tense usage.

Displays proper grammar application, and writing contains minimal to no spelling errors. May contain rare improper uses of words (ex., their vs. there), a misplaced modifier, or a run-on sentence, but does not detract from the overall understanding of the sentence and/or paragraph. 

Demonstrates an exemplary application of spelling and grammar.

Points:2

Points: 3

Points: 4

Points: 5

APA Citation

(5 Pts)

Citations do not follow APA   Style. Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are not cited, or there is no attempt to cite them using APA style. 

Errors in APA citations are noticeable and may detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, no title provided, year of publication is missing, no punctuation).

Errors in APA citations are less noticeable and do not detract from the ability to locate the original source   (for example, a missing or misused comma or period, missing parentheses,   author name not properly abbreviated, indentation is misaligned).

APA citations are free of style and formatting errors. 

Points: 2

Points:3

Points: 4

Points: 5

Theories of Aging Paper

Identify the different theories and their implications on the aging process.

1. Define aging from biologic, sociologic, and psychological theories.
2. Develop nursing interventions based on the psychosocial issues and biologic changes associated with older adulthood.
3. Discuss several nursing implications for each of the major biologic, sociologic, and psychological theories of aging.
4. Based on your experience what health promotion strategies would you recommend to facilitate successful aging?

Submission Instructions:

• The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
• The paper is to be formatted per current APA, be clear, concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
• The paper is to be 3-4 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
• Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
• Journal articles and books should be referenced according to current APA style.

 PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

4 REFERENCES

ZERO PLAGIARISM

As you establish your goals and objectives for this course, you are committing to an organized plan that will frame your practicum experience in a clinical setting, including planned activities, assessment, and achievement of defined outcomes. In particular, they must address the categories of clinical reasoning, quality in your clinical specialty, and interpersonal collaborative practice. 

For this Assignment, you will consider the areas you aim to focus on to gain practical experience as an advanced practice nurse. Then, you will develop a Practicum Experience Plan (PEP) containing the objectives you will fulfill in order to achieve your aims. For this practicum experience, be sure to develop goals and objectives that allow you to synthesize knowledge and skills related to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. 

To Prepare

• Review your Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form you submitted last week and think about areas for which you would like to gain application-level experience and/or continued growth as an advanced practice nurse. How can your experiences in the practicum help you achieve these aims?  
• Review the information related to developing objectives provided in this week’s Learning Resources. Your practicum learning objectives that you want to achieve during your practicum experience must be: 
  • Specific  
  • Measurable  
  • Attainable  
  • Results-focused  
  • Time-bound 
  • Reflective of the higher-order domains of Bloom’s taxonomy (i.e., application level and above)  
• Discuss your professional aims and your proposed practicum objectives with your Preceptor to ascertain if the necessary resources are available at your practicum site.  
• Select one nursing theory and one counseling/psychotherapy theory to best guide your clinical practice. Explain why you selected these theories. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
• Create a timeline of practicum activities that demonstrates how you plan to meet these goals and objectives based on your practicum requirements.

The Assignment

Record the required information in each area of the Practicum Experience Plan template, including 3–4 measurable practicum learning objectives you will use to facilitate your learning during 

(line 1) When I was bathing, I found a hard spot in my breast. I think my heart stopped and I (line 2) began sobbing. I felt as if I was dying and I started crying [participant has tears in her eyes]. (line 3) Finally, I told myself that it could be nothing and made myself finish bathing. It was late at night so I (line 4) knew that if I called the doctor’s office, there would be no answer. So, I waited…that was a (line 5) miserable night. My husband was gone and I was all alone…..except for God. I fell asleep praying to (line 6) God that what I had found would end up being nothing. I woke up the next morning, feeling like (line 7) I had been beaten because I hurt in every part of my body…where my heart was supposed to be (line 8) [participant places hand over her heart] felt like a big hole. I called the doctor’s office at 8 am (line 9) and told the person who answered that I had to see the doctor. She said I could have an (line 10) appointment in 2 weeks. I told her that I had found a lump and I thought I would go mad if I had to wait (line 11) 2 weeks. She put me on hold and went to see what could be done. I sat and prayed and waited. (line 12) When she came back on the line, she said that the nurse practitioner would see me at 11 am. (line 13) I hung up and realized that it was Monday and I was supposed to be at work. I called the (line 14) office and told the manager that I had an emergency and could not come in today. I could not (line 15) bring myself to say what the emergency was….I was not ready for anyone to know. If someone (line 16) else knew, it might be real and I wanted it all to be a bad dream that would be over soon. (line 17) I don’t remember what I did until 10 am when it was time to leave for the doctor’s clinic. I (line 18) arrived early and sat in the waiting room turning the pages of a magazine….it must have been (line 19) an hour before the nurse came to the waiting room and called my name. (line 20) I sat down in the exam room and began to cry. The nurse practitioner had not come in (line 21) yet….she was surprised to see me crying when she opened my door. The first words out of my (line 22) mouth were that my mother had died last year from breast cancer and I found a lump in my (line 23) breast. The next thing I remember I was being given a sedative. The nurse had gotten the (line 24) number of a friend from my telephone and called my friend to come to the doctor’s office to pick (line 25) me up. I knew the friend I told them to call was a kind soul and she would not ask a lot of (line 26) questions but drop what she was doing to come. (line 27) The doctor came in when I was drifting in and out of sleep on the table. My breast was (line 28) uncovered and the nurse had washed and washed it to get it all ready. I could not hold my eyes (line 29) open….I was so sleepy…but I wanted her to cover my breast. I felt naked and did not want (line 30) everyone coming in and out to see my breast. I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up, (line 31) there was a bandage on my breast and it hurt so bad. The nurse said I could go…..my friend was (line 32) here to take me home…I could not think…and she helped me up and led me to where my friend (line 33) was waiting…I had tears running down my face….I could not seem to stop crying. My friend (line 34) took my hand and led me to her car….just then I realized I drove my car and had no way of (line 35) getting it home. She said not to worry…she would take care of it. (line 36) At home, my friend asked if I had called my husband…I started crying again….how would I (line 37) ever tell him…I did not even know the diagnosis yet. I knew he would be so worried and rush (line 38) home…but we needed his job. I said I would wait until I knew something…then I thought how (line 39) mad my husband would be that I had not called. But I knew he would worry and be driving (line 40) home all worried and might get in a crash…I would never be able to stand that. (line 41) The medicine the doctor gave me was very strong and all I wanted to do was sleep. I (line 42) woke up and it was dark in my room and my husband was sitting on my bed. I asked him how he got (line 43) there and he said my friend had called and said I needed him…I started crying again…I thought (line 44) all my tears were gone but they kept coming…(line 45) I must have fallen asleep again because I woke up when the telephone rang. My husband (line 46) answered and handed the phone to me. It was the doctor. He tried to be nice but I knew it was (line 47) bad news….he said I should come in the morning to the hospital so they could run some more (line 48) tests…I was glad for the medicine the doctor gave me for pain…I hung up and took another pill. (line 49) I was too tired to think and just wanted to cry.

Question 1

Review the case study and mark the words that indicate an emotion or a behavior related to an emotion experienced by the woman. Make a note of the line number in which the word occurs.

Question 2

List probes or statements the interviewer might use to keep the woman talking about being diagnosed.

Question 3

In the case study, the qualitative approach was identified to be exploratory-descriptive qualitative with the inference that the interview had been done recently. What additional sources of data would you collect if the qualitative approach used in the study had been historical with the aim of describing the oncology nurse’s role in the 1960s?