This week you produced an APN Professional Development Plan. These included:

1. Introduction to the APN professional development  plan- Discuss the goals and purpose of an APN professional development plan
2. Advanced Practice Nurse Scope of Practice – State of FLORIDA
3. Personal Assessment –  a self test assessment 
4. Networking and Marketing Strategies
5. CV or resume (Will Provide more info for the paper)
6. Conclusion

Key Points

Key points with the APN Professional Development Plan included:

• APN Scope of Practice in your state – FLORIDA
• Personal Assessment for further growth
• Networking and Marketing Strategies as a student  Nurse Practitioner and new graduate
• Updated your CV or resume

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to explore the role of the advanced practice nurse (APN) and develop an APN professional development plan. 

Course Outcomes (CO)

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

CO1: Analyze the historic development of advanced practice roles including the impact of advanced practice nursing on  healthcare delivery from the perspective of selected current reports (i.e., LACE, IOM, etc.) (PO 3)

CO3: Explore how leadership styles influence healthcare delivery and organizations.  (PO 4)

CO5: Reflect on personal and professional growth toward achieving competence as a family nurse practitioner. (PO 3)

Requirements:

1. To complete this application, you will need to      access to the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and      the Joanna Briggs Institute. You may access these databases through the      Chamberlain College of Nursing Online Library.
2. The APN Professional Development Plan paper      is worth 225 points and will be graded on quality of information, 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.
3. Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word,      which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Nursing      documents.
4. Follow the directions and grading criteria      closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A      Forum or emailed to your faculty.
5. The length of the paper is to be no less than 6      and no greater than 8 pages excluding title page and reference pages. In      some cases, students may need to exceed this page number.
6. APA (2010) format is required with both a title      page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as      Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered): 
   1. Introduction to the APN professional       development plan- Discuss the goals and purpose of an APN professional       development plan
   2. APN Scope of Practice – This pertains to NP       practice in your state.
   3. Personal Assessment using Benner’s       Self-Assessment Tool
   4. Networking and Marketing Strategies
   5. CV / resume
   6. Conclusion

Preparing the paper

The following are best practices for preparing this paper:

1. Review Chapter 30- Role Transition: Strategies      for Success in the Marketplace in

DeNisco and Barker (2015).

1. Nurse practitioners need to take into account      the state rules and regulations that guide advanced practice. Research and      review the Nurse Practice Act and APN scope of practice guidelines in your      particular state. Identify information regarding educational requirements,      licensure and regulatory requirements, as well as practice environment      details. Review information regarding full, limited, or restricted      practice limitations as well as prescriptive authority (This is similar to      what you created in your week 1 Kaltura presentation). .
2. Review Guidelines for APN Role Transition Using Benner’s Self-Assessment      Tool (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..      Identify and discuss your position on Benner’s Novice to Expert      ladder. Prior to engaging in pursuit for employment, APNs should complete      a comprehensive, honest, personal assessment to identify their strengths      and weaknesses as well as their goals and objectives. Research assessment      tools, conduct a personal assessment and reflect upon your strengths,      weaknesses, goals, and objectives.
3. To complete the transition from students to      expert nurse practitioners working in the healthcare field, graduating APN      students will need to secure their first position. Research local and      national professional organizations that advertise employment      opportunities for APNs. Identify networking and marketing strategies and      provide a rationale for your selections. Be specific.
4. Write your Curriculum Vitae (CV) or current      resume. Refer to the template on pages 772-773 in DeNisco and Barker      (2015). Your CV / resume should not exceed 2 pages in length but will,      vary for each student. If you have not done some of the components of the      CV/resume, i.e. research, publications, presentations, then do not include      them.
5. When concluding the paper, summarize important      aspects of the APN professional development plan.

Please respond to this classmate post with a minimum of 250 words, cite sources (minimum two), NO PLAGIARISM, APA Style. Should you have any question, please dont hesitate to contact me. 

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Shared decision making, motivational interviewing and best practices of Models of care can help improve the children’s health literacy

Children generally are relatively poor at decision making and relatively not very much aware of the best medical practices so apparently the best way that can be used to get these kids in line is going through the parents and the people they are closely related to. In many occasions children tend to be good at embracing what they have learnt and practice it so this means that if the right practice is inculcated in them it will promote or rather improve the health literacy among them. Children are normally in that age that the brain is still very open and are willing to accommodate new teachings so there are high chances that they will embrace the motivation and the decision making issue that have been shared with them (Kaphingst, Weaver, Wray, Brown, Buskirk & Kreuter, 2014).

References

Kaphingst, K. A., Weaver, N. L., Wray, R. J., Brown, M. L., Buskirk, T., & Kreuter, M. W. (2014). Effects of patient health literacy, patient engagement and a system-level health literacy attribute on patient-reported outcomes: a representative statewide survey. BMC health services research, 14(1), 475.

Muller, I., Rowsell, A., Stuart, B., Hayter, V., Little, P., Ganahl, K., … & Nutbeam, D. (2017). Effects on engagement and health literacy outcomes of web-based materials promoting physical activity in people with diabetes: an international randomized trial. Journal of medical Internet research, 19(1).

• Social Media discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers using a social media platform as inspiration. In the social media discussions, students:
  • Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
  • Research current data through outside sources and social media postings
  • Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates
  • Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
• Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.

Discussion Question

Healthcare policies impact all populations. Now, with the use of social media, policies involvement and awareness are rising.

1. Take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling Tweets that are related to healthcare policy and are directly impacting your community or those you care for.
2. Give an overview of a policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively negatively.
3. Next, discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have related to the policy.
4. Then, identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why.
5. Compose a 280-character or fewer Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class. Remember Twitter only allows 280 characters (this include spaces, etc.) so you will need to be concise. It should include a hashtag. Include a reference URL if applicable. Share this Tweet in the discussion. (Note: A Twitter account is not required).
6. Your discussion post should look like:
   • Paragraph one: overview of the policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively negatively.
   • Paragraph two: Discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have related to the policy.
   • Paragraph three: Identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why
   • Paragraph four: Compose a Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class.
   • Resources: Where did you find your data?
7. Example Tweet: Medications should be affordable. #pharmaceuticaltransparency #nursesunit #advocate https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-takes-action-lower-prescription-drug-prices-and-increase-transparency

Windshield Surveys

With the use of public transportation or by driving a vehicle around the community, you can assess the common characteristics of the community of your selected aggregate. Key observations to make during a windshield survey include the following:

• Age and condition of the homes in the community
• Location and condition of parks and other recreational areas
• Amount of space between homes and businesses
• Neighborhood hangouts
• Transportation in the community
• Quality of streets and sidewalks
• Types/numbers of stores and other businesses
• People out in the community
• Race/ethnicity
• Cleanliness of the community
• Billboards or other media displays
• Places of worship
• Availability of services—doctor, dentist, social centers, recreation centers, hospitals

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In addition to the data collected in the windshield survey, include the following information about your aggregate:

• Name of the aggregate
• Geographical location and size
• Population
• A brief history
• Explain, giving at least two reasons, why you selected this particular aggregate for your Capstone project

500 WORDS

APA STYLE

1.Define epidemiology and discuss how the epidemiology triad can be applied to   health issues we see in the hospital?

2. Epidemiology is not just useful for community health nurses; it is useful for all healthcare professionals. Brainstorm some ways in which epidemiology could be used in an acute care setting. What types of problems arise in acute care that might need to be measured? How could nurses use epidemiology to assess those problems and attempt to intervene? How can this data be further used in a community setting in terms of follow-up or continuation of intervention?

3.What are some of the causes of increases in healthcare costs in recent years, as outlined in the chapter?  Brainstorm some examples that you have witnessed in the clinical setting. Can any of these factors be modified? What could nurses do to help cut down on costs related to the different factors?

4.Why is it important for nurses to know about global health issues or concerns if they are not planning to work in other countries? How can this information be used in the workplace here in the US?

As stated in the course syllabus present your assignment in an APA format, word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “week 2 discussion questions”. A minimum of 2 evidence-based references (besides the class textbook) are required.    A minimum of 500 words (excluding the first and references page) is required.