Solved by a verified expert :Week 1 discussion
DQ1
Mary, a baccalaureate prepared registered nurse, has been
practicing for fifteen years. Throughout her nursing career, she worked in
pediatric, surgical, and emergency departments. She worked as a floor nurse,
charge nurse, and was recently offered a position as a nursing supervisor. A
stipulation for becoming a nursing supervisor is that Mary must attain a Master
of Health Administration degree within 2 years of accepting the position. The
offer prompted Mary to contemplate her career. She is interested in returning
to college, but she realized that she does not want to pursue working in
administration and away from patients. Mary decided to become an Advanced
Practice Nurse (APN). Mary knows that working as an APN will allow her the opportunity
to make a larger contribution to individuals, environment, health, and nursing.
She researched graduate nursing programs and discovered that there are four
roles of the APN. Mary must choose one
role and apply to a program, but she is unsure about the different roles and
their individual scopes of practice.
How would you decide? Develop a pros and cons list to assist
Mary in making her decision. Include each role of the APN on the list and be
certain to provide appropriate rationales and citations.
DQ2
A clear definition for the various roles of CNM, CNP, CNS,
and CRNA has been convoluted by various state definitions that confuse the
roles and often obscure their intended meaning. Such state definitions reveal
further confusion with regard to role separation, competency, emphasis,
approach, and variation. This misunderstanding extends to nurse educators,
providers, reimbursement, and even the public. The lack of clarity regarding
initial role preparation versus current certification serves to further
frustrate accreditors, consumers, and employers alike.
How does your state define the role and scope of the CNP?
Provide a correctly formatted citation for your reference resource.
DQ3
Mary expressed that she wants to work directly with patients.
She is familiar with working in a large hospital system, and prefers to remain
in her current town when she graduates. She has considerable clinical
experience in pediatric, surgical, and emergency nursing.
Based on Mary’s experience and interests, which role would
you choose for her, and why?
