Professional Identity of the Nurse: Role of the Nurse and Scope of Practice

Learning Goal: I\’m working on a nursing project and need support to help me learn.Title of Assignment Professional Identity of the Nurse: Role of the Nurse and Scope of Practice 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 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): Identify roles and responsibilities for safe nursing practice in the healthcare environment. Explain the roles and scope of practice for members of the intraprofessional 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 describe the importance of the code of ethics in nursing, and examine the standards of nursing practice for the role you are obtaining during the nursing program. The final submission requires you to use the first two parts of your assignment to explain your belief of caring in nursing, describe 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; roles of the nurse, scope of practice, compare and contrast scope of practice)
Describe the roles of the nurse for the program you are currently enrolled
Identify the scope of practice for the nurse in the state where you intend to practice
Using the Nurse Practice Act for the state where you intend to practice, compare and contrast the scope of practice for the LPN and RN
Conclusion (reflect on the assignment including how you will use the scope of practice to support your role)
Use at least two credible resources to support your findings. For example, one of the resources could be the State Board of Nursing website, 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.
Format: Two to three page written Assignment
Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
Logical, original and insightful
Professional organization, style, and mechanics in APA format and style.
Levels of Achievement
Criteria
Emerging
Competence
Proficiency
Mastery
Introduction
(10
Pts)
Initial
introduction does not include explanations of the sections of the paper. Failure
to submit introduction will result in zero points for this criteria.
Introduction
includes a brief explanation for the sections of the paper.
Introduction
includes a clear explanation of the sections of the paper and supporting
evidence.
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
Roles
of the Nurse
(20 Pts)
Role of the nurse
section lacks suggestions and/or supporting evidence. Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.
Role of the nurse
section includes minimal discussion with limited supporting evidence.
Role of the nurse
section includes discussion with examples and supporting evidence.
Role of the nurse
section offers substantial contributions and detailed examples with
supporting evidence.
Points:
12
Points:
16
Points:
18
Points:
20
Scope of Practice
(20 Pts)
Scope of practice lacks
presentation and/or supporting evidence.
Failure
to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.
Scope of
practice includes minimal presentation with limited supporting evidence.
Scope of practice includes
presentation and examples with supporting evidence.
Scope of practice includes
substantial presentation and detailed examples with supporting evidence.
Points: 12
Points: 16
Points: 18
Points: 20
Nurse Practice Acts
(30 Pts)
Nurse practice act section lacks
comparing and contrasting and/or supporting evidence.
Failure
to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.
Nurse
practice act section includes minimal comparing and contrasting with limited
supporting evidence.
Nurse practice act includes compare
and contrast with examples with supporting evidence.
Nurse practice act includes
substantial compare and contrast 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.
Conclusion
includes minimal summary of the sections of the paper.
Conclusion includes a summary of
the paper with supporting evidence.
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
Requirements: 2/1/2 to 3 pages   |   .doc file