DESCRIBE HOW THE ROLE OF ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE TRANSFORMED OVER TIME NUR 513

Topic 1 DQ 1

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?

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• All assignments are due by midnight Arizona time on the due dates indicated.
• Assignments posted after the indicated due dates may be subject to a 10% deduction per day for every day past the initial due date.
• I understand life happens and we are not always able to meet deadlines for reasons outside our control so please contact me ahead of time whenever possible to discuss submission accommodations. If you do not contact me before the assignment is due and do not turn it in you will receive a zero.

I would like to remind you of the importance of reading all of the announcements, the Rubric for each assignment, and the Syllabus for this class (instructions to find them located in the announcements). Also, on the main forum page please read all of my pinned posts and posted directions,

Content Guidelines

Discussion Questions (DQ’s) can be found in the Main Forum.

• The first DQ is due every Saturday at Midnight Arizona Time;
• The second DQ is due every Monday at Midnight Arizona Time.

DQ’s must include at least one in-text citation and accompanying references.

All initial posts which are the Discussion Questions (2) each week have a minimum of 300 words not counting your references.

All substantive posts (3 total) each week must have a minimum of 200 words not counting your references. Substantive posts are those you post when replying to a classmate and do not require a reference but you can use one.

You will have a total of five (5) posts each week. There will also be a Devotional Question each week and a CAT question each week (Classroom assessment technique) If you respond to one of these two questions each week and your reply is a minimum of 200 words it can be a substitute for one of your substantive posts and you will receive credit.

Supporting content can come from the class text or a peer-reviewed journal article, or a credible website. Not one such as Wikipedia and the rule of thumb while constructing your post: if you have to look it up, cite it! ALWAYS!

Finally, as we begin class, I’d like you to remember that all research papers that are turned in must be in proper format and you must use APA 7 the professional/graduate edition for your references. You must have a cover page, a running head at the top left corner of the page that is capitalized and bolded, page numbers, everything must be double-spaced, properly cited and you must have a separate reference page on its own separate page followed by the APA checklist on its own page following the reference page.

I do not teach English. I have posted for you in this forum and in the announcements information on how to set up a research paper and where to locate help. APA 7 professional/graduate edition is not the school APA 7 which is undergraduate APA 7.

You are expected to be in class a minimum of four days per week. If you do not post each time you are online it will not register you as having been online four times during the week. If you want to write posts ahead of time you certainly can on Word and then copy and paste them on separate days in the class but please read all of your classmate’s replies while you are in class, it is required and I don’t like to see all the pink lines of posts that have not been read. Even though you are in class only four times per week you must participate fully in order to learn the material that is covered in this class.

Thank you for choosing Grand Canyon University and giving me this opportunity to participate in the beginning stages of your master’s degree.

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Week 1 Devotional Question

Note: Each week, I will post a Bible verse or two that speaks to the conversation for the week. Response posts can be considered “Substantive” if it progresses the conversation and meets the 200 minimal word requirement. Participation in the weekly devotional is completely voluntary.

Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory. Proverbs 11:14 (NASB)

The above verse discusses the importance of nurse leaders who guide us. Discuss the nurse leaders that exist in your professional life and discuss ways your nursing practice has been shaped by their influence. Remember your post must include a minimum of 200 words and include your word count in your post.

In my most recent position as clinical nurse manager for a hospice company I was fortunate to have a nurse leader, my director of patient care services, who in addition to being an RN, is also a chaplain. Her faith drives her in her leadership. Having her as a mentor allowed me in my work environment to express my faith openly and to learn to use it in my role as a leader to guide the nurses who worked under me. She taught me to always consider what my nurses “bring to the table” in any situation. I have been told by my team that while I have expectations of them that they may not always like, they always feel supported, and encouraged. One of the most important lessons that my director taught me, was to recognize each nurse’s individual strengths, and to focus on building those strengths, instead of focusing on weaknesses. We all have areas where we shine, and as a manager, building on those areas, recognizing them in each of my nurses, has enabled me to grow significantly in my role. I have actually found that encouraging them in their strengths and making them feel valued, makes them want to examine where they are weak and they look to me for guidance in making positive changes. (219 words)

Hello Robin, I really enjoyed reading your post. It sounds like you were really fortunate to have such an incredible leader. Some of the characteristics that she taught you that I also truly value and try to see in all of my nurses, is to look at each individual. We are not all the same, nor do we “nurse” the same and this should not be scrutinized. I am glad that nurses “eating their young” is not as prevalent anymore, because this is not a positive or productive learning environment. We all bring different strengths to the unit, and we all learn and precept differently, which is so valuable. These differences should be celebrated and utilized and as you mentioned, then built upon. It is our job as leaders, mentors and experienced nurses to help others grow in their practice. As a nurse educator I really take time to try and get to know my transition into practice nurses before placing them with a preceptor as I know this can make or break a new grad. Hopefully by doing this, it fosters a great learning environment with the type of nurse they need to help guide them and help them grow in their own unique way. Thanks for sharing your experiences