NURS_6003_Module06_Week10_Discussion

Discussion week 10 for Walden 6003:

Assignment: Examining Nursing Specialties (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is my specialty)

Directions: You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions. A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote designed to inspire. (Open to writer-the overall goal is to work with the mentally ill and homeless)NURS_6003_Module06_Week10_Discussion

Decisions are often not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing a specialty within the MSN program. This decision is a critical part of your plan for success, and you no doubt want to get it right. This is yet another area where your network can help, as well as other sources of information that can help you make an informed choice.

To Prepare:

Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization. ^ Please explanation the choice of a nursing specialty within the program. ^ Describe any difficulties you had (or are having Finance, time considering cost of living and work schedule, ability to write proficiently using apa) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision (Compassionate mental health, social injustice, desire to participate in legislative change for black and brown communities. ^Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member. (I joined: NANNNA & Chapter Membership

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Full membership: A full member is referred to as individual, who is a Nigerian, is fully registered with a chapter and conforms to the regulations of that chapter. Members in this group receive full benefits from, including conference discounts, continuing education discounts, and professional networking. More importantly, full members influence the decisions made at the national and chapter level that affect the affairs of the association and the practice of nursing. Full members are eligible to participate in the election of officials through their delegates at the National Working Committee (NWC))Writer: you may include an interesting organization to join in the future for Mental Health.

Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing

Specialization within any professional practice implies having a specific niche and opportunity to become an expert. In nursing, specialization involves becoming an expert in the nursing field, and influencing health care outcomes, education and practice. Each specialization in nursing has a leadership designation since it leverages specific interests and qualities to shape professional career advancement options (Stewart & DeNisco, 2019). Through pursuing a specialization, a nurses derives personal benefits for career advancements and shapes the future of the health care industry. Given the many changes in the US health care system, it would be prudent for nurses to specialize. Whether pursuing an education and/or leadership roles that would allow for experiences to be imparted to a new generation of nurses even as changes are facilitated within a health care organization, specialization is necessary (Zaccagnini & White, 2017). The present paper offers a discussion on nursing specialization.

Explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program.

There are many specialization areas in the nursing profession, all of which provide different career advancement opportunities. Through specialization, the nurse is provided with an opportunity to pursue career ambitions. Each specialization offers a leadership designation (Chism, 2016). Personally, my choice of nursing specialty is clinical nurse leadership since I am interested in functioning as a team member and leader who applies solid skills and knowledge, as well as exercising good judgement in providing care to patients. I am particularly interested in practicing as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) as this is an advanced practice registered nurse role that would allow me to provide a variety of mental health services in a wide range of settings.

I understand that a PMHNP diagnoses and treats mental illness thereby helping to address the needs of one of the more vulnerable patient populations. Unlike other groups of patients, persons suffering from mental illness will typically have cognitive deficiencies that reduce their capacity for making logical and informed decisions. I seek to ensure that this group of patients receives the required care, and their interests be presented in different forums through advocacy efforts.NURS_6003_Module06_Week10_Discussion

Besides that, psychiatric nursing/medicine is an imprecise science and I am interested in exploring the science and making new discoveries. Unlike other medical and nursing practice where care approaches result in defined outcomes, psychiatry offers vague connections between approaches applied and outcomes. This is understandable since no two patients will present for psychiatric care with the same mental health problems, have the same interventions applied and expect the same results. To be more precise, psychiatric nursing is a challenging practice area that requires the nurse to always be innovative (Mandos & Reinhold, 2020).

Additionally, psychiatric nursing has significant opportunities for career advancements. Unlike other medical conditions that could be challenging but be cured with a straightforward intervention, mental health concerns do not have cures and cannot be wholly eliminated. This implies that psychiatric health conditions would always present so that PMHNP will always be needed. As a PMHNP, I expect that my services will always be needed. It is because of the discussed reasons that I chose to specialize in psychiatric nursing (Kosicek, 2014).

Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision.

Like any other career choice, choosing to specialize in psychiatric nursing was not an easy one to make. This was because of three reasons. The first reason was that I sought to choose the perfect career fit that met all my needs and played to my strengths as I had the fear of having a disappointing career. As long as I did not make a choice, I was able to maintain the fantasy that an ideal career exists for me out there and I am yet to find that career. Once I made the career choice, I would grapple with the good and bad of that decision, and up facing some disappointment. I addressed this difficulty by doing informational interviews with nurses in the different specializations of interest already working in the field to understand how they spend their work days. Their combined years of experiences allowed me to better evaluate the different nursing professions (Kulcsár, Dobrean & Gati, 2020).

The second reason was that I had a fear of making mistakes. I wanted a guarantee that my career decision will be the right one, and I would not regret choices made or missed opportunities. I addressed this difficulty by reading biographies and autobiographies of nurses I seek to emulate in order to understand their career trajectories. Thirdly, I had an educational barrier to pursuing a career in psychiatric nursing. Such a career requires at least a Masters in Nursing level of education and completion of psychiatric nursing study units. Making the career choice required that I have the necessary level of education. I tackled this difficulty by finding lower level jobs in the nursing career field of interest to familiarize myself with my areas of interest before pursuing advanced education to make a career in psychiatric nursing a reality (Kulcsár, Dobrean & Gati, 2020).NURS_6003_Module06_Week10_Discussion

Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.

My chosen specialty is a career in psychiatric nursing as a PMHNP. There are two professional organizations that are affiliated with PMHNP specialization, and which I seek to be a member. The first organization is the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). This is an organization that was founded in 1986 and is the largest professional membership organization committed to addressing the interests of PMHNP. Membership in the organization is exclusive to psychiatric nurses at all levels of education and occurs after paying a subscription fee. Membership in the organization serves two main interests. Firstly, it helps with collegiality since the organization disseminates current information on topics of interest to psychiatric nursing. Secondly, it offers opportunities for continuing education. The organization has well established programs for providing education to PMHNP to include conferences, the APNA Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute, and APNA eLearning Center (American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2020).

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The second organization is the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN). This is an international society of psychiatric nurses. It was formed in 1999 after the amalgamation of four independent organizations. One of its significant interests is addressing the population needs for the international and diverse mental health workforce to include all forms of injustice, bias, discrimination and racism. Membership in the organization requires a subscription fee and is open to all professional registered nurses with interests in psychiatric nursing. Membership in the organization offers significant benefits to include an annual international conferences, and opportunities for business meetings to address issues affecting the profession and practice. Other benefits include access to webinars, networking and collaboration opportunities, newsletter subscription, certification fee discounts, website resource, international networking (International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, 2020).

References

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2020). About the American Psychiatric Nurses Association: An Introduction. https://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3277

Chism, L. A. (Ed.) (2016). The Doctor of Nursing Practice: A Guidebook for Role Development and Professional Issues. Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (2020). About ISPN. https://www.ispn-psych.org/about-ispn

Kosicek, C. (2014). Nurses, Jobs and Money: A Guide to Advancing Your Nursing Career and Salary. Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc.

Kulcsár, V., Dobrean, A., & Gati, I. (2020). Challenges and difficulties in career decision making: Their causes, and their effects on the process and the decision. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 116(Part A), 103346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103346

Mandos, L. A., & Reinhold, J. A. (2020). Clinical Consult to Psychiatric Mental Health Management for Nurse Practitioners (2^nd ed.). Springer Publishing Company.

Stewart, J. G., & DeNisco, S. M. (Eds.) (2019). Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner (2^nd ed). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

Zaccagnini, M., & White, K. (Eds.) (2017). The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing (3^rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

Discussion: Examining Nursing Specialties

You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions. A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote designed to inspire.

Decisions are often not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing a specialty within the MSN program. This decision is a critical part of your plan for success, and you no doubt want to get it right. This is yet another area where your network can help, as well as other sources of information that can help you make an informed choice.NURS_6003_Module06_Week10_Discussion

To Prepare:

• Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization.

Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.

Main Posting—

Excellent 45 (45%) – 50 (50%)

Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.

Supported by at least three current, credible sources.

Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.

Good 40 (40%) – 44 (44%)

Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.

At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.

Supported by at least three credible sources.

Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.

Fair 35 (35%) – 39 (39%)

Responds to some of the discussion question(s).

One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed.

Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.

Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.

Post is cited with two credible sources.

Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.

Contains some APA formatting errors.

Poor 0 (0%) – 34 (34%)

Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately.

Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.

Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.

Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.

Contains only one or no credible sources.

Not written clearly or concisely.

Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.

Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style.

First Response—

Excellent 17 (17%) – 18 (18%)

Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.

Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.

Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.

Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.

Good 15 (15%) – 16 (16%)

Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.

Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.

Fair 13 (13%) – 14 (14%)

Response is on topic and may have some depth.

Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.

Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.

Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited.

Poor 0 (0%) – 12 (12%)

Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.

Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.NURS_6003_Module06_Week10_Discussion

Responses to faculty questions are missing.

No credible sources are cited.

Second Response—

Excellent 16 (16%) – 17 (17%)

Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.

Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.

Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.

Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.

Good 14 (14%) – 15 (15%)

Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.

Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.

Fair 12 (12%) – 13 (13%)

Response is on topic and may have some depth.

Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.

Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.

Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited.

Poor 0 (0%) – 11 (11%)

Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.

Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.

Responses to faculty questions are missing.

No credible sources are cited.NURS_6003_Module06_Week10_Discussion