Emergency Nurses Association and its Benefits to Nurses

Assessment Description
Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to a specialty area of interest. In a 750‐1,000-word paper, provide a detailed overview of the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:
Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or "perks," of being a member.
Explain why networking is important for a nurse in this specialty field. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for members.
Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
Discuss opportunities the organization provides for continuing education and professional development.
You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.
Rubric:
5. Target
The professional organization associated with a specialty area is comprehensively and thoughtfully described in detail, including its purpose, mission, vision, and overall benefits of being a member.
4. Acceptable
The professional organization associated with a specialty area is clearly described including its purpose, mission, vision, and overall benefits of being a member.
5. Target
A comprehensive explanation of why networking is important for a nurse in this specialty field is included. Discussion of how this organization creates networking opportunities for members is comprehensive and detailed.
4. Acceptable
A clear explanation of why networking is important for a nurse in this specialty field is included. Discussion of how this organization creates networking opportunities for members is thoughtful.
5. Target
A comprehensive and detailed description of how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area is included.
4. Acceptable
A clear description of how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes a
5. Target
A comprehensive, relevant, and thoughtful discussion of the opportunities the organization provides for continuing education and professional development is included.
4. Acceptable
A clear discussion of the opportunities the organization provides for continuing education and professional development is included.
5. Target
The thesis, position, or purpose is clearly communicated throughout and clearly directed to a specific audience.
4. Acceptable
The thesis, position, or purpose is adequately presented. An awareness of the appropriate audience is demonstrated.
5. Target
The thesis, position, or purpose is logically advanced throughout. The progression of ideas is coherent and unified. A clear and logical conclusion aligns to the development of the purpose.
4. Acceptable
The thesis, position, or purpose is advanced in most aspects. Ideas clearly build on each other. Conclusion aligns to the development of the purpose.
5. Target
Specific and appropriate evidence is included. Relevant perspectives of others are clearly considered.
4. Acceptable
Relevant evidence that includes other perspectives is used.
5. Target
No mechanical errors are present. Appropriate language choice and sentence structure are used throughout.
4. Acceptable
Few mechanical errors are present. Suitable language choice and sentence structure are used.
5. Target
No errors in formatting or documentation are present.
4. Acceptable
Appropriate format and documentation are used with only minor errors.