Qualities of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner Based on MSN Essentials

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is an autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to the improvement of the public's health. As our accreditor, CCNE has provided ongoing guidance to CCNE accredited universities for content of quality nursing practice. As a result, our accreditation is guided by the The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (2011). 
MSN Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership. Recognizes that
organizational and systems leadership are critical to the promotion of high quality and
safe patient care. Leadership skills are needed that emphasize ethical and critical decision
making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective (AACN, 2011, p. 4).
Examining the course objectives, reading and assignments, please provide written evidence of how you have developed, created, applied and/or evaluated course content through your submitted assignments.
You will then address how the identified MSN Essential Standards applies to the final outcomes of your learning. Provide goals for future learning experiences during your progression through the MSN Program
 Please provide at least one example (per standard) of how you will transfer this learning to your professional practice. 
The submission should be approximately two pages in length (a minimum of one page for each standard), APA formatted with a reference page into an electronic portfolio. 
This submission is due on or before Sunday of week seven. Failure to do so will result in a delay in your grade posting as this document is mandatory and necessary for course completion. Keep this submitted assignment in your own file folder with all of the MSN Essential Prompts that you submit within each course from your MSN Program as you will need this for your final MSN Leadership course: MSN 8900. Also save all of your final products from your MSN courses as you will ultimately be submitting the final products into a google portfolio site which will be evaluated with the MSN Essential Written work in your final msn 8900 COURSE. 
COURSE NUMBER MSN 6500 (Program Entry Course)
 COURSE TITLE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN ADVANCED NURSING
 PRACTICE 
 CREDITS 3 
 PREREQUISITE BSN 
FACULTY MEMBER 
TERM Fall Block 1 2019 
 METHOD OF CONTACT/ OFFICE HOURS Instructor to complete
 COURSE TIME BREAKDOWN
 35 Hours Scheduled Instruction
10 Hours Structured External Assignments (SEA)
60-80 Hours Independent Learning
COURSE DESCRIPTION
As an introduction to graduate studies, this course seeks to re-orient the student to learning in an academic setting, communicating in the area of information literacy and knowledge building. Shared experiences and exercises will broaden students’ understanding of leadership as it applies to various advanced practice roles. A variety of theoretical frameworks, including role theory, are analyzed as a basis for engaging in personal and professional development. Students are encouraged to broaden perspectives and worldview through interaction with, and appreciation of others.
TEXTBOOKS
*A list of course textbooks are available on the Wilmington University Bookstore website: http://bookstore(dot)wilmu(dot)edu/
 COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to:
Articulate advanced practice roles within the context of the nursing profession.
Recognize how individual belief systems and life experiences affect nursing practice.
Discuss self-care and change as a factor in personal growth and in one’s role in the health care system.
Apply role theory/principles to the practice of advanced nursing roles.
Analyze the advanced practice leadership role in fostering the community of nursing.
Explore the process of socialization to an advanced level of nursing practice.
Demonstrate effective utilization of instructional resources, including the use of scholarly literature and computerized searches.
Evidence critical thinking skills in class discussion, written work, online assignments, or oral/visual/voice-enhanced presentations
METHODOLOGY
A. Teaching and Learning Strategies
Assigned Readings, Web-Enhanced Activities, External Literature Review, Blogs/Discussions, Zoom Meetings, PowerPoint, Kaltura.
B. Evaluation Methods
Rubrics and grading criteria are provided for all assignments. Please read the rubrics and the grading criteria before completing the assignments. Following the assignment criteria will optimize your efforts toward successful course completion.
Graduate Grading Scale
Grade
Numeric Equivalent
A
95%-100%
A-
92-94%
B+
89-91%
B
86-88%
B-
83%-85%
C+
80%-82%
C
77%-79%
C-
74%-76%
F
Less Than 74%
Rubrics and/or grading criteria are provided for assignments. Please review the rubrics and/or grading criteria before completing assignments.
Business Leaders Presentation (Group) (Objective 2, 5, 8 ) 25%
The purpose of this assignment is to begin to examine beliefs or values pertaining to a specific component of leadership that is reflected in your practice/thinking and articulate a point of view about this belief or value. Ideas for this may come from your readings, discussion board topics, or topics from textbook. Some student is asked to provide the instructor with an outline of key points and a short reference list. Specific guidelines will be provided by the course faculty.
Information Literacy and Leadership Paper (Objectives 1,7, 8) 15%
The purpose of this assignment is to enhance your skills in information literacy
and leadership through locating authoritative, scholarly sources through
computerized searches and the university library.
Resume/Cover Letter Dev. (Objectives 2,3, 8) 10%
The purpose of this assignment is for the student to self-assess the status of the leadership abilities. By updating their resume/CV and preparing for a desired job, the student will have the opportunity to view themselves in the job market environment and evaluate their transferrable skills and presentation style.
Nursing Leadership Analysis Paper (Objectives 1, 2, 3, 5, 8) 20%
The purpose of this paper is to self-reflect on your style of leadership. Based
on the readings and weekly exercises the student should speak to their leadership
philosophy, providing specific examples. This paper will ask the student to use
Evidentiary support from the literature to support their chosen leadership theory.
The student will objectively analyze the strengths and weaknesses of their chosen
approach as well as analyzing the impact on their professional practice. The
Students will explore their professional aspirations grounding their choice with
literature support. Lastly, the student will discuss their plan for reinvestment in
the profession as a leader and share their personal reflection on the theory-
practice gap, role transition into leadership, and socialization into the role.
All Activities/Weekly Participation/MSN Essentials Prompt (Objectives 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8) 30%
In addition to reading from the primary course textbook, students are expected to prepare for several class sessions by reading articles that apply or evaluate an aspect of the course. Some articles will be made available, and students will review a variety of journals to select others. This reading will provide a basis for classroom discussions. Effective participation in class discussions is expected. The course faculty will provide specific guidelines
MSN Essentials Written Prompt (REQUIRED WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL MSN COURSES
Examining the course objectives, reading and assignments, please provide written evidence of how you have developed, created, applied and/or evaluated course content through your submitted assignments. You will then address how the identified MSN Essential Standards applies to the outcomes of your learning. Provide goals for future learning experiences during your progression through the MSN Program. Please provide at least one example (per standard) of how you will transfer this learning to your professional practice. The submission should be approximately two pages in length (a minimum of one page for each standard), APA formatted with a reference page into an electronic portfolio.
This submission is due on or before Sunday of week seven. Failure to do so will result in a delay in your grade posting as this document is mandatory and necessary for course completion. Keep this submitted assignment in your own file folder with all of the MSN Essential Prompts that you submit within each course from your MSN Program, as you will need this for your final MSN Leadership course: MSN 8900. Save all of your final products from your MSN LDR courses as you will ultimately be submitting the final products into MSN 8900 Leadership Portfolio. If you have missed an MSN Essential prompt for a course, all this information is found in the MSN Leadership Organization.
A Note on the Use of Zoom Meetings:
This course offers students the opportunity to engage with fellow students and faculty via zoom.
As these sessions are anticipated to offer valuable learning opportunities, students are expected to attend the live session or view the recording to enhance their understanding of the course content and earn credit where applicable.