Introduction to Advanced Registered Nursing
Course Code Type Duration Credit Hours
NUR-513 v:11 Credit Based 56 Days 4.0 .2
Course Description
This course examines nursing theory and the role of ethics for advanced registered nurses within the Christian worldview and through a leadership perspective focused on improving health care outcomes. Students explore the moral/ethical responsibilities and legal and regulatory obligations of advanced registered nurses in health promotion and disease prevention. Students also review evidence-based practice (EBP) literature and the research process with application to their program of study and learn to navigate scholarly EBP literature, resources, and guidelines.
Pre-Requisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
NUR-513
Course Materials
Topic 1: Emerging Roles for Advanced Registered Nursing Specialties
Description
Objectives:
Describe the history of advanced registered nursing, including shifts in scope, role, and
Discuss emerging roles for the advanced registered
Discuss the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for nursing education and the role of the advanced practice registered nurse in the evolving health care
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Tasks
Topic 2: Scope of Practice
Description
Objectives:
Identify regulatory bodies and industry regulations that specify certification and licensure requirements and scope of practice for advanced registered
Relate ethical guidelines to the scope of practice of the advanced registered
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Tasks
Nursing Roles Graphic Organizer
Description:
Advanced registered nurses work in highly collaborative environments and must collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in order to provide excellent patient care. Besides knowing the role and scope of one’s own practice, it is essential to understand the role and scope of other nurse specialties to ensure effective collaboration among nurses, the organization, and other professionals with whom advanced registered nurses regularly interact.
Use the “Nursing Roles Graphic Organizer Template” to differentiate how advanced registered nurse roles relate to and collaborate with different areas of nursing practice. Compare your future role with one of the following: nurse educator; nurse leader; family nurse practitioner; acute care nurse practitioner; graduate nurse with an emphasis/specialty in public health, health care administration, business, or informatics; clinical nurse specialist; doctor of nursing practice. Indicate in the appropriate columns on the template which roles you are comparing.
Make sure to compare the following areas of practice in your graphic organizer:
Ethics
Education
Leadership
Public Health
Health Care Administration
Informatics
Business/Finance
Specialty (e.g., Family, Acute Care)
Include any regulatory bodies or certification agencies that provide guidance or parameters on how these roles incorporate concepts into practice.
You are required to cite three to five sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
Topic 3: Diversity and Global Perspectives of Care
Description
Objectives:
Discuss the role of the advanced registered nurse in promoting health and disease prevention for diverse
Discuss the impact of diversity, global perspectives, and the advanced registered nurse’s role in advancing health
Relate cultural and spiritual competence to the advanced registered nurse’s scope of
Determine how your personal worldview may affect your future practice and
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Tasks
Topic 4: Theory-Based Nursing Practice I
Description
Objectives:
Describe nursing theories and their application to the advance registered nurse’s
Evaluate nursing theories based on intent, goal, and
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Tasks
Topic 5: Theory-Based Nursing Practice II
Description
Objectives:
Discuss relevant theories applicable to advanced nursing practice for individuals, families, communities, and special
Relate nursing theories to your personal
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Tasks
Being able to articulate your personal worldview can help you formulate a personal philosophy of practice and enhance your influence on patients and the industry. In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to reflect on your current and future practice, and the ways worldview and nursing theory influence that practice.
Draft a 1,000-1,250 word paper in which you:
Describe your personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence your personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care.
Choose a specific nursing theory that is most in line with your personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care and discuss the similarities. Explain how the nursing theory reinforces your approach to care.
Include in your explanation a specific example of a past or current practice and how your worldview and the nursing theory could assist you in resolving this issue.
Finally, explain how your worldview and the nursing theory will assist you in further developing your future
You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Topic 5 DQ 1
Description:
During this program, you will complete an evidence-based practice project addressing a problem, issue, or concern in your specialty area of professional practice. Consider an area in your specialty that you believe needs improvement. Which nursing theories could you apply to this problem? Why is this the best theory?
Topic 5 DQ 2
Description:
Select one theory discussed during Topics 4 and 5. Does application of this theory differ based on the population focus (individuals, families, communities, and special populations)? Why or why not? Use examples from your current practice to illustrate differences or similarities.
Topic 5 Participation
Description:
Topic 6: Role of Research and Research Process for Advanced Registered Nurses
Description
Objectives:
Describe the characteristics of scholarly nursing research for the advanced registered
Discuss methods for accessing and evaluating nursing
Relate credibility to academic integrity and evidence-based practice
Study Materials
Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession
Description:
Read Chapters 20-22 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.
Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research
Description:
Watch “Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research,” by Cambridge Educational (2006), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.
Effective Internet Search: Basic Tools and Advanced Strategies
Description:
Watch “Effective Internet Search: Basic Tools and Advanced Strategies,” by Cambridge Educational (2011), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.
Researching, Reading, and Writing
Description:
Watch “Researching, Reading, and Writing,” by Cambridge Educational (2009), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.
A Scholar Is What a Scholar Writes: Practical Tips on Scholarly Writing
Description:
Read “A Scholar Is What a Scholar Writes: Practical Tips on Scholarly Writing,” by Walker, from Journal of Theory Construction & Testing (2003).
Library Walkthrough Tutorial
Description:
Watch the “Library Walkthrough Tutorial” to become familiar with the GCU Library.
Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Critical Appraisal and Analysis
Description:
Read “Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Critical Appraisal and Analysis,” located on the Cornell University Library website.
About Turnitin and Plagiarism
Description:
Read the “About Turnitin” and “Plagiarism” sections of the Academic Integrity page of the GCU website.
Tasks
Topic 7: Evidence-Based Practice Initiatives
Description
Objectives:
Discuss the importance of evidence-based practice within advanced registered nursing
Evaluate the role of the advanced registered nurse in relation to ethical conduct in
Investigate databases to identify evidence-based practice research related to an area of interest in your
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Tasks
Topic 8: Role Development for Advanced Registered Nurses
Description
Objectives:
Evaluate how professional nursing organizations influence the profession and support nurses in achieving their professional
Examine positions and goals supported by nursing organizations that relate to one’s personal worldview and philosophy of care and
Discuss the potential impact of current legislation on the advanced registered nurse’s individual and collective
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Tasks
Benchmark – Future Scope, Role, and Professional Obligations Paper
Description:
Advanced registered nursing graduates are entering the profession at dynamic time when roles and scope of practice are shifting based on developments in legislation and policy in response to the evolving needs of the health care system.
Professional nursing organizations play an important role in making sure the perspectives of advanced registered nurses are heard, and in supporting nurse specialties in their efforts to expand their scope of practice and their full participation throughout the health care system.
For this assignment, you will conduct research on the current scope of practice for your specialty and efforts that are being made to expand that scope and the role of the advanced nurse in positively influencing the health care system. Write a 1,250-1,500-word paper that includes the following:
A discussion of the scope of your future role as an advanced registered nurse, including any regulatory, certification, or accreditation agencies that define that scope.
A discussion of three professional nursing organizations that you think are most influential in advancing the scope and influence of advanced nursing. Of these organizations, evaluate the one that you would most like to join. How do its goals and mission fit in with your worldview and philosophy of care? How might membership in this organization improve your practice?
A discussion of a controversial or evolving issue that is most likely to affect your scope of practice or role in the next few years. How do you think this issue could influence the profession and other stakeholders, and why does it matters to the advanced registered nurse?
You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Topic 8 DQ 1
Grade Scale
Final Grade Column
Letter Grade GPA Value Minimum (%) Maximum (%)
A 4.0 97.0 100.0
A- 3.7 93.0 96.99
B+ 3.3 89.0 92.99
B 3.0 85.0 88.99
B- 2.7 81.0 84.99
C+ 2.3 78.0 80.99
C 2.0 76.0 77.99
F 0.0 0.02 75.99
I 0.0 0.0 0.01
Grade Categories
Assignments (%) Points Percentile
Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement 220.0 —
Benchmark – Future Scope, Role, and Professional Obligations Paper 250.0 —
Nursing Roles Graphic Organizer 120.0 —
Navigating the Online Environment Scavenger Hunt 50.0 —
Discussion Question (%) Points Percentile
Topic 1 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 6 DQ 1 5.0 —
Topic 7 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 3 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 5 DQ 1 5.0 —
Topic 2 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 2 DQ 1 5.0 —
Topic 5 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 4 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 3 DQ 1 5.0 —
Topic 1 DQ 1 5.0 —
Topic 6 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 8 DQ 2 5.0 —
Topic 7 DQ 1 5.0 —
Topic 8 DQ 1 5.0 —
Topic 4 DQ 1 5.0 —
Participation (%) Points Percentile
Topic 8 Participation 20.0 —
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Topic 1 Participation 20.0 —
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Topic 6 Participation 20.0 —
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Topic 7 Participation 20.0 —
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Topic 4 Participation 20.0 —
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Topic 3 Participation 20.0 —
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Topic 2 Participation 20.0 —
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Topic 5 Participation 20.0 —
Quizzes (%) Points Percentile
APA, GCU Library Resources, and Scholarly Research 120.0 —
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