APA Tutorial: Review the APA 7th Edition information & tutorials in the Writing Center. Take a screenshot of a specific item you believe will be important to your understanding of APA and include it in your submission of this activity as an appendix.
Political Stakeholder & Nursing Historical Figure: Select a political stakeholder and a nursing historical figure who have influenced the nursing profession. Share how they influenced graduate-level nursing practice and provide one positive and one negative example of their impact on graduate-level nursing practice in general. Do not choose Florence Nightingale.
Timeline: Create a timeline of major historical events in the development of the nursing specialty area you have chosen. Briefly describe each event, the impact it had on nursing practice, and how it will impact you as a graduate-level nurse.
AACN Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Practice: Provide a thorough overview of the implications of the AACN Essentials on your role as an MSN prepared nurse in a specialty role. Include an example of how you will meet each Essential Domain within your graduate nursing practice.
Nursing Organization: Research a nursing organization representing your intended nursing specialty focus and provide a review of its mission and vision. Discuss how the organization may influence your future plans and education in the intended specialty.
Short-Term Goals: Discuss your intended nursing specialty focus and purpose for choosing this specialty. Develop 3 short-term career goals and discuss how earning the MSN degree will impact your career goals and how you plan to achieve those short-term goals. Note: Short-term goals are those that may be achieved within a year.
Long-Term Goals: Develop 3 long-term career goals and discuss how you plan to achieve those long-term goals. Note: Long-term goals may take several years to reach.
Barriers: Identify three (3) potential barriers to achieving your short-term and long-term goals and construct a plan to address barriers.
