NURS 6002 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing
Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 2: Academic Resources and Strategies
New construction projects begin with a design phase, where architects blueprint the vision complete with design details. They work in collaboration with builders who use the designs to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials to bring the vision to reality. You are both architect and builder of your success. You have started to blueprint your vision in your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan. You have identified others with whom you will collaborate. Now you can begin to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials
How will you approach your studies? What types of resources are available to you, and how will you access and utilize them? Taking the opportunity to prepare these strategies, tools, and materials will help ensure you can “break ground” without incident and successfully move to the phase where you begin building your vision.
- FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY!!!!
To Prepare:
- Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program.
- Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources for this week.
The Assignment:
- Clearly identify and accurately describe in detail at least threeacademic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program.
- Clearly identify and accurately describe in detail at least threeprofessional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or in a specialty.
- Clearly and thoroughly explain in detail how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally.
Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Week 1 Assignment, which was built off the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.
Remember to include an introduction paragraph which contains a clear and comprehensive purpose statement which delineates all required criteria, and end the assignment Part with a conclusion paragraph.
ATTENTION TO STUDYPOOL WRITER THIS IS ME SO YOU GET SOME IDEAS OF MY INTRODUCTION
Mario Carralero I am in THIS MSN FOR THE “ ACUTE GERONTOLOGY CRITICAL NURSE PRACTIONER, AGCNP”
Hi, again my name is Mario Carralero I have been married for 19 years, I have a 9 years old daughter, and a teen 17 years old boy. I have been a Registered Nurse for ten years and achieved my Bachelor degree five years ago. Even-though for many nurses ten years may seem as a regular average time of working experience in their lives, for me ten years is an invaluable time. Sometimes we used to say, ” the time flies away” and we do not appreciate it. However, in my case I feel blessed because those ten years transformed me in a better person as a whole, professionally, and sociologically. I had the amazing opportunity of working in all bed side care areas and learn all different nursing skills. I did worked in Med-surge, Telemetry, and ICU. I have worked in the float pool of ICU going to all them MICU, SICU, CVICU, NSICU, and TICU settings wherever the need. At present I still do some ICU, but I am working full time in the Intervention Radiology. I grew up exponentially in my career, also it floating around allows me to create a great network throughout the hospital. I noticed my devotion for critical patients.
Finally, last two weeks I decided to start at once my plan on going back school. My continue relationship with nursing ICU has given me more insight into pursuing my MSN program in Acute Care Gerontology Advance Practitioner nurse. One day in the morning I opened my emails at my hospital and I saw the education department recommending to all nurses to complete their BSN and MSN programs at Walden University. I did my own researched on best online program around that meet my expectation to achieve my goal. As I further searched in the internet I saw again Walden University. I believe that Walden mission’s statement aligned with my need to progress further.
According to Walden, their mission is to “provide a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioner so that they can effect positive social change”( Walden University, 2019b.). Which defines my overall goal to become a Practitioner who “provide life long, comprehensive care through disease management, health education, and preventative health services” ( Nurse Journal, 2020, para. 2). Walden University for sure will leave a positive impact not only to me as professional but also to my family since this MSN online program is a perfect example of dedication and perseverance.
Incorporation of Social Change
As I become an Acute Practitioner Nurse, I will convey more effectively the patient care to all levels of our society and different ethnic groups in collaboration with physicians. The communication between patient and professional will be more transparent regarding patient condition. Walden University (2019b) defined positive social changes as a”deliberate process of creating and applying ideas, strategies, and actions to promote the worth dignity, and development of individuals, communities, organizations, institutions, cultures, and societies” (para. 4). I will be ready to create bigger and better solutions mainly for the health care industry. I see myself expanding my knowledge base here in Walden University, and hopefully improving the health disparity of minorities. I will work on making possible to provide medical care to all sectors of our community in needs of care. This aligns with Walden University’s view which is to promote a positive social change in the improvement of human and social conditions ( Walden University, 2020b).
Week 2: Academic and Professional Strategies and Resources
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Recommend solutions for academic questions or concerns (D)
- Analyze resources and strategies for academic success (A)
- Analyze resources and strategies for professional success (A)
- Formulate strategies for effective online learning related to planning, time management, communication, and technology use (A)
- Construct elements of an Academic Success and Professional Development Plan (A)
- USE THIS RESOURCES TO CREATE THE REFERENCES, PLEASE…DO NOT FORGET THE REFERENCES!
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing a paper: Revising. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/writingprocess/revising
Document: 10 Tips for Being a Successful Online Learner (PDF)
Document: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template (Word document)
Required Media
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). Tips for effective online composition and communication [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Rubric Detail
| Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | |||
| Continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in Week 1 to develop the second component: academic resources and strategies. To do this:
· Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. |
23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. |
20 (20%) – 22 (22%)
The response partially identifies and partially describes at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. |
18 (18%) – 19 (19%)
The response vaguely identifies and vaguely describes at least two academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. |
0 (0%) – 17 (17%)
The response only vaguely and inaccurately identifies one academic resource or strategy or the three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program are vague and inaccurate, or is missing. |
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| · Identify and describe at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular. | 23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty. |
20 (20%) – 22 (22%)
The response partially identifies and partially describes at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty. |
18 (18%) – 19 (19%)
The response vaguely identifies and vaguely describes at least two professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty. |
0 (0%) – 17 (17%)
The response only vaguely and inaccurately identifies and vaguely describes one professional resource or the three professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty are vague and inaccurate, or is missing. |
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| · Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally. | 32 (32%) – 35 (35%)
Response clearly and thoroughly explains in detail the intended use of these resources, including a detailed explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally. |
28 (28%) – 31 (31%)
Response explains the intended use of these resources, including an explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally. |
25 (25%) – 27 (27%)
Explanation of the intended use of these resources, including an explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally is vague or inaccurate. |
0 (0%) – 24 (24%)
Explanation of the intended use of these resources, including an explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. |
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| Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria. |
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria. |
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive. |
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%- 79% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic. |
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided. |
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| Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation |
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. |
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. |
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. |
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding. |
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| Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list. | 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors. |
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1-2) APA format errors. |
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3-4) APA format errors. |
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors. |
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| Total Points: 100 | ||||||
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