14 Jan A CV is very detailed

MSN612 Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Module 1 Discussion

Students are to answer the following questions from the textbook under the discussion board.

Chapter 1, p. 26, Question # 5

Chapter 3, p. 84 Question # 4

MSN612 Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Module 2 Discussion

Answer the following questions from your textbook:

Chapter 2, p. 54, Case Study #3 (MO5)

Develop a comprehensive problem list from the case study

What questions would you need to ask the patient and family to gather any missing information?

Chapter 4, p. 111 Seminar Discussion #4. (MO8)

MSN612 Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Module 3 Discussion

Students are to answer the questions below from the textbook under the discussion board.

Chapter 6, p. 180, case study, Answer questions # 1-4.

1 Peer-reviewed reference is required other than the textbook for each answer

MSN612 Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Module 5 Discussion

Students are to answer the following questions from the textbook under Seminar discussion discussions.

Chapter 11, p. 293, question 2 & 3.

Chapter 12, p. 311, question # 2

MSN612 Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Module 6 Discussion

Please go to your state board of nursing site and identify what the laws and regulations for writing schedule II and III medications are for nurse practitioners.

Chapter 15 p. 365 Case study # 2, answer questions # 1-5.

MSN612 Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Module 4 PAPER FOUNDATIONS OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

. Identify a patient problem you have had in the clinical setting.

What formal structures were in place to help address the problem?

How did you or could you use evidence to investigate the problem?

Did you have time to search for evidence? If not what were the barriers you faced?

What databases did you access for evidence and why? (be specific).

2. Find a clinical practice guideline from the National Guideline Clearinghouse archives or any other site that produces guidelines such as the American College of Cardiology CHF guidelines, that would be suitable for the patient problem you identified. Critically appraise the guideline using the AGREE II Instrument in your textbook, p 207 box 7.1.

MSN612 Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Module 7 Assignment– CV & Introductory Letter

1. Develop a professional CV (Curriculum Vita) which means course of life in Latin

There are three major differences between CVs and resumes: the length, the purpose, and the layout.

A CV is very detailed and can stretch well beyond two pages. A CV is an in-depth document that can be laid out over two or more pages and it contains a high level of detail about your achievements, a great deal more than just a career biography. The CV covers your education as well as any other accomplishments like publications, awards, honors, etc. A CV has a clear chronological order, listing the whole career of the individual.

A resume is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or two pages.

A professional NP CV/Resume does not include time working in any position outside of an RN. It does not include time spent as an MA, lab tech or unit secretary.

2. Develop an appropriate introductory letter to a potential employer’s office manager, that is 1-2 pages at most. Within the body of the letter, you should identify yourself as a new NP, tell the employer why you are interested in the position, and your qualifications. Offer a brief personal philosophy of the Advance Practice Nursing (APN) role, what you can contribute to the practice, potential obstacles you foresee and professional goals. You should address the letter to the “Office Manager” at either your current place of employment or for a position that you would like to have with another employer. Addressing a letter to a physician with whom you have worked with and not their office manager is not appropriate.