Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.
Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.
As a registered nurse (RN), I have always been passionate about pursuing advanced practice qualification or degree. The Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) provides one an opportunity to advance their education and skills to offer quality care to different patient populations. The specialty that I have selected within the MSN program is being a family nurse practitioner (FNP). Family nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses who get advanced education and training in primary care setting. As a FNP, I can offer primary care services to diverse patients; ranging from infants to seniors in different environment. I have always been passionate about enhancing family health and wellbeing. The specialty provides me an opportunity to increase my engagement with different patients based on the role and responsibilities of a family nurse practitioner (Brennan, 2020). The specialty is essential as FNPs offer health promotional activities and engage in patient education to enhance primary care in community settings.
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Making the decision to be a family nurse practitioner entailed difficulties and challenges that include critical analysis of their roles and responsibilities, my situation as a registered nurse and having time for my family. Further, the increased focus on primary care interventions and patient education as well as provision of information are some of the factors that drove me to the decision. The use of evidence-based practice interventions is a critical component of effective care delivery for patient populations, especially at this time (Estes et al., 2019). Therefore, considering the transformation in the health sector and the need to empower patients are some of the issues that I considered before making the choice and decision to be a family nurse practitioner.
The specific organization for family nurse practitioner that I will to join is the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Becoming a member of the AANP requires one to be a registered nurse, specifically a nurse practitioner or as a student pursuing the specialty (AANP, 2022). The association’s membership is through subscription implying that one becomes a member once they apply, meet the requirements and pay the subscription fee.
References
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) (2022). Are You Considering a Career as
a Family Nurse Practitioner? https://www.aanp.org/news-feed/are-you-considering-a-career-as-a-family-nurse-practitione
Brennan, C. (2020). Tracing the History of the Nurse Practitioner Profession in 2020, the Year of
the Nurse. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 34(2), 83-84.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.12.005.
Estes, K., Medina, R. & Robertson, G. (2019). Preparing FNP Workforce for the Increasingly
Complex Work Environment. The Journal of Nurse Practitioner, 15(6), e107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.03.026
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Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.