HERZING NU500 Week 1 Discussion Latest 2019 November

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 1 Discussion

Introduction
to Nursing Theory and Certification

Discussion
Question/Prompt [Due Wednesday]

Please
complete the following steps for your initial discussion post:

Watch the
NU 500 Certification Success Presentation

Certification
Success Preview the document[Powerpoint Presentation]

Visit the
websites of the organizations that offer certification exams for your specialty
MSN track- NE, NL, or FNP by clicking on the links below. (BSN students, choose
one specialty track of interest- FNP, NE or NL).

FNP: AANP (Links to an external site.) and ANCC
(Links to an external site.) (FNP)

or

Nurse
Educator: NLN (Links to an external
site.) (CNE) and ANCC (Links to an external site.) (Nursing Professional
Development)

or

Nurse
Leader: AONL (Links to an external
site.) (Formerly AONE) and ANCC (Links to an external site.) (NL)

Compare and
summarize the requirements that are needed to be eligible for the two exams in
your chosen specialty track.

Describe
the value of certification in your chosen specialty track.

How can
certification enhance your career goals for professional advancement in
nursing?

How can
application of nursing theory benefit you personally and empower/advance the
nursing profession as a whole?

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format and use level headers for each discussion prompt.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.

Compare
your peers’ responses about the value of certification to yours; how are they
different, how are they the same?

Respond to
their ideas on certification to expand the conversation and/or give additional
perspective.

Ask for
clarification if needed.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.