Exploring My Future Role and Knowledge in Advanced Practice Nursing

This assignment explores the student's understanding of their future role as an advanced practice nurse. The paper begins with an elevator speech outlining the nurse's focus on providing care to individuals with injuries and illnesses, emphasizing adherence to ethical principles, core values, and nursing standards. The student expresses a long-standing passion for nursing, driven by a desire to assist those unable to care for themselves. The paper highlights the importance of communication, patient understanding, and emotional support. The student discusses their educational background, including graduation and postgraduate degrees in nursing, and their experience with exams and practical application of nursing skills. References to relevant literature support the student's insights into advanced nursing practices, including diagnosing illnesses, scrutinizing medical plans, and the role of nurses in the healthcare system, emphasizing the need for training and development to work effectively as advanced practice nurses.

How well do you know your future role in
advance practice nursing?

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ELEVATOR SPEECH.....................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

ELEVATOR SPEECH
I am practitioner nurse and my work is focused on provide care to individuals suffering
from injuries and illnesses. According to Blair and Jansen (2015), nurses are liable to practice
under code of conduct, core values and ethical principles. Nursing core values comprise
integrity, human dignity, altruism, social justice and autonomy. I have been passionate about
nursing from a very young age, as I was always concern about physically and mentally unable
individuals as these are the people who are unable to take care of themselves and requires
continuous assistance. Therefore, my advanced nursing practice will be followed by my present
manner of adhering to ethics and nursing standards.
However, as per the views of Dahlin, Coyne and Ferrell (2016) adhering to code of ethics
is the major responsibility of nurse as it helps the individual in maintaining respect and
compassion in working practices. Nurses get a sense of satisfaction, while treating their patients
as they feel that they are capable of helping an individual who is in need. I make sure that my
work is done in a systematic manner and with proper efficiency. I love to communicate with
patients so that I am able to understand their illnesses, and this makes me feel privileged.
Communication and caring patient with specific illness motivated me to practices advanced
nursing role. Thus, I can say current nursing beliefs and practices will help me to continue my
learning over advanced nursing practice.
I loved my incredible journey of nursing, after all the hardships I faced in this duration.
Due to my passion towards nursing, I was able to commit towards studying about the field of
nursing, when I started learning medical subjects in school. Further, I have learned that nurses
are selfless and have the willingness to help patients by comforting them (Ways Nurses Are
Making a Difference (2015). I have studied in one of the best colleges and graduated with
honours. I have a degree in graduation and post-graduation of nursing. Once I completed my
studies, I had to give an exam, in which I had to present my skills and knowledge about nursing.
As per the views of Dunphy and et.al., (2015), I have learned that advanced nursing involves
diagnosing patients' illnesses, scrutinizing of medical plans that are created and implemented.
I have a knack for researching about illnesses, which gives me an edge of understanding
what type of treatments each patients requires. During practice I determined that nurses are
considered to be the largest workforce in United States, which is nearly 3.1 million. They are
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compassionate and have understanding, of different ways to make patient comfortable during
treatments .
I am able to provide emotional support to my patients who suffer from anxiety. Further, I
released that this skill helped me to deal with vulnerable patients suffering from serious disorders
like, depression, dementia, etc. . A study by Newall, Twomey and Lima (2018) stated that
nurses must have a clear role and should be given proper training and development so that they
are able to work as advanced nursing practitioners. I believe that the above statement is true
because nurses must be provided with programs that can train them so that, they can progress in
the field of nursing.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Blair, K.A. and Jansen, M.P., 2015. Advanced practice nursing: Core concepts for professional
role development. Springer Publishing Company.
Dahlin, C., Coyne, P.J. and Ferrell, B.R., 2016. Advanced practice palliative nursing. Oxford
University Press.
Dunphy, L.M. and et.al., 2015. Primary care: Art and science of advanced practice nursing. FA
Davis.
Newall, F., Twomey, B. and Lima, S., 2018. Advanced practice nursing–Promoting organisation
clarity and connectedness: A mixed methods approach. Collegian. 25(1). pp.97-103.
Online
Ways Nurses Are Making a Difference. 2015. [Online]. Available through:
<https://www.healthcaredailyonline.com/5-ways-nurses-are-making-a-difference/>
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