NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

This document is to be used for NURS 6002 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing to complete Assessments 1-4. Just as importantly the document serves to organize your thoughts about planning for your academic and professional success.

For specific instructions see the weekly assessment details in the course or ask your instructor for further guidance. NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

Week 1 | Part 1: Developing an Academic and Professional Network

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I have identified and secured the participation of the following academic (at least two) and professional (at least two) individuals and/or teams to form the basis of my network. This network will help me to clarify my vision for success and will help guide me now and in the future.

Directions: Complete the information below for each member of your network. For more than four entries repeat the items below with details of your additional network member(s) in the ‘ADDITIONAL NETWORK MEMBERS’ section.

NETWORK MEMBER 1

Name: Jacqueline Easly

Title: Nurse Educator

Organization: Veteran Administration Medical Center

Academic or Professional: Professional

Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:

Notes: Mrs. Easly is a nurse educator at my place of employment.  She received her Masters from Walden University. She applies her education degree and the knowledge she obtained from Walden University to her work skills which makes her a phenomenal nurse educator.  She spoke so well of Walden University and the support Walden gives their students it inspired me to research Walden for my Master’s in education.  According to a couple of faulty members at Walden, it is a nurse educator shortage and it has created challenges.  Dr. Hvingelby says higher educator pay and smaller teacher-to-student ratios will make training new nurses more attractive to clinicians. (Walden 2018).  Mrs. Easly encouraged me to attend Walden for my Masters of Education, she informed me that she will be my mentor and guide to help me be successful. NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

https://www.waldenu.edu/connect

Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:

Notes: I selected Walden University to help with my success in the MSN program because of its abundance of resources that they have to help me to succeed.  My MSN will be in Nursing Education which I choose because I want to teach aspiring nurses and to train fellow colleagues.  An MSN in nursing education academically prepares nurses for roles as academic nurse educators, patient educators, or nurse professional developers in healthcare settings (Walden 2020).  Walden has many venues for me to utilize towards success of my MSN of Nursing Education and I will use their university writing lab, library, and tutoring resources if needed.

https://www.waldenu.edu/connect

NETWORK MEMBER 3

Name:  Emergency Department co workers

Title: Registered Nurses. ED Physician

Organization: Veteran Administration Medical Center

Academic or Professional: Professional NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:

Notes: I currently work in the emergency department and I often utilize the resources to help educate me on some clinical situations.  I will continue to use the same resources to obtain the information needed for me to succeed in the MSN of Nursing education program at Walden University. There are many medical professionals in the emergency department.  I can gain knowledge from physician, NPs, registered nurses, social works and physician assistance.  They are very knowledgeable and are willing to educate anyone.  In the article by Schmidt, professional networks can be as authentic and natural as we perceive social networks to be. After all, the relationships you build with classmates, workplace colleagues, and professional association members are certainly authentic. (Schmidt 2019).

Schmidt, K 5 Reasons Nurses Should Engage in Professional Networking (bluepipes.com)

NETWORK MEMBER 4

Name:  ENA

Title:

Organization:

Academic or Professional: Academic

Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:

Notes: An academic network I will use is the Emergency Nurse Association.  ENA is an essential resource for Emergency room nurses and because my focus is to be an educator in the emergency room, I plan to use ENA for constant updates with new practices.  ENA states, given the nurse’s central role in patient care, maintaining current knowledge of trends and advancements is imperative (ENA 2022). I am a member of the organization and the website constantly updates and send out evidence-based practice articles, which can help me learn new practices. NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

Week 2 | Part 2: Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics

Approaches for Facilitating Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics

Michelle Jones

Walden University

NURS 6002: Foundations for Graduate Study

Instructor: Dr. Gatlin

10/23/22

Approaches for Facilitating Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics

The relationship between academic integrity and writing is extended through the elements of honesty, trustworthiness, fairness, respect, together with accountability aligned with courage. Honesty is reflective of the baseline aspect of genuineness for extending attribution commendation to the person who delivered the work outcomes (Cutri et al., 2021). Trust is descriptive of the baseline aspect of being reliable in academic-founded work that helps facilitate in-depth purity. The context is steered through the development of vivid anticipations that are extended into evaluations. NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

Fairness reflects the aspect of evading partiality through ensuring adherence and conformance to the set-up standards for creating accountability. The accountability context is aligned with one’s course of action for aligning the identified rubrics with course outcomes goals. As a result, there is an enabled aptitude for guaranteeing educational integrity (Cutri et al., 2021). Respect is founded on ensuring that one’s respect and admiration are highly upheld. The context is through students highlighting that they undertake and do their assignments per the educational institution’s expectations and course expectations (Cutri et al., 2021). Responsibility alongside courage reflects the aspect of upholding authenticity to avoid malpractice or lack of adherence to academic compliance needs.

Professional practice reflects behavioral practices coupled with accomplishments that direct how experts are necessitated to adhere to compliance standards in professional actions. Scholarly-founded ethics are descriptive of the underlying, academic moral uprightness within evidence-based studies in course work, together with examinations entailed within the academic journey. Robust scholarly-founded ethical standards help develop robust competencies that can be extended in professional practice (Torkaman et al., 2020). The context is through the sustenance of outright and undeterred confidence levels coupled with innovations for steering outstanding professional practice.

References

Cutri, J., Abraham, A., & Karlina, Y. (2021). Academic integrity at doctoral level: the influence of the imposter phenomenon and cultural differences on academic writing. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 17(8). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-021-00074-w

Torkaman, M., Heydari, N., & Torabizadeh, C. (2020). Nurses’ perspectives regarding the relationship between professional ethics and organizational commitment in healthcare organizations. Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 13(17). https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v13i17.4658 NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

PART 2: Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work

As stated in part 1 of the assignment it takes honesty, fairness, and accountability to maintain academic integrity and ethics.  They are strategies that will be pursued to help maintain integrity and ethics while being a student in the MSN program and with the profession as an RN.  Honesty will help maintain a healthy relationship between the student and the professor.  Honesty also helps in the profession of an RN; it helps the nurse and patient establish good rapport. Fairness will play its role when it comes to ethics. Ethics is an important part of being professional and maintaining integrity while in pursuit for a MSN.  Accountability is a strategy to help the student with responsibility to do coursework required to be successful.

Week 3 | Part 3: Research Analysis

I have identified one topic of interest for further study. I have researched and identified one peer-reviewed research article focused on this topic and have analyzed this article.  The results of these efforts are shared below.

Directions: Complete Step 1 by using the table and subsequent space below identify and analyze the research article you have selected. Complete Step 2 by summarizing in 2-3 paragraphs the results of your analysis using the space identified. NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

 Step 1: Research Analysis

Complete the table below

Step 2: Summary of Analysis

Craft a summary (2-3 paragraph) below that includes the following:

• Describe your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research
• Identify at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research
• Identify at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

Week 6 | Part 4: Finalizing the Plan

I have considered various options for my nursing specialty, including a close look at my selected (or currently preferred) specialty and second-preferred specialty.  I have also developed a justification of my selected (or preferred) specialty. Lastly, I have examined one professional organization related to my selected or preferred specialty and considered how I can become a member of this organization.

The results of my efforts are below.

Directions: Complete Step 1 by writing 2-3 paragraphs in the space below comparing the nursing specialty you have selected – or the one you prefer if your choice is still under consideration –  to your second preference. Identify each specialty and describe the focus and the role that graduates are prepared for. Identify any other differentiators you feel are significant, especially those that helped or may help you reach a decision.

Complete Step 2 by writing a paragraph identifying and justifying your reasons for choosing your MSN specialization. Be sure to incorporate any feedback you received from colleagues in this week’s Discussion Forum.

Complete Step 3 by examining and identifying one professional organization related to your selected or preferred specialty. Explain how you can become a member of this organization. NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

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Step 1: Comparison of Nursing Specialties

Use the space below to write 2-3 paragraphs comparing the nursing specialty you have selected – or the one you prefer if your choice is still under consideration –  to your second preference. Identify each specialty and describe the focus and the role that graduates are prepared for. Identify any other differentiators you feel are significant, especially those that helped or may help you reach a decision.

Week 3 | Part 3: Research Analysis

I have identified one topic of interest for further study. I have researched and identified one peer-reviewed research article focused on this topic and have analyzed this article.  The results of these efforts are shared below.

Step 1: Research Analysis

Complete the table below

Step 2: Summary of Analysis

To identify peer-reviewed research, I first check the catalogue of digital libraries for the topic of interest, in this particular case, fall prevention. The next step entails skimming through select studies and checking if they are peer-reviewed. Peer-reviewed papers typically inform readers that they are peer-reviewed on the title page alongside the submission and acceptance date. After confirming that a paper is peer-reviewed, I check its organization to ascertain it has an abstract, literature review, methodology, results, conclusion, and reference list sections. Only after confirming that a paper meets these parameters do I consider it useable in my academic work.

To find peer-reviewed research, I utilize journals that I am aware publish only peer-reviewed papers. Such journals include Journal of Advanced Nursing, American Journal of Nursing, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, and Journal of Clinical Nursing. These journals publish peer-reviewed papers to ensure they provide quality information to readers and to safeguard their reputation. As such, they are a safe bet regarding finding peer-reviewed research. Another strategy I employ to find peer-reviewed research is by using studies in the reference lists of other peer-reviewed papers. In terms of resources I intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research, the Walden University database, Google Scholar, and online databases such as JSTOR, ScienceDirect, and Wiley Online are valuable tools. NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

I have identified one topic of interest for further study. I have researched and identified one peer-reviewed research article focused on this topic and have analyzed this article. The results of these efforts are shared below.

Directions: Complete Step 1 by using the table and subsequent space below identify and analyze the research article you have selected. Complete Step 2 by summarizing in 2-3 paragraphs the results of your analysis using the space identified.
Step 1: Research Analysis
Complete the table below
Topic of Interest:
Research Article: Include full citation in APA format, as well as link or search details (such as DOI)
Professional Practice Use:
One or more professional practice uses of the theories/concepts presented in the article
Research Analysis Matrix
Add more rows if necessary Strengths of the Research Limitations of the Research Relevancy to Topic of Interest Notes NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment

 
Step 2: Summary of Analysis
Craft a summary (2-3 paragraph) below that includes the following:
• Describe your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research
• Identify at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research
• Identify at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research

Week 3 part 3 NURS 6002 -Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing Assignment