Narrative Analysis: MSN-FNP Program
Brandie L Ingram
Chamberlain University
NR667: FNP Capstone Practicum & Intensive
Dr.
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2022/2023
Narrative Analysis: MSN-FNP Program
Before the completion of the program, a narrative analysis is to be completed by summarizing and demonstrating how Chamberlain University's Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track has prepared its graduates. In this analysis, an evaluation is completed to assess how each program outcome correlated with the assignments from each class. In this review, I will summarize the evaluation of my own professional growth and development as a graduate student in the cognitive, psycho motor, and affective domains as it pertains to this program. I will also summarize the evaluation of my own professional growth and development as it pertains to the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN) MSN Essentials for Graduate Education and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Competencies. Lastly, I will reflect how my own cultural competencies have been transformed.
How Each Artifact Meets MSN-FNP Program Outcomes
There are five program outcomes in the Chamberlain College of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program. These program outcomes are expected to be met by all students and they include: 1. Provide high quality, safe patient centered care grounded in holistic health principles,
2. Create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes, 3. Engage in lifelong personal and professional growth through reflective practice and appreciation of cultural diversity, 4. Integrate professional values through scholarship and service in health care, and 5.
Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative
advanced nursing practice (Chamberlain University, 2021).
AACNS MSN Essentials
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing developed nine Essentials of master’s Education as a guide for the graduate nurse to work in various health care settings (AACN, 2021). The nine essentials are 1. background for practice from science and humanities, 2. organizational and systems leadership, 3. quality improvement and safety, 4. translating and integrating scholarship into practice, 5. informatics and healthcare technologies, 6. health policy and advocacy, 7. interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population outcomes, 8. clinical prevention and population health for improving health, and 9. masters level nursing practice (AACN, 2011). Throughout this program, I have grown into a more confident leader and disseminator of patient education. I am ready to portray myself as a more confident nurse and nurse practitioner. As an inpatient nurse over the last 18 years, the AACN’s essentials ought to be the framework for how hospitals should operate. By using science and humanities to make the best clinical decisions, it would allow for better patient outcomes and improve quality and safety. Through great organizational and systems leadership, staff satisfaction would be high all while caring for our patients in a more compassionate way.
NONPF Core Competencies
The National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) developed core competencies that reflect the goals for each nurse practitioner program. The NONPF competencies include 1. Scientific Foundations, 2. Leadership, 3. Quality, 4. Practice inquiry, 5.
Technology and information literacy, 6. Policy, 7. Health delivery system, 8. Ethics, 9. Independent practice (Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies, 2017). These competencies explain the steps involved to become confident and educated nurse practitioners. In my own growth and development, I began this career with a scientific foundation by attending graduate school, becoming a leader and charge nurse on a busy cardiac unit, giving ethical and quality care to each patient, and being a disseminator of patient education.
Course Artifacts Correlated to Program Outcomes
NR 500NP: Foundational Concepts & Advanced Practice Roles
NR 500 introduced the graduate student to the conceptual foundations and skills essential for a masters prepared nurse. This course explored the scholarly communication of ideas, the use of critical inquiry, and information dissemination (NR 500 Syllabus, n.d).
Artifact #1: Area of Interest PowerPoint assignment. This assignment allowed the student to choose an area of interest, identify a practice problem, and offer positive change solutions. The topic I chose was the early assessment of depression in adolescence. The outcome achieved in this assignment was number 2 and 3. This assignment allowed the student to create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes by engaging in lifelong personal and professional growth through reflective practice and appreciation of cultural diversity (NR 500 Syllabus, n.d).
Artifact #2: Roles in advanced practice paper. The purpose of this assignment was to provide the student an opportunity to explore the roles and competencies of the advanced practice nurse (NR 500 Syllabus, n.d). This assignment examined roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care which is program outcome #5.
Artifact #3: Systems theory and practice issues. The purpose of this discussion was to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising knowledge regarding advanced nursing practice (NR 500 Syllabus, n.d). The program outcome met during this assignment was program outcome number
3.
NR 501NP: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice
Artifact #1: Application of theory paper. The purpose of this discussion was to use the application of information in professional experiences to promote the analysis and use of principles, knowledge, and information learned and related to real life professional situations (NR 501 Syllabus, n.d). This assignment demonstrated logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application to a theory of nursing practice which correlate with program outcome #2 and #5.
Artifact #2: Course reflection paper. The purpose of this assignment was to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course. This assignment demonstrated logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice which correlates with program outcome #2 and #5.
Artifact #3: Concept analysis paper. The purpose of this assignment was to provide the opportunity for the students to complete an analysis of a concept found and a nurse practitioner role supported by a nursing theory using an identified process (NR 501 Syllabus,
n.d). The program outcome number 4 was met for this assignment.
NR 599: Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice
Artifact #1: Medical Appraisal GoodRx paper. The purpose of this assignment was to research available discount programs for medication assistance and be able to disseminate those results to our patients. This correlate with program outcome # 2.
Artifact #2: Patient engagement in partnerships in health care discussion. The reason for this assignment was to demonstrate nursing informatics skills to critique commonly used mobile applications in synthesizing nursing and non-nursing knowledge using a guided appraisal process (NR 599 Syllabus, n.d). This assignment correlate with program outcome #1 by exemplifying professional values in scholarship to support professional and personal development. pier
Artifact #3: Clinical decision support systems paper. The goal of this assignment was to bring ideas and beliefs to the discussions guide for students to engage in dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course (NR 599 Syllabus,
n.d). This assignment actively engaged the student in written ideas of themselves and others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty which correlates with program outcome number 4.
NR 506NP: Healthcare Policy & Leadership
Artifact #1: Health care policy analysis PowerPoint. The reason for this assignment was to develop a health policy analysis presentation that included a problem statement, background, landscape, options, and recommendations from the week’s readings (NR 506 Syllabus, n.d). This assignment correlates with program outcome #4 to analyze social, historical, ethical, and political contexts of health care policies in advanced practice leadership.
Artifact #2: Quality health care: measuring NP performance paper. The purpose of this assignment was to have students research the measurement tools of NP performance. This assignment correlates with program outcome #1 to employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic health care policy's using evidence-based practice principles (NR 506 Syllabus, n.d).
Artifact #3: Legal and ethical decision discussion. This week five assignment was given to students to assist with exploring potential effects on patient outcomes an implication for members of the health care team because of conflict among the health care team (NR 506 Syllabus, n.d). This assignment pairs with program outcome #2 which critically analyzes how healthcare systems and advanced practice registered nurses practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic, and political factors.
NR 505NP: Advanced Research Methods Evidence-Based Practice
Artifact #1: State of the Science PICO paper. The purpose of this assignment was to provide the opportunity for the graduate nurse practitioner student to become familiar with research processes which are specific to quality improvement (NR 505 Syllabus, n.d). This correlated with program outcome numbers two and five which integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and person-centered care to improve healthcare outcomes.
Artifact #2: State of the Science PICO paper part 2. The purpose of this additional information to the first paper was to add additional elements including an abstract, review of the literature, strengths and limitations of current evidence, and development of a quality enhancement improvement plan (NR 505 Syllabus, n.d). This assignment follows the program outcomes for #1, [Show Less]