NURS 6003 Week 10 (Module 6) Discussion; Examining
Nursing Specialties
You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions.
A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote
designed to inspire.
Often decisions are not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing
a specialty within the MSN program. This decision is a critical part of your plan for
success, and you no doubt want to get it right. This is yet another area where your
network can help, as well as other sources of information that can help you make an
informed choice.
To Prepare:
• Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your
professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization.
By Day 3
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.
With imminent staffing shortages in the health care profession and an increase in the volume of patients
seeking primary care services, patient loads are increasing rapidly, thus making it difficult for a single
primary care professional to manage all patient care needs effectively and efficiently.1-4 Therefore,
policy makers are calling for new primary care delivery mod—
Norful, A. A., de Jacq, K., Carlino, R., & Poghosyan, L. (2018). Nurse Practitioner-Physician
Comanagement: A Theoretical Model to Alleviate Primary Care Strain. Annals Of Family Medicine, 16(3),
250–256. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1370/afm.2230
http://www.annfammed.org/content/16/3/250.full
doi 10.1370/afm.2230
Innovative models of health care delivery, such as advanced practice nursing roles (e.g., nurse
practitioners and clinical nurse specialists), have been implemented to address challenges of increasing
disease burden in the aging population, constantly growing health care expenditures, scarcity of health
resources and the need for quality care.
In high income countries, the increasing burden of diseases in the aging population and scarcity of health
resources sharpen the need for innovative models of health care delivery to meet the growing demand
in care and maximise efficiency of care (Laurant et al., 2005; Liu et al., 2014).
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Nursing Specialties
You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions.
A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote
designed to inspire.
Often decisions are not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing
a specialty within the MSN program. This decision is a critical part of your plan for
success, and you no doubt want to get it right. This is yet another area where your
network can help, as well as other sources of information that can help you make an
informed choice.
To Prepare:
• Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your
professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization.
By Day 3
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.
With imminent staffing shortages in the health care profession and an increase in the volume of patients
seeking primary care services, patient loads are increasing rapidly, thus making it difficult for a single
primary care professional to manage all patient care needs effectively and efficiently.1-4 Therefore,
policy makers are calling for new primary care delivery mod—
Norful, A. A., de Jacq, K., Carlino, R., & Poghosyan, L. (2018). Nurse Practitioner-Physician
Comanagement: A Theoretical Model to Alleviate Primary Care Strain. Annals Of Family Medicine, 16(3),
250–256. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1370/afm.2230
http://www.annfammed.org/content/16/3/250.full
doi 10.1370/afm.2230
Innovative models of health care delivery, such as advanced practice nursing roles (e.g., nurse
practitioners and clinical nurse specialists), have been implemented to address challenges of increasing
disease burden in the aging population, constantly growing health care expenditures, scarcity of health
resources and the need for quality care.
In high income countries, the increasing burden of diseases in the aging population and scarcity of health
resources sharpen the need for innovative models of health care delivery to meet the growing demand
in care and maximise efficiency of care (Laurant et al., 2005; Liu et al., 2014).
This study source was downloaded by 100000829957125 from CourseHero.com on 01 -05-2022 13:11:17 GMT -06:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/41823085/discussion6-examining-Nursing-Specialtiesdocx/
