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Narrative Analysis
Jennifer Harris
Chamberlain University
NR 667 Capstone
Dr. Rinehart
April 17, 2021
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Narrative Analysis
Upon completion of our program, a narrative analysis will be completed to summarize
and demonstrate how Chamberlain University's Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) program
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track has prepared its graduates and met the university's
program outcomes (PO) by correlating assignments from my classes to specific POs. In this
paper, my professional growth and development as a graduate student related to the AACN's
MSN essentials and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) will be
also be summarized. I will provide a reflective analysis of how through Chamberlain's FNP
program, I have grown professionally in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. In
this paper, I will reflect on how my cultural competencies have been transformed throughout this
program.
Chamberlain University's MSN/FNP Program Outcomes
Chamberlain University has five program outcomes that are expected to be met by all
students. These outcomes shall be met through various types of coursework. The program
outcomes are as follows: 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, 5. Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based,
collaborative advanced nursing practice (Chamberlain University, 2020-2021).
NONPF Core Competencies
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) has developed core
competencies that should be incorporated into all nurse practitioner programs. These NONPF
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core competencies were designed to ensure the nurse practitioners will be prepared to provide the
highest quality health care. Since the organization began in 1980, the NONPF has been a leader
in providing resources for nurse practitioner programs (Pulcini et al., 2019). One of the
NONPF's most significant contributions is the list of core competencies. Core competencies of
NONPF are as follows: 1. Scientific foundations, 2. Leadership, 3. Quality, 4. Practice inquiry, 5.
Technology and information literacy, 6. Policy, 7. Health delivery system, 8. Ethics, and 9.
Independent practice (Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies, 2017). Additionally, according to
the NONPF core competencies, the master's prepared nurse should be equipped with the skills to
assess patients to determine normal and abnormal findings competently, order diagnostic testing,
and develop a treatment plan (Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies, 2017).
AACN's MSN Essentials
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) developed the Essentials of
Master's Education in Nursing to reflect the profession's ongoing call for "imagination,
transformative thinking, and evolutionary change in graduate education". The AACN developed
nine essentials of Master's education as a guide for graduate nurses to work in various healthcare
settings. These nine essentials are as follows: I. Background for practice from science and
humanities, II. Organizational and systems leadership, III. Quality improvement and safety, IV.
Translating and integrating scholarship into practice, V. Informatics and healthcare technologies,
VI. Health policy and advocacy, VII. Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and
population outcomes, VIII. Clinical prevention and population health for improving health, and
IX. Master's-level nursing practice (AACN, 2011).
Narrative Analysis
Jennifer Harris
Chamberlain University
NR 667 Capstone
Dr. Rinehart
April 17, 2021
, 2
Narrative Analysis
Upon completion of our program, a narrative analysis will be completed to summarize
and demonstrate how Chamberlain University's Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) program
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track has prepared its graduates and met the university's
program outcomes (PO) by correlating assignments from my classes to specific POs. In this
paper, my professional growth and development as a graduate student related to the AACN's
MSN essentials and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) will be
also be summarized. I will provide a reflective analysis of how through Chamberlain's FNP
program, I have grown professionally in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. In
this paper, I will reflect on how my cultural competencies have been transformed throughout this
program.
Chamberlain University's MSN/FNP Program Outcomes
Chamberlain University has five program outcomes that are expected to be met by all
students. These outcomes shall be met through various types of coursework. The program
outcomes are as follows: 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, 5. Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based,
collaborative advanced nursing practice (Chamberlain University, 2020-2021).
NONPF Core Competencies
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) has developed core
competencies that should be incorporated into all nurse practitioner programs. These NONPF
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core competencies were designed to ensure the nurse practitioners will be prepared to provide the
highest quality health care. Since the organization began in 1980, the NONPF has been a leader
in providing resources for nurse practitioner programs (Pulcini et al., 2019). One of the
NONPF's most significant contributions is the list of core competencies. Core competencies of
NONPF are as follows: 1. Scientific foundations, 2. Leadership, 3. Quality, 4. Practice inquiry, 5.
Technology and information literacy, 6. Policy, 7. Health delivery system, 8. Ethics, and 9.
Independent practice (Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies, 2017). Additionally, according to
the NONPF core competencies, the master's prepared nurse should be equipped with the skills to
assess patients to determine normal and abnormal findings competently, order diagnostic testing,
and develop a treatment plan (Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies, 2017).
AACN's MSN Essentials
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) developed the Essentials of
Master's Education in Nursing to reflect the profession's ongoing call for "imagination,
transformative thinking, and evolutionary change in graduate education". The AACN developed
nine essentials of Master's education as a guide for graduate nurses to work in various healthcare
settings. These nine essentials are as follows: I. Background for practice from science and
humanities, II. Organizational and systems leadership, III. Quality improvement and safety, IV.
Translating and integrating scholarship into practice, V. Informatics and healthcare technologies,
VI. Health policy and advocacy, VII. Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and
population outcomes, VIII. Clinical prevention and population health for improving health, and
IX. Master's-level nursing practice (AACN, 2011).
