NURS 6003 Week 11 Assignment Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 4 Finalizing the Plan

AcademicSuccessandProfessionalDevelopmentPlanPart4:FinalizingthePlan Deciding a choice of specialty is important for nurses who are pursuing further educationin their nursing career. Advanced nursing could be branched out in many ways; therefore, it maycause confusion for nurses before they commit to one specialty. I also considered differentspecialtiesbeforeImademydecisioninbecomingaPsychiatricMentalHealthNursePractitioner(PMHNP).Thepurposeofthisassignmentistodiscussandcomparemyprimaryand second-preferred specialties, identify the role of each specialty that graduates are preparedfor, determine any other significant differentiators to narrow down the choices, explain thereasonswhyIreachedmydecisioninmypreferredspecialty,andexamineaprofessionalorganization ofmychoicethatcould benefit mycareer asaPMHNP.