Narrative Analysis NR 667 Capstone

Narrative Analysis Chamberlain University NR 667 Capstone 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, ). 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 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).