NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing
New construction projects begin with a design phase, where architects blueprint the vision complete with design details. They work in collaboration with builders who use the designs to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials to bring the vision to reality. You are both architect and builder of your success. You have started to blueprint your vision in your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan. You have identified others with whom you will collaborate. Now you can begin to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials How will you approach your studies? What types of resources are available to you, and how will you access and utilize them? Taking the opportunity to prepare these strategies, tools, and materials will help ensure you can “break ground” without incident and successfully move to the phase where you begin building your vision. To Prepare: Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program. Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources for this module. The Assignment: In this Assignment, you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in the previous Assignment to develop the second component—academic resources and strategies. To accomplish this: Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program Identify and describe at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally. By Day 7 of Week 3 Submit your completed Assignment. Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Module 1 Assignment, which was built from the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template. NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing
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This document is to be used for NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing to complete Assessments 1-6. Just as importantly the document serves to organize your thoughts about planning for your academic and professional success.
For specific instructions see the weekly assessment details in the course, or ask your instructor for further guidance.
Week 1 | Part 1: My Academic and Professional Network
I have identified and secured the participation of the following academic (at least two) and professional (at least two) individuals and/or teams to form the basis of my network. This network will help me to clarify my vision for success and will help guide me now and in the future.
Directions: Complete the information below for each member of your network. For more than four entries repeat the items below with details of your additional network member(s) in the ‘ADDITIONAL NETWORK MEMBERS’ section.
NETWORK MEMBER 1
Name: Gale Gage
Title: PhD, RN, Professor
Organization: Essex County College
Academic or Professional: Academic
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Professor Gage is my Fundamentals in Nursing professor. She has always been supportive of me and the rest of her students, guiding us to success and to exceed expectations in our nursing career. She has kept her doors open to every student and does not tire to give both career and personal advice and guidance when needed.
NETWORK MEMBER 2
Name: Myrna Scott
Title: BSN MSN
Organization: Essex County College
Academic or Professional: Academic
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Myrna Scott is a nursing scholar and professional who is gracious enough to provide mentorship to upcoming nursing scholar-practitioners (Lisa, 2016). She has always been supportive in encouraging me to improve in my nursing education and scholarly work. As a matter of fact, she has on numerous occasions extended her kindness even outside the classroom hours to assist me. This is a characteristic that I would also want to emulate in the future.NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing
NETWORK MEMBER 3
Name: Rene Terry
Title: FNP
Organization: Daughters of Israel
Academic or Professional: Professional
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Rene Terry is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) of the certified nurse practitioner role who has always been an inspiration to me and to my coworkers (Registered Nursing, 2019). We have all always been struck by how kind and helpful she is to her patients and their families. She is always patient in explaining the rationale behind what is to be done in any situation, or why a treatment matters. In this time of the Covid-19 pandemic when everything is rushed and overwhelming, I am thankful for having people like her in my professional life. These are people who do not forget that we are all lifelong students and always on a learning curve.NETWORK MEMBER 4
Name: Maria Teresa Finamore
Title: Nurse Manager
Organization: JFK Hackensack Hospital
Academic or Professional: Professional
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Maria Teresa Finamore is my nurse manager at work and has been very supportive with regard to my FNP classes. For instance, she has been very kind to let me take a day from work when I had major examinations. She has also inspired me to never give up no matter what challenges I face at work or at school. Indeed, when life and career expectations go beyond what we can humanly handle, it is nice to have someone like Maria Teresa Finamore who will remind you to always never give up on your dreams (Bradley University, n.d.).NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing
ADDITIONAL NETWORK MEMBERS
None.
References
Bradley University (n.d.). Tips for maintaining a work-life balance while studying for an MSN-FNP. https://onlinedegrees.bradley.edu/nursing/msn-fnp/resources/tips-for-maintaining-a-work-life-balance-while-studying-for-an-msn/
Lisa, L. (2016). Mentoring for success. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 14(5), 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NME.0000489910.67788.93
Registered Nursing (2019). Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). https://www.registerednursing.org/aprn/
Week 2 | Part 2: Academic Resources and Strategies
I have identified the following academic resources and/or strategies that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or my specialty in particular.
Directions: In the space below Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program, and at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular. For each, explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally.NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing