NR 510 Week 2: Theory and the APN Role Discussion
NR 510 Week 2: Theory and the APN Role Discussion
NR 510 Week 2: Theory and the APN Role Discussion
NR 510 Week 2: Theory and the APN Role Discussion: Part One
Karen, a registered nurse, decided that she wants to become a CNP. She applied and was … to the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Chamberlain College of Nursing. She received a course curriculum that outlined the courses necessary to complete her degree. One of the early courses in the program … is NR501 Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice.
You are a student colleague of Karen’s enrolled in the same class. On the course Q & A Forum, Karen posted, “Nursing theory is outdated and is too broad and isn’t useful for Advance Practice Nurses.”
Discussion Question: Is Karen right? Is theory important to APN practice? Why, or why not?
NR 510 Week 2: Theory and the APN Role Discussion
NR 510 Week 2: Theory and the APN Role Discussion: Part Two
Discussion Question: Karen is still not … that Theory has any place in APN practice. Provide a specific example of how theory is relevant to APN practice in one of the four specialties (CNM, CNP, CRNA or CNS). Provide evidence to support your argument