NR 500 Week 1 Discussion Question:
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Consider the current healthcare delivery models and practice settings. Reflect on how nursing practice is transforming in response to the current demands of the healthcare system and answer the following questions:
- What differentiates the practice of a master’s-prepared nurse compared to that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse?
- What is the value of a master’s degree in nursing?
- What do you consider to be the most essential professional competency for a master’s-prepared nurse practicing in the 21st century? Refer to AACN Essentials, NLN competencies, and CCN Nursing Conceptual Framework. Use at least one outside scholarly article to support your position. Provide an example to illustrate an application to professional practice.
Healthcare is an ever changing entity within the world today. Today care is more patient and family-centered, putting the patient in the driver’s seat of his or her care delivery model. According to the Institute of Medicine (2010) with the increased demand for safe, quality, and affordable healthcare there has been some fundamental role changes within the healthcare profession, including nurses.............