ANA

· Review the ANA Standards document. Focus on the Standards of Professional Performance.

· Choose one of the 11 standards that captures your attention.

· Search for a relevant journal article which explains or discusses the importance of this standard to professional nursing. Article should not be more than 5 years

· Consider the prompts below.

· Introduction

· Announce the chosen Standard of Professional Performance using the number and name from the document.

· Briefly define the Standard.

· Journal Article

· Provide the title, author, date of publication, and where you found the article.

· Briefly summarize the article and explain how the article connects professional nursing to the chosen Standard.

· Commentary

· What does this Standard add to your understanding of the nursing profession?

· Why do you think the Standard is relevant to nursing today?

· Provide a concrete example of how you can (and will) incorporate this Standard into your nursing practice.