Class 502 Unit 10 Discussion (f)

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Class 2 Unit 10 Overview and Outcomes (F)

Reflection and Assimilation

Bringing it all together!

This unit allows for reflection upon the use of philosophy, models, and theories to the advanced nursing practice.

For the last nine weeks you explored nursing as a science, interdisciplinary theories that are applicable to advance practice nursing, models of advanced practice nursing, and the refinement of a personal philosophy for use as an advanced practice nurse.

In this last unit, look back to your first assignment that you created as your personal philosophy of advanced practice nursing and your Unit 9 Assignment, where you melded theory, models, and philosophy into a unified whole. How have you grown and matured toward your goal to becoming an advanced practice nurse? While you are bringing it all together in this unit, it is never "totally brought" together. This implies that as you proceed through every course in within this MSN program and after you graduate and practice at the advanced practice level, you will still need to reflect upon what you know, what you are learning, where you have been, and where you are going as an APRN. This is one of the characteristics of professional nursing.

After completing this unit, you should be able to:

· Summarize the unit outcomes.

· Predict how your advanced practice role, after graduation, will reflect the content of this course.