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N4223_Wk2_ProfessionalOrganization.docxN4323 Professional Trends
Week 2 Assignment – Comparing Professional Organizations
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Overview: Professional Organization Comparison
In this assignment, compare the Texas Nurses Association with a specialty organization. Use the template below for your assignment and submit by the due date. May use bullet points with correct spelling and grammar. Only the references must be in APA format. This is not a formal research assignment. The purpose is for you to become familiar with the professional organization options available and understand all that the professional organization does for you and the profession of nursing.
Performance Objectives:
· Understand available professional organizations for nurses
· Compare offerings and benefits of two professional organizations
· Define criteria of membership of a professional organization
Resources:
1. For information on TNA go to www.texasnurses.org.
2. For information about a specialty organization, search a specific specialty clinical organization. There are many specialty organizations, and you should be able to find one for a specialty you might be interested in. Examples include Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN), or Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing (AMSN) or American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Choose a specialty you are interested in.
Enter your information directly in the template provided below.
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the assignment, “Professional Organizations: Texas Nurses Association and Specialty Organization.”
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1. Brief history, purpose, and goals of TNA. 2. Brief history, purpose, and goals of the specialty organization selected. 10 points |
Response includes 3-5 professionally written sentences demonstrating critical thinking 10 points |
Response includes 1 sentence 0 points Does not answer question 5 points |
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Criteria for membership, target audience, and process for joining for each organization.
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Response includes 3-5 professionally written sentences demonstrating critical thinking 10 points |
Response includes 1 sentence or Does not answer question 5 points |
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Summary of a current (less than 5 years) article about being a member of a professional organization 30 points |
Article for professional organization is current (<5 years) and peer reviewed. Three points are listed. 30 points |
Poor or no reference is given, and points are missing or poorly written.
15 points |
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Application to nursing: List at least 3 benefits of the organization and to you personally. Give specific barriers to joining.
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Discuss at least three ways membership in TNA and a specialty organization would benefit you. Also discuss specific barriers you personally might have to joining. 40 points |
Discusses less than 2 ways membership in TNA or another organization benefits. Minimally lists barriers.
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List Current References 5 points |
Follow APA format for 1-2 references. 5 points |
Does not follow APA format or does not list reference. 0 points |
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Format, grammar, spelling 5 points |
Assignment is written clearly without any grammatical or spelling errors. 5 points |
Assignment contains 4 or greater grammatical or spelling errors. 0 points |
Comparing Professional Organizations
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Brief history, purpose, and goals of TNA. Brief history, purpose, and goals of the specialty organization selected. |
TNA.
Specialty organization (give name).
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Criteria for Membership, target audience, process for joining for TNA/ANA and specialty organization.
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ANA/TNA:
Specialty Organization:
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Summary of article about being a member of a professional organization. Find a reference for becoming a member of a professional organization and list pertinent points the article/source makes. |
Pertinent Points:
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Application to nursing Discuss at least three ways membership would benefit you in both TNA/ANA and the specialty organization. Also discuss any barriers you might have to joining. Be specific and include your personal perspective and goals. Make it personal. Why would you consider becoming a member and why not? (Note the large number of points for this question- The answers to this question should involve some thought and personal perspective) |
TNA 1. 2. 3. Specialty Organization 1. 2. 3. Personal perspective and goals
Possible Barriers
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List your current references. Do not state n.d. Include a reference or article about joining a professional organization, or the organization’s website. Sources should be appropriate to nursing. Use APA format for references. |
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Format, grammar, spelling are appropriate. Uses the template, typing directly into the template. Uses complete sentences and comments easily read and understandable; grammar, syntax, punctuation. |
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2
