Requirements The  Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice paper  is worth 150 points and will be graded on the quality of the content, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.  Submit the paper as a Microsoft Word Document, which is the required format at Chamberlain University. You are encouraged to use the APA Academic Writer and Grammarly tools when creating your assignment.  Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.  The length of the paper should be 3-6 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s).  Support ideas with a minimum of 2 scholarly resources. Scholarly resources do not include your textbook. You may need to use more than 2 scholarly resources to fully support your ideas.  You may use first person voice when describing your rationale for choosing the CNP role and your plans for clinical practice.   Current APA format is required with both a title page and reference page(s). Use the following as Level 1 headings to denote the sections of your paper (Level 1 headings use upper- and lower-case letters and are bold and centered):  Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing (This is the paper introduction. In APA format, a restatement of the paper title, centered and not bold serves as the heading of the introduction section)  Four APN Roles  Rationale for Choosing CNP Role  Plans for Clinical Practice  Role Transition  Conclusion  Introduction : Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements on advanced practice nursing roles, general statements on the role transition from RN to APN, and identification of the purpose of the paper.  Four APN Roles : Describe the role, educational preparation, and work environment for the four APN roles (CNP, CNS, CRNA & CNM). Provide support from at least one scholarly source.  Rationale for Choosing CNP Role : Describe your rationale for choosing the CNP advanced practice role versus one of the other roles.  Plans for Clinical Practice : Discuss your plans for clinical practice after graduation. Explain how your understanding of NP practice has changed after researching the four ANP roles.  Role Transition : Discuss your transition from the RN role to the NP role. Describe two factors that may impact your transition. Discuss two strategies you will use to support a successful transition from the RN to your NP role. Provide reference support from at least one scholarly source. The textbook is not a scholarly source.  Conclusion : Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.  Introduction 12 8% Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include:   general.

1. Requirements
The
Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice paper
is worth 150 points and will be graded on the quality of the
content, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar,
sentence structure, and overall organization based on the
required components as summarized in the directions and
grading criteria/rubric.
Submit the paper as a Microsoft Word Document, which is the
required format at Chamberlain University. You are encouraged
to use the APA Academic Writer and Grammarly tools when
creating your assignment.
Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in
the rubric closely. Any questions about this paper may be
posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.
The length of the paper should be 3-6 pages, excluding title
page and reference page(s).
Support ideas with a minimum of 2 scholarly resources.
Scholarly resources do not include your textbook. You may
need to use more than 2 scholarly resources to fully support
your ideas.
You may use first person voice when describing your rationale
for choosing the CNP role and your plans for clinical practice.
Current APA format is required with both a title page and
reference page(s). Use the following as Level 1 headings to

2. denote the sections of your paper (Level 1 headings use upper-
and lower-case letters and are bold and centered):
Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing (This is the paper
introduction. In APA format, a restatement of the paper title,
centered and not bold serves as the heading of the
introduction section)
Four APN Roles
Rationale for Choosing CNP Role
Plans for Clinical Practice
Role Transition
Conclusion
Introduction
: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper.
Introduction should include general statements on advanced
practice nursing roles, general statements on the role transition
from RN to APN, and identification of the purpose of the
paper.
Four APN Roles
: Describe the role, educational preparation, and work
environment for the four APN roles (CNP, CNS, CRNA &
CNM). Provide support from at least one scholarly source.

3. Rationale for Choosing CNP Role
: Describe your rationale for choosing the CNP advanced
practice role versus one of the other roles.
Plans for Clinical Practice
: Discuss your plans for clinical practice after
graduation. Explain how your understanding of NP
practice has changed after researching the four ANP roles.
Role Transition
: Discuss your transition from the RN role to the NP role.
Describe two factors that may impact your transition. Discuss
two strategies you will use to support a successful transition
from the RN to your NP role. Provide reference support from at
least one scholarly source. The textbook is not a scholarly
source.
Conclusion
: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you
discussed in the paper.
Introduction
12
8%
Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper.
Introduction should include:

4. general statements on advanced practice nursing roles
general statements on the role transition from RN to APN
identification of the purpose of the paper.
Four APN Roles
40
27%
Describes the role, educational preparation, and work
environment for the four APN roles
CNP
CNS
CRNA
CNM
Provides support from at least one scholarly source.
Rationale for Choosing CNP Role

5. 15
10%
Describes the student’s rationale for choosing the CNP
advanced practice role versus one of the other roles.
Plans for Clinical Practice
15
10%
Discusses the student’s plans for clinical practice after
graduation. Explains how student’s understanding of NP
practice has changed after researching ANP roles.
Role Transition
40
27%
Discusses the student’s transition from the RN role to the NP
role.
Describes two factors that may impact the transition.

6. Discusses two strategies student will use to support a successful
transition from the RN to your NP role.
Provides reference support from at least one scholarly source.
The textbook is not a scholarly source.
Conclusion
12
8%
Provides a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was
discussed in the paper.
134
90%
Total CONTENT Points= 134 points
ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
Category
Points

7. %
Description
APA Formatting
8
5%
Formatting follows APA Manual (current edition) guidelines
for
title page
body of paper (including citations and headings)
reference page
Writing Mechanics
8
5%
Writing mechanics Follow the rules of grammar, spelling, word
usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as
found in the current edition of the APA manual. The length of
the paper is at least 3 pages but no more than 6 pages.

8. 16
10%
Total FORMAT Points= 16 points
150
90%
ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=150 points