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1. ARIEL CORDOVA Lopez
RE: Discussion - Week 10
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
Examining Nursing Specialties
Choosing to pursue my career in psychiatric nursing was not a
simple task because I had to weigh different alternatives. This
influenced by the rising demand for nursing professionals in
mental health. I chose to pursue this field not only as a career
but I had people at heart and I would like to do my best in
helping them out of difficulty situations. However, the course
has been demanding and I am forced to talk to people who are
not willing to talk to me, therefore, using all the possible
communication is all one needs to use to interact with their
patients. At times, the patient feels they have little control over
certain circumstances and as a psychiatric nurse I have to
available for them to give verbal instructions for them to feel
empowered. Therapeutic communication is an important aspect
where the patients must be taught problem solving skills and
maintain them in an uncertain environment (Chapma n, Toretsky,
& Phoenix, 2019).
However, enrolling in MSN was great milestone in advancing
my career. Having undergone through the bachelors program I
still felt that I needed to do more in changing patient’s lives and
I needed power to improve my care plans to patients. This was
the reason why I had to make advancements in my career (Udlis
& Mancuso, 2015). Despite the fact that I had passion to
advance my career I did not seem to have a clear path that
showed me what I should have done to achieve my vision. After
a long consideration, I landed myself on psychiatric Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatric mental health program is
very critical because it has crucial role in the healthcare sector.
It influences the healthcare sector as a whole including the
practitioners and learners. I exactly knew what I wanted to

2. achieve, thus did not have many difficulties in making the
choice I am convinced that I made the right choice.
Spending time with patients is my passion because it helps me
figure out how I can improve patient care plan and avoid
making wrong decisions when taking care of my patients at all
times. As such I had to figure out how I could improve patient
care and I finally found that I could only achieve this if I go an
extra mile in advancing my career. However, this had many
challenges because I had lacked institutions that could make me
achieve my ambitions, but in the course of time I was enrolled
to pursue the program.
One of the organizations I joined was the American Nurses
Association and I would like to work even harder in improving
my career (American Nurses Association). As an affiliate to this
organization I am sure I will be able to improve standards of
nursing care and promote a safer and ethical work environment.
Besides, I am sure my wellbeing as a nurse will also be
improved and all issues affecting nursing professionals
addressed adequately.
References
American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from American
Nurses Association : https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/about-
ana/
Chapman, S. A., Toretsky, C., & Phoenix, B. J. (2019).
Enhancing psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner practice:
impact of state scope of practice regulations. Journal of Nursing
Regulation, 10(1), 35-43.
Udlis, K. A., & Mancuso, J. M. (2015). Perceptions of the role
of the doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse: Clarity or
confusion. Journal of Professional Nursing, 31(4), 274-283.
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JOHNCY ABRAHAM
RE: Discussion - Week 10
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Hi, Ariel.
I agree with you that selecting the specialty of master's in
nursing is not at all an easy task. Considering many factors and
the passion all together made you chose psychiatric nursing.
I had a great consideration for oncology patients because a
significant part of my experience was in the oncology OR. Later
I found that the mind is the basis of everything, so I thought I
would concentrate on PMHNP. The whole health of any human
being and the response to any treatment will depend on the
mind.
As you pursue your career in mental health nursing practice, I
am pretty sure you will reach your vision and contribute to
social change through education at Walden.(Walden University,
2020)
The American Nurses Association sets the code of ethics and
professional standards for the nurses. It helps in professional
growth and has a role in advocating for the patients. Overall
your membership in ANA and career in PMHNP will have great
success.(American Nurses Association(ANA), n.d.)
References
American Nurses Association(ANA).
(n.d.). Advocacy. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-
policy/advocacy/
Walden University. (2020, September). 2020-2021 Walden
University catalog sep2020. Walden university. Retrieved
December 3, 2020, from https://catalog.waldenu.edu/
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ARIEL

4. CORDOVA
Lopez
RE:
Discussion
-
Week
10
COLLAPSE
Examining
Nursing
Specialties
Choosing
to
pursue
my
career
in
psychiatric

5. nursing
was
not
a
simple
task
because
I
had
to
weigh
different
alternatives.
This
influenced
by
the
rising

6. demand
for
nursing
professionals
in
mental
health.
I
chose
to
pursue
this
f
ield
not
only
as
a

7. career
but
I
had
people
at
heart
and
I
would
like
to
do
my
best
in
helping
them

8. out
of
difficulty
situations.
However,
the
course
has
been
demanding
and
I
am
forced
to
talk
to
people

9. who
are
not
willing
to
talk
to
me,
therefore,
using
al
l
the
possible
communication
is
all
one
needs

10. to
use
to
interact
with
their
patients.
At
times,
the
patient
feels
they
have
little
control
over
certain

11. circumstances
and
as
a
psychiatric
nurse
I
have
to
available
for
them
to
give
verbal
instructions
for
th

12. em
to
feel
empowered.
Therapeutic
communication
is
an
important
aspect
where
the
patients
must
be
taught
problem
solving

13. skills
and
maintain
them
in
an
uncertain
environment
(
Chapman,
Toretsky,
&
Phoenix,
2019)
.
However,
enrolling
in
MSN

14. was
great
mileston
e
in
advancing
my
career.
Having
undergone
through
the
bachelors
program
I
still
felt
that
I

15. needed
to
do
more
in
changing
patient’s
lives
and
I
needed
power
to
improve
my
care
plans
to

16. patients.
This
was
the
reason
why
I
had
to
make
advancements
in
my
car
eer
(
Udlis
&
Mancuso,

17. 2015)
.
Despite
the
fact
that
I
had
passion
to
advance
my
career
I
did
not
seem
to

18. have
a
clear
path
that
showed
me
what
I
should
have
done
to
achieve
my
vision.
After
a

19. long
consideration,
I
landed
myself
on
psychiatric
Mental
Health
Nurse
Practitioner.
Psychiatric
mental
health
program
is
very
critical

20. because
it
has
crucial
role
in
the
healthcare
sector.
It
influences
the
healthcare
sector
as
a
whole
including

21. the
practitioners
and
learners.
I
exactly
knew
what
I
wanted
to
achieve,
t
hus
did
not
have
many
difficulties

22. in
making
the
choice
I
am
convinced
that
I
made
the
right
choice.
Spending
time
with
patients
is

23. my
passion
because
it
helps
me
figure
out
how
I
can
improve
patient
care
plan
and
avoid
making

24. wrong
decisions
when
taking
c
are
of
my
patients
at
all
times.
As
such
I
had
to
figure

25. out
how
I
could
improve
patient
care
and
I
finally
found
that
I
could
only
achieve
this
if

26. I
go
an
extra
mile
in
advancing
my
career.
However,
this
had
many
challenges
because
I
had
lacked

27. institutio
ns
that
could
make
me
achieve
my
ambitions,
but
in
the
course
of
time
I
was
enrolled
to

28. pursue
the
program.
One
of
the
organizations
I
joined
was
the
American
Nurses
Association
and
I
would
like

29. to
work
even
harder
in
improving
my
career
(American
Nurses
A
ssociation).
As
an
affiliate
to
this
organization

30. I
am
sure
I
will
be
able
to
improve
standards
of
nursing
care
and
promote
a
safer
and

31. ethical
work
environment.
Besides,
I
am
sure
my
wellbeing
as
a
nurse
will
also
be
improved
and
all

32. issues
affecting
nurs
ing
professionals
addressed
adequately.
References
American
Nurses
Association.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
from
American
Nurses
Association
:
https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/about

33. -
ana/
Chapman,
S.
A.,
Toretsky,
C.,
&
Phoenix,
B.
J.
(2019).
Enhancing
psychiatric
me
ntal
health
nurse
practitioner

34. practice:
impact
of
state
scope
of
practice
regulations.
Journal
of
Nursing
Regulation
,
10
(1),
35
-
43.
Udlis,
K.

35. A.,
&
Mancuso,
J.
M.
(2015).
Perceptions
of
the
role
of
the
doctor
of
nursing
practice
-
prepared
nurse:

36. Clarity
or
confusion.
Journal
of
Professional
Nursing
,
31
(4),
274
-
283.
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e
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37. 3
days
ago
JOHNCY
ABRAHAM
RE:
Discussion
-
Week
10
COLLAPSE
ARIEL CORDOVA Lopez
RE: Discussion - Week 10
COLLAPSE
Examining Nursing Specialties
Choosing to pursue my career in psychiatric nursing was not a
simple task because I had to weigh
different alternatives. This influenced by the rising demand for
nursing professionals in mental health. I chose
to pursue this field not only as a career but I had people at heart
and I would like to do my best in helping
them out of difficulty situations. However, the course has been
demanding and I am forced to talk to people

38. who are not willing to talk to me, therefore, using all the
possible communication is all one needs to use to
interact with their patients. At times, the patient feels they have
little control over certain circumstances and
as a psychiatric nurse I have to available for them to give verbal
instructions for them to feel empowered.
Therapeutic communication is an important aspect where the
patients must be taught problem solving skills
and maintain them in an uncertain environment (Chapman,
Toretsky, & Phoenix, 2019).
However, enrolling in MSN was great milestone in advancing
my career. Having undergone through
the bachelors program I still felt that I needed to do more in
changing patient’s lives and I needed power to
improve my care plans to patients. This was the reason why I
had to make advancements in my career (Udlis
& Mancuso, 2015). Despite the fact that I had passion to
advance my career I did not seem to have a clear path
that showed me what I should have done to achieve my vision.
After a long consideration, I landed myself on
psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatric
mental health program is very critical because it has
crucial role in the healthcare sector. It influences the healthcare
sector as a whole including the practitioners
and learners. I exactly knew what I wanted to achieve, thus did
not have many difficulties in making the
choice I am convinced that I made the right choice.
Spending time with patients is my passion because it helps me
figure out how I can improve patient
care plan and avoid making wrong decisions when taking care
of my patients at all times. As such I had to
figure out how I could improve patient care and I finally found
that I could only achieve this if I go an extra
mile in advancing my career. However, this had many
challenges because I had lacked institutions that could
make me achieve my ambitions, but in the course of time I was

39. enrolled to pursue the program.
One of the organizations I joined was the American Nurses
Association and I would like to work even
harder in improving my career (American Nurses Association).
As an affiliate to this organization I am sure I
will be able to improve standards of nursing care and promote a
safer and ethical work environment. Besides,
I am sure my wellbeing as a nurse will also be improved and all
issues affecting nursing professionals
addressed adequately.
References
American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from American
Nurses Association :
https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/about-ana/
Chapman, S. A., Toretsky, C., & Phoenix, B. J. (2019).
Enhancing psychiatric mental health
nurse practitioner practice: impact of state scope of practice
regulations. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 10(1), 35-43.
Udlis, K. A., & Mancuso, J. M. (2015). Perceptions of the role
of the doctor of nursing
practice-prepared nurse: Clarity or confusion. Journal of
Professional
Nursing, 31(4), 274-283.
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JOHNCY ABRAHAM
RE: Discussion - Week 10
COLLAPSE
Deadline Thursday 2/11/2021
Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development

40. Plan Part 6: Finalizing the Plan
At some point in every construction project, efforts turn from
design and the focus moves to actual construction. With the
vision in place and the tools secured, the blueprint can be
finalized and approved. Then it is time to put on hardhats and
begin work.
Throughout the course you have developed aspects of your
Academic and Professional Development Plan. You have
thought a great deal about your vision and goals, your academic
and professional network of support, research strategies and
other tools you will need, the integrity of your work, and the
value of consulting the work of others. With your portfolio in
place, it is now time to finalize your blueprint for success.
Much as builders remain cognizant of the building standards as
they plan and begin construction, nurses must remain mindful of
the formal standards of practice that govern their specialties. A
good understanding of these standards can help ensure that your
success plan includes any steps necessary to excel within your
chosen specialty.
In this Assignment you will continue developing your Academic
Success and Professional Development Plan by developing the
final component–a review of your specialty standards of
practice. You will also submit your final version of the
document, including Parts 1–5.
To Prepare:
· Review the scope and standards of practice or competencies
related to your chosen specialty in the resources for this
module.
· Review the MSN specializations offered at Walden by viewing
the module resource, Walden University. (n.d.). Master of
Science in Nursing (MSN).
· Examine professional organizations related to the
specialization you have chosen and identify at least one to focus
on for this Assignment.
· Reflect on the thoughts you shared in the Discussion forum
regarding your choice of a specialty, any challenges you have

41. encountered in making this choice, and any feedback you have
received from colleagues in the Discussion.
The Assignment:
Complete the following items and incorporate them into the
final version of your Academic Success and Professional
Development Plan.
· With the resources specific to the MSN specialization and the,
Walden University. (n.d.). Master of Science in Nursing (MSN),
shared in this module, write a paragraph or make a Nursing
Specialty Comparison table, comparing at least two nursing
specialties that include your selected specialization and second-
preferred specialization.
· Write a 2- to 3-paragraph justification statement identifying
your reasons for choosing your MSN specialization. Incorporate
feedback you received from colleagues in this Module’s
Discussion forum.
· Identify the professional organization related to your chosen
specialization for this Assignment, and explain how you can
become an active member of this organization.
Dead
line Thursday 2/11/20
21
Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development
Plan Part 6: Finalizing the Plan
At some point in every construction project, efforts turn from
design and the focus
moves to actual construction. With the vision in place and the
tools secured, the
blueprint can be finalized and approved. Then it is time to put
on hardhats and begin
work

42. .
Throughout the course you have developed aspects of your
Academic and Professional
Development Plan. You have thought a great deal about your
vision and goals, your
academic and professional network of support, research
strategies and other tools you
wil
l need, the integrity of your work, and the value of consulting
the work of others. With
your portfolio in place, it is now time to finalize your blueprint
for success.
Much as builders remain cognizant of the building standards as
they plan and begin
cons
truction, nurses must remain mindful of the formal standards of
practice that govern
their specialties. A good understanding of these standards can
help ensure that your
success plan includes any steps necessary to excel within your
chosen specialty.
In th
is Assignment you will continue developing your Academic
Success and
Professional Development Plan by developing the final
component
–
a review of your
specialty standards of practice. You will also submit your final
version of the document,
including Parts
1
–

43. 5.
To Prepare:
·
Review the scope and standards of practice or competencies
related to your
chosen specialty in the resources for this module.
·
Review the MSN specializations offered at Walden by viewing
the module
resour
ce, Walden University. (n.d.). Master of Science in Nursing
(MSN).
·
Examine professional organizations related to the specialization
you have
chosen and identify at least one to focus on for this Assignment.
·
Reflect on the thoughts you shared in the Discuss
ion forum regarding your
choice of a specialty, any challenges you have encountered in
making this
choice, and any feedback you have received from colleagues in
the Discussion.
The Assignment:
Complete the following items and incorporate them into the fina

44. l version of your
Academic Success and Professional Development Plan.
·
With the resources specific to the MSN specialization and the,
Walden
University. (n.d.).
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
, shared in this module,
write a paragraph or make a Nursing S
pecialty Comparison table, comparing at
least two nursing specialties that include your selected
specialization and
second
-
preferred specialization.
·
Write a 2
-
to 3
-
paragraph justification statement identifying your reasons for
choosing your MSN specializa
tion. Incorporate feedback you received from
colleagues in this Module’s Discussion forum.
Deadline Thursday 2/11/2021
Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development
Plan Part 6: Finalizing the Plan
At some point in every construction project, efforts turn from

45. design and the focus
moves to actual construction. With the vision in place and the
tools secured, the
blueprint can be finalized and approved. Then it is time to put
on hardhats and begin
work.
Throughout the course you have developed aspects of your
Academic and Professional
Development Plan. You have thought a great deal about your
vision and goals, your
academic and professional network of support, research
strategies and other tools you
will need, the integrity of your work, and the value of
consulting the work of others. With
your portfolio in place, it is now time to finalize your blueprint
for success.
Much as builders remain cognizant of the building standards as
they plan and begin
construction, nurses must remain mindful of the formal
standards of practice that govern
their specialties. A good understanding of these standards can
help ensure that your
success plan includes any steps necessary to excel within your
chosen specialty.
In this Assignment you will continue developing your Academic
Success and
Professional Development Plan by developing the final
component–a review of your
specialty standards of practice. You will also submit your final
version of the document,
including Parts 1–5.
To Prepare:
related to your
chosen specialty in the resources for this module.

46. viewing the module
resource, Walden University. (n.d.). Master of Science in
Nursing (MSN).
specialization you have
chosen and identify at least one to focus on for this Assignment.
ughts you shared in the Discussion forum
regarding your
choice of a specialty, any challenges you have encountered in
making this
choice, and any feedback you have received from colleagues in
the Discussion.
The Assignment:
Complete the following items and incorporate them into the
final version of your
Academic Success and Professional Development Plan.
the, Walden
University. (n.d.). Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), shared
in this module,
write a paragraph or make a Nursing Specialty Comparison
table, comparing at
least two nursing specialties that include your selected
specialization and
second-preferred specialization.
- to 3-paragraph justification statement identifying
your reasons for
choosing your MSN specialization. Incorporate feedback you
received from
colleagues in this Module’s Discussion forum.
Week 6 | Part 6: Finalizing the Plan
I have considered various options for my nursing specialty,
including a close look at my selected (Psychiatric-Mental

47. Health Nurse Practitioner) specialty and second-preferred
specialty. (Family Nurse Practitioner) I have also developed a
justification of my selected (or preferred) specialty. Lastly, I
have examined one professional organization related to my
selected or preferred specialty and considered how I can become
a member of this organization.
The results of my efforts are below.
Directions: Complete Step 1 by writing 2-3 paragraphs in the
space below comparing the nursing specialty you have selected
– or the one you prefer if your choice is still under
consideration - to your second preference. Identify each
specialty and describe the focus and the role that graduates are
prepared for. Identify any other differentiators you feel are
significant, especially those that helped or may help you reach a
decision.
Complete Step 2 by writing a paragraph identifying and
justifying your reasons for choosing your MSN specialization.
Be sure to incorporate any feedback you received from
colleagues in this week’s Discussion Forum.
Complete Step 3 by examining and identifying one professional
organization related to your selected or preferred specialty.
Explain how you can become a member of this organization.
Step 1: Comparison of Nursing Specialties
Use the space below to write 2-3 paragraphs comparing the
nursing specialty you have selected – or the one you prefer if
your choice is still under consideration - to your second
preference. Identify each specialty and describe the focus and
the role that graduates are prepared for. Identify any other
differentiators you feel are significant, especially those that
helped or may help you reach a decision.

48. Step 2: Justification of Nursing Specialty
Use the space below to write a paragraph identifying and
justifying your reasons for choosing your MSN specialization.
Be sure to incorporate any feedback you received from
colleagues in this week’s Discussion Forum.
Step 3: Professional Organizations
Use the space below to identify and examine one professional
organization related to your selected or preferred specialty.
Explain how you can become a member of this organization.
- END -
Week 6 | Part 6
:
Finalizing the Plan

49. I have
considered various options for my nursing specialty, including a
close look at my
selected (
Psychiatric
-
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
) specialty and second
-
preferred
specialty.
(
Family Nurse Practitioner
)
I have also
developed a justification of my
selected (or preferred) specialty. Lastly, I have exa
mined one professional organization
related to my selected or preferred
specialty and
considered how I can become a
member of this organization.
The results of my efforts are below.
Directions:
Complete Step 1 by
writing 2
-
3 paragraphs in the space belo
w comparing

50. the nursing specialty you have selected
–
or the one you prefer if your choice is still
under consideration
-
to your second preference. Identify each specialty
and
describe
the focus and the role that graduates are prepared for. Identify
any
other differentiators
you feel are significant, especially those that helped or may
help you reach a decision.
Complete Step 2 by
writing a
paragraph identifying
and justifying
your reasons for
choosing your MSN specialization.
Be sure to i
ncorporate
any
feedback you received
from colleagues in this week’s Discussion Forum.
Complete Step 3 by
examin
ing and identifying
one professional organization related to

51. your
selected or pre
ferred specialty
. Explain how you
can become a member of this
organization.
Step 1: Comparison of Nursing Specialties
Use the space below to write
2
-
3 paragraphs comparing the nursing specialty you have
selected
–
or the one you prefer if your
choice is still under consideration
-
to your
second preference. Identify each specialty
and
describe the focus and the role that
graduates are prepared for. Identify any other differentiators
you feel are significant,
especially those that helped or may
help you reach a decision.

52. Week 6 | Part 6: Finalizing the Plan
I have considered various options for my nursing specialty,
including a close look at my
selected (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner)
specialty and second-preferred
specialty. (Family Nurse Practitioner) I have also developed a
justification of my
selected (or preferred) specialty. Lastly, I have examined one
professional organization
related to my selected or preferred specialty and considered how
I can become a
member of this organization.
The results of my efforts are below.
Directions: Complete Step 1 by writing 2-3 paragraphs in the
space below comparing
the nursing specialty you have selected – or the one you prefer
if your choice is still
under consideration - to your second preference. Identify each
specialty and describe
the focus and the role that graduates are prepared for. Identify
any other differentiators
you feel are significant, especially those that helped or may
help you reach a decision.
Complete Step 2 by writing a paragraph identifying and
justifying your reasons for
choosing your MSN specialization. Be sure to incorporate any
feedback you received
from colleagues in this week’s Discussion Forum.
Complete Step 3 by examining and identifying one professional

53. organization related to
your selected or preferred specialty. Explain how you can
become a member of this
organization.
Step 1: Comparison of Nursing Specialties
Use the space below to write 2-3 paragraphs comparing the
nursing specialty you have
selected – or the one you prefer if your choice is still under
consideration - to your
second preference. Identify each specialty and describe the
focus and the role that
graduates are prepared for. Identify any other differentiators
you feel are significant,
especially those that helped or may help you reach a decision.