Requirements
1. A Week 2 Paper Template to be used for your assignment is required for this assignment.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. The length of the paper should be 3-6 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s).
6. 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.
7. You may use first person voice when describing your rationale for choosing the CNP role and
your plans for clinical practice.
8. 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 bolded serves as the heading of the
introduction section)
Four APN Roles
Rationale for Choosing CNP Role
Plans for Clinical Practice
Role Transition
Conclusion
Directions
1. 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.
2. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the
paper.
ASSIGNMENT CONTENT
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Category Points % Description
Introduction 12 8%
Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper.
Introduction should include:
1. general statements on advanced practice nursing
roles
2. general statements on the role transition from RN to
APN
3. 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
1. CNP
2. CNS
3. CRNA
4. CNM
Provides support from at least one scholarly source.
Rationale for
Choosing CNP
Role
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.
1. Describes two factors that may impact the transition.
2. 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 % Description
APA Formatting 8 5%
Formatting follows APA Manual (current edition) guidelines
for
1. title page
2. body of paper (including citations and headings)
3. 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.
16 10% Total FORMAT Points= 16 points
150 90% ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=150 points
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