professional nursing organizations

Purpose

This week’s graded topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

CO5: Develops a plan for continued personal and professional
development through enrollment in graduate education, continuing
education programs, certification attainment, professional reading and
participation in professional organizations’ and service to the
community. (PO#5)

Discussion

Now that each one of you is very close to completing this major
accomplishment in your nursing career, please share your professional
development plans to keep up to date in your chosen specialty and
nursing in general.

• In what professional nursing organizations do you currently
  participate? What organizations might you think about participating in
  for the future?
• What nursing certifications are you considering?
• How might consideration of continuing your education to pursue a graduate degree fit into your future plans?

Reference: American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

American Nursing Association [ANA]. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Publishing.

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