Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty: American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
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Requires 3 references
Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization.
By Day 3 of Week 10
Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.
Choice of a nursing specialty: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice: No difficulties. I have worked and taught in Mental Health the last 15 years of my career, and it is truly a passion. 1out of 4 persons are diagnosed with a mental illness. I have a calling, and this is what grows me …..to love what I do or can do only strengthens my desire to learn more so that I can practice and serve those with mental illness to the best of my abilities.
Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty: American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Provide details on becoming a member: Complete a detailed membership application, select membership type, select specialty Online Communities, submit dues.
Benefits of membership: provides educational experiences to optimize your professional performance and take your practice to the next level, by providing free, Quality Continuing Education (CE) and Other Educational Resources, free subscriptions to the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP) and The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP), two online, peer-reviewed journals that offer articles, research and continuing education. Scholarship and grant opportunities designed to support NPs and the advancement of the NP role. Clinical resources on dozens of topics like obesity, mental health and oncology.
