Discuss how you have achieved course competencies and your plans to develop further in these areas. The course competencies for this course are as follows:
Differentiate the role and scope of practice of the advanced practice nurses in clinical practice, primary care, education, administration and research. Analyze a variety of health care systems in relationship to their method of access and availability, degree of consumer choice, competition, financing, effect on advanced practice nurses and other health professionals. Analyze a specific change needed within the healthcare organization to improve the delivery of healthcare and healthcare outcomes to consumers considering factors such as method of access and availability, degree of consumer choice, competition, financing, effect on advanced practice nurses and other health professionals. Integrate research and theory into discussions of competencies and points of view needed by an advanced practice nurse in a specific role or specialty. Identify collaborative, organizational, communication, and leadership skills in working with other professionals in healthcare facilities and/or academic institutions. Evaluate models of patient care, scholarship, teaching, leadership, and change. Influence health policy using ethical statements, current terminology, classifications, methods, trends. Justify your answers using examples and reasoning. Comment on the postings of at least two peers concerning whether you agree or disagree with their views. reference Hamric, A.B., Spross, J.A., & Hanson, C.M. (2009). Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach. St. Louis: Elsevier