Future Scope, Role, and Professional Obligations Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Advanced registered nursing graduates are entering the profession at dynamic time
when roles and scope of practice are shifting based on developments in legislation and
policy in response to the evolving needs of the health care system. Professional
nursing organizations play an important role in making sure the perspectives of
advanced registered nurses are heard, and in supporting nurse specialties in their
efforts to expand their scope of practice and their full participation throughout the
health care system.
For this assignment, you will conduct research on the current scope of practice for
your specialty and efforts that are being made to expand that scope and the role of the
advanced nurse in positively influencing the health care system. Write a 1,250-1,500-
word paper that includes the following:
A discussion of the scope of your future role as an advanced registered nurse,
including any regulatory, certification, or accreditation agencies that define that scope.
A discussion of three professional nursing organizations that you think are most
influential in advancing the scope and influence of advanced nursing. Of these
organizations, evaluate the one that you would most like to join- How do its goals and
mission fit in with your worldview and philosophy of care? How might membership in
this organization improve your practice?
A discussion of a controversial or evolving issue that is most likely to affect your scope
of practice or role in the next few years. How do you think this issue could influence
the profession and other stakeholders, and why does it matters to the advanced
registered nurse?