NURS 550: Transitioning to the Advanced Practice Nurse Role

Explores the role of the advanced practice nurse through standards of practice, ethics in nursing, and role socialization to help the RN successfully transition to the advanced practice nurse role. Students will be introduced to health care delivery systems, health care finance, and health care policy that can impede access to healthcare, cost of healthcare, and quality of care to diverse populations. Students will learn the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to remove barriers to promote health outcomes to local, state, national, and global communities. Promotion of scientific inquiry, evidence-based practice, working with policy makers and joining professional organizations will be discussed in relation to formation of policies that can enhance the practice of advanced practice nurses.