NSG 5000 – Advanced Nurse Roles Assignment

This course introduces and facilitates transition of the RN into the advanced practice role as a nurse leader and change agent. Students will integrate the new functions and activities of the master’s prepared nursing role into professional practice. The role of the master’s prepared nurse to work effectively in interdisciplinary relationships or partnerships, recognizing the uniqueness and similarities among the various roles, is emphasized. The student will understand the underpinnings that provide an ethical framework for nursing practice. Students will explore and analyze how values shape professional practice and influence decisions, interventions, and care delivered. Students are introduced to scholarship, informatics, and healthcare technologies in the master’s prepared nurse role to improve delivery and outcomes of care.