Assignment: Transition to Professional Role

Assignment: Transition to Professional Role
Assignment: Transition to Professional Role
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Nursing 108: Professional Role Socialization Paper. Minimum of 6 pages not including cover and reference page, APA format with atleast 3 current professional references, they may include professional publications or websites dated within 5 years.
Paper consists of 5 parts. 1st part is define professional socialization amd discuss 3 criteria of nursing profession that support professional socialization. Part 2 refer to 4 stages of role transitionthen identify the 1 stage u are currently experiencing, lvn to rn transition. 3rd part identify 2 barriers which may interfere with claywells 4th stage of transition. Part 4, claywell discusses 8 areas of difference between lvn and rn roles, choose 3 differences and why they are such a integral part of the rn role. 5th part conclusion describe your plan for professional socialization into the role of the professional nurse.
Preview and utilize “Topic 1 Checklist.” This resource will assist you in organizing your work and will provide additional information regarding the assignment.
Consider the clinical environment in which you are currently working or have recently worked. Collaborate with a leader or educator in the clinical environment to identify a problem, issue, or educational deficit upon which to build a proposal for change.
In a paper of no more than 800 words, describe the nature of the problem, issue, or educational deficit. Include the following in your discussion:
1. The setting and/or context in which the problem, issue, or educational deficit can be observed.
2. Detailed description of the problem, issue, or educational deficit.
3. Impact of the problem, issue, or educational deficit on the work environment, the quality of care provided by staff, and patient outcomes.
4. Gravity of the problem, issue, or educational deficit and its significance to nursing.
5. Proposed solution to address the problem, issue, or educational deficit.
Prepare for the capstone project by listening to the audio interview, “Capstone: Planning Your Project” located at http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/nrs441v_capstone.php
Review “Topic 1: Checklist.” This resource will assist you in organizing your work and will provide additional information regarding the assignment.