Master of Nursing Role and Transition

•Obtaining advanced education qualification for nurses is a crucial aspect of the nursing profession.

•Advanced programs such as master’s programs equip them with crucial competencies to establish remarkable careers.

•With the dynamic nature of the healthcare system, the role of masters prepared nurses is indisputable.

•These professionals have proven that they can surpass almost all the challenges pertaining to health care service provision. 

Purpose Statement 

•This presentation seeks to explore the role of masters prepared nurses in the healthcare domain.

•It will highlight the various aspects of health care that place value on masters prepared nurses.

•It will document the relationship between clinical scholarship/evidence-based research and masters prepared nursing role.

•The role played by healthcare informatics and technology will also be explored.

•Finally, the presentation will expound on some of the strategies necessary to advocate for RNs transition to advanced roles in practice. 

Topic Related to the Role of Master’s Prepared Nursing

•   Improvement of patients’ care delivery and outcome using technology.

•It results in:

ØEnhanced and facilitated patient and caregiver communication.

ØReduction of medical errors (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2017).

ØIncreased ease and fast access to medical information.

•Advocacy for patients and families (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2017).

ØIntolerance to discrimination under all grounds.

•  Biostatistics (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2017).

ØTranslation of medical data into resourceful and meaningful information.

How the Topics Impact the Functions and Activities of the Master’s Prepared Nursing Role

•Technology has made work easier and more effective for RNs.

ØNurses are expected to be team leaders in evidence-based research (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2017).

•  Increased and improved knowledge of maser’s prepared nurses roles.

ØNurses should have knowledge of potential and actual influence of national patient health safety.

Topics Related to Clinical Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice

•The role of doctor of nursing practice (DNP) in clinical scholarship.

•Qualitative research.

ØIt provides knowledge pertaining to the patient’s situation.

•Quantitative research.

It offers numeric data for analysis

How the Topics Impact the Functions and Activities of the Master’s Prepared Nursing Role

•Enable nurses’ perspectives to be valued and receive critical considerations during clinical decision making processes.

Ø Findings are  based on research conducted by nurses directly to patients.

• Provide a basis for future medical research (Baldwin et al., 2016).

Ø Quantitative and qualitative research help to identify gaps in medicine.

Topics Related to Informatics and Healthcare Technology

•Data management for evaluation and improved outcomes of care.

•Electronic health records (EHRs) (Baldwin et al., 2016).

•Healthcare communication technology.

How the Topics Impact the Functions and Activities of the Master’s Prepared Nursing Role

•Enable nurses to work on more patients without burning out.

ØCommunication is made easier and faster improving coordination during work.

•Reduce patient care delays.

ØInformation is easy to access increasing the speed of diagnosis and treatment.

Strategies of Successful Transition of the RN into the Advanced Practice Role

•Supporting formal orientation NPs before starting new jobs.

ØImproves nurses confidence (Nguyen, 2016).

•Mentoring RNs during their transitions (Nguyen, 2016).

ØProvides advice and resources for success.

Conclusion

•The role of masters prepared nurses in health care service provision is indisputable.

•These advanced programs prepare them to meet the ever-increasing demands of the nursing profession.

•Nurses also gain crucial knowledge, skills, and expertise to ease their ability to perform different tasks.

•Knowledge on aspects such as technology, healthcare informatics, clinical scholarship, evidence-based research is also obtained.

 

References 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2017). The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing. March 21, 2011.

Baldwin, C. M., Schultz, A. A., Barrere, C., Dossey, B. M., & Keegan, L. (2016). Evidence-based practice. Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 637-659.

Nguyen, T. T. H. (2016). Family Nurse Practitioner Programs: Bridging the Role Transition from Registered Nurse to Family Nurse Practitioner.