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Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical Decision-Making and
Leadership Essay
Overview: This assignment invites you to explore the evolution of
clinical decision-making as you transition from bedside nursing to
advanced practice roles. In your essay, you will critically analyze
and compare the decision-making skills, leadership approaches,
and ethical considerations required at the bedside versus those
required of advanced practice nurses (APNs), such as nurse
practitioners (NPs) and nurse leaders.
Your discussion must integrate the following course outcomes
throughout your analysis:
• Outcome 1: Demonstrate understanding of the impact
of legal and ethical issues, and healthcare policy on
decision-making in a real, complex healthcare environment.
• Outcome 2: Synthesize multidimensional approaches
of decision-making learned throughout the course to
evaluate patient outcomes.
• Outcome 3: Apply thoughtful leadership approaches to
implement successful changes in your practice.
• Outcome 4: Apply multiple decision-making
approaches—including transformational leadership
principles—in actual situations to demonstrate confidence in
decision making.
Assignment Instructions
Writing Requirements:
• Format: Prepare your submission as an essay. The
document must include a cover page, clearly structured level
headings (in adherence with APA 7th Edition standards), and
a reference list.
• Length: The primary text should be a minimum of 3
pages (excluding the cover page and references).
• Style: Write at a graduate level using formal academic
language. Your analysis should be thorough, critical, and
reflective of the course readings and other current academic
literature.
• APA Guidelines: All in-text citations and the reference
list must follow APA 7th Edition guidelines.
Essay Topics and Guiding Questions
Your essay should address the following topics and questions:
Transitioning from Bedside Nursing to Advanced Practice:
• As nurses, you have all learned the importance of
clinical decision-making, critical thinking, and clinical
judgment for ensuring safe and effective patient care.
• Question: As you move into your advanced practice
role—whether in leadership, management, or as an NP—
how do these decision-making processes change? Does
your approach need to shift, and if so, why?
Comparing Skill Sets:
• Question: Is there a difference between the decision-
making and leadership skills required by bedside nurses
compared to those needed by APNs?
• Guidance: Support your discussion with rationale
drawn from the course readings and relevant academic
literature. Consider using examples from practice scenarios
to highlight these differences.
Critical Decision-Making for Future Roles:
• Question: As you transition into your role as an APN,
which clinical decision-making skills are most critical—
especially for nurses planning to become NPs versus those
pursuing nurse leadership?
• Guidance: Present a rationale for your choices,
referencing course readings and scholarly research. Reflect
on how multidimensional decision-making approaches can
influence patient outcomes.
Standardized Decision-Making Tools:
• Question: What standardized decision-making tool has
been developed to guide nurses at all levels in making
practice decisions?
• Guidance: Explain why this tool was created, its
intended purpose, and how it standardizes decision-making
across varying clinical settings.
• Question: How would you apply this tool in your
current or future role as an APN? Provide specific examples
of its application in real clinical scenarios.
Additional Tools and the Consensus Model for APRNs:
• Question: Are there other standardized clinical
decision-making tools available for APNs and NPs? Evaluate
whether these tools are employed consistently across care
settings and offer a rationale for their use (or limitations).
• Question: Describe the role of the Consensus Model
for APRNs and discuss how it informs decision-making
processes in advanced practice settings.
Submission Requirements
• Content: Ensure all discussion questions are
addressed comprehensively and supported with both course
readings and additional academic sources.
• Structure:
• Introduction: Provide an overview of your essay’s
scope, the significance of the transition to an advanced
practice role, and a brief outline of what will be discussed.
• Body: Develop each question in dedicated sections
with clear APA-style headings.
• Conclusion: Summarize and synthesize the main
points of your discussion, highlighting the importance of
legal, ethical, and policy considerations in advanced clinical
decision-making and leadership.
• References: Include a minimum of four scholarly
sources published within the past five years. Follow APA
guidelines for all citations and references.
• Formatting: Maintain APA style consistency throughout
—this includes using a 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-
inch margins, and double-spaced text.
– NO MORE THAN 10% PLAGIARISM ALLOWED
– DUE DATE JULY 3, 2025
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