Reviewing MSN Specialization in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Difficulties in Choosing a Nursing Specialization

Choose among the following to review your specialization’s Scope and Standards of Practice or Competencies:

1.Analyze difficulties in determining nursing specializations

2.Compare nursing specialties

3.Justify selection of MSN specialization Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

4.Analyze nursing specialization professional organization engagement strategies

5.Create Academic Success and Professional Development Plans

You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions. A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote designed to inspire.

Decisions are often not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing a specialty ( Psychiatric- Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) within the MSN program. This decision is a critical part of your plan for success, and you no doubt want to get it right. This is yet another area where your network can help, as well as other sources of information that can help you make an informed choice.

To Prepare:

Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization.

Write an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.

In this Assignment you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by developing the final component–a review of your specialty standards of practice. You will also submit your final version of the document, including Parts 1–5. ( see order #)

To Prepare:

a.Review the scope and standards of practice or competencies related to your chosen specialty in the resources for this module.

b.Review the MSN specializations offered at Walden by viewing the module resource, Walden University. (n.d.). Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).

c.Examine professional organizations related to the specialization you have chosen and identify at least one to focus on for this Assignment.

d.Reflect on the thoughts you shared in the Discussion forum regarding your choice of a specialty, any challenges you have encountered in making this choice, and any feedback you have received from colleagues in the Discussion.

The Assignment:

Complete the following items and incorporate them into the final version of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan.

With the resources specific to the MSN specialization and the, Walden University. (n.d.). Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), shared in this module, write a paragraph or make a Nursing Specialty Comparison table, comparing at least two nursing specialties that include your selected specialization and second-preferred specialization.

1.Write a 2- to 3-paragraph justification statement identifying your reasons for choosing your MSN specialization. Incorporate feedback you received from colleagues in this Module’s Discussion forum.

2.Identify the professional organization related to your chosen specialization for this Assignment, and explain how you can become an active member of this organization.