Scholarly paper – PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Template for
Professional Association Learning Activity (Scholarly Paper)
1.
Introduction
to Professional Association (~1/2 page) (1
point). Introduce the professional association. State the mission, vision,
values, purpose of the professional association. Discuss why you selected this
professional association. State if specialty certification is available to
members/nonmembers. Include if you are a member or are planning to join. Provide
website link.
2.
ANA Code of
Ethics Provision 1 (1 page) (Header, center, bold).
(3 points). Examine and analyze how the professional association addresses the
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 1: The nurse practices with compassion and respect
for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person. Examine,
analyze, and discuss how the professional association advocates for and supports
diversity and inclusion in the care for increasingly diverse patient
populations. Provide specific examples to support your analysis. One or more scholarly references are required for this section in addition to
the professional association website and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
3.
ANA Code of
Ethics Provision 4 (1/2 page) (Header, center,
bold). (2 points). Examine, analyze, and discuss professional
decision-making, problem solving and clinical reasoning in leadership and
management. Examine and analyze how the professional association
addressed the ANA Code of Ethics Provision 4: The nurse has authority,
accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and acts
consistent with the obligation to promote health and to provide optimal care
from a leadership and management perspective. Provide specific
examples to support your analysis. One or more scholarly references are
required for this section in addition to the professional
association website and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
4.
Healthcare Legislation
& Policy (1/2 page) (Header, center,
bold). (2 point). Examine, analyze, and describe how the professional
association influences healthcare legislation and policy. Provide specific
examples. If it doesn’t, state so and suggest recommended actions the
professional association may take to influence healthcare legislation and policy.
One or more scholarly references are required for this section in
addition to the professional association website.
5.
Professional
Advocacy (1/2 page) (Header, center,
bold). (2 points). Examine, analyze, and describe how professional nursing
associations advocate for and advance the profession of nursing—not individual
nurses. Analyze how the selected professional
association advocates for and advances the specialty professional practice of
nursing. Provide specific examples to support your analysis. One or more
scholarly references are required for this section in addition to the
professional association website.
6.
Achieving
Diversity & Meaningful Inclusion in the Profession of Nursing (1 ½ pages) (Header, center, bold). (4
points). Examine, analyze, and discuss diversity and inclusion in nursing and
the workplace and why it is important. Then, examine, analyze, and discuss how
professional nursing associations advocate for and support diversity and
inclusion in the profession of nursing. Do not simply address a single
diverse group—think inclusively. Provide specific examples of how the
selected professional association supports diversity and meaningful inclusion
in the profession of nursing. Two or more scholarly
references are required for this section in addition to the professional
association website.
7.
Belonging (~1/2 page) (Header, center, bold). (1 point). Examine and
analyze the value of belonging to a professional nursing association and why it
is important for nurses to be actively engaged in professional nursing
associations through initiatives, education, networking, and committee
membership.

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