Post 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 drov

P o s t 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.

Required readings:

• Bickford, C. J., Marion, L., & Gazaway, S. (2015). . Retrieved from http://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/12524
• Cherry, B., Caramanica, L, Everett, L. Q., Fennimore, L., & Elaine, S. (2019).. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(11), 517-519.
• Echevarria, I. M. (2018). . Nursing, 48(12), 35–38.  
• Truant, R., & Chan, R. J. (2017). . Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 27(1), 2-4.
• Walden University. (n.d.).. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://www.waldenu.edu/masters/master-of-science-in-nursing
• Document:(Word document)
• Choose among the following to review your specialization’s Scope and Standards of Practice or Competencies:
• Nursing Informatics

  Ebook: Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice

  American Nurses Association. (2015). . Silver Spring, MD: Author.
  “The Scope of Nursing Informatics Practice: Functional Areas of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 18–39)

• Nursing Education
  Article: Core Competencies for Academic Nurse Educators

  Fitzgerald, A., McNelis, A. M., & Billings, D. M. (2020). Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(1), 4.

  Note: The competencies for the Academic Nurse Educator do not encompass the competencies or scope and standards of practice for the Nursing Professional Developer. The set of competencies associated with that specific role within the Nurse Education specialization will be examined in future competencies throughout your specialization program of study.

• Nurse Executive
  Website: Nurse Executive Competencies

  American Organization for Nursing Leadership. (2015). . Retrieved from https://www.aonl.org/resources/nurse-leader-competencies

• Public Health Nursing
  Website: Public Health Nursing Competencies

  Quad Council Coalition. (2018). [C/PHN] competencies. Retrieved from https://www.cphno.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/QCC-C-PHN-COMPETENCIES-Approved_2018.05.04_Final-002.pdf

• American Nurses Association. (2013). (2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.
• APRN
  Website: APRN Consensus Model

  APRN Consensus Work Group & the National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee. (2008). . Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/~4aa7d9/globalassets/certification/aprn_consensus_model_report_7-7-08.pdf

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care and Primary Care NP Competencies
  Website: AGAC and ACPC NP Competencies

  Adult-Gerontology NP Competencies Work Group. (2016). . https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/NP_Adult_Geri_competencies_4.pdf

• Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
  Website: Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies

  The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2012). . https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/npcorecompetenciesfinal2012.pdf

• Nurse Practitioner Programs
  Website: Nurse Practitioner Programs

  National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education. (2016).(5th ed.). https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/Docs/EvalCriteria2016Final.pdf

• Population-Focused NP Competencies
  Website: Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies

  Population-Focused Competencies Task Force. (2013). . https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/Competencies/CompilationPopFocusComps2013.pdf