New construction projects begin with a design phase, where architects blueprint the vision complete with design details. They work in collaboration with builders who use the designs to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials to bring the vision to reality. You are both architect and builder of your success. You have started to blueprint your vision in your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan. You have identified others with whom you will collaborate. Now you can begin to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials.
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How will you approach your studies? What types of resources are available to you, and how will you access and utilize them? Taking the opportunity to prepare these strategies, tools, and materials will help ensure you can “break ground” without incident and successfully move to the phase where you begin building your vision.
To Prepare:
· Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program.
· Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources for this module.
The Assignment:
In this Assignment, you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in the previous Assignment to develop the second component—academic resources and strategies. To accomplish this:
· Identify and describe at least three academic resources (The writing Center, Library, Academic Advisor or Technical Support Team) or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program.
· Identify and describe at least three professional resources (Instructor, Mentor, Preceptor) that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty.
· Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally.
Part 2: Academic Resources and Strategies
I have identified the following academic resources and/or strategies that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or my specialty in particular.
Directions: In the space below Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program, and at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular. For each, explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally.
Academic Resource/Strategy 1
Academic Resource/Strategy 2
Academic Resource/Strategy 3
Professional Resource/Strategy 1
Professional Resource/Strategy 2
Professional Resource/Strategy 3
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES/STRATEGIES
BELOW IS THE GRADED PART I, WHICH I DID
Week 1 | Part 1: My Academic and Professional Network
I have identified and secured the participation of the following academic (at least two) and professional (at
least two) individuals and/or teams to form the basis of my network. This network will help me to clarify my
vision for success and will help guide me now and in the future.
NETWORK MEMBER 1
Name: Crystal Lewis
Title: Instructor
Organization: Walden University
Academic or Professional: Academic
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program
and as a practicing nurse:
Notes: I select this individual because she is the one that presents me with the academic course outline and
objectives. She supports my success in the MSN program, and as a practicing nurse by guiding me on how to
study and get to my own understanding of the course content. She guides me towards meeting the academic
goals of the course and certify my readiness to proceed on the program.
NETWORK MEMBER 2
Name: The Writing Center
Title: Academic Resource Team
Organization: Walden University
Academic or Professional: Academic
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes: I selected this academic resource team because it will serve as a good resource for me in accumulating the knowledge needed to better my writing skills. They will assist my success in the MSN program and as an advance practice nurse by instructing me on the writing process, from the beginning to the end of my writing. They can provide me with personalized writing assistance, online writing resources, free tutorial services on APA style, grammar, and more (Walden University, n.d.) They are available to render me with one-on-one discussions on course papers and give suggestions for more writing guides and resources.
NETWORK MEMBER 3
Name: Dr. Festus Uzokwe.
Title: Preceptor
Organization: Sun Behavioral Hospital
Academic or Professional: Professional
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes: I selected Dr. Festus Uzokwe to be my clinical preceptor for the practicum aspect of the program because of his experience and knowledge in precepting other students in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program. He is a psychiatric consultant at Sun Behavioral Hospital and director at CUFA
Behavioral Health Clinic Houston Texas. I have known him for five years and he has been precepting students from Walden University. He is highly devoted in guiding his students and always facilitates the application of theory to practice for students and staff learners. His dedication in bringing out the best in the student will help me to meet the course learning objectives and acquiring new competencies required for safe, ethical, and quality practice.
NETWORK MEMBER 4
Name: Ms. Kiara Smith
Title: Mentor
Organization: Sun Behavioral Hospital
Academic or Professional: Professional
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes I selected Ms. Kiara Smith to be my mentor because of her knowledge and experience in mentorship and in psychiatric mental health practice. She is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Sun Behavioral Hospital where I have known her for three years. She is always ready to spend her time in answering questions and explaining things to make sure that one understands it. She is always ready to as provide guidance, motivation, emotional support, and role modeling. She is ready to go extra miles in helping one to explore careers, set goals, develop contacts, and identify resources that will enable one to achieve his academic and professional goals.
References
Walden University. (n.d.) Connect to Walden. Retrieved March 6, 2021, from
https://www.walden.edu/connect
Walden University. (n.d.). College of Nursing. Retrieved March 7, 2021, from
https://www.waldenu.edu/about/colleges-schools/college-of-nursing
PLEASE SEE THE MAIN TEMPLATE FOR THE PART 1 BELOW
Academic and Professional Success Plan Template
Prepared by:
This document is to be used for
NURS 6003 Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing
to complete Assessments 1-6. Just as importantly the document serves to organize your thoughts about planning for your academic and professional success.
For specific instructions see the weekly assessment details in the course, or ask your instructor for further guidance.
Week 1 | Part 1: My Academic and Professional Network
I have identified and secured the participation of the following academic (at least two) and professional (at least two) individuals and/or teams to form the basis of my network. This network will help me to clarify my vision for success and will help guide me now and in the future.
Directions: Complete the information below for each member of your network. For more than four entries repeat the items below with details of your additional network member(s) in the ‘ADDITIONAL NETWORK MEMBERS’ section.
NETWORK MEMBER 1
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Academic or Professional:
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes:
NETWORK MEMBER 2
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Academic or Professional:
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes:
NETWORK MEMBER 3
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Academic or Professional:
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes:
NETWORK MEMBER 4
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Academic or Professional:
Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:
Notes:
ADDITIONAL NETWORK MEMBERS
