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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). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice, third edition - 2015Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/12524 Cherry, B., Caramanica, L, Everett, L. Q., Fennimore, L., & Elaine, S. (2019).Leveraging the power of board leadership in professional nursing organizationsLinks to an external site.. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(11), 517-519. Echevarria, I. M. (2018). Make connections by joining a professional nursing organizationLinks to an external site.. Nursing, 48(12), 35–38.   Truant, R., & Chan, R. J. (2017). Future ready: Strengthening oncology nursing leadership in the context of professional oncology nursing organizationsLinks to an external site.. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 27(1), 2-4. Walden University. (n.d.).Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Links to an external site.. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://www.waldenu.edu/masters/master-of-science-in-nursing Document: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template Download Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template(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). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.)Links to an external site.. 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). NLN core competencies for nurse educators: Are they present in the course descriptions of academic nurse educator programs?Links to an external site. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000530Links to an external site. 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). AONL Nurse Executive competenciesLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www.aonl.org/resources/nurse-leader-competencies Public Health Nursing Website: Public Health Nursing Competencies Quad Council Coalition. (2018). Community/Public Health NursingLinks to an external site. [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). Public health nursing: Scope and standards of practiceLinks to an external site.(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). Consensus model for APRN regulation: Licensure, accreditation, certification & educationLinks to an external site.. 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). Adult-gerontology acute care and primary care NP competenciesLinks to an external site.. 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). Nurse Practitioner core competenciesLinks to an external site.. 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).Criteria for evaluation of Nurse Practitioner programsLinks to an external site.(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). Population-focused Nurse Practitioner competenciesLinks to an external site.. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/Competencies/CompilationPopFocusComps2013.pdf