Module 2 Discussion: Establishing Professional Identity Through Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development

Discussion Board Prompts:

Please address these prompts in your initial Discussion Board posting:

1. Explain how DNP-prepared nurses first actualize the translation of evidence into practice. (CO1, CO3, CO4)
2. How does the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Position Statement on Defining Scholarship for the Discipline of Nursing (1999) define scholarship? (CO1, CO3, CO4)
3. Describe the four domains for professional identity in nursing. How does the nurse’s experience shape an evolving professional identity? How does the dynamic nature of professional identity formation align with the concept of professionalism? (CO1, CO4)
4. Explain the thought process that included professionalism as one of the ten domains in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021). (CO2, CO4)
5. Describe opportunities for the DNP-prepared nurse leader to advance the nursing profession through legislative and political advocacy, education, certification, and networking. Which activities are most appealing to you? What factors lead you to prefer those particular opportunities? Which activities are least appealing to you and why? (CO2, CO4)

Supportive Resource:

• Substantive and Non-substantive DB responses. Reyes, D. (2018). Sample Discussion Board Rubric LDT. Purdue University Repository for Online Teaching and Learning. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Learning Design and Technology Program.