As an advanced practice nurse educator, the awareness of “why” you became a nurse is at the foundation of your professional identity. Embracing what led you to become a nurse, your nursing purpose, and your nursing passion guides how you model your professional identity, joy in work, and sincere commitment to your patients and their families.

Consider how your professional identity has developed since you entered the nursing profession. How do you think your professional identity will continue to develop in the advanced practice role?

Review the Grading Rubric, use it to organize your assignment.

Assignment Deliverable

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with detailed speaker notes, which includes the following:

· Describe an overview of what constitutes a nurse’s professional identity

· Factors that contribute to your professional identity

· Challenges associated with establishing your professional identity

· Strategies that you can use to enhance your professional identity formation

· Description of how the challenges within the nursing profession have influenced your professional identity

· An assessment of how your professional identity will impact your future role as an advanced practice nurse

RUBRIC

· Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with detailed speaker notes.

12% of total grade

· Describe an overview of what constitutes a nurse’s professional identity.

13% of total grade

· Describe factors that contribute to your professional

13% of total grade

· Discuss challenges associated with establishing your professional identity.

13% of total grade

· Describe strategies that you can use to enhance your professional identity formation.

13% of total grade

· Describe how the challenges within the nursing profession have influenced your professional identity.

13% of total grade

· Provide an assessment of how your professional identity will impact your future role as an APN.

13% of total grade

· Cite a minimum of 5 scholarly references in the slide presentation and your speaker notes.

5% of total grade