Develop a professional development plan for incorporating the Texas Board of Nursing Differentiated Essential Competencies and the AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education into your BSN nursing practice in the year following graduation.

Content Grading Criteria

Points

Score

·     Introduce the focus of paper

10

·     Briefly describe the roles of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in professional nursing practice. Correlate with TXBON, DEC, and AACN.

15

·     Develop a professional development plan for incorporating the Texas Board of Nursing Differentiated Essential Competencies and the AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education into your BSN nursing practice in the year following graduation.

·     Correlate with DEC and AACN Essentials

20

·     Provide evidence from the nursing journal to support your professional development plan. Identify the need for the role within the community.

25

·     Conclude by summarizing key points of paper

10

Professional Writing Grading Criteria

·     Style and Format

o   Follow APA 7^th ed. style and format

o   Paper must be a minimum of 2 pages and maximum of 4 pages, not including title page and reference page

10

·     Scholarship

o   References are relevant for topic

o   References include:

§  A minimum of 2 scholarly sources from professional nursing journals published within the last 5 years with working URL or DOI

§  Course text book

§  AACN Baccalaureate Essentials

§  Texas Board of Nursing DECs

10

TOTAL

100