The purpose of this assignment is to help you become aware of professional organizations and explore your role in these organizations as a professional nurse. Explore websites to find a professional nursing organization that aligns with your future plans as a master prepared nurse.
This assignment focuses on:
CO1: Analyze the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (PO1,3)
CO2: Evaluates the various roles of the Masters prepared nurse (PO1,6,7)
CO5: Analyze current principles of nursing and related disciplines in providing safe, quality, and collaborative nursing leadership (PO2,3,7)
  Instructions
Choose a professional nursing organization that aligns with your future plans as a master prepared nurse.
Introduction – Provide the name of the organization, how to access information on this organization, and describe why you have chosen to explore this organization.
What is the cost of becoming a member of the organization? (initial fee, yearly dues)
What are the benefits of membership?
Describe at least two opportunities for professional development that are provided by this organization.
Describe the organization’s professional issues that impact the profession of nursing such as nursing salaries and benefits, staffing, education requirements, practice, and policy. Include at least two of the current issues under discussion within the organization.
Describe ways you can get involved through this organization to enhance nursing practice and the provision of health care. In detail explain one of the ways you can get involved or become active and what you would hope to accomplish through your involvement.
How do the actions of this organization support the AACN Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing? Describe two of the Essentials and explain how the organization supports a nurse in demonstrating the competencies.
Support your assessment of the professional organization with at least 2 scholarly resources., one of which may be the website.
APA 7th edition format required.
Please note that this assignment must be submitted as a Word document.