Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your professional and
academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization. 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 –
2015. 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 organizations. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(11), 517-
519.
Echevarria, I. M. (2018). Make connections by joining a professional nursing organization. Nursing, 48(12), 35–
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