Review The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006) in this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the competencies presented.
Review Walden University’s mission, vision, and university outcomes.
Reflect on your professional and academic goals. Consider how Walden’s mission and vision as well as the AACN’s perspective may fit with your goals. How might you incorporate a commitment to social change into your academic and professional plans?
How might your academic and professional goals align with addressing the social determinants of health?
1. Explain how your academic and professional goals align with Walden’s vision, mission, social change message, social determinants of health, and university outcomes as well as the AACN DNP Essentials. Be specific.
2. Explain how you plan to incorporate social change throughout your program of study and in professional practice. Be sure to include how social change may contribute to your practicum/field experience and your role in professional practice.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at
Please use and referenced they following resources
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2022). DNP fact sheet Links to an external site.. https://www.aacnnursing.org/DNP/Fact-Sheet
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2015).
The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Current issues and clarifying recommendations Links to an external site.. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/News/White-Papers/DNP-Implementation-TF-Report-8-15.pdf
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2006).
The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice Links to an external site.. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/Publications/DNPEssentials.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021).
Social determinants of health: Know what affects health Links to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm
Read, C. Y., Pino Betancourt, D. M., & Morrison, C. (2016).
Social change: A framework for inclusive leadership: Development in nursing education Links to an external site.. Journal of Nursing Education, 55(3), 164–167. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20160216-08
Walden University. (2022).
Social determinants of health: Understanding vision health equity Links to an external site.. https://www.waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-science-in-nursing/resource/social-determinants-of-health-understanding-vision-health-equity
Walden University. (n.d.). Walden catalog Links to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/catalog/home
Review the “Introduction” to the Walden Catalog, noting in particular the “Vision, Mission, and Goals” section of the Walden University Catalog.
