The Value of a Master's-Prepared Nurse

Question

Consider the current healthcare delivery models and practice settings. Reflect on how nursing practice is transforming in response to the current demands of the healthcare system and answer one of the following questions:

What differentiates the practice of a master's-prepared nurse compared to that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse?

What is the value of a master's degree in nursing?

What do you consider to be the most essential professional competency for a master's-prepared nurse practicing in the 21st century?

Refer to AACN Essentials, Chamberlain University Nursing Conceptual Framework and other scholarly sources. Use at least one outside scholarly article to support your position. Provide an example to illustrate an application to professional practice.

References has to be within 5 years