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Assignment 2: Career Pathway Outline This assignment is a structured outline, not a full paper. Include: Your chosen nursing specialty Required education for that role At least one relevant certification One professional organization related to your specialty One resource (with a link) to support your learning or certification goals Specific next steps toward your career goals Formatting requirements: Use headers or bullet points 12 pages, plus title and reference pages At least two scholarly sources published within the last five years Follow APA format NUR 301 Module Three Project Preparation Guidelines and Rubric Overview For this project preparation, you will have the opportunity to explore professional pathways, including educational routes and certifications, to help you identify a potential career path for yourself. The purpose of this project preparation is to explore pathway opportunities. This project preparation does not involve a commitment to a certain pathway. This project preparation will empower you to investigate your career options and equip you with valuable information to make informed choices about your education and certifications. It also encourages critical thinking and reflection on your future career path. This project preparation will help you with Project One, where you will be required to describe a membership organization that guides or can guide your professional nursing practice. Directions Choose a potential career pathway that interests you. This choice could be a field you are considering for your future professional practice. Consider using the resources provided in the module Resources section to inform your choice of a specialty area as you work on this project preparation. Outline a potential career pathway that interests you. You will identify a specialty area, describe the education needs, determine helpful certifications, identify related professional organizations, describe a helpful resource, and explain next steps. Use at least two scholarly, current (within the last five years) references to support your work. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Specialty Area: Describe a specialty area of nursing that you are interested in. Education: Describe the education needed to meet the specialty. Certification: Explain at least one certification that could be obtained to support this specialty area. Professional Organization: Discuss at least one professional organization associated with the identified specialty. Resource: Describe a resource that can inform professional practice from an educational pathway or certification. Include a link for the resource in your response. Actions: Explain the actions needed for personal career advancement. Consider the following: What are your career goals? What are steps you can take to achieve your career goals? What to Submit Outline a potential career pathway. Your submission should be a 1- to 2-page Word document with separate title and reference pages that are not part of the page count. Follow APA style standards for formatting and citing your sources. Module Three Project Preparation Rubric Criteria Exceeds Expectations (100%) Meets Expectations (85%) Partially Meets Expectations (55%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) Value Specialty Area Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes a specialty area of nursing of interest Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15 Education Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes the education needed to meet the specialty Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15 Certification Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains at least one certification that could be obtained to support this specialty area Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15 Professional Organization Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Discusses at least one professional organization associated with the identified specialty Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15 Resource Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Describes a resource that can inform professional practice from an educational pathway or certification Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 10 Actions Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains the actions needed for personal career advancement Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions Does not attempt criterion 15 Clear Communication Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication 5 Scholarly Sources Incorporates more than two scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources, or use of sources is exceptionally insightful Incorporates two scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources that support claims Incorporates fewer than two scholarly, current (within the last five years) sources, or not all sources support claims Does not incorporate sources 5 APA Style Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with no errors Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with fewer than five errors Formats in-text citations and reference list according to APA style with five or more errors Does not format in-text citations and reference list according to APA style 5 Total: 100% Please read carefully and the career choose or pathway is CRNA