Describe one mentoring activity you might complete with a mentor that would help you to acclimate to your new advance practice role.

NSG5000 Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse
Week 2 Discussion
Discussion Questions
Faculty will assign you either DQ 1 or DQ 2. Please answer all parts of the DQ.
Discussion Question Response: By, post your complete response to one of the discussion questions in the appropriate threads in the Discussion Area by due date assigned.
Participation Responses: No later than the due date assigned, review and comment on the discussion question responses posted by at least two of your peers and faculty. Continue to monitor your question and responses until the end of the week.
Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. Assigned course readings and online library resources are preferred. Weekly lecture notes are designed as overviews to the topic for the respective week and should not serve as a citation or reference.
In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings.
In your participation responses to your peers, comments must demonstrate thorough analysis of postings and extend meaningful discussion by building on previous postings.
Discussion Question 1
Answer the following:
Coaching and mentoring should be a core competency of nurses prepared at the graduate level. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your response.
Based on your graduate specialization, identify one coaching activity that you can do in this advanced practice role. What strategies would you employ for this activity?
Describe one mentoring activity you might complete with a mentor that would help you to acclimate to your new advance practice role. Should this activity be structured or unstructured?
Discussion Question 2
Consultation is a core competency of graduate nursing. Answer the following:
Differentiate consultation from supervision?
Are consultation and collaboration synonymous? Defend your response.
Give an example on how you have seen the consultation competency practiced in your current nursing area. Explain if the practice followed the graduate competency criteria.