Strategic Study Plan for Certification Success: SMART Goals and Resource Integration for Professional Readiness

STUDY PLAN

Can you imagine an athlete deciding to run a marathon without training for the event? Most ambitious people who have set this goal will follow a specific training plan that will allow them to feel confident and prepared on the big day. Similarly, if you want to feel confident and prepared for your certification exam, you should create and follow a plan that will thoroughly prepare you for success.

In this Assignment, you will review the study plan that you developed in last term, and revise your plan as necessary, which will serve as the road map for you to follow to attain your certification. 

To prepare: 

• Reflect on the study plan you created last term. Did you accomplish your SMART goals? What areas of focus still present opportunities for growth?

Assignment:

• Revise your study plan summarizing your current strengths and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop 3–4 new SMART goals for this quarter and the tasks you need to complete to accomplish each goal. Include a timetable for accomplishing them and a description of how you will measure your progress.
• Describe resources you would use to accomplish your goals and tasks, such as ways to participate in a study group or review course, mnemonics and other mental strategies, and print or online resources you could use to study.

Resources to consider:

• American Psychiatric Association. (2022).  ICD-10-CM Codes Update. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/updates-to-dsm/updates-to-dsm-5-tr-criteria-text
  
• American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Changes to ICD-10-CM Codes for DSM-5 Diagnoses  https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/updates-to-dsm/coding-updates
  
• American Psychiatric Association. (2020). Updates to DSM–5 criteria, text and ICD-10 codes. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/updates-to-dsm-5
  
• American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Insurance implications of DSM-5  https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Practice/DSM/APA_DSM_Insurance-Implications-of-DSM-5.pdf
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• American Psychiatric Association. (2020). Coding and reimbursement.
  https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/practice-management/coding-reimbursement-medicare-and-medicaid/coding-and-reimbursement
  
• American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Numerical listing of DSM-5 diagnoses and codes (ICD-10-CM). In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. (5th ed., text rev.). https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787
  
• Buppert, C. (2021). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Chapter 9, “Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services”
    
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2020). Your billing responsibilities. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coordination-of-Benefits-and-Recovery/ProviderServices/Your-Billing-Responsibilities
  
  
• DeNisco, S. M. (2023). Role development for the nurse practitioner (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Chapter 17, “Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services” (pp. 403-427)
  • Chapter 14, “Concepts and Challenges of the Professional Nurse Practitioner” (pp. 351-362)
  • Chapter 15, “Health Policy and the Nurse Practitioner” (pp. 367-384)
  • Chapter 16, “Mentoring and Lifelong Learning”  (pp. 389-399)

NOTE: Please use Resources/References not older than 5-years. (2019 – 2024)

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