Letter of Intent for a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Letter of Intent
Student’s Name
College/University
Course
Professor’s Name
Due Date
1 What are your short and long-term career goals and how will this program prepare you for them?
My short-term career goals include: (a) developing critical thinking skills to be able to deliver high-quality care and (b) being employed as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) in a hospice center. The program offers consultation and critical thinking skills to allow me to build trusting relationships with patients by recognizing their needs, wants, and preferences. The program prepares me to be employed in a hospice center because I’ve gained crucial skills, including collaboration, leadership, direct clinical practice, evidence-based practice, and ethical decision-making capabilities. My long-term goals include: (a) to eliminate structural barriers to healthcare access among the marginalized communities within ten years and (b) achieving a leadership position in care delivery to augment care access for marginalized groups. The program will facilitate my attainment of these goals by developing my expert knowledge and ability to make complex decisions and achieve clinical competence for scaled-up work descriptions (Ljungbeck et al., 2019).
2 What do you view as key attributes of being a successful FNP/AGACNP and why?
The fundamental attributes of being a successful FNP include empathy, creativity, and interprofessional collaboration. Empathy is crucial because it ensures the nurse provides patient-centered care that responds and is sensitive to the client’s needs, feelings, values, and expectations. Creativity allows the nurse practitioner to demonstrate innovativeness in their problem-solving capabilities, communication, and ideas. In addition, creativity is an essential skill because it enables the FNP to establish authentic ...