PHOENIX NSG302 Week 1 Assignment Latest 2020 March

NSG302 Professional Contemporary Nursing Role And Practice

Week 1 Assignment

Baccalaureate Self-Reflection  

Complete the Baccalaureate Self-Reflection worksheet. Do NOT create your own template. Use the one provided.

Cite at least two scholarly articles to support your self-assessment and include them in your references at the end of your template. Copy and paste the “Baccalaureate Self-Reflection” grading rubric on the final page or your assignment.

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Baccalaureate Self-Reflection

Review the guiding entities from the Guiding Baccalaureate Education activity and reflect on the expectations for a BSN-prepared nurse. Whether you’ve been in practice for years or are just starting your career as a nurse, learning should never stop. As you remember from the School of Nursing Philosophical Framework, lifetime learning is one of the tenets of becoming a nurse leader.

Identify competencies and essentials you need to develop. Select

•             two competencies from QSEN Pre-licensure KSAs,

•             two essentials from the AACN The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education,

Complete the table.

1.            In the second column, identify the competency or essential you need to address.

2.            In the third column, identify specific knowledge, skills, or attitudes (KSAs) you need to develop, and cite your source.

a.            QSEN citation hint: Per the QSEN Competencies web page, the competencies were taken from another source, which is cited in footnote 2. The page number in the example below was taken from the primary source.

3.            In the fourth column, describe how you will develop yourself and give yourself a timeframe.

4.            In the fifth column, explain why this improvement is important to your development as a nurse.

Guiding Entity    Competency/Essential  Needed KSAs    Improvement Plan          Importance

Example:

QSEN Pre-licensure KSAs              Example:

Evidence-based practice               Example:

Knowledge: “Describe reliable sources for locating evidence reports and clinical practice guidelines” (Cronenwett et al., 2007, p. 124).     Example:

I will learn how to evaluate sources using the University Library’s Evaluate Sources tutorial at https://library.phoenix.edu/evaluating_sources/ in 14 days or less.         Example:

In order to base practice decisions in evidence, I have to first understand how to find good, credible information.

QSEN Pre-licensure KSAs                                                             

QSEN Pre-licensure KSAs                                                             

The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education                                                           

The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education                                           

References

Cronenwett, L., Sherwood, G., Barnsteiner J., Disch, J., Johnson, J., Mitchell, P., … Warren, J. (2007). Quality and safety education for nurses. Nursing Outlook, 55(3)122-131. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2007.02.006