Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on selected RN-BSN competencies acquired through the NUR4516 course.

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

• The student will identify the different types of crisis and their impact on the patient safety and health (AACN Essentials, QSEN: safety, teamwork and collaboration, quality improvement, informatics and patient centered care).
• The student will be able to approach and safely manage patient/families in crisis.

Points

This assignment is worth a total of 100 points (10%).

Requirements

• The Course Reflection is worth 100 points (10%) and will be graded on quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
• Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about your essay may be posted under the Q & A forum under the Discussions tab.
• The length of the reflection is to be three pages excluding title page and reference pages.
• APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered):
  • Course Reflection
  • Conclusion

Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2010, p. 63).

Preparing Your Reflection

The BSN Essentials (AACN, 2008) outline a number of healthcare policy and advocacy competencies for the BSN-prepared nurse. Reflect on the NUR4516 course readings, discussion threads, and applications you have completed across this course and write a reflective essay regarding the extent to which you feel you are now prepared to:

• “Integrate theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice.
• Synthesize theories and concepts from liberal education to build an understanding of the human experience.
• Use skills of inquiry, analysis, and information literacy to address practice issues.
• Use written, verbal, non­verbal, and emerging technology methods to communicate effectively.
• Apply knowledge of social and cultural factors to the care of diverse populations.
• Engage in ethical reasoning and actions to provide leadership in promoting advocacy, collaboration, and social justice as a socially responsible citizen.
• Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inform decision making.
• Demonstrate tolerance for the ambiguity and unpredictability of the world and its effect on the healthcare system.
• Value the ideal of lifelong learning to support excellence in nursing practice.” (p. 12).

Reference:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN]. (2008). The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice. Washington, DC: Author.