Complete the Baccalaureate Professional Growth Worksheet by following the instructions on the worksheet.

Professional Contemporary Nursing Role And Practice

Baccalaureate Professional Growth Worksheet

Complete the Baccalaureate Professional Growth Worksheet by following the instructions on the worksheet.

 

(Use the template provided in the link above. Do NOT start your own or a new one).

 

Resources

 

Center for Writing Excellence

 

Reference and Citation Generator

 

GrammarAssistance

 

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

 

Identifythe competencies and essentials you need to develop.

 

Select:

 

•             2 competencies from Pre-licensure KSAs on the QSEN Competencies page

 

•             2 essentials from the AACN The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice

 

Complete the table below by doing the following:

 

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.

 

Note: An example has been provided for you in the first row.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

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