Baccalaureate Professional Growth Worksheet
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).
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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
NSG302 Professional Contemporary Nursing Role And Practice
Week 2 Assignment
Summative Assessment: Competencies and Essentials of a Baccalaureate-Prepared Nurse
Exam Content
Nurses use critical thinking skills to analyze data to make important decisions. Think about the competencies you selected to develop in Week 1. How would improving these professional competencies impact critical thinking and clinical decision-making?
Using the 2 competencies and the 2 essentials from the Week 1 worksheet, develop a 12- to 15-slide presentation (excluding title slide and reference slide) with detailed speaker notes.
Note: If you are not familiar with creating Microsoft PowerPoint® presentations, review How to Make a Presentation under this week’s Learning Activities.
Include an overview of the QSEN Competencies and the AACN Baccalaureate Essentials. Do the following:
Explain how each competency and essential that you selected aligns with critical thinking and clinical decision-making.
Provide examples of how improvements in these areas will impact patient outcomes.
Explain how developing the competencies and essentials will impact/improve your work.
Include at least 2 scholarly resources from the University of Phoenix Library.
NSG302 Professional Contemporary Nursing Role And Practice
Week 3 Assignment
Interprofessional Collaboration Competencies
Assignment Content
Watch the following videos:
“What is Interprofessional Collaborative Practice” from Darío García Rodríguez on YouTube™
“Negative Experiences that Could Have Been Improved with Interprofessional Collaborative Practice” from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on YouTube™
“Positive Experiences with interprofessional Collaborative Practice” from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on YouTube™
“QSEN Competencies: Teamwork and Collaboration” from the University Library
Note: View each transcript for the YouTube™ videos on their page.
Read Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: 2016 Update.
Explore the 4 core competencies of Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC): Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles/Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication, Team and Teamwork.
Address the following:
What do these competencies mean to you?
How will learning about interprofessional collaboration influence your practice?
Select 2 sub-competencies from each of the of 4 core competencies (for a total of 8 sub-competencies) and provide examples of how you will incorporate them into your daily work.
Write a 525- to 700-word summary (excluding title page and reference page) of your answers to the questions above and examples of incorporating the sub-competencies into your work.
Note: If you have questions about how to write a paper, APA guidelines, citing references, see Writing a Paper under this week’s Learning Activities. Stay within the word-count requirement. You are permitted to go above the word count by not more than 10%.
NSG302 Professional Contemporary Nursing Role And Practice
Week 4 Assignment
Summative Assessment: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) Model
Exam Content
Think about what you have learned about interprofessional collaboration. How does intentionally working as a multidisciplinary team impact the care that is delivered to patients?
Write a 525- to 700-word APA-formatted paper in which you:
Provide an overview of the interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) model.
What benefits does this model provide?
Explain how IPCP changes health care delivery.
Discuss factors that promote IPCP and barriers to IPCP.
Explain the role that you would play as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse in an interprofessional team.
Explain how evidence surrounding IPCP guides clinical practice.
NSG302 Professional Contemporary Nursing Role And Practice
Week 5 Assignment
Summative Assessment: Evidence-Based Practice and Telehealth
Exam Content
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth has become an important means of facilitating health care delivery. Telehealth may be used for prevention and health promotion, acute illness, management of chronic conditions, or remote patient monitoring. Telehealth may include telepharmacy, teleradiology, telepsychiatry, teledermatology, and other services.
Create a 15- to 18-slide presentation (excluding title slide and reference slide) with detailed speaker notes explaining the evidence surrounding telehealth. Do the following:
Provide an overview of evidence-based practice and the steps involved.
Explain the responsibilities of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse related to health care delivery.
With a focus on the role of a BSN-prepared nurse during the pandemic and adapting to the changes in health care delivery
Identify telehealth benefits, limitations, and barriers to its implementation and use.
Describe ways that nurses can enhance the use of evidence-based practice in telehealth.
Include a minimum of 3 scholarly sources from the University of Phoenix Library.
Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.
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