Personal Growth, Acquired Knowledge, Competencies, and Applications

Instructions:

Reflect on your journey throughout the BSN program – specifically to your growth (academically and professionally) as well as the competencies in the areas that are tied to the program learning outcomes:
Professionalism
Ethical, legal & cultural considerations, sensitivity & practices
Evidence-based nursing practice and its utilization to promote, maintain, and restore health
Health maintenance and enhancement of patients, families, and communities
Leadership & Management

Compose an essay that must be a minimum of 700 words,
— describing your overall growth as to how you have grown professionally and academically from an RN to a BSN-prepared nurse. Provide some example to illustrate your narrative if necessary.

— discussing each of the areas of competency listed above to demonstrate how you have applied, are applying, or plan to apply your knowledge/competencies acquired from the BSN program to your practice.

This essay, along with the other pieces of work required to be in your ePortfolio, will be used to determine your level of achievements of meeting all the RN-BSN program learning outcomes. Therefore, refrain from any *fillers* in this essay but be clear, concise, direct, and specific to your reflection and examples.

In this essay,

Your essay must contain an introduction and a conclusion.

In each area of competency, provide examples with your narrative to clearly illustrate how you have used/plan to use/will use your knowledge, competency, and its application.

Cite sources in your essay as appropriate (e.g., when you refer to certain piece of knowledge acquired) and correctly in APA style and format. For your work to carry weights, provide appropriate citations/references from reliable sources.

The order of the areas of competency above in your essay does not necessarily have to be as listed. You may rearrange them as you deem appropriate if doing that helps enhance the flow and organization of your essay. It is recommended that you address each area separately with an appropriate heading for each area in order to facilitate your reflection and to ensure that your essay covers ALL required areas.

Title page is optional but the format of the essay must be in correct APA (with title, double spacing, with proper headings, page numbers, and references).

Appropriate title relevant to the content of the essay is required.