NURS 450: Public/Community Health Experiential Nursing Learning Course
Assignment: Focused Self-Reflection Paper
85 points
Assignment: The Focused Self-Reflection paper will address the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the BSN nursing student that have grown throughout the experiential learning opportunities, the time at SMSU, and/or professional experiences. These reflections are about the student. The paper is due in the D2L assignment box by the date indicated on the course calendar.
Outcomes: This assignment helps to meet the following student learning outcomes and end of program student learning outcomes.
SLO: #1 Take part in ethical caring behaviors with a focus on the value of autonomy by respecting the patient’s right to self-determination.
SLO: #2 Develop skills of critical thinking, communication, assessment, quality improvement, safety, and population-based interventions to improve health outcomes of diverse populations.
SLO: #3 Participate in interprofessional collaboration, and public health interventions, including health promotion, health education, teaching, screening, illness prevention, and follow-up.
SLO: #4 Determine management/leadership and quality improvement skills to meet the needs of the population served in the public/community health experiential nursing learning environment.
SLO: #5 Evaluate social determinants of health, culturally appropriate health promotion practices, and disease-prevention strategies for self and others.
SLO: #6 Evaluate lifelong learning, informatics/technology, and research evidence to promote population health and nursing actions to guide health promotion, prevention, maintenance, and restoration activities.
SLO: #7 Function as a nurse leader and change agent using the Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing to advocate for policy changes that promote population-based health.
EOPSLO: #1 Build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the baccalaureate prepared nurse as described within the Scope and Standards of Practice and Nursing Code of Ethics.
EOPSLO: #2 Value diversity when planning equitable and inclusive person-centered care.
EOPSLO: #3 Support person-centered care through inter- and intra-professional collaborative processes.
EOPSLO: #4 Examine evidence to optimize health, safety, and quality outcomes.
EOPSLO: #5 Evaluate informatics and technology to support optimal health outcomes.
EOPSLO: #6 Value social determinants of health in the nursing process application to provide person-centered care.
Directions:
Using the template provided, write a reflective paper, based on each of the end of program student learning outcomes (EOPSLO). In each of the subtitles, give a specific example of how this was met either in the clinical area or in other nursing practice during the time as a student at SMSU. Finally, summarize each section by summarizing how your personal nursing practice has grown or matured through the experiences identified. In a summary paragraph, include how your previous assumptions on nursing practice have changed as you near the completion of your baccalaureate degree.
This should be a well-written paper, representative of a baccalaureate prepared nurse. Thoughts should be clearly presented, paragraphs well-organized, examples should be specific. If you have struggled with writing on previous papers, use the writing center to get help with this paper.
Upload a copy of your final work by the due date indicated in the course calendar.
Grading Rubric:
Topic | Excellent | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | COMMENTS |
EOPSLO #1 | Includes specific citation from the Scope of Practice and Nursing Code of Ethics. Student gives specific examples from experiential learning and professional activities of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes Includes summary of how the student has grown/developed specific to experience at SMSU (10 pts) | Includes Scope of Practice or Nursing Code of Ethics. Examples are and general and only reflect professional activities of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes (7-9 pts) | Does not include Scope of Practice or Nursing Code of Ethics. Examples are vague. Does not include knowledge, skills or attitudes applicable to the EOPSLO. (0-6 pts) | |
EOPSLO #2 | Includes scholarly reference to the EOPSLO and specific examples of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes Includes summary of how the student has grown/developed specific to experience at SMSU (10 pts) | May include a reference. Examples are and general and only reflect professional activities of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes (7-9 pts) | Does not include scholarly reference to support topic. Examples are vague. Does not include knowledge, skills or attitudes applicable to the EOPSLO. (0-6 pts) | |
EOPSLO #3 | Includes scholarly reference to the EOPSLO and specific examples of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes Includes summary of how the student has grown/developed specific to experience at SMSU (10 pts) | May include a reference Examples are and general and only reflect professional activities of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes (7-9 pts) | Does not include scholarly reference to support topic. Examples are vague. Does not include knowledge, skills or attitudes applicable to the EOPSLO. (0-6 pts) | |
EOPSLO #4 | Includes scholarly reference to the EOPSLO and specific examples of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes Includes summary of how the student has grown/developed specific to experience at SMSU (10 pts) | May include a reference Examples are and general and only reflect professional activities of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes (7-9 pts) | Does not include scholarly reference to support topic. Examples are vague. Does not include knowledge, skills or attitudes applicable to the EOPSLO. (0-6 pts) | |
EOPSLO #5 | Includes scholarly reference to the EOPSLO and specific examples of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes Includes summary of how the student has grown/developed specific to experience at SMSU (10 pts) | May include a reference Examples are and general and only reflect professional activities of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes (7-9 pts) | Does not include scholarly reference to support topic. Examples are vague. Does not include knowledge, skills or attitudes applicable to the EOPSLO. (0-6 pts) | |
EOPSLO #6 | Includes scholarly reference to the EOPSLO and specific examples of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes Includes summary of how the student has grown/developed specific to experience at SMSU (10 pts) | May include a reference Examples are and general and only reflect professional activities of: *student’s development of their knowledge *student’s development of their skills *student’s development of their attitudes (7-9 pts) | Does not include scholarly reference to support topic. Examples are vague. Does not include knowledge, skills or attitudes applicable to the EOPSLO. (0-6 pts) | |
Summary | Student articulates previous assumptions they held surrounding nursing practice and how that has changed during time at SMSU. This is specific. Gives specific examples. (10 pts) | Student articulates previous assumptions they held surrounding nursing practice but does not compare it to what they now feel as they near their BSN – Examples are generalized, not specific (7-8 pts) | Student does not articulate previous assumptions they held surrounding nursing practice. Student does not recognize growth through the education process. Examples are vague. (0-6 pts) | |
APA formatting | Demonstrates information literacy through formation of APA citations and an APA reference list for resources with less than 3 errors in APA formatting (5 pts) | Demonstrates information literacy through formation of citations and a reference list with >3 errors in APA formatting (3 pts) | Does not cite references or create a reference list (0 pts) | |
Writing Mechanics | Writing is clear and focused. Reader can easily understand the main idea. Contains rare punctuation, spelling, and/or capitalization errors. The main idea is incorporated in a manner appropriate for the practice of a baccalaureate prepared nurse. (10 pts) | Writing is clear, but some lack of focus. Reader may have difficulty understanding some of the content. Errors in punctuation, spelling and/or capitalization occur Paragraphs contain less than 3 sentences. Paragraphs lack focus, ramble. (7-8 pts). | Writing is lacking clarity and focus. Reader cannot easily understand the main idea. The main idea is not incorporated into the text in a manner appropriate for the practice of nursing. Multiple errors in grammar, spelling and/or capitalization. (0-6 points) | |
TOTAL |
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| /84 points |
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