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Homework: Public/Community Health Experiential Nursing Learning Course- Focused Self-Reflection Paper

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 homework box by the date indicated on the course calendar.

Outcomes: This homework helps to meet the following student learning outcomes and end of program student learning outcomes.

I. Take part in ethical caring behaviors with a focus on the value of autonomy by respecting the patient's right to self-determination.

II. Develop skills of critical thinking, communication, assessment, quality improvement, safety, and population-based interventions to improve health outcomes of diverse populations.

III. Participate in interprofessional collaboration, and public health interventions, including health promotion, health education, teaching, screening, illness prevention, and follow-up.

IV. Determine management/leadership and quality improvement skills to meet the needs of the population served in the public/community health experiential nursing learning environment.

V. Evaluate social determinants of health, culturally appropriate health promotion practices, and disease-prevention strategies for self and others.

VI. Evaluate lifelong learning, informatics/technology, and research evidence to promote population health and nursing actions to guide health promotion, prevention, maintenance, and restoration activities.

VII. 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.

VIII. 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.

IX. Value diversity when planning equitable and inclusive person-centered care.

X. Support person-centered care through inter- and intra-professional collaborative processes.

XI. Examine evidence to optimize health, safety, and quality outcomes.

XII. Evaluate informatics and technology to support optimal health outcomes.

XIII. 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.