C493 task 2 final.docx C493 C493: Leadership and Professional Image Task 2 Western Governors University C493 Task 2 A: Professional mission statement and summary A1: Creating a professional mission statement To be a compassionate nurse who strives

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Running head: C493 TASK 2 1 C493: Leadership and Professional Image Task 2 Noopur Diwan Western Governors University C493 TASK 2 2 C493 Task 2 A: Professional mission statement and summary A1:... Creating a professional mission statement To be a compassionate nurse who strives to grow and learn every day to make health care for her patients and the medical professionals better and more efficient. A1a: How the mission will guide my nursing career My personal mission statement will help me go towards the direction of continuing my education. This also means that I utilize my time reading evidence based research and help my facility implement better practices that help both the staff and the patients. My mission will also help and motivate me when I am feeling stressed and burned out from work. It will help pick me up and motivate me to get back in the field. A2: Professional summary A2a: How artifacts represent me as a learner and a healthcare professional There are many artifacts I completed during this course that represent me as a learner and healthcare professional. In C349 (Health Assessment), I was a learner because I learned some assessment skills that I did not learn properly before and some skills that were not required at my work. By learning those new assessment skills, I broadened my education to help me go forward in my job. It represents me as a healthcare professional as well because when I was doing the head to toe health assessment on my simulated patient Tina, I showed my professional skills and applied my knowledge of the systems to ask her the right questions to understand all her health problems. In the course C820 (Professional Leadership and Communication for Healthcare), I learned about bio-reactions. I also self-reflected and observed my own bio-reactions and C493 TASK 2 3 emotions I feel when I go through those bio-reactions. This represented me as a learner because becoming aware of oneself is also learning about oneself. Task 2 of C820 asked us to write about an instance where I had a disagreement which caused a bio-reaction. This task represented me as a health care professional because I had the disagreement at work and I handled the situation as a health care professional. A2b: How artifacts represent my professional strengths In course C361 (Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research), I identified the PICO components of a clinical problem and then developed an Evidence Based Practice question on it. I then conducted an evidence appraisal through research based and non-research based articles. The ability to do that represents my professional strengths. In course C304 (Professional Roles and Values), I applied my clinical and professional experiences to the sections, quality and safety, evidence-based practice, applied leadership, and community and population health, in my professional portfolio. A2c: Challenges I encountered during the program I encountered many challenges throughout my program. In the beginning, I expected myself to graduate a semester earlier, however, I did not calculate the hindrances caused by work and family life into my expectations. The first challenge was that I was newly married and was facing some personal problems with family at the time. It delayed my course progression a lot and I could barely give any time to my courses. The second challenge I faced was my work hours. I was working a lot of hours and could not spend enough time on my courses as I felt extremely exhausted after work. Third challenge I faced was my pregnancy. My pregnancy was not pleasant and pregnancy and working at the same time took a toll on my physical and mental health. C493 TASK 2 4 A2ci: How I overcame the challenges I overcame my challenges by learning how to balance work and personal life. I also learned how to balance my health and work as well. I learned to set some time aside for myself everyday where I am able to do something I like. This refreshes my mind and helps me take on any other challenges I might face. I also started looking at my life as a cup that’s half full instead of half empty. By tackling all these challenges, I became more resilient and I learned to always attribute my strength and perseverance as my progress. A2d: How my coursework helped me to meet the nine nursing program outcomes Effective communication In the course C820 (Professional Leadership and Communication for Healthcare), I learned how to communicate effectively by learning about bio reactions. By being aware of my emotions and feelings and what is happening in my body, I can understand that I am having a bio-reaction and thus learn to control my reactions. This helped me understand that instead of automatically responding to a tough situation, I can be aware that my body is exhibiting a bioreaction and therefore, think before responding to the tough situation. Clinical reasoning In the course C361 (Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research), I learned to create an evidence based practice question based on the PICO components of a clinical problem. This course brushed on my clinical reasoning skills by helping me learn to approach a problem by first creating an EBP question and then finding similar research on the problem to find solutions. Professional accountability C493 TASK 2 5 In the course C304 (Professional Roles and Values), I learned my accountability by discussing the roles of the State Board of Nursing and by learning about the provisions from the American Nurses Association’s code of ethics. Through task 2 of this course, I learned professional accountability by putting myself through a scenario where I had to decide what the right thing to do was and what my role as a professional nurse requires me to do. This helped me self-reflect as well and helped me understand that sometimes my job as a professional nurse may require something and my patient something else. The right thing to do at that time for me would always have to be to fulfil my responsibility as a professional nurse. Synthesis of knowledge I synthesized my knowledge of C349 (health assessment) into my practice. I learned many new ways of interviewing my patients and many other health assessment skills that I practically applied in my practice. Compassion for patients Through C228 (Community Health and Population Focused Nursing), I learned that my role as a nurse is not limited to my individual patients, but expands to my community. I learned, that by knowing which illnesses the communities are tackling, I can help more people than just one patient. This teaches me compassion for my patients and different communities they come from. [Show More]

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