NUR4013 Module 1 Individual Student Profile & Analysis: Individual Student Profile & Analysis

Complete your Module 1 Assignment by the end of Week 1.

The purpose of this Individual Student Profile Analysis assignment is to develop your Individual Student Profile as you begin to develop and expand your skills as a reflective practitioner. This Analysis assignment consists of a paper with two parts: (1) The interplay Between Theory and Practice and (2) The Individual Student Profile professional goals.

In preparation for completing a final paper, complete these steps:

Step 1. Access and Review

Individual Student Profile Personal goals: This Individual Student Profile contains your philosophy of learning and professional goals statements (3-5), which will state your intent as a graduate professional. For each goal statement, you will describe how the goal translates into actions you intend to use in your professional setting.

Step 2. Access and Review

Begin by accessing and reviewing the Reflective Thinking video and information available at this link:

https://ace.instructure.com/courses/860602/pages/21st-century-toolbox-skills?module_item_id=17672989

Step 3. Consider and Reflect

To set the stage for this assignment, consider and reflect on the following scenario:

Evan is working at the hospital and is now attending American College of Education (ACE) to earn his Master of Science degree in Nursing. Evan recognizes that both the ACE and the hospital mission and vision act as frameworks to guide professional nursing practice and care delivery. Evan decides he wants to learn more about the relationship among nursing theories, theories from other disciplines, mission, and vision and their impact on professional practice and patient-centered care.

Step 4. Select

Select one nursing theory and a theory from a related discipline to describe how these serve as frameworks for reflecting on professional goals and making decisions related to patient-centered care

Step 5. Reflect

Reflect upon the relationship of leadership, decision making, and accountability to your professional role. Applying concepts from the Reflective Thinking video and information, create a Statement of Goals to guide your professional practice integrating use of theory, leadership, and professional accountability.

Step 6. Develop 3-5 Professional Goals

Step 7. Structure

Structure the 2 to 3-page (excluding the title and references pages) paper using this outline:

Title Page

Introduction

Body of the Paper

Conclusion

References page

Writing Reminders

1. The Analysis assignment will be graded using the assignments rubric on quality and depth of information provided, clarity of writing, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric. Writing should demonstrate original thought without an over-reliance on the works of others.
2. Create your paper using Microsoft Word. The document is saved as MS Word ending in “.docx”
3. APA (6^th edition) format is required. Level 1 headers should identify the required components of the assignment. All information taken from another source, even if summarized, must be appropriately cited and listed in the references using APA (6th edition) format.