Professional Identity in Nursing: An Inventory Reflection Essay

Overview

This assignment embraces an opportunity for students to reflect on the completion of their capstone project, consider the application of public health and nursing science in varied roles of practice at the population level, and develop a mission or vision statement for their career as advanced-level nurses in population health.

How to Use

For this assignment the student is to compose a 2–3-page essay reflecting on the following three topics:

1. Explore their professional identity in nursing

2. Discuss the varied leadership roles, challenges, and opportunities for the graduate in population health; and

3. Craft a mission and vision statement that gives insight into what the student aims to accomplish through their nursing service.

Include a title page and reference page with a minimum of two credible/current reference sources. Content length is a two-page (minimum) and not to exceed three pages of content (excludes title/reference page). Submit the assignment in Blackboard Learn. Refer to the grading rubric.

Integrative Learning Strategies

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this activity, the student will explore the role of the advanced-level public health nurse in incorporating ethical standards into practice, leading change, improving processes, collaborating on evidence-based strategies, and advocating for innovative responses to identified population healthcare needs. The student will reflect on the core values of the nursing profession and the development of a professional identity as an evolving process that includes knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values.

Assessment Strategies

N/A

Possible Courses

• Capstone courses

Additional Resources/Publications

Brewington, J. & Godfrey, N. (2020). Headlines from the NLN. The Professional Identity in Nursing Initiative, Nursing Education Perspectives, (41)3. https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=5523215&Journal_ID=3332683&Issue_ID=5522452

Godfrey, N. (2020). How to think/act/feel like a nurse: Forming professional identity in nursing. Deans’ Notes. New York: National Student Nurses Association. https://www.ajj.com/sites/default/deansnotes/2020/spring2020.pdf

Goodolf, D. & Godfrey, N. (2021). A think tank in action: Building new knowledge about professional identity in nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing, (37)2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755722320302040

Nurse.com by Relias. (2020). Create your Personal Nursing Mission and Vision. https://www.nurse.com/blog/2016/05/16/create-your-personal-nursing-mission-and-vision/

van der Cingel, M., & Brouwer, J. (2021). What makes a nurse today? A debate on the nursing professional identity and its need for change. Nursing philosophy: an international journal for healthcare professionals, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12343 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nup.12343

Horton-Deutsch, S. & Rosa, W. (2017). The role of reflective practice in creating the world we want.

In Rosa, W. (2017). A new era in global health. Nursing and the United Nations: 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Springer Publish https://connect.springerpub.com/content/book/978-0-8261-9012-3/part/part03/chapter/ch30

Quad Council Coalition. (2018). Community/Public Health Nursing [C/PHN] Competencies. https://www.cphno.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/QCC-C-PHN-COMPETENCIES-Approved_2018.05.04_Final-002.pdf

Posted: October 13, 2022

Submitted by:

Domain 9 Tool Kit Working Group

Nelda Godfrey, PhD, The University of Kansas
Darlene Del Prato, PhD, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Amy Hite, DNP, Pittsburg State University
Susan Strouse, PhD, Grand Valley State University

Domain 9: Professionalism