Use the Nursing Reflection Journal to respond to reflection questions.
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Introduction
The purpose of reflective journaling is to allow you to engage in the process of self-reflection as a learner in a master’s program. Through reflective practice, you will set goals in personal, professional, and leadership development. Another core component of professional development includes consideration of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles that guide interactions with colleagues and clients. You will evaluate your own feelings about DEI and how it shapes your actions and decisions. Through reflective journaling, you can personally reflect on your behaviors, thoughts, and decisions, and how those impact you in the role of your designated discipline. Through this reflection, you will self-reflect as a learner in a master’s program, with a focus on personal, professional, and leadership development DEI principle.
Instructions
Complete the following reflection questions using 100 words or more for each answer in the
Nursing Reflection Journal: Personal Goals and DEI Activity
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When you are finished, select the Output Activity button to download a PDF of your answers. Then submit the PDF to this assessment.
Reflection Questions
· What are some of your personal goals for personal, professional, and leadership development that you will achieve in the practicum experience?
· Reflect on your feelings about DEI principles and implicit bias. How do these principles shape your actions and decisions in your designated discipline? How does implicit bias impact our development as a professional and leader?
· What steps can you take to further incorporate DEI principles into your practicum experience?
· Consider a recent interaction with a client. How did you incorporate DEI principles into this interaction? What could you have done differently to better promote DEI?
· How can you leverage your specialization courses to help you prepare for your MSN capstone project?
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
· Competency 1: Design evidence-based advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality population outcomes.
· Explain how DEI principles and implicit bias shapes actions and decisions and impacts professional development.
· Identify steps to further incorporate DEI principles into practicum experience.
· Describe how to promote DEI principles into client interactions.
· Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
· Explain personal, academic, or professional goals you hope to achieve through the practicum experience.
· Propose a plan to leverage specialization courses to help prepare for the MSN capstone project.
