Nurses use critical thinking skills to analyze data to make important decisions. Think about the competencies you selected to develop in Week 1. How would improving these professional competencies impact critical thinking and clinical decision-making?
Using the 2 competencies and the 2 essentials from the Week 1 worksheet, develop a 12- to 15-slide presentation (excluding title slide and reference slide) with detailed speaker notes (assignments without speaker notes will not be accepted until they are added).
Include an overview of the QSEN Competencies and the AACN Baccalaureate Essentials. Do the following:
- Explain how each competency and essential that you selected aligns with critical thinking and clinical decision-making.
- Provide examples of how improvements in these areas will impact patient outcomes.
- Explain how developing the competencies and essentials will impact/improve your work.
- Support your assertions with evidence to the research/literature
Include at least 2 scholarly resources from the University of Phoenix Library.
Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.
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NSG/302 v2 Baccalaureate Professional Growth Worksheet Review the guiding organizations from the Guiding the Future of Nursing activity and reflect on the expectations for a BSN-prepared nurse. Whether you have been in practice for years or are just starting your career as a nurse, learning should never stop. As you remember from the College of Nursing Philosophical Framework, lifetime learning is one of the tenets of becoming a nurse leader.
1.Identify the competencies and essentials you need to develop. Select: ? 2 competencies from Pre-licensure KSAs on the QSEN Competencies page ? 2 essentials from the AACNT he Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice Complete the table below by doing the following: 1. In the second column, identify the competency or essential you need to address.
2. In the third column, identify specific knowledge, skills, or attitudes (KSAs) you need to develop, and cite your source. a. QSEN citation hint: Per the QSEN Competencies web page, the competencies were taken from another source, which is cited in footnote 2. The page number in the example below was taken from the primary source.
3. In the fourth column, describe how you will develop yourself and give yourself a timeframe.
4. In the fifth column, explain why this improvement is important to your development as a nurse. Note: An example has been provided for you in the first row. Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Baccalaureate Professional Growth Worksheet NSG/302 v2 Page 2 of 4 Guiding Entity Competency/Essential Needed KSAs Improvement Plan Importance Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: QSEN Pre- Evidence-based practice Knowledge: “Describe I will learn how to evaluate In order to base practice licensure KSAs reliable sources for locating sources using the University decisions in evidence, I have evidence reports and clinical Library’s Evaluate Sources to first understand how to practice guidelines”
