Professional Progress Summary
NURS 481 – Role Transition
Purpose of Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to address the student’s attainment of all eight behaviors and/or competencies that are specific outcomes of the program including: critical thinking, nursing practice, communication, teaching, research, leadership, professionalism, and culture.
Student Approach to Assignment:
In order to complete my professional progress summary, I reviewed clinical logs that were written for clinical experiences throughout the school of nursing curriculum as well as larger assignments that helped me reach the core competencies.
Rationale for Inclusion of this Assignment in the Student Portfolio:
This assignment is being included in my portfolio as a required component of graduation and a summary of my journey as a new graduate nurse. Within the body of paper I satisfy the following Old Dominion School of Nursing End-of-Program-Outcomes in accordance with their accrediting body:
Communication
Demonstrates skills in using technology, informatics, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice
Example: Page 4, Paragraph 1
Teaching
Evaluates the efficacy of health promotion and education modalities for use in a variety of settings with diverse populations
Example: Page 5, Paragraph 2
Research
Applies research-based knowledge from the arts, humanities, and sciences to complement nursing practice
Example: Page 6, Paragraph 2
Leadership
Delegates and supervises the nursing care given by others while retaining the accountability for the quality of care provided
Example: Page 7, Paragraph 2
Professionalism
Understands the effect of legal and regulatory processes on nursing practice and health care delivery, as well as limits to one’s own scope of practice
Example: Page 7, Paragraph 3
Demonstrates accountability for one’s own professional practice
Example: Page 7, Paragraph 3
Advocates for professional standards of practice using organizational and political processes
Example: Page 8, Paragraph 1
Culture
Political Maintains an awareness of global environmental factors that may influence delivery of health care services
Example: Page 8, Paragraph 3
