Professional identity in nursing is “a sense of oneself, and in relation to others, that is influenced by characteristics, norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting, and feeling like a nurse.” – Definition of Professional Identity in Nursing adopted by the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing, September 2019 © 2022 University of Kansas/ISPIN The concept of professionalism is grounded in virtue ethics (emphasizing character, etc.) and integrates both social and character development into a professional identity that is dynamic, situated, and lifelong. Your professional identity will grow as you continually evaluate personal and collegial perspectives about what truly constitutes professional practice. In addition, personal needs and characteristics are contributing factors for the role development of RNs returning to school. In this paper, you will analyze who you are as a nurse and how your professional practice reflects your unique professional identity. You will have the opportunity to describe your own philosophy, identify a nursing theory to which you personally relate to, and explore and present a professional role that is of interest to you.
Program Student Learner Outcomes Formulate a sustainable professional nursing identity that encompasses nursing’s characteristics and values. Course Outcomes Demonstrate an awareness of the role of the professional nurse within organizational systems. Describe how nursing theory impacts nursing practice and an evolving professional identity. Reflect on personal and professional actions based on the attributes of professional nursing practice. Assignment Objectives
• Relate a nursing theory/theorist that impacts nursing practice and an evolving professional identity. • Articulate nursing knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to guide in the formation of professional nursing identity. • Reflect on core nursing values and ethical principles that are significant in the identity formation of the professional nurse. • Explore the management of conflict between personal and professional responsibilities. • Construct lifelong learning approaches for ongoing professional development for professional identity in nursing for nurses in practice. • Develop a professional growth and development plan inclusive of practice excellence, life-long learning, and professional engagement. • Engage in peer evaluation.
Writing Intensive Objectives
• Understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
• Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding. • Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view. • Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in their writing and speaking. • Employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.