

Name
Capella university
NURS-FPX 6026 Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice 2
Prof. Name
Date
During my practicum experience, I set specific personal, professional, and leadership development goals. Personally, I will increase my self-awareness through reflection on how I cope with stress and difficult situations that may arise in the clinical setting, which will contribute to my growth as a resilient nurse. Professionally, I will enhance my clinical skills through evidence-based practice, holistically improve my assessment skills, and provide culturally competent care to a diverse patient population. I also want to hone my communication skills to communicate well with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
My academic goal is thus to bridge the gap from knowledge acquired in the class to application in the clinical setting, refining my ability for critical thinking and honing my clinical reasoning capabilities. As a leader, I will foster inclusive behaviors, advocate for equitable practices, and create a positive collaborative environment that reflects principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, assuring all patients receive compassionate care with quality.
DEI principles guide me in my actions and decisions as a nursing professional. DEI fosters an environment where everyone is respected and valued equally, regardless of background. Such principles guide me to ensure culturally competent care, advocate for the marginalized, and create a safe space for patients and colleagues. Implicit bias: I am aware that unconscious biases affect perception and interaction; these biases can potentially influence disparities in care. One must acknowledge and work through such biases to ensure equity and fairness in practice.
Implicit bias may impede professional and leadership development by limiting open-mindedness and collaborative decision-making. These guiding principles of DEI allow me to engage in constant self-reflection, seek education, and hold meaningful dialogues that enable me to question my biases. Commitment to the same empowers me toward inclusive leadership, where trust among diverse populations builds a path toward high ethics and equable standards of care.
In my practicum experience, I will be able to incorporate the DEI principles through several deliberate steps. First, this includes self-reflection in identifying and challenging implicit biases that inform how I relate to my patients and colleagues. This includes soliciting feedback from my mentors and peers to expand my view about my practices. I will establish an environment of cultural humility by learning about the specific needs, values, and beliefs of the diverse populations I serve to ensure that care plans are individualized and respectful.
Thirdly, I will actively advocate for equal access to care, particularly in underserved or marginalized communities, by identifying and addressing barriers to healthcare. I will promote inclusiveness in the clinical team through open dialogue and encourage multiple perspectives during decision-making. I commit to these steps to provide equitable care with compassion while developing my professional and leadership qualities.
In a recent client interaction, I incorporated DEI principles by ensuring that I respected the patient’s distinct backgrounds and approached them with cultural humility. I spent time getting to know the patient’s beliefs, preferences, and any language or cultural obstacles that would affect the quality of care. Open-ended questions allowed the patient to express their concerns as I listened without making assumptions, thus helping to gain their trust.
Further, the patient’s family was involved in the care planning to meet cultural norms and needs. However, retrospectively, I could have further supported DEI by proactively addressing potential health disparities. For example, I could have referred the patient to community resources that cater to underserved populations. Additionally, I could have educated the team more about the patient’s cultural background, fostering a more inclusive care environment. In the future, I will strive to anticipate DEI-related needs earlier in the process.
To effectively prepare for my MSN capstone project, I plan to leverage the knowledge and skills gained from my specialization courses by applying them directly to my project’s focus area. For example, in the case where my clinical specialty is nursing leadership, I will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of leadership concepts to create a project related to improving team dynamics to enhance patient outcomes. Evidence-based practices from my courses and principles of ethical decision-making will be integrated to provide a capstone that embodies the latest and most successful approaches to nursing care.
Moreover, my courses on diversity, equity, and inclusion will be so helpful in shaping a project to address health disparities and promote equitable care for diverse patient populations. I will also apply the research methodologies learned in my courses to ensure a rigorous, evidence-based approach to my capstone, including data collection and analysis techniques. My specialization courses will serve as both the foundation and a critical resource to ensure my project’s success.
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.
Resources
Principles of Clinical Ethics and Their Application to Practice – PMC
Reflect on your feelings about DEI principles and implicit bias
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