Description
Comprehensive Self-Assessment and Self-Reflection
This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s):
NU419-1: Examine the Core Values of holistic nursing.
GEL 1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
Before starting this Assignment, view this video which will provide insight and context to the Assignment requirements.
The self-reflection/self-assessment Assignment will provide you with the opportunity to meet the recommendation set forth in the Holistic Nursing Certification Examinations Handbook for Candidates and Application.
Directions
In this Assignment, you will use self-reflection and self-assessment methods to describe how you have integrated holistic nursing principles into your professional practice.
View page 23 of the Holistic Nursing Certification Examinations Handbook for Candidates and Application. Develop your self-assessment/self-reflection statement according to the following guidelines.
AHNCC. (n.d.). Holistic Nursing Certification Examinations Handbook for Candidates and Application. Retrieved from http://www.ptcny.com/pdf/AHNCC.pdf
Think about an extant holistic nursing theory or theories and related concepts and assess how they guide your life and practice (e.g., Watson, Newman, Erickson, Parse, Rogers, and Nightingale).
How does your selected theory support your practice of the five core values in your life and your practice?
Adhere to the following style guidelines:
Include name, address, phone, and email address on each page.
Titles and subject headings are required for each heading.
Create your title from words used in the discussion. For example, the title might be: The Conceptual Foundations of my Holistic Nursing Practice. The subject head might be: Conceptual Foundations.
Start each question on a new page. Responses to each question are limited to 3 pages.
Include the honor code (below) and your signature on the last page of your SRA. Save your SRA with a copy of your application packet. You do not need to submit it with your application.
Honor Code: I understand and agree that all the documents submitted by me for the self-reflective assessment are based on my self-reflection and self-assessment. I also understand and agree that all statements in my self-assessment refer to my personal life situation and experiences.
Assignment Requirements
Before finalizing your work, you should:
be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Minimum Submission Requirements
This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 350 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
Your paper must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
Your paper should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations were appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the APA formatting and citation style found in the Writing Center. To access the Writing Center, select this link. (It should include a cover sheet, paper is double spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point font, correct citations, Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors, and correct references at the bottom of the last page.)
If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.